Yarn Along

 So I finished the hat I was working on last week, and, as I thought I might, found that it was too big for a newborn.  In fact, I found it was wide enough (although not long enough) for my one-year-old with a giant head.

 So I crocheted a border on it to make it a little longer.  I think it came out nicely, don't you?  It will be a Christmas present for an older baby.

And then I knitted a smaller hat for the originally intended recipient.

I've been reading a book from the library to find out what Montessori education is all about.  I'm finding that I agree with a lot of principles, but not with certain features of the application.  I have a lot more reading to do to get a complete picture, though.

Be sure to stop by small things for more knitting and reading.

This Week

Theme:  Trying to get a theme going hasn't really been working for us, so I'm going to discontinue this for a while.

Menu:
Monday -- out
Tuesday -- spaghetti and meatsauce, spinach with red wine vinegar
Wednesday -- Indonesian chicken, yellow rice, peanut sauce, broccoli
Thursday -- scrambled eggs, bran muffins, apples
Friday -- Black bean and rice salad
Saturday -- Fajita chicken and leftover salad.
Dessert -- Double Chocolate Chip Cake


Getting out of the house:
Monday -- Groceries
Tuesday -- Story time at the library
Wednesday -- Shopping
Thursday -- Doctor's appointment
Friday -- Walk around the mall
Saturday -- Library

Books for reading aloud:
I Took the Moon for a Walk
The Carrot Seed
Gossie and Gertie
I Know a Rhino


Activities:
Coloring with crayons
Have tea parties
Play with bubbles
Water play on the balcony


Songs:
Little Bo-Peep
Little Boy Blue

This Week

Theme:  Ducks

Menu:
Monday -- out
Tuesday -- black bean and rice salad
Wednesday -- spaghetti and meatsauce, spinach with red wine vinegar
Thursday -- scrambled eggs, bran muffins, apples
Friday -- tuna salad sandwiches, stir-fry veggies
Saturday -- Indonesian chicken, yellow rice, peanut sauce, broccoli
Dessert -- Double Chocolate Chip Cake


Getting out of the house:
Monday -- Groceries
Tuesday -- Story time at the library
Wednesday -- Old Ursuline Convent
Thursday -- Lafreniere Park
Friday -- Walk around the mall
Saturday -- Library

Books for reading aloud:
Follow Me
Gossie and Gertie
The Story about Ping
Make Way for Ducklings

Activities:
Coloring with crayons
Play with rubber ducks
Play with bubbles
Look at the ducks at the park


Song:
Six Little Ducks

Tea for Two

This afternoon my little girl and I had "tea" on the kitchen floor.  We spread out a clean dish towel and got out her toy tea set.  I filled the teapot with water and the little sugar bowl with crushed ice.  We poured "tea," and added "sugar" and drank from the little cups.  Much of the water ended up on the floor, but then all that was needed was to wipe up the water with the towel and hang it up to dry and then go into the laundry.

Yarn Along

I finished the washcloth I was working on last week.  I was using this pattern, for those who wondered.  I started a baby hat because my sister-in-law will have a baby girl in a few weeks.  I think the hat may turn out a bit too big (because I knit really loosely, apparently), but it will still fill a spot on my Christmas list, and I should have plenty of time to knit one smaller.

The book pictured is the baby's current favorite, which, I am sad to discover, does not seem to be currently in print.  It would be easier to just let her  play with it, knowing I can easily get a replacement copy, but I feel like it needs to be a read together only book for right now, since we really don't know how to handle books with paper pages yet.

Go visit Ginny for more knitting and reading.

Humility

Humility is truth, both good and bad.

Humility is acknowledging that I am not perfect, that I am a sinner and I must ask for forgiveness, that without the grace of God at every step along the way I will not make it to heaven.  I do not have an angelic understanding, so I must submit my intellect to the revelation of God through the teaching of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and Sacred Scripture.

Humility is accepting that as a fallen human being I must suffer.  This is the penance sent to me by almighty God for the good of my soul.  I should accept the dawn and midnight rocking sessions with a baby who woke too early as the gift they are and offer them back to God.

At the same time, a "humility" that denies the truth of my skills and talents is false.  It would be false, and therefore not humble, to deny that I am a skilled pianist, that I have a good singing voice, that I am academically talented.  These things are all gifts from God, and it would be wrong to deny them.  It is an aspect of humility to accept compliments simply, with a smile and a "thank you."

I think true humility leads to joy and contentment, and I strive for these things.

This Week

Theme:  Colors

Menu:
Monday -- Out

Tuesday -- Breakfast casserole, strawberries

Wednesday -- Leftover breakfast casserole, apples

Thursday -- scrambled eggs, bran muffins, apples

Friday -- black bean and rice salad

Saturday -- grilled fajita chicken, leftover black bean salad or mashed potatoes and veggies

Quick Alternate -- tuna salad sandwiches, stir-fry veggies

Getting out of the house:
Monday -- Groceries and visit cousins
Tuesday -- Walgreens for washable crayons (and a couple other things)
Wednesday -- Thrift store or fabric store
Thursday -- Lafreniere Park
Friday -- Walk around the mall
Saturday -- Library

Books for reading aloud:
Follow Me
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Poky Little Puppy
The Ink Garden of Brother Theophane

Activities:
Try coloring with crayons
Play with colored stacking rings
Play with brightly colored blocks

The Child-Friendly Home

Ginny over at small things has some great ideas that I want to remember for when my children get a little older.  I am particularly fond of the enamelware mugs (I hate plastic cups!).