Baby crafting!

My friends K+D have welcomed another precious little boy into their lives! As y'all know I LOVE crafting for babies! So when I found out they were expecting I started making this pretty little blanket by Caron Petunia Baby Blanket. Here are some pictures of the finished product

 It's it cute!

 The back had little "loops" from the colour work that I didn't want baby's fingers getting caught in so I sewed this backing on it...matched perfectly and I love it...it was super hard to do.

so sweet!

Also...

Apparently all I needed to do was vent my frustrations to the universe...because the house that we saw that was already sold had that offer fall through...so Mike and I were able to buy it! All the conditions have now been met and we move in September 24th!

I have spent the summer reading....nothing wrong with that.

I go through phases where I don't read, read a bit, and then when I can't stop reading...I just finished a can't stop reading phase. Here is what I have read recently, and a little blurb on each one. 

I liked this more then I thought I would, however I am still not ready to dive into the Lord of the Rings trilogy...maybe in the winter. I am also excited for this movie, mostly because I like little things and I think the Hobbits, elves, dwarfs and other little creatures in the book will be adorable. 

Easy read, liked it. A little rough sometimes (some of the sex scenes), but overall a good read. The social worker in me was more interested in Christian's history than anything else though.

Same as above. 

This one I loved, nothing better then a happy ending. 

Very cute book, once you get used to the fact that it is written from "Jack's" view point...

I loved how the author addressed multiple view points and brought everything together into a cohesive whole. 

WOW, Jaycee is amazing, this book had me spell bound. Such a inspirational story. 

Didn't quite get this one until the end...very differed from Wally Lamb's other books (that I have loved) 

I enjoyed reading about what some of my favorite characters are up to...however it made me want more....Mrs. Jacobs, please write a knit three. 

This was lovely book....I was shocked by the ending but felt like I expected it at the same time....if that makes sense. 

So there you have it, my summer reading list so far. Apparently I am reading "Three cups of tea" next... What are you reading? 

<3 Kass

Post number 1, house hunting.

Apparently I suck at blogging in the summer...meaning I really don't blog that much at all, or haven't. 
I have been busy finishing a project and reading, and camping, and going to a lovely wedding and working and working out. So basically it been a great summer so far. I am planning on posting a few blog posts today to get y'all caught up. 

I guess one of the biggest things that Mike and I have been up to this summer is trying to buy a house. We have our hearts set on Langdon and it has been a disappointing journey to say the least. We found a house that we loved. Made a offer, the owners countered, we accepted that price...BUT before they met with their Realtor to sign the paper work the next morning they changed their minds...said they needed more money...we said that we weren't playing those games and walked away. THEN last Thursday Mike and I went to look at another house, we really liked it, it was well kept...more like immaculate...and we were ready to make an offer, when my Realtor called to ask some questions he was told that there was already and offer on the property...an accepted one. We were so mad and confused, why would they let us see it if they already had an accepted offer..shady hey! So we are again, back to square one, there isn't anything in Langdon that we like right now so its a waiting game. We even tried looking at some Calgary properties online, and they were lovely, but are hearts are in Langdon...so we wait. 

If you guys could send out well wishes and prayers for us to find the right home we would be very grateful...we are both getting discouraged and need all the help we can get. 

Just an update to this one...we are now in the second house that we loved...the one with the offer already, it apparently fell through, so things worked out (and this gave us bargaining power!!!). Thanks for the prayers and well wishes, as always it worked out, and we are officially living in Langdon today! 

<3 Kass