Controlled Burn with Dad

Last weekend I was in Raeford and I got to help my dad burn off a hayfield. It was a blast!! You don't get to do things like that in the city too often so it was a nice change of pace. Hope you enjoy the photos. They were super fun to take, except for the making sure you don't catch yourself on fire part.

If you don't live in the South....

If you don't live in the South..... I'm so very sorry for you. Because today, March 18th it is 82 degrees outside!!!! I just took a nice long walk to soak up some sunshine.... it was fantastic! I did see one snake (it was a baby one but it still counts) which did take me down a notch on the hapiness scale because one snake means they are all out of hybernation, but still, not a half bad day. I'm super lucky at work because we are only a short little walk from Lake Raleigh which is beautiful this time of year. There are even 2 swans that have apparently gotten lost and now make Lake Raleigh their home. They seem a little out of place with all the canadian geese but maybe they like it that way. If your ever looking for a nice walking trail there is a great one here on centennial campus. It goes by the lake, through part of the university, through the frisbee course and ends up by the new golf course.

Flower Bed

Yesterday I planted some pink and purple Dahlia bulbs in my flowerbed in the front yard. Right now the bed is full of daffadils but they are really short lived so I'm hoping the Dahlias will add a little color once the daffodils die.

New Project

Well, in case you don't already know, I have been knitting for a little over a year now. If you scroll down you will see baby Titus in a green hat that I knitted for him. I started when I found out Shelly was pregnant (3 months) and finished about 3 days before he was born (thank goodness he was late!!). Obviously progress in the knitting department hasn't been great. I have a half finished scarf at home in a purple color that I have decided I don't really like (I've yet to decide what to do with that) and I have one baby bootie almost complete but have kinda lost the zest to want to do another one (anyone know of a baby with one foot?). So I was thinking that maybe I should take up crocheting instead. Everyone says crocheting goes a lot faster and you can get a lot more product for the time you put in. Since it took me 6 months to make the baby hat, I'm all about being more productive with my time! Today I found a great baby hat that I want to be my goal for learning to crochet. I found it on Ravelry which is an awesome site for crocheting and knitting patterns. There is a group of ladies that meet in our lunch room once a week and crochet so I'm going to see if I can join them and get a few lessons. Wish me luck (I need it, my record with crafting projects isn't the best).