My Brain on Hyperdrive

The boy got his new glasses! For reference, here's his old pair . Here's the pair he didn't choose . Here's the pair he did choose! Don't they look great?! If you like my photography (and many of you tell me you do), PLEASE leave comments on my pictures throughout this year. I don't know if I'll be able to continue without that encouragement. Also needed will be suggestions for photography subjects or locations. I'm always looking for ideas!

I'm taking a class over the next few weeks through the Milwaukee Rec Department. It's Mixed Media Painting. I've never really done any painting other than what we had to do in school, so I thought this would be fun. I was right! Tonight we covered acrylics and mixed in some pastel and colored pencils. This is my finished painting. I kept it simple for the first class. We'll see what happens next week! If you like my photography (and many of you tell me you do), PLEASE leave comments on my pictures throughout this year. I don't know if I'll be able to continue without that encouragement. Also needed will be suggestions for photography subjects or locations. I'm always looking for ideas!

The boy tries to exercise a minimum of 4 days a week, more in the summer. His preferred method of exercise is walking outside. This can present a few challenges in the winter, like snow and ice. One thing he's not letting stop him too much, though, is the cold. He's bundled up in long underwear, a hat, mittens, two scarves, and a jacket with the hood up. Hopefully that's enough to keep him warm. If you like my photography (and many of you tell me you do), PLEASE leave comments on my pictures throughout this year. I don't know if I'll be able to continue without that encouragement. Also needed will be suggestions for photography subjects or locations. I'm always looking for ideas!

The wind kept blowing the bubbles away too quickly for me to catch them. But it was so cold that the solution froze right on the wand when I didn't blow the bubbles fast enough. If you like my photography (and many of you tell me you do), PLEASE leave comments on my pictures throughout this year. I don't know if I'll be able to continue without that encouragement. Also needed will be suggestions for photography subjects or locations. I'm always looking for ideas!

Super yummy dinner tonight, but no time to include the recipe. You'll have to wait until the next time I make it, I guess. If you like my photography (and many of you tell me you do), PLEASE leave comments on my pictures throughout this year. I don't know if I'll be able to continue without that encouragement. Also needed will be suggestions for photography subjects or locations. I'm always looking for ideas!

This should be the last of my Christmas Craft posts, but I saved the best for last! The boy loves some mittens that I have, and we could never find anything like them. My mittens are super warm, and also rather large, so the boy calls them pancake mittens. Anyway, I decided to make him some mittens instead. Other than being as warm and large as mine, they don't have much else in common. In fact, I think these are better. For starters, they have a flap over the fingers so you don't have to keep taking them on and off all the time. I used this tutorial to make the mittens. I used a heavier yarn (the same yarn I used to make my dad's hat ) because I wanted them to be really warm.  I know with crocheted type things, it's really common for the wind to go right through them, but we have experience with this yarn being really warm. Last year, I made the boy this hat using the 5 and 6 oz yarn. So I knew when I made the mittens I wanted them to match in add...

Looking for the positive in more snow? At least it's pretty! If you like my photography (and many of you tell me you do), PLEASE leave comments on my pictures throughout this year. I don't know if I'll be able to continue without that encouragement. Also needed will be suggestions for photography subjects or locations. I'm always looking for ideas!