things i like (mostly for the ladies)

jane in a bird shirt.

Not much is happening in our house this morning. We woke up late and so Lazlo took the car to work. Wren and I are going to the PMC Bible study later (Mennonite ladies talking about Leviticus, or if God has been merciful, perhaps we'll have moved further through the lectionary...maybe even past Numbers?... I can hope).

(Right now Wren is singing to herself. The snippet "my best friend, my very best friend" from the Tim and Eric Kittycat episode. I'm pretty sure this would get us arrested if it happened in front of Melissa Rhoderick).

We're in denial about how soon we will probably be leaving LA, so I haven't even begun packing. I get a headache when I think about it, which means I have a headache alot, or actually that might be the two year old. Anyway, in the spirit of positivity and turning around my mood on this gray day, I thought I would share some things that I like.

I like this chair. Sadly it has not been in stock at Ikea in four months, and you can't order it online. So I guess they don't like selling it. Wren must be content with her booster seat which no longer fits on any chair in our house. It doesn't strap down, so every time she climbs up into it we get to stand around anxiously in "spotters ready" position but not actually TOUCH it because " NOOOOOOOOOO! I dood it MYSELF!"

Moving on, I like this blog. I've been reading Catherine Newman since Sarah Roden gave me her book when I was pregnant with Wren. Sometimes, when she's describing things I've felt but never been able to articulate, I feel like her long lost soul mate. If you like her you can find her older journals on the Babycenter site.

I like this group on flickr. It's fun to see how other people put together spaces for their kids.

I like this blog. It's inspiration to be a better mom, more involved in the process with Wren, not paying attention to her for a minute while mentally tapping my foot until I can get back to whatever lame thing I was doing (like reading that blog. Hm...) Anyway, she's present with her kids, most of the time seemingly without losing her mind, and she also manages to create some truly beautiful things.

Speaking of creating, the Fall (ish) weather is making me pull out my super neglected knitting stuff, and I'm really liking this pattern. Mittens have always terrified me, what with the decreasing and the picking up stitches and pretty much everything about them that's not exactly like making a scarf or hat. But these are topless, they're knit in quick chunky yarn... I may give them a try. I'm about 3 inches into my 57th attempt at a sock on dpns, so maybe this is the year I really learn to knit. Who knows...

For pure time wasting, I like this site.

Another shout out to my esteemed sister-in-law, I like everything I've ever made from this magazine, and you can find a lot of the recipes on the site. Since most of the recipes are for 4-6, you can ask the Dudes how they like them too. Hurray for Martha!

And finally, if anyone is still there, these are the quilts I love right now, and this might not technically be a quilt, since one side is knitted, but it's three layers, with batting, so I think it counts.