Edward- Month 2

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Well, this is Edward’s second month with us! We figure he’s about 3-4 months old, and now half of that has been with us. Awwww.

He’s just as cute as the dickens and is growing bigger. At first he was barely a handful and now he needs two hands to hold him safely. He’s a very good boy, but still prone to nibbling, like all babies are. I think it’s just an exploring thing, he never draws blood or make pinch marks, it’s more of a soft toothy nibble and then he usually sets back and makes a funny sourpuss piggy face.

He loves carrots and apples and will try just about anything. Maggie made him this cute little wooden stable/house and the little squirt can jump on the top of it! She puts his hay up there and it’s awful cute.

He has wormed his little way into our hearts, he’s such a good natured little guy. We may not have real pigs, but we do have at least ONE pig on our little homestead. Edward G. Pig.

I’ll have to try and get some video of him this weekend. He’s not really much to watch because he’s not super active, but I’ll give it a try. He’s such a good cuddler though and loves to watch sappy chick flicks with me when the girls are gone. But don’t tell his guy piggie friends.
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Plant ID Tag Score

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I had to stop in at Michael’s craft store to get these plastic boxes that we use for rocks…. anyway, I was just poking around in their cheap-o sale bins and I found the last 4 packages of these nice metal plant tags in there!!! Only 70 cents a package! You write on them with a Sharpie pen. I think I’ll use these for some of my nice fancy irises and maybe some herbs that I’m going to try and grow this year. Just thought I would share that with you all! I’m actually considering checking out the other one across town… these things are usually fairly expensive.

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Second Pair – First Sock Done

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Okay… my second pair of socks to knit and I’m done with the first one and it fits wonderfully!!! I have perfected my pattern for me. I cast on 30 stitches on my 12″ circular needles. I’m using a slightly chunky wool, soft and snuggly. Oh, my needles are number 8s. I just knit until the tube equals 12 inches long and then I cast off. I take a crochet hook and seal up one end with a simple binding stitch. Turn inside out and poof! You have a warm fuzzy slip on sock that is simply wonderful.

I don’t do anything fancy with the heel or anything. The wool is so nice and giving, it just stretches a bit and works lovely. They are little tooo thick to wear with regular shoes, but around the house, they are wonderful. And they work with my snow boots, though, and boy, did they keep my feet warm.

The second sock is at about 8 inches, so it won’t be long. And the nice thing? You can get one pair out of a normal 5-6 ounce skien. So it’s not a huge expense, heck, I see nice wools on sale all the time at like Michael’s for 1 or 2 dollars. What a lovely gift it would be! My daughters both want a pair and so they are next!

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