Involuntary volunteering?

I heard about Barack Obama's plan to require community service of its citizens. Is he serious?

Apparently.

This is absurd. Volunteering should be voluntary. I'm all for volunteering but it isn't necessarily the "right" thing to do. And requiring people to "volunteer" without pay seems wrong to me.

Anna is 6 months old!

 

Happy Birthday Isaac!

 

 

We've been busy these last few weeks (honestly, when am I not busy??) and it has been tough for me to post, so here is a quick update:

(1) No, I am NOT pregnant. Just because I crocheted some itty bitty baby shoes does not mean I'm pregnant. Silly readers.

(2) Anna is crawling. She has been crawling for 2 weeks now. Yikes! She's not even 6 months old.

(3) Caroline thinks that Tyrannosaurus Rex is the best dinosaur ever.

(4) Isaac likes chicken. Anytime I'm making food, he asks hopefully: "chicken?"

(5) Caroline calls fish sticks "fish fingers"

I don't even like meat, but the kids are always asking for it, so they are eating lots of chicken and fish these days.

Well, that's all for now.

Here are some more photos...

 
 

These photos show a little more detail if anyone is interested. The stitches are mostly double crochet (dc), but the stitches single crochet(sc), half double crochet(hdc), and double crochet 2 together (dc2tog) are also used. I have the pattern if anyone is interested (it is a freebie).

My latest crochet project.

 

I haven't really crocheted much recently, but I did this little project last week. They are baby booties for Anna Sophia. Unfortunately, since she has started crawling, they don't really work for her as she kicks them off any chance she gets. Oh well.

Happy Boy!

 

Isaac turns 2 this month!

The New York Stock Exchange.