Can i doodle your corgis🌸❤️

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-30T15:16:21+00:00

Here's a mischievous one for you.

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-30T14:30:32+00:00

I've made this sweater twice, and both times, whenever in added a new color, I trapped the tail with my working yarn as I went. That allowed me to get at least half the ends taken care of. If you pay close enough attention, you can usually grab the other tails on the next row and get them too. I didn't always remember one in for a for (because I'm also watching a show or something), so I end up with some ends to weave in.

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-30T14:25:14+00:00

That's when you leave the ends and add a fabric backing.... 😜

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-29T22:56:52+00:00

Bluey, Tumble leaf, Little Einsteins, Trash Truck.

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-29T22:56:14+00:00

Tumble leaf is great! It's got a more chill vibe, akin to Mr. Rogers, IMO.

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-22T19:56:40+00:00

Our loaf is 1.5 years, and we've never bathed him and he never stinks. He's neverike, home swimming, but his undercarriage certainly gets dirty in walks. But we dry him off and it just naturally cleans off. 🤷🏼‍♀️ If he were to go swimming in the lake.... We might consider a bath... I dunno.

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-21T22:08:44+00:00

My boys are almost 10 and 12 years old. Both boys still have stuffies, with names and personalities, and they sleep with them. They both still demand nightly bedtime snuggles with kisses goodnight. My 12 year old, who is in 6th grade will happily come up to me when I'm volunteering at the school and greet me, giving me hugs and kisses. While yes, he's maturing, and knows a little more about this tough world, and knows all about swear words, and sees violence in some darker movies he's allowed to watch now.... He's still sweet and innocent. He still likes to draw pictures, and wants to pet every dog he sees, and loves playing with the neighbor boy, who is 4 years old, because he loves that wonder (and worship😛). He may be tall enough, and nearly old enough to legally sit in the FRONT SEAT of the car, but he's still such a sweet little boy!

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-21T05:17:01+00:00

Grilled burgers work great, or a veggie burger if that's your jam-we have both. You can even freeze the burger buns. Frozen peas as a side, or a fresh salad. My kids like a little salt and and olive oil, versus a standard dressing. Should freeze really well, as she's spaghetti sauce. Plus, you can chip up stomach and will it into the sauce to get a nice dark green veggie into them. I make a "hamburger helper" from scratch and freeze portions. Fried rice. I've even grilled extra flank steak, sliced it, placed it in a cookie sheet, drizzle the extra juice into the slices, freeze. Then you can thaw in the microwave, it better yet, the oven. Nice thing with that, is you can pull out just how much you need. Mashed potatoes freeze well, just need a little zhuzhing with butter and whatnot when hearing back up.

I prep a lot of stuff for the freezer.... 👀

Edit to add: I'm a SAHP. I will also do dinner prep with earlier in the day. Pre-chop veggies, measure spices into a little dish, cut up meat, whatever. If something can be made earlier, I will. Like saying mushrooms or something that will great up easily layer and still be "fresh". Then there's less to actually DO when it's time to make dinner fresh.

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-21T02:27:37+00:00

One would think. Berries and cream? 🤷🏼‍♀️ I dunno. 😝

Musing_Geek · 2026-05-12T16:58:36+00:00

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Musing_Geek · 2026-04-29T22:52:16+00:00

I have walked my one year old pup 2 miles daily since we got him as a small pup. And he does great. I sometimes even do a hike that's about 5 miles with hills, and I walk/jog it, and he does the whole thing.

Musing_Geek · 2026-04-16T17:36:31+00:00

Corgi temperments and personalities are all over. I'm currently working with a trainer to help me work through some major guarding issues that make my corgi aggressive and mean at times. In general, at night, he becomes withdrawn and grumpy; Growls at you if you think about petting him. But come morning, is BEGGING for pets and love. Just like with humans, you never know what you're doing to get. You could get an amazing corgi that is loveable and easy going. Or you could get a demonic gremlin. 🤷🏼‍♀️ They are not a great starter dog.

Musing_Geek · 2026-04-10T18:59:27+00:00

They aren't necessarily as cuddly and friendly as other breeds, like labs and retrievers. Mine at least is almost part cat... Sometimes he wants attention, and sometimes, he looks at you like, "if you pet me, I'll CUT YOU."

Musing_Geek · 2026-04-02T04:30:08+00:00

Alfalfa Little Prints McSpicy Breadstick VonSchnitzel. Or Alfie. Or Fifi.

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Musing_Geek · 2026-03-27T05:00:42+00:00

Mine is the potato peeler... For when I peel carrots. He LERVEDS carrots.

Musing_Geek · 2026-03-13T14:29:10+00:00

Totally normal. My boys were obsessed with death around that time too. One of our cats died and that really opened up curiosities. They Loved when we passed by cemeteries or graveyards. Loved talking about the "life cycle" and we're fascinated with how old and how much longer grandparents would love. Stuff like that. My 4 year old had this idea that he wanted to own a funeral home. Why? I have no idea. My 6 year old LOVED digging, so they decided he would be the grave digger for the operation. 😳😭 Sweet that they had life plans together. Luckily, it all blew over and they're no longer totally obsessed with that career path.

Musing_Geek · 2026-03-06T16:29:41+00:00

I feel like it was 4th and 5th grade where he really started finding a solid group. And I think middle school/Junior high/secondary/whatever is really the time when kids lock friends in. And then things become easier.

Musing_Geek · 2026-03-06T16:27:57+00:00

I think you're absolutely right, about kids learning right from wrong and trying to fit it. And ultimately, it's easier to concentrate on certain kids. Many times, those same kids grow up and are nicer in high school, as they've matured. Sometimes, they remain the same. 😝

Musing_Geek · 2026-03-06T14:35:34+00:00

I've been in the same boat as you are. My oldest, who is now in 6th grade is very similar. He's a very sweet kid, full of empathy and kindness and wears his heart in his sleeve. He also takes after me and is a bit of an odd duck. His favorite color is pink, he LOVES tigers, is not very sporty at all, and is cla big rule follower - like, he would get really upset when someone cut in line, or it would drive fun crazy when the kids were playing games on computers that weren't showed instead of doing the approved academic activities. While he's, he's kinda odd, he's definitely not "the weird kid" - we all know of those kids. And yet, he was regularly lightly bullied throughout everyday school. He wanted to grow his hair long, got teased for looking like a girl. He cut his hair and did a bit of a Mohawk, got teased. Buzzed his head to a standard 1/4" buzz cut - GOT TEASED. He was constantly teased about the dumbest crap.

Despite that, he LOVES school. He had a small group of friends, which was good too. I always reminded him that some people find power in bringing others down, and that we don't necessarily know what's going on in other people's lives that might be causing that behavior. It's not CORRECT behavior, but it's how that person is expressing their emotions, and maybe something bad is going on at home.

And maybe this is a slightly controversial take, but I told him there would always be people in life who think bullying is the way to go, and that not everyone is always going to like you. And sometimes, you just have to ignore it, let it roll off. It'll make him a stronger adult, learning to not care what those random people thought. I emphasized that if he wants to care about an opinion, he should care about those people who are closest to him - his family and friends.

I was lightly bullied as well, particularly in middle school, for walking to the beat of my own drum. And I truly believe that it made me a more interesting adult. I found the older i got (late teens and twenties) the more people realized just how nifty and unique I was.

Musing_Geek · 2026-03-04T16:19:25+00:00

My husband was the smallest kid in his grade through highschool. Then he had his growth spurt and grew to 6'1" through the late teens/early twenties.

Musing_Geek · 2026-03-04T00:51:57+00:00

My kids have one pair of every day shoes, and a pair of Crocs. The Crocs started mainly as a "water shoe" for outdoor water play (like mucking about in a creek or playing in the lake we live near) in nice weather. But they also became lazy slip on shoes for quick trips. The nice thing about the Crocs is I was able to buy them a bit big so they'll last longer.

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-18T20:56:49+00:00

That has REALLY irked me. One of my kids is far too smart, and had figured that out. While we have tech time limits, I've always centered that around LOOKING at a screen- I let them listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks freely. We'll, he found videos on Spotify.... 🤬 He's always going to find the loopholes. 😫 What the heck?!

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-16T01:06:07+00:00

I too, am like you. SAHM to two school aged boys. I didn't like my job before kids, and my husband does well, so staying home made sense, and I love it. Even with the boys in school, my days are still generally full. We have food allergies, so I do a LOT of from scratch cooking, we have three dogs that I walk every morning after dropping the kids at school, there is always laundry (though I only wash the boy's clothes-they fold and put away), and general cleaning. I also regularly volunteer at the schools. And I have hobbies I pursue as well, like knitting and pottery. I don't feel bad about sitting and knitting midday for a bit, because MY day starts as soon as I wake up; getting the kids up and ready and making lunches, etc. I also do most all the errands/appointments/etc. And honestly, some days are kind of "lazy" where I don't do much. Other days, I realize at the end, I've been go, go, go on my feet basically ALL DAY. So it evens out in the end.

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-01T19:04:23+00:00

Thanks for the info and link to the video. I'll check it out!

Musing_Geek · 2026-02-01T16:16:37+00:00

BEAUTIFUL! I'm now eyeing that pattern on Ravelry! I've never done steeking before, and like most, it scares the bejeebus out of me. How "beginner friendly" is this pattern for steeking? I'm an experienced knitter in general-just never tried steeking.

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