Cause July just isn't hot enough.

I did finish one sock of the three pairs that I am working on but that isn't enough for knitting pictures. So instead I am going to show you some of the stuff that I have been baking. Baking in July is crazy, I know!! But when I get the urge I just have to!!

The bread is a brioche dough from the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. I saw this book mentioned on Angry Chicken (who, by the way, has a great book herself called Bend The Rules Sewing). She has lots of great things on her blog. I love bread and she had given this book such a good review that I had to get it. I have made a few loaves so far and they have all been good. The Brioche bread is a sweet bread with a soft crusty. It was really tasty with butter and strawberry jam.

The muffins are Oatmeal muffins from the Magnolia Bakery Cookbook. These muffins were really good. Just slightly sweet. Really good for breakfast. Both daughters liked them so I would say that I will make them again.
The Magnolia Bakery cookbook has a great recipe for a vanilla cupcake. I made them for Daughter Dos's birthday and they were awesome. I love baking! (If you are looking for a great cheesecake recipe... I happen to know a one that I keep top secret! If you ask nicely I might share it with you!)

Birds.... on a stick.

Things are finally calming down at my house after the long 4th of July weekend. I had planned on taking Daughter Uno to see fireworks for the first time but Daughter Dos decided I would have more fun in the ER. She had a quick febrile seizure due to a high temperature. Final diagnosis is Coxsackie. Better know as hand, foot and mouth disease. YUCK! It's wrapping up and daughter dos is much better. Daughter Uno had something going on the day before this all started. She had a fever and some vomiting but got over it quickly. When my kids get sick they don't hold back!!

I got to go back and do another sleep study. I do have sleep apnea. Who knew? I am getting a little CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine to help me get a good nights sleep. The mask to sleep in is just a special bonus!! Good Times!

Now for some fun stuff. We took the kids to Mystic Aquarium for some fun. Daughter Uno could really care less about going. She is never really excited by fish. Daughter Dos loves it. I, myself, also enjoy a good aquarium. They had an exhibit called the Birds of the Outback. It sounded really exciting and you could buy sticks with seeds on it to feed the birds. I was in!

A majority of the birds were parrakeets.

They were still cute. Both of the girls really enjoyed the fact that you could get the birds to sit on the stick to eat.
I had to coax this blue and white one from high up out of a little branch. Later on she was petting a lizard. It was just like she was petting a cat. No fear.

And now for some knitting. I have 3 pairs of socks on the needles for SOS08. A plain stockinette using Socks that Rock mediumweight in Sherbert colorway.
My Reversi socks out of Knit picks Gloss in the Dolphin colorway.
Finally Charades in hand dyed yarn. I am going to rip them out tonight cause I tried them on and they are going to be to small.
I am going to finish one of these pairs before the end of SOS. I just know it!!