If anyone out there is interested in my booties, please email me at:
kara underscore went at hotmail dot com
I am really enjoying making these and if it turned into a little business on the side I would love it. Right now I just make one size that is about a 6-12 month kind of fit. But I have had a few people ask for pairs for older kids, so I am going to measure up a few and try and make a few different sizes.
I make them from a variety of materials. The plain leather ones are from Elk, and the coloured are cowhide. I can use any kind of fabric, but I really love the camo ones! The fur is beaver which is pretty pricey, well any kind of fur is pricey nowadays. And I also have some nice trim that I use too. They have a removable fleece liner. I found it easier to put the fleece liner on the kids foot first and then put the bootie on rather than have it all one piece.
For the size that I make they range in price from $45 a pair to $65 a pair. Bigger ones would of course cost a more due to use of material. But they would be cheap to ship. I think a little express post envelope is about $11 to anywhere in Canada. Now the stores in Whitehorse are going to double my price to sell to tourists! Hurray for rich tourists I guess.
Thanks for asking Dylan's mom! Email anytime and thanks for visiting my site!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Teething
I have had a couple of people ask about Hunter and teething!
Well my boy seems to sprout teeth quicker than most. He has had his front 8 teeth for about 3 months already. I have never been around kids when they are teething and Hunter is our first, so I really have nothing to compare it to. He did seem pretty pissy when they were all coming through, and they all happened very quickly. The first 4 came in around Christmas I think. I will check his baby book tomorrow and see (of course it is in his room and he is sleeping!). And the other 4 seems to sprout up at the same time as well. Baby tyelenol helped him get through the night, and during waking hours he would chew on anything he could find- especially me! I stopped breastfeeding when the top teeth came through. I couldn't get him to stop bitting. I called breast feeding consultants, La Leche League woman, and nothing helped. So we went to bottles and formula between 7 and 8 months.
Hunter has a big lump in his bottom right jaw, so I think some of his molars are right there just waiting to make an appearance. He seems to have days when his gums really bother him- he puts in something like a rice cake which he normally loves and will cry when he tries to chew it. I find on those days frozen blueberries work like a charm. Although be prepared for some interesting looking poo! Days when his gums are bothering him he barely seems to eat anything other than apple sauce and yogurt. Poor kidlet!
So that is really all I know about teething! Any moms out there with ideas to share, please let me know!
Well my boy seems to sprout teeth quicker than most. He has had his front 8 teeth for about 3 months already. I have never been around kids when they are teething and Hunter is our first, so I really have nothing to compare it to. He did seem pretty pissy when they were all coming through, and they all happened very quickly. The first 4 came in around Christmas I think. I will check his baby book tomorrow and see (of course it is in his room and he is sleeping!). And the other 4 seems to sprout up at the same time as well. Baby tyelenol helped him get through the night, and during waking hours he would chew on anything he could find- especially me! I stopped breastfeeding when the top teeth came through. I couldn't get him to stop bitting. I called breast feeding consultants, La Leche League woman, and nothing helped. So we went to bottles and formula between 7 and 8 months.
Hunter has a big lump in his bottom right jaw, so I think some of his molars are right there just waiting to make an appearance. He seems to have days when his gums really bother him- he puts in something like a rice cake which he normally loves and will cry when he tries to chew it. I find on those days frozen blueberries work like a charm. Although be prepared for some interesting looking poo! Days when his gums are bothering him he barely seems to eat anything other than apple sauce and yogurt. Poor kidlet!
So that is really all I know about teething! Any moms out there with ideas to share, please let me know!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Dear Anonymous
You ask for more pictures so I give you more pictures!! I am taking a stab in the dark and guess it was you Courtney asking?? Here is our last week:
Hunter checking out the Yukon River at Carmacks:
Dad and Hunter playing:
Me and Hunter hanging out on the dock:
Foxy Loxy visiting the playground behind our house:
Little man loves the dishwasher now! And he also loves to be naked!
My tomato plants are already in bloom:
Dad? Do I have a facebook page yet??
Saying hi to my guys!
I have been sewing up a bootie storm this week! Here are a few pairs:
I love the shirt he has on in this picture "duck duck moose":
Super happy boy:
Frozen blueberries are the best for pissy teething babies!
I am not a fan of the overdone Pooh by Disney, but good god, kids are cute with Pooh ears:
I want it mom! I could take a waaaay better picture!
Box Cat:
I am not a cat in the hat.... I am a cat in a box....
Loving the swing:
oooooooooohhhhh I like this!
Happy Family!
Hunter checking out the Yukon River at Carmacks:
Dad and Hunter playing:
Me and Hunter hanging out on the dock:
Foxy Loxy visiting the playground behind our house:
Little man loves the dishwasher now! And he also loves to be naked!
My tomato plants are already in bloom:
Dad? Do I have a facebook page yet??
Saying hi to my guys!
I have been sewing up a bootie storm this week! Here are a few pairs:
I love the shirt he has on in this picture "duck duck moose":
Super happy boy:
Frozen blueberries are the best for pissy teething babies!
I am not a fan of the overdone Pooh by Disney, but good god, kids are cute with Pooh ears:
I want it mom! I could take a waaaay better picture!
Box Cat:
I am not a cat in the hat.... I am a cat in a box....
Loving the swing:
oooooooooohhhhh I like this!
Happy Family!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Always busy
Bored is definitely not a word I have used lately! Jobs just keep crawling out of the woodwork to find me.
So on top of my study guide reviewing (waiting for the writers to finish up so I can review their work) I have a few other jobs! I had been tutoring the only grade 11 biology student at the school. I helped her get through all of her labs; today we dissected a nice leopard frog. It was a lot of fun and would do this kind of tutoring again in the future! I am also doing all of the marking for that students course and her chemistry course. My name is in the barrel for another tutoring job this summer to do some reading with a young student. And then the principle of the school just asked me if I would take time over the summer to clean out their science classrooms and storage rooms. They have been quite a disaster for the last couple of years I gather. I think I just get keys to the place and have at'er! I know I will enjoy doing that this summer. I love to organize and I love science.
And then I am still making baby booties! I have a bunch for sale at the visitors centre here and have 18 pairs cut out and ready for sewing this weekend. We are going to Whitehorse in a few weeks and a tourist store there is going to sell them.
Playing with the boy is the best part of the day! And that sure does keep me busy. But since he goes down at 7 every night, I always have a few quiet hours to get stuff done.
Of course there is always the never-ending housework (I want to shave our cats so I don't have to deal with their hair!!), watering my outdoor plants, going for walks (soon swimming with the pool opening), going to the library, visiting.... yep, I am never bored!
So on top of my study guide reviewing (waiting for the writers to finish up so I can review their work) I have a few other jobs! I had been tutoring the only grade 11 biology student at the school. I helped her get through all of her labs; today we dissected a nice leopard frog. It was a lot of fun and would do this kind of tutoring again in the future! I am also doing all of the marking for that students course and her chemistry course. My name is in the barrel for another tutoring job this summer to do some reading with a young student. And then the principle of the school just asked me if I would take time over the summer to clean out their science classrooms and storage rooms. They have been quite a disaster for the last couple of years I gather. I think I just get keys to the place and have at'er! I know I will enjoy doing that this summer. I love to organize and I love science.
And then I am still making baby booties! I have a bunch for sale at the visitors centre here and have 18 pairs cut out and ready for sewing this weekend. We are going to Whitehorse in a few weeks and a tourist store there is going to sell them.
Playing with the boy is the best part of the day! And that sure does keep me busy. But since he goes down at 7 every night, I always have a few quiet hours to get stuff done.
Of course there is always the never-ending housework (I want to shave our cats so I don't have to deal with their hair!!), watering my outdoor plants, going for walks (soon swimming with the pool opening), going to the library, visiting.... yep, I am never bored!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Cranes
A few weekends ago Faro held its annual Crane and Sheep Viewing Festival. The weekend was full of speakers of all sorts (scientists, naturalists, photographers, etc). There were numerous guided walks on different topics around town. A shuttle took loads of people out to the sheep viewing station where even more activities were taking place. There was a community bbq/potluck, pancake breakfast, crafts for kids.... my gosh the list could go on and on! We were very impressed with how well organized the weekend was and how many families attended the event. It was nice to see so many kids and parents walking around the streets of Faro.
And right on time were the Cranes! We could hear them at night the week before the festival and during the day there were black patches of them in the sky.
And here is a nice blurb about the cranes by yourYukon and Environment Canada
And right on time were the Cranes! We could hear them at night the week before the festival and during the day there were black patches of them in the sky.
And here is a nice blurb about the cranes by yourYukon and Environment Canada
Monday, May 26, 2008
Faro So Far
We have already been living in Faro for three full months. Somedays I feel as though I just arrived yesterday and other days I feel like I have been living here for years.
I am enjoying how safe I feel in this community. So far I haven't seen a single drunk person walking down the road. Quads slow down when they pass you on a trail and vehicles pull right over when they pass you walking on the streets.
I am pretty sure that everyone in town knows who Hunter is, but not as many know who we are! His morning babysitter takes him out for walks and goes out visiting with him. What a social butterfly we have. The boy gets lots of love from every person we pass and the children in town love talking to him as well. We have another baby sitter who is 11 and Hunter adores her. Much of the community is made up of retired folks who once they see Hunter tell us all about their grandkids (and great grandkids!). There are not a lot of young families here in Faro, and I think the retired folks like having us here.
Yesterday we went out for a walk and it ended up taking us out of the house for four hours. In that four hours of beautiful sunny weather we only saw 12 people and 5 of those were at the store! I guess for a lot of people this kind of quiet would drive them mad, but I really love it. Communities like this (Kugluktuk was the same), allow you a lot of family time. There is no commute to work, shopping doesn't take all day, people keep an eye out on the kids, etc. It doesn't bother me that there is only one store in town; I would rather that with once a month trip to Whitehorse then spending hours a week at stores. And I still order online here like we did up north.
My only complaint is the state of many of the playgrounds. Faro is trying to sell itself as a great family place, which I believe it is. However, the playgrounds are in various states of disrepair. We bought our house based on a number of factors, but a big one was that we have a large playground just past our backyard. But the paint is chipping (not sure how old the paint is- lead??), this weird blue dust comes off of the swings and gets onto everything, the grounds need to be raked, new sand added, etc. Other ones around town have chains that are dangerous, bolts coming out of benches (careful where you sit!), broken glass, etc. I think I am going to write the town a letter asking who is responsible for the upkeep of these playgrounds and see if anything can be done. It is also only the start of summer, so who knows, maybe they have a maintenance person who will be fixing them up. I will keep my fingers crossed!
There is quite the golf course here as well. If anyone out there likes golf there is a beautiful grass course that runs all through town. Very unique. While I am not the type to golf (more the drink beer and race golf cart type), it makes town look nice. There are also a lot of trails around town! We have been exploring a bit, but we need to buy a backpack carrier for Hunter. Our super stroller can only go so far! We had to go off trail when we hit a peat spot that was getting deep because of the quad traffic and Hunter was hilarious. Matt was pushing the stroller through the bush and it was pretty rough. Hunter had both hands on the side of the stroller with a death grip on them! Too cute. I had been hoping that we could buy a new set of quads this year to replace the ones we sold up north, but I think the earliest we can look at getting some is this fall, but probably more like next spring. Sigh...
Matt is enjoying work at the health centre here. He is booked until the end of August so far. I like the hours- he starts at 8 and is off at 4:30. That extra half hour in the afternoon seems like it makes such a difference. I am still working a few hours every morning and I am just finishing up my tutoring at the school. We still have not hooked up the satellite, but have borrowed CSI season 1 and 2 and have been watching them in the evening in our cool basement.
Well I am sure that is enough rambling to bore you- so here is another cute picture of the reason you probably came here today:
I am enjoying how safe I feel in this community. So far I haven't seen a single drunk person walking down the road. Quads slow down when they pass you on a trail and vehicles pull right over when they pass you walking on the streets.
I am pretty sure that everyone in town knows who Hunter is, but not as many know who we are! His morning babysitter takes him out for walks and goes out visiting with him. What a social butterfly we have. The boy gets lots of love from every person we pass and the children in town love talking to him as well. We have another baby sitter who is 11 and Hunter adores her. Much of the community is made up of retired folks who once they see Hunter tell us all about their grandkids (and great grandkids!). There are not a lot of young families here in Faro, and I think the retired folks like having us here.
Yesterday we went out for a walk and it ended up taking us out of the house for four hours. In that four hours of beautiful sunny weather we only saw 12 people and 5 of those were at the store! I guess for a lot of people this kind of quiet would drive them mad, but I really love it. Communities like this (Kugluktuk was the same), allow you a lot of family time. There is no commute to work, shopping doesn't take all day, people keep an eye out on the kids, etc. It doesn't bother me that there is only one store in town; I would rather that with once a month trip to Whitehorse then spending hours a week at stores. And I still order online here like we did up north.
My only complaint is the state of many of the playgrounds. Faro is trying to sell itself as a great family place, which I believe it is. However, the playgrounds are in various states of disrepair. We bought our house based on a number of factors, but a big one was that we have a large playground just past our backyard. But the paint is chipping (not sure how old the paint is- lead??), this weird blue dust comes off of the swings and gets onto everything, the grounds need to be raked, new sand added, etc. Other ones around town have chains that are dangerous, bolts coming out of benches (careful where you sit!), broken glass, etc. I think I am going to write the town a letter asking who is responsible for the upkeep of these playgrounds and see if anything can be done. It is also only the start of summer, so who knows, maybe they have a maintenance person who will be fixing them up. I will keep my fingers crossed!
There is quite the golf course here as well. If anyone out there likes golf there is a beautiful grass course that runs all through town. Very unique. While I am not the type to golf (more the drink beer and race golf cart type), it makes town look nice. There are also a lot of trails around town! We have been exploring a bit, but we need to buy a backpack carrier for Hunter. Our super stroller can only go so far! We had to go off trail when we hit a peat spot that was getting deep because of the quad traffic and Hunter was hilarious. Matt was pushing the stroller through the bush and it was pretty rough. Hunter had both hands on the side of the stroller with a death grip on them! Too cute. I had been hoping that we could buy a new set of quads this year to replace the ones we sold up north, but I think the earliest we can look at getting some is this fall, but probably more like next spring. Sigh...
Matt is enjoying work at the health centre here. He is booked until the end of August so far. I like the hours- he starts at 8 and is off at 4:30. That extra half hour in the afternoon seems like it makes such a difference. I am still working a few hours every morning and I am just finishing up my tutoring at the school. We still have not hooked up the satellite, but have borrowed CSI season 1 and 2 and have been watching them in the evening in our cool basement.
Well I am sure that is enough rambling to bore you- so here is another cute picture of the reason you probably came here today:
Stat Counter
I installed a stat counter last week and have been amazed at how many people are visiting this blog. I had a lot of traffic on the Kugluktuk blog, but didn't think I would get as much here. The draw of a cute baby I guess does it!
With the stat counter I installed I can see what people searched for to end up at my site. So far nothing as funny as other northern bloggers have had- but one entry "kara is being annyoing" made me laugh.
I think I am going to enjoy this stat counter!
With the stat counter I installed I can see what people searched for to end up at my site. So far nothing as funny as other northern bloggers have had- but one entry "kara is being annyoing" made me laugh.
I think I am going to enjoy this stat counter!
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