1. It was one of those mornings where I couldn’t win.

2. She did not like either of them.

3. Good thing Arnie’s leg was an easy fix. I just needed to make the knot bigger.

1. I usually spell tongue wrong on the first shot.

2. Nathan finds the fish very soothing. The fish cannot same the same for Nathan.

3. And I thought Arnie as an audiobook was such an insanely genius idea. So delusional.

We went to the Renegade Craft Fair. These were all the things Isabelle liked. I was going to write down where everything came from but ummm…forgot.

And Isabelle wanted to take a photo in the photobooth this time. She practically dragged me over. Alan wasn’t even with us yet. He was busy finding parking. I wanted to take another one when Alan joined us but ummmm…forgot.

I almost got three straight days of posting in. Damn it, so close! I scanned these in last night and then…well and then the kids happened. So, I thought, well I’ll just post this when they fall asleep. But they fell asleep later than usual and then I FELL ASLEEP. Well the next day is ok too.

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1. I got an even BIGGER score. The library is now currently giving away books. GIVING AWAY! FREE!!

2. Going out for free entertainment is rarely free for us. The other weekend I went to a festival with the kids and ended up spending money for water and a gelato. Maybe I should plan better and bring food and water with us. That would be the smart thing to do.

3. We cannot find Arnie. I really do need to make a backup? Nah. Isabelle hasn’t been crying for him so it’s ok.

1. Ok, so Alan downloaded some app that makes all these different farting noises. He was happily showing me, laughing, having a grand old time. So, one day we were in the car driving to the Asian market. I gave Alan’s phone to Isabelle to play with the farty noises. Well, little did we know, that app has an option to use one of the fart noises as a ringtone. And that’s how Alan’s phone made LOUD farty noises from Alan’s back pocket buttock region. At the store. Bwa ha ha!!

2. Isabelle is funny. Sometimes she says she loves things that she has never tried.

3. Isabelle wanted me to wear “her necklace” all day.

1. Well, I guess technically Arnie could have a shower with us. But then he would take forever to dry and she wouldn’t be able to go to sleep with him so NO BATH FOR YOU ARNIE!

2. Isabelle wants me to wear the ratty string outside too.

3. I don’t know why I didn’t just get out and stop Nathan from playing with the toilet paper. Instead I stood there yelling ineffectually from the shower. My only excuse is that I thought we were almost done so I figured I’d finish first.

4. When I say act it out I mean I stand him up and make likes he’s talking, sick, frightened, and ANGRY!! With his little yarn arms waving about. And rolling too. Arnie rolls well.

5. And I listened to my first audiobook ever. I would lay in the dark while the kids were asleep and enjoy the book. I got it from the library. Downloaded it right off their website and onto my phone. I love the library. Listening to a book is pretty cool but I am used to reading books and much prefer that. And now that I’m spoiled by my phone, I prefer reading books from my phone. Why? Because I can do that in the dark without a book light or book wedge. Precious precious phone.

In the recent sketchbook pages I’ve shared, I have a lot of Arnie the doughnut. And here he is.

I was going to do a tutorial. But you don’t really need directions on how to hand stitch blanket stitches, stuff him, embroider sprinkles and put in yarn legs and arms, right?

And yes his hole is way bigger than doughnut hole sized. I didn’t really think that part through properly. I just used a plate and cup I had on hand. But that works out alright. He’s very easy to carry around because we can slip him on like a bracelet.

Here are the pattern pieces. Just click on picture and download the original.

Pretty simple really. Might just want to make sure you have enough stuffing so you don’t end up using leftover yarn like some people do. Sort of looks like his guts are coming out.

Oh, and it might probably be easier to put Arnie’s sprinkles on before sewing his frosting on. I made him that way because I thought Isabelle would enjoy seeing him come into being like a real doughnut with sprinkles added at the end. Not the smartest way to go about it but it still worked out.