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May 2008



We are here

Monday, 26 May 2008 9:14 P GMT-06
We've been here all along. Just haven't been online much to say hey. So far we have seen an Astro's game, been to the Aquarium and eaten far to much! I need to go on a diet before too much longer. We are trying to keep 2 girls busy withou

Friday

Friday, 23 May 2008 3:00 P GMT-06
FridayStraighten house 1 last time (I didn't get much done the other days. One more load of laundry) Pack my bags Got that done yesterday Pack my knitting Icarus, Mr Greenjeans, and Celtic Dreams.  Wait for Hubster to get home from workTake

Thursday

Thursday, 22 May 2008 2:49 P GMT-06
ThursdayLaundry/clean house, just in case I slacked off Monday (which I did)Make sure girls pack bagsKnit with buds early eveningYounger soccer gameI can't believe it's already Thursday. I can't believe the girls only have 1 more day of s

Wednesday

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 5:56 P GMT-06
WednesdayKnit with buds for 30 minutes, or change hair appt. timeCall for Ortho appt for YoungerCall for carpet cleaning quotesHaircutChaperon swim party for 4th graders who were Life Skill Leaders (of which Younger was one) Craft night for 4-HAnothe

Tuesday

Tuesday, 20 May 2008 7:01 A GMT-06
TuesdayKnit with buds, hopefully finish the Tzarina capelet so I can wear it Thursday night Buy DVDs: Indiana Jones #1 and National Treasure #2, look for a 3rd movie since I have a 40% off coupon to Borders (I wanted to buy the Indiana Jones 3 box se

My Week

Monday, 19 May 2008 8:55 P GMT-06
Maybe if I list it out here I will remember! MondayLaundry/clean HouseElder's Baseball Game 7:30TuesdayKnit with buds, hopefully finish the Tzarina capelet so I can wear it Thursday night Buy DVDs: Indiana Jones #1 and National Treasure #2,

A little knitting goes a long way

Friday, 16 May 2008 12:35 P GMT-06
Or something like that. I have a panel to show you. One that I have been knitting on a long way! It actually took me 2 nights to get this far. Considering I knit it twice! I started this Wednesday and it was a quick knit. It was about 13" long.

Sports

Wednesday, 14 May 2008 8:56 P GMT-06
About the only reason I get any knitting done nowadays. Younger had soccer last night. I was knitting on Suzy's Lady Eleanor, woefully undone for months now. And still very undone. While I was knitting we had doggie friends come visiting. One tin

Mom says it's Perfect!

Monday, 12 May 2008 9:57 A GMT-06
Miss Audrey received her sweater and Rebecca says it's the perfect color for baby's skin tone. it sure is my favorite Baby Cashmerino color. She is going to send a photo of baby in her new sweater. I had a link to view this last week, but no

My Season Of Lace

Saturday, 10 May 2008 2:25 P GMT-06
Icarus Shawl: Plan to begin the week of May 10th. Yarn is Shaefer Andrea, 100% silk This is a wedding gift to my niece for her September wedding.   Shetland Triangle: No date set. Yarn is Classic Elite Silky AlpacaDrops Alpaca Shawl: No date set

I love it!

Friday, 9 May 2008 1:32 P GMT-06
Swallowtail is done!!! I was very unsure about it while knitting. I just couldn't imagine it while it was a blob of knitting. But once it was blocked the beauty was revealed. I wish this photo showed the real beauty, but it's all I got right

All Lace, All The Time

Wednesday, 7 May 2008 7:33 A GMT-06
And if I can add beads to it, even better! 1st up is the Swallowtail, back on track.   I got the Yarnzilla skein, and it isn't close in depth of color, but I am working it in. 1 row of new, 1 row of old. In the 1st photo the 2 rows below th

Back to our regularly scheduled knitting: Baby Sweater done!

Monday, 5 May 2008 8:34 P GMT-06
You can see some of our rooms here. The rest of the paint colors are very light shades, gold, lavender, taupe. Now, the good stuff. Rebecca, I need your snail mail, I know I had it once, but who knows where it is now. Email me if you have my addy, bu

Little Rant Here

Sunday, 4 May 2008 3:36 P GMT-06
I am ready to take all realtors by the shoulders and shake them. Our realtor and a realtor friend of Hubster's have both taken issue with our living room wall color. It's a Chinese Red. They keep telling us that will be an "issue" w

OK, time to get serious (Baby sweater photo warning for Rebecca)

Friday, 2 May 2008 4:46 P GMT-06
3rd times a charm, right? Hopefully, Yarnzilla will rescue this shawl debacle from infamy. Here are some shots of the shawl during it's attempts to cross the finish line.   Photo 1 shows the shawl off the needle, without bind-off. No way I