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What happened?

Tuesday, 22 July 2008 3:08 P GMT-05
Where have I been? Actually, at home and all around town. Wish I could say that I haven't had time to blog, but that really isn't true. Just haven't had desire. This week in my life:I judged the open class in Household Arts at the Fa

I'm Home

Sunday, 13 July 2008 3:51 P GMT-05
About 5 days earlier than planned, but completely happy to be here! We found our Hubster was not going to New York this week, as planned, and decided to head home to see him. With him gone there wouldn't have been much reason to come home. But we

Why I love the USA

Friday, 4 July 2008 12:36 P GMT-05
I was born here, it's the land of my birth. I have the freedom to remain here. I am not being pushed out by an opposing force with weapons. I am not being pushed out by my own government.The people are freaking generous! They give at the drop of

She got me!

Thursday, 3 July 2008 10:18 P GMT-05
Kristi tagged me for a meme5 Things I like about SummerOur annual trip to Florida, usually 2 weeks between June/July. Swimming at Mom's pool. OK, I usually just get in to cool off. Going to Holiday World. A local amusement/splash park. Not havin

Airports and Chris don't mix

Sunday, 29 June 2008 2:16 P GMT-05
Well, we are in Daytona. But the journey here was along one. We left Evansville at 4:25, a little later than planned, but still in time to make it. Horrible weather through most of GA and parts of FL made for rough driving. Finally arrived in Orlando

Count down!

Friday, 27 June 2008 10:21 P GMT-05
In less than 16 hours we will be off. Florida here I come! The girls and I will enjoy close to 3 weeks of sun and fun. Eek! Do I have enough knitting packed? I am taking Icarus, As You Like It, Beech Wood, and Moebius Cowl. The Cowl and Beech Wood wi

Wow!

Wednesday, 25 June 2008 7:13 P GMT-05
That's all I can say. What else could you say when you receive this mother lode!     Della Q zippered bag. Polymer Clay Button. Jojoland Melody. Artyarns Regal Silk. Louisa Harding Kimono Angora.  Wow! I am so n

I retract my earlier statement

Tuesday, 24 June 2008 9:09 A GMT-05
I am not smarter than Einstein. Happily knitting away on the left front, I forgot to do the buttonholes! So I will drop back on the edge and do 3 buttonholes as I knit back up. I don't even have to undo the edge sts, the buttonholes are done 5 st

Are you as smart as Einstein?

Monday, 23 June 2008 10:17 A GMT-05
Einstein can't whip me. Especially when it's a baby Einstein. I can outwit that baby with little effort. See: We will be doing an Einstein KAL at the shop this fall, so I need to get this baby done ASAP. And it's quite easy when you do th

FO!

Thursday, 19 June 2008 4:24 P GMT-05
Just so I wouldn't forget what it's like, I grabbed a quick knit project the other night. Elder had a double header, Younger was spending the night elsewhere, so I was free to sit and knit once the heat of the day passed by. I was fortunate t

48,205

Monday, 16 June 2008 9:28 A GMT-05
Are you a numbers person? I am. I'm also into patterns/sequences. I love to figure out puzzles. It all fascinates me. My friends think I am crazy. Especially when I sit down and figure out how many more sts to go on Icarus. I told you, I am total

We split the evening

Thursday, 12 June 2008 11:53 P GMT-05
Double header. Lost first game 11-4, won the 2nd 11-2. So in the end we had the better night. Elder got 5 hits tonight, so she is consistently hitting 2-3 times a game. She doesn't always make it to base, but on average she gets there 50% of the

What would you do?

Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:05 P GMT-05
You are swimming at your Mother's home. Your niece has a few friends over also. You Mother leaves to run errands. At some point, 2 of the friends walk into your Mother's home, right after you hear one say, "I'm hungry, I'm going

Lovely yarn

Monday, 9 June 2008 10:28 P GMT-05
My before and after shots. Before I went to the fiber fest I got these skeins: The left isn't that pink, more purply. The right isn't that red, more burgundy.  And I got these at the fest:     But not all of these are mine

We almost floated home

Sunday, 8 June 2008 1:31 P GMT-05
Actually we drove, just had to avoid the water. My teaching gig in Franklin, IN * was plagued by a severe thunderstorm that raged for the entire morning, finally lightening up when I was done. Do you know how hard it is to teach when the rain on the

We are alive and well

Thursday, 5 June 2008 9:08 A GMT-05
The knitting, however, is not. I knit one night during our Houston trip. The girls and I watched National Treasure 2, so I knit on the sweater. But nothing during the trip home. And now that we are home it's been run run, or sun sun. Sunning and

We are here

Monday, 26 May 2008 10:14 P GMT-05
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 4:00 P GMT-05
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 3:49 P GMT-05
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 6:56 P GMT-05
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 8:01 A GMT-05
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 9:55 P GMT-05
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 1:35 P GMT-05
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 9:56 P GMT-05
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 10:57 A GMT-05
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