I’m taking her life back…

It’s been a whirlwind here, between outings, trips, commencement, family visits and hospital stays, life has been a wee bit busy…
On that end, where Nittany tried to live her life, I’m taking it back.

Call me, e-mail me, come by and say hi. I promise to update as often as I can and pass on all messages to them.

For those of you that have asked and offered help, Boy is doing well and being taken care of. We have a few wonderful friends – you know who you are – that have stepped in and lent a helping hand. And we thank God for grandparents and uncles that are ready to hang with 12yo boys this summer even though it’s been many years since any of them have been 12!

And in the middle of it all, please, if you are so inclined, please say a little prayer that Girl gets through the next week.

It’s kinda day to day right now, so we’re doing a lot of praying.

FINALLY!

My insomnia came in handy last night. I finished the special project at around 2:30.

Now I just have to fix the dropped stitch and block the sucker. I have no idea how I’m going to pull it off. It’s big and oddly shaped.

Where’s Glowing K when you need her?!?

And while we’re waiting for finished picks – here are a few gratuitous shots of cute stuff from S&W.

I'm ready for my close-up!

Too Close!

Love the hair! Kinda looks like me in the morning.

For the love of Pete. Just go away and let me sleep you crazy people!

and every time I see these enteries...

...I just want to run out and felt something!

Honestly, if I had not been on overload, I would have loved a weekend of it. The sad truth is, it kinda snuck up on me.
There’s been so much going on lately that I don’t think I could have handled last year’s marathon of S&W greatness. Nittany and I hung out for 3 hours Sunday morning. No crazy mobs, still lots o stuff to be had.
Although all I purchased were 2 skeins of lace weight – I was running low – and sugared pecans.

Hopefully next year will be a great year and we’ll have lots to celebrate at S&W with lamburger, lamburger, lamburger, cheese.

Best laid plans and all that…

So I have this project that I started back in December knowing full well it would take me that long to finish it in time for Sunday. I was doing great until I:

A) Found a dropped stitch well back at the beginning of the 2nd skein,
And

B) Was afraid I would run out of yarn before I finished so I must frog an entire repeat.

Which means that it has been sitting on a corner of my dining table in the hopes that with the constant visual reminder I would pick it up and finish the darn thing!!!

I should be doing SOMETHING right now:
Cleaning for the in-law visit tomorrow
Cleaning for the parental visit in 2 weeks
Working on mystery gift
Making soup for Girl
Buying b-day gifts for party tonight

Instead I’m surfing blogs.

Denial ‘aint just a river in Egypt y’all!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!


Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival!

Tomorrow is Scurvy Awareness Day

Check out the official website,

and this Public Service Announcement.