OK-here is my latest list of why I haven't blogged.
1. my mother came to stay while she recovered from knee replacement surgery. I am changing my name as a result-I still hear her bellowing "Pattie" in my dreams. Love her lots really-but love her best when she is with my Dad in Kalamazoo.
2. my son-in-law came to stay to deer hunt(he got an 8 pointer)-at the same time as my Mother-my dishwasher went twice a day-Kitchen is now closed til Christmas.
3. working at Community Ed/Registrar's office more than I planned
4. knitting for Christmas,after I swore I would not put myself in this position again! I am so weak.
But, I have been knitting. Making the Bump sweater for my daughter-in-law as she and my son are expecting #2 in May. It is from Natural knits for Mothers and Babies by Louisa Harding.
Knitting away on the KAL some of us joined with Gwen Bortner who was our teacher at Drummond Isand. By the way, she starts a new KAL in Jan. -something to do with color if you are interested. This KAL is a Kimono Jacket done in strips-one strip per month (unless you come in late like we did,then Catchup is the word) and it has been great fun and a learning experience. Baby socks and sweaters til I got tired of them-all have found homes .
Now I am trying to finish up a purse,sweater(see above),and a dragon scarf(for Grandson) before Dec. 25th. Plus 2 Harlot Hats out of STR.
Took a great class from Amy Singer on the Tuscany Shawl at Threadbear. Lots of fun-she is a hoot. The shawl is going along but I have had to set it aside to Christmas knit.
We also adopted 2 kitties from the Humane Society to fill the hole left by the passing of Spike the Shihszu. They are brothers and doing great. It was buy one get one free day so ...we did.
Dirty Gertie, the German Shorthair, is used to cats so she is cool with them but my daughter and her family are bringing their min-pin,Doberman and sugar glider for Christmas as they are leaving South Carolina and moving to Quantico,Virginia. Both are Marines and my daughter is going to fly with the President on the helicopter!!! She has passed all her security clearances so we have our fingers crossed that it is a go. It's a 4 year commitment-with a by for having to go to Iraq. Yes!!!! They want her husband to be a Drill Instructor for the Officers Candidate School at Quantico but he hopes to avoid that. It is quite intense and he has already done that for 3 years at Parris Island. He just wants to be a MP again. DI also carries a by for Irag but he doesn't want a by. Since they haven't sold their house in SC yet it looks like they will live on base(a 1st for them) in a base house and Caitlin can then go to Base School which is considered one of the best schools around. And they will be closer to us!!!!
Maybe when they are here I will learn how to put pics on this stupid thing so I can show you-I really do knit!