It's Official!

My first baby........





Is having a baby!!!!!







Congratulations, Mel & B!!!!
I love you!

Babies Abundant

Have been getting lots of grandbaby time the past couple of weeks...and I love it. Of course, I don't like that it has been mostly because they are sick...don't like that at all...but have enjoyed having them. I had Dax most of the week last week then had Miss Savy Monday and Tuesday this week. Tomorrow I will have Clayton and Carter for the morning. It's going to be interesting if the ones that live out of town (Kinley & Kayden) move here someday!!

And, of course, there is the fact that Carter & Clayton will have a new sister by this summer and the other two married kids are trying! Potential for 9 grand kids by Christmas! I guess I need to start taking vitamins...lol!

The biggest surprise on that front is my precious older daughter that lives in Texas. She and Bri had always said they weren't going to have any kids...for years they said that. They started talking about it around a year ago but none of us really thought they were serious. Turns out they were!!! I'm so excited! I talked to her a couple of days ago and she is late :-). Not sure quite how late because things have been a little unpredictable since she went off the pill....but late enough to keep my fingers crossed and hope! I'm thinking we should know by the end of the month!

Still haven't gotten around to getting a pic of the Greenjeans sweater...I wanted to get a pic of it on instead of lying on a table, but with all the busyness of the last few days I haven't gotten DH to take one yet. I did get a pic this morning of the matching socks. These feel soooo good on the feet! First ones I've done in dk and they go much faster too!

I'm making headway on the Polkadot jacket for Savy...already have the armholes done and just working on the bull's eye.

I also cast on the Log Cabin Wrap out of the Kidsilk Haze today and got squares 1, 2, and 3 done! I have never used lace weight before and it took me a bit to get used to it...but I've decided it's fun!

DH and I had a wonderful evening celebrating our 10th anniversary tonight!! I had gotten him a new leather jacket and he took me shopping and to dinner tonight. I got the cutest lime green pea-coat jacket with a matching screenprint tshirt to wear underneath and a pair of lime green suede moccasin type shoes to match...too cute! I came home and immediately hit the sock stash to find something that had a little lime green in it...I can't believe it but I actually have 3 or 4 options......may just have to get those going too!

Too Quiet

Things are strangely quiet around here this morning! We went to Texas Friday night to attend a memorial service for a dear friend's father yesterday. We came back in last night but got here about 30 minutes too late to pick up all the fur-kids from the vet. After keeping Daxton all week last week...poor little guy had pink eye and a nasty cold along with an ear infection....and the normal hoopla that the dogs always create it feels so strange for the house to be soooo quiet...and I have to admit....I don't like it much! It's funny....sometimes the poo-heads just drive me crazy with all the barking, running around, etc, but it's just not the same without it....and I always miss those grandbabies being around...especially after I've had them here for several days in a row! You would think peace and quiet would be nice once in a while....but, for me....it's actually not that enjoyable...lol!

I did manage to get a couple of shots of Dax in his new sweater....well, sort of...lol! He was trying to take the camera away from me on most of the pics! I just stuck it on him over his jammies so the "outfit" isn't exactly coordinated. It looked much cuter when I put his jeans on with it later in the day but, naturally, didn't get any pics of him then...he was way too busy!

It's so awful when those little ones are sick! There were several times during the past couple of days that the little guy would just lie in my lap for over 30 minutes at a time! I knew he had to feel really bad to be still that long. I loved just holding and cuddling him but would much rather see him being his silly, funny little self and know that he felt good! And on top of that little Miss Savy came down with strep throat on Friday and was running 103 temp!!! I hated going to Texas and being so far away with them sick.....not that I can do anything to make it better....just wanted to be close!

Well, I'll be "turning over the reins", so to speak today. We are having elections at the Knitting Guild for new officers! I have so enjoyed being the President this year! I've especially enjoyed getting to know some the the Executive Committee members better! It was fun and exciting at the same time. There were so many more things I wanted to accomplish but it went by so fast! I think we did get quite a bit done considering it was a short year...the current officers actually only served 10 months this round because of a delay in the voting last year. Anyway, I think it was a great, productive year and I can't wait to see what the upcoming year will bring!

On the knitting front, I did manage to finish the Mr. Greenjeans sweater out of the Fiesta Boomerang....and have actually worn it! Will try to get a good pic of it posted soon. Have one sock of the matching Baby Boom finished and almost to the toe decrease on the second one...then on to the Polkadot Swing Jacket for Savy. I want to get that finished next.......that's one thing about knitting for little ones....if you don't get it done....they outgrow it....lol...pretty good motivator! Still haven't cast on the Log Cabin Wrap yet either....probably sometime this week!

Things change!

I have never been a knitter that was plagued by "startitis" in the past. I usually have two projects going at any given time....a pair of socks and whatever else. For some weird reason I have the overwhelming urge to cast on pretty much everything in the que and then some...lol! Wonder what that is all about? I guess things do change!

It appears that I have been afflicted...with not only startitis....but finishitis! I have had Daxton's pullover done except for blocking the pieces and doing the seams....and the Boomerang Greenjeans sweater for me done except for blocking for some time now. I really have to get that blocking and seaming done.....maybe today is the day....even though casting on the Modern Quilt Wrap is calling my name!

Dax's sweater was a fast, easy knit. I did it out of Adriafil Knicol.

This week I cast on the Baby Boom to do matching socks for the Greenjeans. I took the cuff instructions for the sweater and converted them to a sock cuff. I really like the way they are working up. I'll probably do a basic stockinette foot on them.

I also cast on the Polkadot Swing Jacket for Savy. This should be an interesting knit....the whole thing, other than the sleeves, is done in the round! I have to say I'm not particularly enjoying working with the ribbon yarn. Thank goodness I don't have tons of it in the stash because I don't think I'm going to want to do another project from it right away!

Then there is this.....I'm really trying to talk my self out of casting it on....at least until I get one pair of the socks (either the Baby Booms or the Sideways Sock) done...but I think I'm losing the battle...lol.

And there are also these!!! I did these for Amanda and now I want to do myself a pair! I love how her's turned out and I really enjoyed doing them. I already got some Gourmet Yarn Company Alpaca to do them out of!!

All of these....and that doesn't even scratch the surface....lol. If I'm not careful I'm going to have a dozen wip's before the month is out...and that doesn't even take into consideration the new things I might discover...or the other things already in the que list......lol!

About Time!

Haven't been blogging much again lately so I guess it's about time! Just not been in the mood for some reason. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!

We sort of celebrated all month long...not uncommon for us! We had the big to-do the weekend of the 14-15 with my daughters and their families. Did the Christmas Dinner with all the goodies and main gift exchange then. It was just an awesome weekend. Everyone loved their arm warmers...that always makes me happy :-)! They all like their other gifts too. And me......I hit the knitting mother-lode...yippee!!!

Amanda and David got me the Fall Seasonal Sock pack from Knit Picks!! Enough yummy sock yarn for 6 whole pair! I haven't used any of the Knit Picks sock yarn yet so I'll be picking out a pattern for one of them soon! I can't wait to use some of it....it feels awesome! They also got me this:
It is fantastic!!! The only bad thing is deciding what to do from it first :-)

Mel & Brian got me a set of some delicious smelling foo-foo juice and lotion. Better known as perfume...lol. I was totally out so I was happy about that!

Dh was the really sneaky one this year....and he blew me away! We had a huge patio done in the backyard (finally got rid of that nasty old deck!) and that was supposed to be our gift to each other.......well....that stinker really pulled a fast one on me! He has been hearing me talk about something for ages and I just always find a reason not to do it for myself. How he figured out what to do....where to go, etc....well....let's just say he got pretty resourceful!

He got me the first course of the TKGA Master Knitter's Program!!! Looking through it overwhelmed me a bit...not sure I'm "that good", but I'm sure going to jump in there and give it a go! Am going to Office Depot and get the notebook and a few other little things I'll need and decide what yarn I'm going to use for the swatches sometime this week.

Christmas Day we brought Dad over and hung out until late afternoon and Ron's son, Brandon and family came over for a while. Then David, Amanda and Dax got back from Texas and came over. It was fun to see the 3 little boys interact with one another. We had a nice dinner together and we got to keep Dax for the rest of the week! He is turning into quite the little clown and I enjoyed him so very much! Little Miss Savy is still in Texas with her other grandparents and I miss that little girl something terrible. She flew by herself for the first time and after she was out of sight at the airport I broke down and cried like a baby!! I can't wait until she is home!!

I have managed to get a little knitting done now that the holidays are over. I finished the Mr. Greenjeans sweater out of the Fiesta Boomerang. This pic is before I got the ribbing done but here it is. I love, love, love this yarn!
Now I just have to do the Baby Boom socks to match!

I decided to finish a couple of other wips before I start those though. I finished one pair of socks. Just basic 2x2 rib and stockinette foot from some San Diego I got in a swap.

And I finally started a pair of the socks I got in a sock of the month club I was in briefly. These are done flat, grafted then the heel and toe picked up after the fact. They were fun to do and I like the funkiness of them....but the heel and toe part of the pattern was a little wonky....way too short the way it is written. Plus I can feel the ridge where you pick up for the heel and toe, so they probably aren't going to be as comfortable as some....but they will be fun to wear for short periods of time, so I do plan to finish the second one.

I have so many things rattling around in my head that I want to do.....and want to get started on my Master's swatches......there is never enough time, is there? One thing I do need to do is start whittling down the stash.....I have already outgrown my knitting wall!!! I have at least 3 bags in the corner that won't fit....lol!

All in all, it was a wonderful holiday....so many blessings and precious people in my life! There are always those out there that, no matter how hard you try, just don't, can't, won't really care the way you had hoped. I have figured out that it's not worth worrying about and am just going to enjoy the true blessings as they come! Here are some pics of those blessings!