Rain

Rain!! We are finally getting some much needed rain. I have loved the past few days....with the overcast skies it almost feels like fall!

Of course, now I'm wishing I had gotten out yesterday to run my list of errands. It's raining much harder today....guess I'll be getting a little wet. We are out of coffee so there is no putting it off until tomorrow...lol!

We had a busy week with out of town company from Wednesday through Saturday. My great-niece from Texas is going to OU this year so she, her Mom, Sister and Grandmother came in to get her settled and all stayed with me. I loved it. I haven't gotten to spend much time with that part of the family in a very long time and it was wonderful! We got her all settled into her dorm on Thursday and she started rush on Friday. Man, are those dorm rooms small!!! I never got to have that experience and it made me kind of sad. I went to a community college my first year and lived at home then got married and went from parent's house to having a husband. In retrospect I think every girl should have the opportunity to live on her own and not be responsible for anyone but herself.....at least for a little while!

I have managed to get a little knitting done. Other than swatching for the MS4 I've been disciplined enough to work on wips!

I'm having a devil of a time with the MS4 thing.....can't seem to come up with a combo of yarn and beads that I like. I took all my yarn options with me to get beads....bought several choices that looked (I thought) great with the yarns......but when I swatched them I didn't like any of them!!! Still not sure what I'm going to end up using. The only option that I even remotely like is some JKnits sock that I picked up thinking I would use for the MS3 then didn't. It is a soft grey and looks ok with black beads. Only thing about that one is I'm paranoid about running out of yarn again this year......and I think I would just DIE if that happened again! Supply list calls for 1100 yds of lace weight, but 1200 of fingering. I have 1100 of the JKnits! They did say that the listed amounts allow for a LOT of insurance and wiggle room.....but after last year.....running out 19 rows from finishing......it just makes me one nervous Nelly to even think about starting if there is a remote possibility of running short.....what to do, what to do?

I did finish one of the projects I had going. It is the Little Miss Strawberry sweater for Savy from Creative Knitting magazine. It was a fast, fun little project and I can't wait to see it on her!

I used the Jeannee I bought to do the Cable Lace Tee that I decided I didn't like after all! I have now picked up the Split Shoulder summer top I'm doing out of Rowan Bamboo Tape and focusing on it. I have the back up to about 14" and almost ready to start arm hole decreases. One down...how many to go? LOL. A variable to be sure if something else starts calling my name and harrassing me to cast it on.....like the Tilted duster from last year.....the handsome devil socks for dh.....the slippery socks from Knitty.....the Blackberry Ridge shawl....and the list goes on!

On the OH NO side of things.....another reason for "weathering the storm" and getting out today.....I was sitting in my chair....minding my own business.....knitting away on Savy's sweater night before last......and killed.......6 MOTHS flitting about the den!!!!! The den.....the room open to and adjacent to my WALL OF YARN! Needless to say part of the agenda today is to bag anything up there that has wool in it.....get it into the freezer.....and go buy deterents to the little buggers to tuck up in the shelves!!! Talk about freaking out....dh said he hasn't seen me that hyper in a long, long time! I'm even considering tubbing my stash again just to be on the safe side. It makes me mad, though....I love having it all out where I can see it, touch it and play with it! I really hate having it all tucked away where I have to dig through it to find things!!! But I guess that's better than having it destroyed by flying little a#@holes!