I Caught A Fish

Do not pay attention to the look on my face. I was very happy I caught a fish- a bass to be exact. On my first cast. Pete was fumbling with my camera phone so I had to sit holding it a little longer than I would have liked. Hence the not so happy face. I caught another one on the last cast, too. Fun times!

Random Wednesday

More randomness.....

-It's all very summer-like here. All of the kids are done with school. Two are working, one is not (he's only 15 so he has time). They sleep until 9 or 10am. But they are a pleasure to have around and good company. I think I am enjoying this summer more than any other summers with kids so far.

-Mom and Dad are flying the friendly skies as we speak back to their home in Florida. It was unfortunate that Gramp's death got them up here but oh so nice to see them and spend lots of time with them. Poor Mom is exhausted and I'm sure will sleep for a month on their return to life. She has COPD and her breathing has been suckier than usual the last 6 months or so. It hurts me to see her struggle so much but she is a trooper and just plugs along as best she can. It takes a toll on Dad too because has to do everything. But he does it with a smile for the most part. I miss them already.

-Meghan had Orientation at UMD at the end of last week. She had fun and was tired when she got home. She met some other math majors which was good. And yesterday she was notified that she is receiving a $3000 scholarship from that Foundation in Worcester that we had to drive in for an interview a few weeks ago. Pete and I are thrilled beyond belief for her. Her student loan load will be fairly minimal (as compared to her brother anyway). It made me happy to see her further rewarded for her hard work in high school.

-I'm trying to do more sewing. Sewing isn't like knitting where you can just pick up your project and sit anywhere anytime and knit. That's what I'm finding difficult about sewing. It's in a fixed place. And there's a lot of prep work before you actually get down to the sewing. I was hoping to be able to move all my craft stuff upstairs to Zach's room in the fall since he moved into Peter's room in the basement. But Pete and I are thinking the basement won't be a good place for Zach come September and school. I don't know, we'll see.

A Random Day

I started out with a bunch of random crap which didn't mean anything to anyone but me. So I deleted it. I've said previously that I tend to dwell on the negative. And that's what I was doing with my randomness. Not good.

Knitting....hum.....I've been more scatter-brained than usual. The February Lady Sweater has been scrapped. I won't have enough yarn. Which makes me sad because it was looking really good. All the stripes from the Kureyon were cool. Oh well! I really need to take the time to do the math and gauge figuring. Probably the only thing in my life I do with any reckless abandon is cast on without doing the figuring. And that's wrong. Very wrong. I waste so much time. Another thing to work on changing.

Summer of Socks starts on Saturday. I can't decide what I want to cast on for first. So many choices, lots of yarn and an itch to buy more sock yarn. This is really dangerous. I'm still unemployed, I have two college bills coming any day now, gas is $4.00 a gallon. Wait. I have a credit at The Loopy Ewe. OH BOY! There is a light at the end of the tunnel!

I'll say it again-Ravelry is so cool and utterly addictive. Not good for my addictive personality. Though I've been good and haven't spent long hours on it lately. But man, what a tool it is. And a window into the knitting world beyond my own little head. When I was at my former place of employment, I felt like I was living in a bubble. Not entirely the fault of the employer. It just seemed like such a small environment. I didn't allow myself to look outward from there. But the knitting world has taken on such a life of its own. I am so glad to be a part of it and need, I think, to be more immersed in it. Once again, it's a matter of putting myself out there. Working on it.