Quiet

Things here are quiet.
Girls off to camp & here is Joe this morning before his big
trip to England.
He does look a bit excited doesn't he.

Now if I could just focus enough to knit!

Summer Time

So it finally seems like summer to me.
Kids are off in 10 different directions - I work some evening hours so I can get them where they need to be.

I like lots of things about summer...
- sitting out on my deck in the evenings
- flowers in the yard
- all the good summer food
- grilling out for dinner
- corn on the cob

What are your favorite summer time activities?

REVEALED

TA DA
The Double Secret Project

Here is Miss Lisa & I with her new lovely Alpaca prayer shawl. This is pretty true color - it was done with 2 yarns camel color and cream. I love the way Alpaca feels - it is so soft and luxurious. It is light weight but really warm!

Lisa is in the beginning stages of her battle with breast cancer and this blanket was a labor of love -- it was quite emotional for me to knit this and often pray for Lisa and her family.
I hope it brings her lots of warmth and comfort now and when she has beaten this cancer!

Did it!

I finished project #15 for the year -- it was a big one.
50 inches long -- 33 inches wide and soft as can be!

YEAH - I will hand deliver it this week.

Now on to a few more quicker projects for a bit!

Soooooo Close

I owe a picture of the big kids on their birthday. Two cakes this year - because the husband was sure I would forget to bake a cake -- plus he likes ice cream cake. Ha, I didn't forget and we got ice cream cake and chocolate cake! They are now 15!
And here is a good picture of my nephew (and new graduate) Andy --he is going to IUPUI in the fall. We attended a nice graduation party at my brother & sister-in-laws house yesterday.
Now the thing I am so close to doing is finishing the double secret project. Realistically I think Wed is a good guess on when I will be done. But today is a nice slow nothing going on day -- I may try to work hard on it. We will see and then I will post!

Yesterday was a Busy Day

The day started with 8th grade Recognition day - the older 2 were pretty happy. Here is Brooke in the white Jacket and dark skirt. Next was Joe in the light grey shirt. They were not together since they were on different teams.
How can I now be the mom to 2 high schoolers! That is soooo not possible when I still think of myself as just about the same age I was when they were born.
So long middle school -- high school here they come.

Also last night I had our friend Alison's high school graduation to attend -- it was a very nice ceremony and I got my son's knitted gift completed before they even called her name.

So here is finished object 14 -- I am not sure it has a name - neck warmer - camo-face cover?? It has an elastic string run through some well placed eyelets then it has a little toggle to tighten it. He is sure it will be quite handy when hunting this winter. It was easy and quick and there is cool inexpensive camo yarn out there. I see 2 more of these in my future for some other hunters I know.


Here it is in lovely neck warmer style -- oh and today this smiley boy has a stomach bug on his birthday --poor guy. He and his slightly older (just 11 minutes) are 15! Really now folks where did that time go? P.S. If you are wondering - double secret project is moving along -- it is now 40 inches long. I am estimating that I have about another 12 - 16 inches to go -- or that is when the yarn will run out I think.

WOO HOO!

Finally Mara's soccer team won the championship game. Here she is with her buddy.
They have played in the final game 3 times -- this time they finally won! It was a perfect sunny soccer afternoon. I even took some knitting to keep me from yelling too much.