Tuesday, July 29, 2008

What a great day! I did not have to work, so I ran errands,paid bills, did laundry, all that good stuff. I managed to get to Michaels where they have the Sugar and Cream yarn for a dollar this week. I picked up 12 balls, and am thinking of getting more. That stuff comes in handy for dishcloths soap sacks which are really fun to make! I am getting some things organized for camping at Fiber Fest in Allegan in a few weeks. My friend Marie and I will be there camping and knitting, and according to her, sleeping for oh about 20 minutes! Yikes I think I am getting too old to stay up all night! I would maybe have to knit just to stay awake! Anyway it should be fun!
The shingles Carl has are starting to go away. He still does not feel so good, so we cancelled kayaking tonight, but the rash definitely looks better.
I spent an hour in the pool again today on the air mattress, what a life! Now if I just had a cabana boy to bring me a cold drink! Ah............Back to work tomorrow and Thursday, and Knit Nite Thursday night!

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Monday, July 28, 2008

Ah, Mondays...................why are they so difficult after a beautiful weekend? The weather could not have been better this weekend. Yesterday at the inlaws cottage, I was so relaxed, I hardly even knitted! What's up with that! Carl was to the doc today. What we thought was a bad case of poison ivy, turned out to be Shingles. For the last week we have been treating it as poison ivy with calamine lotion and my leftover prednisone (don't tell a doctor!) and it just was not getting any better. He has kept me up at night tossing and turning because he is in so much pain, so today he broke down and went to the doc. Doc says its shingles, but it is too late to prescribe anything as he is on the down side of it. He did give him Vicodin for the pain, so hopefully tonight I will finally get a good night's sleep! Well I am off to excercise even though I do not feel like it. Knit on, or enjoy whatever hobby you have! :)

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Sunday morning already! Why is it that Weekends go by so quickly? Friday evening dinner was interesting. All 4 brothers were together in one place. This does not happen very often. There was lots of memories brought up. Some good, some, well better left unsaid..............
Saturday was a beautiful day. Briana spent Friday night with us. She is so happy, especially in the morning. It was a delight to have her all to ourselves for a short time. We spent most of the afternoon by the pool with Candi and Connor. You know it is summer when you lay in the pool on an airmattress with blue sky above you and not a care in the world for a few minutes! Carl and I had a picnic at the Holland State Park last night.We picked up a P'Zone from Pizza Hut and sat by the channel watching the boats go in and out. I brought my knitting of course! I am working on a vest out of sock yarn for Brendan, and am almost to the underarms. It was so relaxing out there. Picked up ice cream on the way home, what a treat! After church today we are headed to the inlaws cottage so Carl can repair his Dad's poontoon boat. For me.............sun and knitting. What a good way to relax before beginning another work week. Have a great day! Enjoy this gift from God!

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Today is Friday!! One of my favorite days. In just over an hour, Brendan and Alissa will be here. They are so much fun. If the weather holds, we will go in the pool. They both love it.
Went to Knit Nite last night. It is another of the bright spots in my week. It is totally relaxing to sit with these good friends and knit a while. All the stress and worries of the week just seem to melt away. I wonder where I could find a place that would pay me to do this everyday? !! Wouldn't that be the dream job! Summer seems to be quickly slipping away. This morning almost has a touch of Fall to it with the cooler temps. Since this is my favorite time of the year, it seems to go much faster than any other time. Tonight Briana is coming to spend the night while her mom and dad go to a wedding. I picked up some Oh MY yarn to knit her a new lovey since her other one looks so ratty. She is so attached to it, maybe she won't like a new one. We will see! This evening we have to go out for dinner with Carl's brothers and parents. All the 4 guys will be together in one place! That does not happen very often at all. In fact, I cannot remember the last time they were all together. It should be very interesting. We will take Briana with us, which will make it more interesting as she is only 14 months and pretty active. Enjoy your day, I know I will. Today is a gift to be treasured in whatever you do. Make it a good one, and knit on, or whatever your passion is!

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

New blogger

Ok here goes. Never have done this before. I have the day off today to catch up around the house. What fun! Laundry, dishes, that sort of thing. But I will make time to knit and catch some rays of sunshine! Knitting has become my passion, and there is simply too much yarn and not enough time to enjoy it all.