Been slacking

I haven't forgotten the blog!

It's ironic that you typically have more time to write blog posts when there's not a whole lot going on in your life. The busy times? Well, that's usually when the bloggin suffers.

I've been busy.

After the power went the hot water heater went. Cold showers suck.

Work has been hectic.

My parents came for a visit. Mom wound up in the hospital the day after she left and has been there since (hopefully getting out today).

Now my son is sick, but I think we caught it quickly. That poor kid has had more respiratory issues - I am so glad we quit smoking back when we did. I couldn't live with myself if I thought for one second my (former)bad habit was causing all of his distress.

I haven't been too busy to crochet, and I'm most of the way done with a really nice afghan for my mother. She picked the yarn & the stitch while she was here, and I'm on the last panel. I'll put some pictures up soon. I never would have expected her to pick out these colors or even the design, but it's for her so I'll do the best I can manage.

Aaaannnd - I learned to knit! Wooohooo. I kind of had an idea in my head but it would not translate to my fingers. Last Friday we had our "local" crochet meetup at Starbucks and my crochet buddy Gina walked me through everything. It didn't immediately click but I followed her advice and over the weekend I pulled it all together. YAY. Of course I went a little nuts and bought a magazine and a book with knitted Harry Potter styled things. I'm making a sweater for the booger. Itll hopefully be ready by the fall. He might even fit in it then.

That's all I got for now. Regular updates (and pictures) to be forthcoming!