gobble gobble

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have eaten a ton of turkey and pumpkin pie. I know I sure did...twice.

Good luck to those participating in Black Friday.

Oh and we're expecting number two ;).

chugga chugga, choo choo

Man, I wish I had lived closer to my grandparents when we were kids. My parents totally spoil Clark because they see him at least twice a month. I know I've said before that they take him everywhere and let him do all kinds of fun things. This time Corey and I were taken along for the ride.

We went to the Blue Ridge on Saturday and got to ride the train to McCaysville, GA/Copperhills, TN. Lots of touristy type shops, but gorgeous weather and most of all, fun for Clark.

first thing out of the car--gosh that sun was bright


Krispy Kreme, breakfast of champions


our new friend


Clark, Nana and Papa


looking at the scenery...oh, we have another friend


the train line followed the Toccoa River


can we be in two places at once?



Once again, so thankful for my parents for giving Clark wonderful memories.

glorious weather...still!

Today is Friday and I'm at work. Boo.

The weather turned from chilly to nice by lunchtime. We went through the McDonald's drive-thru and then to the park for a little exertion in hopes of a longer nap for Clark.






Have a great weekend!

lousy pictures (or my attempt at self photography using a camera phone...)

I finally have a few pictures of things I've finished.
They do suck. So bear with me...

First--Tuva Slouch

Pattern: Tuva
Yarn: mmmMalabrigo in Violetas
Size: a little short, i.e. not so slouchy
Love: LOVE

Second--OWLS numero dos

Pattern: OWLS
Yarn: Cascade 220 Heathers in some mossy green (the color is nothing like the pictures)
Size: Medium
Mods: elbow sleeves, forgot one set of increases so there's a "hidden" one under the arms, kept knitting so it would have more of a crew neck than boat neck
Surprised: very little yarn used; I purchased 5 skeins and used 2 1/2
Love: Love, love, love




Third--not finished, just progress pic

Pattern: Hitchhiker's Waistcoat
Size: small
Yarn: Baby Bee from Hobby Lobby in Licorice
Mods: knitting in one piece and I misunderstood button hole placement, so there will be a few close together at the bottom
Love: so far, like

Fourth--not finished, progress pic again

Pattern: Lacy Baktus
Yarn: leftover Cascade 220 from OWLS (most accurate color representation)
Love: at first I was moving along, but I haven't picked it up to finish it yet

Other than knitting, Corey and I have been watching Lost together on DVD. I've seen them all, but he hasn't, so we're trying to finish before the final season comes on.

We're also going on a train ride this weekend with Clark and my parents in the Blue Ridge. I'm hoping the weather is crisp and sunny.

Oh...and I got a hairtrim. I had about two inches taken off and some layers added in.
No picture because it's really not that different.

i promise

I still knit, I do.

I've actually finished some things lately.

I knit another OWLS sweater, I completed that doggone Featherweight, and I made the Tuva hat all over the weekend. Yep, go me! Well, I didn't knit the whole OWLS sweater in one weekend, but a week--yes. I've also started a lacy Baktus.

No pictures. I don't have time for them when as soon as I bind off, I cast on for something else. I've promised myself that I will not have more than one project going on at a time. So I'm flying through them as quickly as I can.

too cold

Just hanging out

Epic "Air Greg"

Friendly game of Buck Buck

VR was fun! The mountains were beautiful and the weather was brisk.
For some reason I could not say "No" to the slip-n-slide...




and Happy Halloween from Mater's driver :)

is it really still october?

This week has been difficult. It started with Corey feeling sick on Monday, enough to leave work early. Then he stayed home on Tuesday as well. Clark started getting sick Tuesday night, so I stayed home with him on Wednesday and Thursday. He had a fever and was coughing/sneezing all day Wednesday. Yesterday he started feeling better, but didn't send him to school in case he wasn't fully over it.

So Wednesday I made pot stickers. Mmmm. They were so delicious, truly they were. I didn't have any ground pork, so I threw some chopped pieces into the food processor with green onions. I then added soy sauce, some cornstarch, and why I can't remember the last ingredient is beyond me.





I got tired of folding them into boring little pockets, so I started making some "purses" as well.



They cook so quickly, so it's easy to make a ton all at once.




Clark spent most of that day asleep on the couch. Poor guy.

Thursday we woke up and ate breakfast. I thought he still felt warm so we hung out most of the morning.

After lunch we made a Wal-Mart run to buy some paint. I told him we could decorate his pumpkins.





Here he is attacking his work.



And here are our finished pieces.



I also found time to knit yesterday. A lady at my church has asked me several times about making her something--a scarf, a vest, anything! She always says she'll pay me, but I love her family and thought a simple cowl would be easy and quick. I made up my own little pattern as I went, but I think it turned out quite all right.



I hope she doesn't mind that I modeled it. ;)



I am also finally on the home stretch of that darn Featherweight. Still no pictures, but when it's off the needles, I will post something. Promise. But not this weekend. We'll be at Vertical Reality in the North Georgia Mountains for a retreat with our students from church.

Where we're staying: