Counting down

Beginning a few count downs in my life.  1) counting down to vacation in August  2) counting down to the credit card payoff  3) counting down the rows on the Regatta Tee.

Yippee!  Only 33 more rows of stripe pattern and then on to the lace portion.  After that, it'll be just a hop skip and a jump till it's done.  :)

What will you be when you grow up?

I'll be socks!  All sorts, cable-y, lacey, straight-knitting-y...... and all my leftovers will grow up into a pair of stripey socks.  :)  Oh, the places we'll go!

I think Thomas approves.  :)

This is Cobasi by HiKoo:  Cotton, Bamboo, Silk, and nylon.  :)

Best.Weekend.Ever.

This last weekend was absolutely wonderful.  Friday night we had our deck party, and about 20-25 folks showed up, a very nice mix of peeps.  It stopped raining so we could go out on the deck, even if the chairs and all were sopping wet.  Lots of food, drinks, laughs!

Then Saturday we went to a friend's house and enjoyed kabobs, a variety of mixed drinks, and a taco seasoning dip that was amazing.  Finally got to see the new Star Trek-Into Darkness movie.  Saw it in 3D, and it was fantastic.  Just the right amount of 3D effects and all.  Good plot line, full of action and sprinkled with ST humor.

Sunday we had our normal brunch at our local pub.  Did a bit of housework, not much, and then decided to try something we've never done before:  take our black lab to our pub and sit outside to watch the world go by.  She was such a good girl!  There was a bit of barking at another dog, but other than that, she was friendly to folks who wanted to pet her and didn't freak out by her surroundings.

Did a little bit of knitting, and finished the decreases on the second piece of the Regatta Tee, now it's straight knitting for a while, then the matching increases.  :)

Rain rain, go away!

The Deck Party is still on, but since it's been chucking it down with rain all day, it will be mostly indoors.  :)

Quiet descends.....

It's now just back to Hubby and me.  The in-laws went home last night to the UK.  While I do enjoy having them visit, it's always nice to get our house, routine, and lives back.   They won't be making the trip back this direction again, as it's becoming very difficult on them.  Their health isn't what it used to be.  Not surprising, as my FIL turns 90 this month.  Next spring, we'll go to them, I think.

The Regatta Tee, second half, is coming along nicely.  Probably won't have much time to knit on it this week, tho, as we have to go shopping tonight for our upcoming deck party this Friday, have trivia on Wednesday night, and we have to clean house on Thursday before the party.  Whew.  Getting tired just reading that.

:)

One leaves, one arrives

So, Katie went home yesterday, and Roger arrives today.  It's nice that each grandchild will have the opportunity for one-on-one time with their grandparents.  :)  Short trips for both, but very nice.  Roger was very helpful to his dad - they actually got the rolling chasis of the old vette under the fiberglass body of the second old vette, making Frankenvette that much closer to completion!  They spent about two days drenched in sweat and car smells, thanks heavens for showers and washing machines, lol. 

And I've finished with the first side of the Regatta Tee!  I am very pleased.

Too short, too soon

I've been loving having our daughter visit!  Katie arrived on Tuesday evening, and it's already Thursday, time for her to go home.  The trip was way too short, I wish she could have had more time off from work.  But I am thankful and blessed to have had her be able to visit at all.  Love you, Baby Girl!