Guess what my boy said to me today.....

"I still wish I knew how to knit." Wait right there, sonny, while I get the practice needles and Sugar & Cream.



And, since my son is a righty, I also learned to knit the regular way. So, now I am bi-directional. :) After knitting a few rows on extremely slippery aluminum needles, I found the kids needles I bought last year to try to teach him the first time he expressed interest in knitting. After getting him re-started, he did three rows and was back to the Gameboy. I love that he says that he is doing magic when he pulls the new stitch through the loop.

Also, cool, Mr. Macho (that would be the husband) did not freak out about it like he did when David took a Sailor Moon doll as his friend a few years back. Ugh!

You know what is extremely fun and addictive? Making these!


How do you like my oh so stylish stitch-marker container. Tangerine Sours. Yum.

While we were away, I got all sorts of pretty beads. I started making these in the truck on the way home.

SeaWorld was so much fun. We went to every attraction, and had a great time. I think my favorite part was feeding the sea lions. There was one that every time she saw a fish, he would bark and hold her mouth open, like a baby bird. We kept throwing her fish, but along with this begging, she would keep her eyes closed. The white herons wound up stealing most of the fish from her.

There will be pictures to follow once I get the film developed.

Once back to the hotel, we basically turned into sloths. We watched "Back to the Future," we had dinner delivered, and then the men-folk took a dip in the pool while I knit and watched a program about the Bermuda Triangle. Did you know that all anomalies that occur in this region may be caused by under-sea methane pockets? Sea-farts. Whoda thunk it?

I have some finished objects to show. I am in dishcloth heaven. These really are near-instant gratification. The pink one was completed in a day.



This one still needs its ends woven.



These three are going to be a gift.

This is where I spend my days.



There is about another 9 inches of desk to my right. That's it. Definitely not enough space. On my desk is a snowglobe from Old Navy with my son's picture, a green VW beetle stress squeezy, the very UNlucky bamboo that is in serious decline, and the ever present Coke product. Also present, the stapler mechanism from the EVIL COPIER FROM HELL. I have worked at the University for 6 months (as of today, yay me!), and have placed 9 (no kidding) service calls on this piece o' crap. Two in the past 24 hours, alone. Grrrr....

One week of break left. Tick, tick, tick.....