Today I’m actually going to post to both…and on an actual Wednesday!
I am on the third book of the series…I took a few days off, as I had done the naughty and skimmed the book to the end and really didn’t like what I read, so I was putting it off…
I also pulled the Crazy Aunt Purl book, as I think I need to read something a little lighter at times….the Martin series is very heavy and dark…
I am working on my Knitmore Vanilla sock and also “A Breath of Fresh Air” scarf..from the Loopy Ewe monthly kit……the big striped thing in the back is what I am crocheting at the moment. It is my mindless project. I bought a bunch of Patons SWS Soy on sale a long time ago….I am just crocheting it up and hope to felt it to make a project bag…….
The Giving Geeks challenge this month was to make or give something to an organization to help with newborns of families that may need support.
I made 10 hats…some are larger, some smaller…and I am off to donate them today to the hospital in the next city. It’s the city I teach in and is the poorest city in our state. There are larger cities, but they have bigger tax bases.
I didn’t do too many “traditional” baby colors, as I was using scraps….but there are some in there…
Today I started my summer goal of trying to work out the majority of the week…I was dying 6 minutes in!
I chose to ride the bike and not walk and I chose the cardio function…..and I was dripping sweat by 6 minutes and ready to quit….I quit at 17 minutes, but I rode over six miles….
Then I went grocery shopping….nothing stops the buying of the crap food than having just worked out…..except for my one addiction…
I know it’s empty calories and not good for me, but I have tried to give it up. I don’t drink as much of it in the summer, but I do still drink it…..
And no I don’t drink diet, 1) it taste nasty to me and 2) the fake sugar they use does not agree with my insides…
The good thing is I did weigh myself this morning and I have not gained any weight…I thought I had, in fact I am down a pound or two since the last time I weighed myself many months ago…so my goal is to lose at least a dress size, if not 2 by the time I go back to school….I’m not good at doing this, as I tend to sabotage myself,,,,but I’m at that point…I’ve got to do it for my health…
That’s my friend K, with her 1 year old K…He loved the turtle I got him…it’s one of those big Pillow Pets. I also gave him these:
Hopefully they will fit…we think so, but he’s got some chubby feet!
Whose name rhymes with K’s, but starts with a J!
She is here with the birthday boy…their moms are best friends and there is some scheming going on for the future of these two!!!!
These are my best friends from high school. We got together this year again. Last year, there were only six of us, this year there were 12 of us. We all hung around together in high school. Many of us had come from different middle schools. Some of us have stayed in touch more than others, but hopefully we’ll keep more in touch…One of us had just had a baby, she is three months old….There were many other children there too…..
Not sure if this is going to become a yearly thing, but it was a nice way to spend the day….and one of us is heading for an adventure and moving her family to New Zealand for a year! Color me JEALOUS!!!!!
And, of course, one of us is flashing the camera! Love you R!!!!!!!
We had people come from Washington state, Florida, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut…..and the weather held out for it…Great Day!!!
I finished the second book, which is over 900 pages….and have just started on the third book, which is over 1000 pages….I did the naughty and scanned some of it and really don’t like where this one is heading!!!!! But I will finish this one and hopefully read the next one before the end of summer…
Here is Wil-key modeling it. It was for the scientific challenge…you had to represent lightening. A diving helmet was used as a lightening rod in Torment of Tantalus.
The new one
The original one
It is a kit from Tsarina of Tsocks. Not sure I like the yarn anymore…and it’s been a long time since I worked on it…so I’m not sure where I am….I may just frogged the whole thing, although the Hubs says to keep it to show how I started…
I am using OnLIne, which I LOVE and have bought more of and a pattern from The Knitmore Girls…it just seems to take forever! But I will power through…Spent the day here
(this is literally the backyard of a friend’s beach cottage!)
with lots of these
Good friends and little kids…..
Footsies with a 3 year old..
I collected some of these
would you like some shells from a Connecticut shore? Post a comment by the end of June 23 and I’ll randomly select someone to receive some shells I picked up on the beach today…
What’s your favorite way to spend a summer day?
It was a good day….four more school days until I am officially on summer break, but man it felt like it today!
I actually had the first book for a couple years before reading it. I had read many, many good things about it. Then during the lull of Nerd Wars, they did a read along…O!! M!!! G!!!! It was so good! I told myself I would wait until summer vacation before I got the second one, yup didn’t happen…I’m about halfway through (but have cheated and read some chapters ahead…each chapter is told from a different person’s viewpoint, so you can follow their story alone by reading their chapters)….I will be reading the rest this summer…..and look the yarn and book match!I was lucky enough to join Nerd Wars this round and to get on Team Stargate Command!
I have finished two projects so far…..well three, but the other isn’t totally complete….it could be, but I’m going to add to it…
Anyway!
Here’s the hat! I asked about the yarn a couple posts back..I went with the darker yarn…I think it looks like the Stargate…
I did add the symbol for Earth onto it…not sure I’ll keep it after Nerd Wars, but I like the way it looks…I made the pattern up as I went along…
And secondly
This is Wil-key….he’s a monkey inspired by Jonathan Coutlon singing “Wil Wheaton” to WW, replacing lyrics in his “My Monkey” song…
Now I added to Wil-key, by giving him a flak jacket and hat like Daniel of SG1, so I can get more points……let’s hope they accept it!
Now notice that Wil-key is dressed in a red shirt in homage to Star Trek:TNG…
and this little fella’ landed on my hat and stayed for about 40 minutes!
We were at High Meadow. It was a fun, relaxing day. The teachers really just got to sit back and enjoy visiting and hanging out…the kids did a ton of activities and just enjoyed being kids for the day….
My one skein cowl…it’s an improvised pattern, but I’m thinking of writing it up…it would be my first written pattern….The yarn is from Good Karma Farm in Mamma Mia. I bought it at the Rhode Island Wool and Fiber event. It was great yarn, nice and squishy and dreamy to work with! I actually made this for a contest…you can read about it here. My cowl is in their next post, here. 
Baby hat for a lady at work…I’m going to make another one, much smaller in cotton. She is due in July.
much smaller baby hats for the Giving Geek challenge in Nerd Wars…I’m going to try to make a few more before sending them out…
The Stargate…I went with the darker yarn….
The start of my monkey head for another project….
Yesterday I went to Massachusetts to surprise a former student. her mom had invited me to her high school graduation party…I had her in second grade….
It took her a moment, but she was very surprised and seemed very happy to see me. She’s grown into a wonderful girl.
She’s taller than me now…which isn’t hard….
I felt like a celebrity..my 15 minutes of fame…everyone knew who I was. It’s just so gratifying to know that you have touched a student’s life and have had an impact. As a teacher, it’s what many of us hope to achieve. It was a great day!
I made it up there about an hour early, so where better to hang out than Webs? As I had to go through Northhampton to get to the party!
Did I get yarn? Silly Billies, of course!
I added to my Manos stash of cotton stria..I ADORE this yarn and heard they weren’t going to make it anymore???It was on sale in the warehouse….
I also added to my Madelintosh stash with Tosh Vintage in Baltic, maybe for the gate?
and Tosh Sock in Brick for either the Rick or Sam socks from Cookie A’s Sock Innovation….it’s for Nerd Wars….
I haven’t been home on a Saturday in weeks! Weeks I tell you! This is so unusual for me, as I am usually a bed potato on the weekends….but I’ve been out and about since May 14…
First I was in New Hampshire at a Sheep and Wool Festival, with a stop at Webs tent sale…
Then I was in Rhode Island for the Wool and Fiber Festival…
Then I was back in Massachusetts for their Sheep and Wool Festival and since we drove through Northampton, we stopped at Webs
And this Saturday, I am heading back to Massachusetts for a graduation party….and you now I need to get off the same exit as Webs, so another stop may be in order…
And I may be back in Northampton tomorrow night to see Natasha Bedingfield…not sure we are going, but possibly…I’m not working on Monday.
Today I am heading to a high school graduation party of a student I had in second grade many years ago…the family has kept in touch all of these years….should be fun….
And then we’ll see…I have nothing planned for next weekend yet…I don’t think, what is the date…oh next weekend is Connecticut Open House Day. I went last year to places around my town, this year maybe I’ll head farther afield….need to peruse the list…
