Fall is in the air.

Here is a picture of my pumpkin patch. It is a small donation to the Preemie Project. I lucked out at Wal-mart and found a 12oz skein of the orange I needed to start these on CLEARANCE!! Always a good thing. I haven't had as much time as I would like to knit. I did most of these in one weekend. (I was in the car alot that weekend.) I hope to get more done before the next donation needs to be sent.

The Hubby landed the job he's been hoping for (for over a year now) and started on last monday. He really likes it so far. Work isn't quite as hard as he thought it was going to be and the guys are really nice to work with. Yeah for him. It has been an adjustment - I'm used to having the house to myself in the morning but it's nice to share a cup of coffee before we leave. The rest of this week has been spent getting the boys ready for school. Hopefully once everything settles down and the cooler weather approaches I will get the itch to knit more. :)

I've been asked to make these hats in a larger size for bigger children. I guess I will have to mess around with the pattern and see what I can do. These might be good to make for the craft fundraiser for Preemie Project?!?

Happy Knitting!

Wow best Tuesday on record!!

I have to state the sad news before we get to the good stuff. "Fleas" pictured above is allergic to fleas. Aunt Diane let the mother in law know about this sad fact. I hope she is doing better, since getting treated by the vet for her condition. :( I miss my baby girl.

Now for the Good Stuff. The hubby was expecting a call from his new employer. He got the job everything looks good. He starts next monday!!! He is bouncing off the walls. This is a job he has been hoping and waiting for - for just over a year now. It is one of the best places in town to work. The turnover rate is extremely low - most people just retire they don't leave. So he is pumped and so am I. This will mean we can seriously start saving and looking for a house next year. Things around the house will change. Saddest of all is I probably won't have near as much time to knit now.

Other good things. Lil dude is signed up for school. Only down side is the first day he only goes for an hour. I will have to take the morning off of work to take him. I guess it's kind of a meet the teacher thing. It is so hard for me to believe I have to go thru the school thing all over again. My baby graduated from HS in June. Having inherited a lil guy means school for another 13 years!! YIKES. I said something at registration and one of the women said I didn't look old enough to have one that graduated from HS. I wanted to kiss her...lol JK but I did like the compliment. :) I told her I have one turning 22 this fall and she was amazed. Maybe it was just an act but I'll take the compliment anyway.

We also had a nice dinner with my p's. They are head north to Alaska today and were so excited. They looked so cute. I hope they enjoy and take lots of pictures!! I didn't dare ask dad if he figured out the video camera. Been a sore spot with him since he bought it from my brother.

I'm almost done with the booties to go with the Pumpkin hats I've been working on. I will post a pic of my pumpkin patch when completed.

July's Finished Projects

For the hubby's birthday I made him a sweater. I know knitting a sweater in July is a bit nuts. This way it will be ready when it gets cold. He has been very patient while I've been knitting for everyone else, mainly the Preemie Project.




I also finished a pair of cute socks for my neice's birthday. Hopefully she will like them. She just turned 7 and is a girlie girl. She likes wearing skirts and dresses. I thought these would be cute with a dress or skirt.

Now I'm back to knitting pumpkin hats and booties for Preemie Project. I just received beautiful yarn from Jan in Michigan and Kristy in Utah. I will start working things up with that yarn as soon as I get the booties finished to go with the hats. :)