When you need the rain, but not that much.....

 Hello everyone....well, I think SA has been in the news with all the flooding we have had.....now the storm has moved on to West Virginia and other areas north east of us.  I know we needed the rain (Media lake is at 2%), but not 4-5 inches in an hour.....I think the final count was 13 deaths, which is terrible.  Thankfully I am okay and everyone I know is OK, but there is damage that will take months to fix, so we need to patient.

I do have one big scardey dog that does not like storms.  Poor guy paced all night till Lupe told him he could get in the bed with us....then he sleeps better.  I have never had a dog that has as much anxiety as Jackson, but I am okay with it as he is the goodest boy in the world!  Here he is (a little ashamed) the next morning.

I hope everyone had a fabulous Father's Day yesterday!  We had a little bbq at our place and let me tell you...it was HOT...till the rain came....LOL!

Here are some pics.

I tell ya, I really do not get out much or do much because after yesterday and all the activity, my body is killing me today.  I'm wondering if I have some sort of deficiency.....I know I am 53, but I feel like my body is reacting as if I was 93!

Oh well......I will say, since Lupe and I spent most of Saturday getting the house ready for the BBQ and then Sunday finalizing things and of course entertaining.....it made for very little knitting time.   I was able to work on this blanket a little (I think I got at least 8 inches on it).

I also worked on the hat I started for Lupe

Then.....remember that yarn I ordered?  Well, it came in

and I started a hat

Paige and Family had a wedding to go to on Saturday and she sent me this pic....I love it!

Well, that is all I have....Have a great week everyone!!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Rain Rain Go Away!

Hi everyone....how's your weather?  It is WET here!  and I am tired of it!  My back yarn is flooding and I don't like it (plus it will make for too many mosquitos and I will have to mow my yard a billion times)!

What have you been up to?  Me, nothing much.......I came to work today and my rose from my mammogram is still beautiful!

Jaime and I are planning on going to the lakehouse this weekend with Nick and Star and I am super excited.  Star wants to learn how to knit so I got some yarn ready for her, and started a scarf in garter.  I also put her stuff in a silver shed bag I never use since I only use Bags by Awesomegrannie bags!

I worked about a weeks worth on my temperature blanket and it is just no fun....so I stopped at July 17th and gave it to Antonio....He loves it!

Max enjoyed me working on it....he is such a cuddle bug!

Precious had a trip to the groomer.....she could have waited a little while, but I have plans for the next 5 or 6 weekends, so I figured I better get her trimmed up.

I went to my mom and dad's last Friday to see my Aunt Patti and my mom got me the cutest towel from Fredericksburg......

They also said they ate at a great new German Bakery there....so I took a picture of the card:

I finally got the buttons on my Boxy Cape...and I LOVE IT!

Then I worked on my lounging sweater....I found a mistake a few rows down I had to fix and I also started a 2nd skein and am alternating for the transition.

A friend of mine told me about a new CAL coming soon....and the blanket is beautiful....but I just can't afford a $200 yarn kit right now....but, I have all that acrylic yarn left over from the temperature blanket, so I might see if I can somehow do the colors with that yarn.

Well, that is all I have .......Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!