Happy (Mini) Vacation

Hi everyone.....I hope you had a great week!  I know I did.  I had the home to myself while Paige and family went on vacation and then when they came back, it was my turn and I went to it Big Bend with Jaime.  I will have lots of pics at the end of the post.

First....the knitting :)

I worked a little on my Joji wrap....I finished clue 4, then started clue 5.  I did not take this on vacation because it is a little big to travel with and I want to wait for Darlene to catch up so we can finish together....she has been on vacation too since the beginning of June so she has not had that much time to work on it.  Here is what I have so far:

I also worked on my socks....I worked on them in the dark, and in the car.  I have today off (an extra vacation day) so I am working on them today too.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that I also sent Susan from Desert Vista Dyeworks my Andrew and the Bing sisters yarn back, and she sent me a skein that hat the brighter pink.......Yeah!

The only other thing I worked on was one of my Big 4 Retreat items....My Snowmelt KAL.  I did not do much, but I did some.....the progress keeper shows where I was....and you can see how much I have done.

I hate to admit it....but that is all I knit on......can you believe it?  I do have one very fabulous stash enhancement that has nothing to do with knitting......a friend of mine from HS recently moved back to TX from AK......and she brought me a Harley shirt from Alaska....I love it Christine.....Thank you!!!!

And now for vacation picture overload:

Antonio got to touch a jellyfish at the Aquarium! :) 

Let's just say it was a little hot!!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting Everyone!!!

Antonio is a Beach Rat!!

Hi Everyone....how was your week?  Mine was great.....but sadly, not very much knitting.  I am embarrassed to tell you all that I pretty much only knit on 2 things this week.

I finished the Weigh it Shawl that I made with the yarn my cousin brought me from Germany.....

And I knitted on my Socks on a Plane socks for Loopy Academy (but not much):

I did get my scarf from my Scarf Swap Partner and I LOVE IT!  It is SOOOOOOO soft!  And the chocolate is almost gone...and today I am having my first cup of the tea....it is delicious!!

And, because I am crazy....Stephen West has announced his newest MKAL starting Nov 6th....and I picked my yarn from stash (aren't you proud of me?):

My last bit of knitting news is that I changed my Ravelry name.....I was being harassed by another raveler that was super mean....so I changed it to:

ImAKnitphomaniac

Find me and add me as your friend!

So....onto some non-knitting stuff!  My ice maker at home broke....it just pours out water and freezes in a clump (I need to complain to somebody...and you guys are the lucky 'sombodies'!)

Antonio had picture day and Paige sent me this photo

Then, I got to see Antonio one day during the week last week and he is all ready for Halloween (he is a power ranger for those of you not familiar with the character)

Then, on Thursday, I picked up Antonio from his daycare and we headed to the beach......we got there too late to go to the beach, but the place we were staying had a pool that we went to that night.

Then Friday was Beach time....I have decided that Antonio is a genuine & official Beach Rat!

He slept well on Friday night:

Then more beach time on Saturday (he was playing with my Cousin, Niece and Nephew)!

It was SUPER windy on Saturday.....almost unbearable.....at one point, an older couple's full size pop up canopy went tumbling towards us and I thought I would be able to stop it....well, I did stop it...but not unpunished.....just as I went to grab it, a big wind of sand went into my eye, so my arm stopped it......and the result?  A big old bruise....oh well, I will live.

The wind was tiring....so tiring, that Antonio even took a nap on Saturday

Sunday it was time to come home to reality.....but not before one last picture of the whole family on the beach (from left to right, Daddy, me (yes, I look terrible, because I am really exhausted!), Antonio in front of me, Janice (my sister), Mommy, Grace (my Niece), Sean (my Nephew), Lena (my Cousin), Jim (my BIL, Janice's hubby)!

Well, that was my whole non knitting weekend!  We all had a blast, but I was beat.....probably because I am so out of shape.....but a friend of mine sent this to my LSSK group...and I figure my laziness and extra weight ensure I am never kidnapped!  LOL!  Have a great week everyone!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!