Happy Happy Father's Day a little early!

I feel bad when a holiday is on a Sunday and I am always posting about it after it happened.....so this time I am going to do it early......Happy Father's Day to all you fathers out there!

I did not get a lot of knitting done this past week.....on Thursday, Jaime and I headed out to the ROT Rally in Austin....and we came back on Sunday.  I did get some knitting time in, but not as much as I would have wanted to!  All I really knit on was Camp Loopy #1.  I would actually already be done with it according to the pattern, but I am making it bigger so I can use up all of my yarn!

I am also loving my new Dyakcraft Lavendar Northern Lights needles!  While we are talking about Camp Loopy.....project #2 was announced....and I picked out yarn.  I am going to make a cotton shawl....yes, a cotton shawl.  I think I am going to go with Fly Forward....but I was reading the pattern and it is almost exactly like Ardent (my camp loopy #1 project), just bigger......so, I am not 100% sure I am doing Fly Forward, but that is the current plan.....I will be using Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton in the Chartreuse colorway.....it is YUMMY!!!!!

While I was placing my order with The Loopy Ewe, they sent a notice that my Loopy Academy Prizes were ready and went ahead and shipped them with my Yarn for Camp Loopy #2.  My prize for finishing Loopy Academy was a book bag.....okay, it is really a project bag!

And then I did the extra credit project too.....now, I still have not decided if I am going to frog the project, but I did earn the extra credit.....it is a pencil tin with 10 pencils.....then, we can use the tin for knitting knick knacks!

I am so glad I participated in the Loopy Academy and I kinda cannot wait for Sophmore Year to start!

Now, I had a surprise last Monday.....In the Camp Loopy Forum on ravelry, the Rhino's and Elephants (I am a Rhino) decided to do a small swap.....my swap package came on Monday from a lady named Cher Rickat....she way over did herself, but I love every bit of it!

As I opened, I spied an elephant, rhino and lion looking at me….

Inside this amazing project bag, were individually wrapped items…..my jaw dropped in amazement!

There was another project bag inside with knitting material and longhorn material…..I am completely in love with this bag and just might sleep with it! My two favorite things (excluding people) are the Longhorns and knitting…..Cher must have read my mind! Both of these project bags are drawstring with cute wood beads and a carrying strap….they are perfect!!!

Oh, but I did win the swap lottery and there is more….perfect animal crackers and THREE bags of coffee….yes, I love coffee! My favorite is Hazelnut….which of course Cher got me, along with Nutty Irishman flavor and Michigan Cherry! I cannot wait to try these! There was a darling rhino stuffed animal too. A beautifully smelling melon slice candle (that has already been used on my  mantle).  Last but not least, a package of chocolate covered hazelnut coffee beans! It was 93 degrees on the day I opened it and the chocolate was just a tiny bit melted, but threw them in the freezer and they are heavenly delicious!!!!

Along with a safari themed card!

Cher, I honestly cannot thank you enough! You have MADE MY MONTH! Everything is wonderful!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!

I had another surprise last week.....I won some yarn from the SKA (Sock Knitters Anonymous) group...The yarn was from Stone Barn Fibers, and I got to pick the color.  I chose the transitions yarn in the Summer Solstice colorway!

 Last on the knitting stash enhancements are some stitch markers....they are the Atlantis Stitch Markers from the Miss Babs Knitting Tour destination 2.

That is really all I have this week.....Like I said last week and earlier in this post, Jaime and I went the ROT Rally......this year was the 20th year anniversary, so we got a special pin along with our t-shirt.

I had a great time seeing some friends I have not seen since last year....from the left...Brielle, Mary and Arlisa.....

and there were lots and lots of motorcycles:

That is all I have.....Have a great week everyone!

My College Girl!

Hello everyone!  Today is Paige's first day of college!  Yes, she went to barber college, but for some reason, that just was not the same for me.  She is taking a summer semester at NW Vista here in town (a community college)....just two classes, but with a full time job and a 3 1/2 year old, two classes is plenty.  I told her that my work is just across the street from her college if she ever wants to go to lunch and she said, "Awh that's so sweet.  You would leave your knitting for me" because she knows I knit with my friends at lunch.  Anyway....I just had to share my proud mamma moment!

I got a little bit of knitting in this past week....I worked on my Camp Loopy number 1 project...the first pictures shows the pops of purple better.

This project is super easy, but even easier is plain stockinette....which is what the Your Beautiful shawl is (with an increase here and there)....so I worked mostly on this at the lake this past weekend (more on that later)....the cable is really scrunched up (I need to put on bigger cable), but I am one row away from being done with the first section....so, 26.44% done.

and I started the tour de sock sock (stage 1) but did not get far....too much thinking at the beginning:

Oh, and my Miss Babs Destination 2 arrived.....we are traveling to Atlantis!  It is gorgeous yarn, but I have not decided if I am going to make the pattern that the tour came with....I just do not think I will wear the shape that often...but I have not decided yet.

Can you believe that is pretty much all I worked on?

This coming week I go to the ROT rally...this year is the 20th anniversary so it should be a big bang!  I am taking my knitting and I hope I get some done.....but who knows.

I am going to leave you with another episode of picture overload!  Antonio had a blast at the lake...he rode the jet ski with his cousin Sean (he calls him John, but is getting close to the SHHHHH sound) and uncle Jim.....he took a boat ride with almost all the family (My mom and I stayed back with the dogs), he went swimming in a lake (that he still calls a pool) and just had an all around great time!

We got there early Friday evening/late afternoon.

Ready in his new Ninja Turtle Swim outfit along with Swim Shoes

Getting in with cousin Sean

He is able to stand on his own!

 

Time to get on the jet ski...Sean in front and Uncle Jim in back!

 

Now look at how brave he is getting in on his own!

When the day was over, he had enough energy to still wear hissuper blanket cape at night sitting in the big swing chairs!

Day two actually started with some playing....and then an early nap!

Now ready for a boat ride with cousin Nathan!

Now the whole family is aboard!

  Sitting with Tante Janice: 

 

We stayed Saturday night again...and came home around 2 on Sunday....I (Gaa-Ma) was pooped!

Happy Happy Knitting everyone!