Lazy hazy (not really) days of summer

They're upon us & we're enjoying them. The wee one woke up Monday night (Tues. am) crying which she never does. She came into my room just past midnight & got in bed with me but wouldn't settle down to sleep so we went back to her bed. She finally fell back to sleep & I went to bed. About an hour & a half later she woke up crying again. I brought her into my room & around 3 we fell back to sleep until 9 when Hunter called & woke us up. I cant believe she slept so late! Off to the dr's to discover she did have an ear infection. A zpack later we were on our way.

My ITE IV bag is en route to its new owner. I really hope she likes it!

I'm having a CT scan in a week for a swollen optic nerve. Yes I've googled it. Yes, I know what it could be a symptom of. Yes, I had a couple days were I freaked. I am hoping that the results are something else.

We've been swimming a couple times this week & both times I've had to practically pull her out of the pool! Gah!

Today Libby is at the groomer, we returned library books, went to the PO & picked up some groceries. I've got a load of laundry going & some towels to put away (pool towels from yesterday).

We're gearing up for R & R & are trying to decide where to stay when we go on our long weekend trip. We've found a nice little house to rent but there's also an option of a cute condo. Both are pet friendly which is great & both are spitting distance from the beach. I guess we'll see which is available once he's out of Iraq & getting his itinerary in Kuwait!

The wee one's school list came & has been filled. We decided not to pull her from school while Hunter is home. It's going to keep some continuity in her life (what little we can give her with this deployment!) & give us some alone time. I'm looking forward to breakfast with my husband!

I'm working on a baby bib for a woman in our FRG, okay 2! Another girl is crocheting a baby blanket so I'll go for small things. My knitting ADD is back & I'm easily distracted. I'm blaming Hunter for being on the overnight shift & being online in the evening so I can talk go him!

Hope everyone has a safe & fun weekend!

ITE IV bag is finally done!

Got it lined today & now it's packed up & ready to go out. It's not my most favorite bag so I hope my partner likes it!

The flowers have pin backings & can be removed or kept on the bag.

And I apologize for the poor quality photo----apparently my camera's been hanging out with Leslie's!

Some cuteness to start your day

The wee one discovered her jacket when I was cleaning out the coat closet & insisted on wearing it. (Note the Monica tank underneath)

I can't get over how big she looks in this picture!

On a side note, laptop is fixed and my wallet is lighter. And 5 phone calls to our modem/router company & IP co later we have resolved our internet connection issues. Get this---turns out we had a line plugged into the router that should have been plugged into the modem. Not sure if I switched them last week when the storm wiped out our 'net connection or if that's how Hunter had them set up but everything's running smoothly (knock wood!) now!

Spring Felted Bag Exchange is o-vah!

So today my mailman Bill knocked on my door & had this yoooooooooooooge box in his hands. It was from LadyWy (Joanne) in Iowa.

This is my bag! How gorgeous is this??
She designed it herself & it's a great sized tote.



Libby was very interested in the big stuffed dog. He's holding a fleece blanket. He is yet to be named but so far he's been very cuddly!







Then the wee one woke up from her nap & discovered HER bag! Yes, Joanne made a bag for the wee one as well----hers is lilac w/ a beautiful pink butterfly (again her own design)

She also sent some color wonder markers----I keep forgetting to add the person who created them to my Christmas card list. They are fun for kids & no clean up for parents!






The neatest surprise was this giant yarn ball w/ the note saying that I would have to unravel the ball to find all the goodies!

A yummy sachet, beautiful stitch markers, beads (which I will be keeping for ME ME ME!), point protectors in the shape of socks---Red socks to boot! & a CD w/ "patterns galore" And of course, the ball o'yarn which will make a pretty blanket for BIL & SIL's bebe due this winter.

Thank you so much Joanne for the wonderful emails, e cards, numerous goody packages! If any of you do a bag swap & are fortunate enough to have her as your partner you'll be in heaven!

Happy 4th of July

Granted none of these are my soldier but I love the image! Home of the free, because of the brave!

Wishing everyone a Happy & safe 4th of July!

A word to the wise. . .

just because you have spent an hour on the phone w/ tech support for your wireless router it DOES.NOT mean you are now a tech guru. And you SHOULD.NOT start messing around with settings etc.

Where's the "banging your head against the wall" emoticon on blogger???

So tomorrow we're off to visit the Geek Squad to let them figure out what's up & while that's happening the wee one & I will go shopping to find some fabric to line the bag for ITE IV & a zipper perhaps. Or a pretty button. Then we'll get the remaining items on her school supply list. Only 6 more weeks until school starts!

Spring Felted Bag Exchange bag. . .

Here it is after being felted, dried/shaped & lined (courtesy of my Mom!)

I couldn't decide which type of handle'strap to use & went with these black wooden ones.
I started the bag in GA in May & worked on it in VA & VT. The yarn for the bag was Paton's Merino in "That's Purple"





These are the 2 flowers I made to go on it. They're from Nicky Epstein's felted flower book. The pink flower is made from Zara yarn that I bought in Montreal at Mouline yarns on Notre Dame Ouest (west).

The red flower's yarn is Lopi Lite & came from North East Fiber Arts Ctr in Williston, VT. They are both unfelted & have pin backing attached so Stacey could easily attach them to the bag.












And here is the lining! I LOVED this fabric (it's 2 fat quarters ) & thought it was great w/ the bag. Mom did the lining & I put the magnetic closure & handles on.

You know you're going to have trouble

when you get to row 12 of your bag pattern & there is an error!

And could someone explain why my dog will not leave my side at night? Im used to her being curled up next to me on the couch while I knit/ watch tv but I'm talking giving me the hairy eye ball while she drops her stuffed hippo on my feet (I sit w/ my legs curled under & to the side). We go to play ball every day unless it's raining. What gives???

Just finished watching "Because I Said So" with Diane Keaton & Mandy Moore. Cute & worth watching. Then again, I love Diane Keaton!

September 4th is special because. . .

Here is something cool, I was tagged by LeslieJ

The rules: Go to Wikipedia and type in your birth month and date (mine is Sept 4th), then post 3 events, 2 births and a holiday. Then tag 5 others, I'm following Leslie's lead & only tagging 2 people---Lacey & Kristyn.


Events:

1781 - Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (the City of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of the Little Portion) by 44 Spanish settlers.

1950 - The "Beetle Bailey" comic strip begins.

1972 - Mark Spitz wins his seventh swimming gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, becoming the first Olympian to do so. Spitz swam in only seven events and set world records in each one.

Birthdays:

1918 - Paul Harvey, American radio broadcaster

1968 - Mike Piazza, baseball player

I swear they used to list Ivan the Terrible's b-day at 9/4.

Holiday:

Quatre Septembre in France - celebrates the Proclamation of the Third Republic in 1870

For what it's worth, I was born on Labor Day!

A frogging we will go, a frogging we will go

hi ho the merry-o, a frogging we will go!

This is the start of my clapotis. I got a great deal on the yarn ((Louisa Harding yarn, "grace" 50/50 silk & wool) during WEBS anniversary sale & CO while I was in VT at my parents house. Somewhere I realized that my stitch markers were off & that it would most likely cause me to use obscene language, sweat profusely & be generally miserable when I had to drop stitches at the end of the project. So, say a little prayer tonight when I ripppppit ripppppit rippppit out!

I'm also starting my partner's bag (Lorraine by Berroco) tonight. I love the colors I'm using & hope she likes the bag!