The Heathen Housewife

No posts over the weekend…we were too busy having fun, and I was just too tired by the end of the day to think even semi-coherently.

Let’s start off with a little Friday video. It was Julie’s last swim lesson, and I caught the three girls in Julie’s class having a little fun on an inner tube together.

Also on Friday, there was a little casting on. Provisional casting on…

Then, moving on to Saturday…

There was a bike ride to Lake Calhoun. This time, I pulled the trailer because I wanted the challenge and because Joe was tired and, to be honest, barely willing to go. Julie didn’t really want to go on a bike ride either, so I bribed her with the prospect of frozen treats.

She chose the rainbow pop, I chose an ice cream cone to share with Sophie. No way was I going to share a single scoop.

Joe doesn’t like ice cream, so he had a Powerade.

We moved on down to the playground, and Sophie did some exploring.

I took a whole series of photos of her trying to and eventually succeeding in getting under these ropes. So funny.

Joe playing along and trying not to be too much of a sourpuss.

And maybe he even had a tiny bit of actual fun.

Back in the trailer for the ride home, staying well hydrated. By the time we got home, I was feeling the burn, but pretty much in a good way.

There was a bit more knitting, and the provisional cast-on came out…

While Julie cooled off in the sprinklers.

Sophie was a little tired and cuddly, so I took her in and put her down for a nap. God, just looking at that picture…the feeling of that smooshy toddler hugging me and laying her head on my shoulder right under my chin…I hope I never forget how wonderful that feels.

During bathtime (notice the towel backdrop) the edges were knit together…

And suddenly I had a cute little picot cuff for a toddler pant leg. Along with a brand new supply of mindless knitting. Yay!

Also on Saturday, I got my reveal package from my SP10 pal. My favorite part of the package is the Malabrigo lace. Pink! There are also some blocking pins – always handy – a couple of packets of coffee (Joe will drink those since I’m still nursing and still not drinking caffeine), a card making kit and a copy of Victorian Lace Today. Thanks, Linda!

I’m not telling when this happened.

Nor this:

I couldn’t resist – they were so close to done I had to go ahead and finish them. Then, some strange force compelled me to do this:

That’s the beginning of another plain sock, from the top down. Really, I wanted to see how this yarn would knit up colorwise. So far, it’s looking pretty random.

But speaking of the hand-dyed yarn…Michelle over at SwissKnits started knitting a sock with her Juicy Melon yarn. I am so excited to see it – it’s swirling just like I thought it would. I’m really hoping I get to see some more pictures of things knit up with my yarn.

Oh, and I was wondering where that giant shipment of yarn got off to…so I called Kraemer this morning to find out that it’s backordered. It’s not going to be here for two or three weeks. Just when I’ll be scrambling to get ready for camp. Oh well, it will give me some time to catch up on some of the other things I need to be doing.

Time’s up! Hopefully I’ll be back tomorrow.

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