UGH STILL HOT!

YUCK! It's almost 100 degrees again today. Blah. I'm NOT a summer kinda gal. I like to get the fire going, bake bread, and cuddle under blankies with the babies. I love the feeling of watching a beautiful snowstorm outside while my home keeps me warm and snug. Sigh.

Anyway, squash is in the dehydrator today; cubes, shredded, and chips. When it's done, we'll load tomatoes. I love to snack on a dried roma tomato! One thing about the heat, it is so good for all the tomatoes and eggplants! We just keep getting thunderstorms late in the day, and we don't even have to water.

I'm knitting a fuzzy blue baby blankie. Well. I thought it was a BABY blanket. It seems rather larger than I thought it would be, and fuzzier? I'm using Hobby Lobby brand Yarn Bee Soft Delight in 2 shades of blue. It was $5 a skein, then they marked it done to $.99 regular price (?) and THEN a weekly sale was all their Yarn Bee yarn 50% off ! At $.50 a skein, I bought a LOT. Now I need to use it! It's easy to knit with and very soft. It doesn't hold it's shape very well, and it IS very fuzzy, I'm thinkin' it might be nasty in baby's mouth. But, another grandchild has already begged for it, so maybe it's a big kid blankie!

HOT!!

Whoa! It's HOT and HUMID! Oh, wait, it's August in Indiana, situation normal. The lovely thing is that our home is cool and dark. Perfect for a mountain dweller like me! And, I can knit, knit, knit! I'm making the granddaughters "Twirly Tops" from Vickie Howell's book, New Knits on the Block. I made the first one, and then thought, DUH! So I'm doing the next one on circs, WAY faster, and more fun!

Rain and knitting

It's raining. A lovely gentle rain that is soaking the garden. So, I planned today as an indoor day. But Joe and Sam, dgs who are 4 and 3, keep running outside to play. They are staying here for a few days because it is Circus time and their family is busy!! And, I've not seen them in TWO whole weeks! 4H prep, then fair, then new baby, and now Circus! So, I politely requested to borrow them for a few just to enjoy their company. Big brother Jon, 10, is staying too; he needed LOTS of swim and bike time. I love watching them play in this perfect summer rain, my big guys are running and laughing with them. Me, I'm sitting on my vintage glider typing on my laptop. ?? The picture would be better if I picked up my knitting instead! I need to finish the scarf for the Red Scarf Project and the squares for the Victory Junction. Both are deadlines looming over me!

Exceptional day!

So far... everyone is in a pleasant mood, schoolwork is done, house chores are done, and we are ready for the little ones. ??? WHAT is going on? Please, Lord, let it continue!!!

New baby!

Dd Mary delivered a healthy baby boy this morning at 1:28am. Jefferson Woodrow is a blessing on our family, all 7lbs. 15oz. of him! Current totals : grandsons 14 granddaughters 10. Even I am wowed!

4H fair week

..is almost over! The boys did well with the few projects they took this year. Mike was champion and then grand champion in gardening, champion model airplane and reserve champion in needlework with his knitting. Both Matt and Aaron got all blues with their entries. We picked up animals today, and tomorrow we hand out ribbons and we are DONE for another year!

Birthday thinking

Yesterday was my 51st birthday. (How the heck did THAT happen?) I also met our new pastor for the first time. The two got me thinking about introductions. If you had to introduce yourself, and really try to convey the essence of who you are, what would you say? Five short sentences? Five nouns and then an explanation of what that means to you? Five points of your life that shaped who you are? Five people who have helped form you? I have no idea why "5", just a nice number, less than 6. excuse me while I play with this.....

Five nouns: 1. Christian
2. Wife
3. Mother
4. Grandmother
5. ????

The first four were easy. The fifth, not so easy. Reader? Bibliophile? Knitter? Master Gardner? Seamtress?