Happy Holidays!

Well a lot of time has certainly passed since I last posted here.

My son's afghan was finished the week of Thanksgiving and he took it back to college with him. Pictures are posted on my Ravelry site.

Then I got the brilliant idea I would make each of my sons a sweater for Christmas. What was I thinking?! It is a very simple pattern that you can make 'in a weekend' from Knitting Pure and Simple. I have both sweaters started but will be doing a knitting marathon this weekend to make headway on the projects. I would like to have them both done before the boys come home from college on December 20th. I would like to have them wrapped and under the tree so they don't see me working on them. It would be nice to have a few hours before Christmas to work on something for myself - what a lovely thought!

I have started organizing my completed pieces of the Master Knitter Level III requirements. I have more done than I remembered - woohoo! That was a very nice surprise. This is going to be my next project - to get this done. I have been talking about it and thinking about it long enough - it is time to cross the finish line!

Long day at the office...

It seemed like Friday would never get here. It has been a long week and today is a long day. I just don't want to be at the office. I would rather be at home knitting!

My son's afghan is well underway and coming along nicely. I hope to get a lot done while we ride the Amtrak to Glacier National Park the end of July. I doubt it will be done by the end of August when he moves to college but perhaps it will be done by early October when we visit him for Parent Weekend.

My sister Louise visited overnight in July and helped me take pictures and load them to my Ravelry Projects. It was so nice to have the help and suggestions! I finally understand my digital camera and can continue to load pictures myself.

Stitches Midwest is the end of August and I am so pumped to be going for the third year in a row! It is so motivational and inspirational to attend. Shopping at the Market is just as exciting as taking the classes. I plan to be organized this year and know specifically what sweaters I want to make and shop for yarn for.

Only 4 more hours and the weekend will begin!

How Time Flies...

This evening we will be attending my youngest child's graduation from High School. Where did the years go? Where did this school year go? It is hard to believe that in a few short months we will be an empty nest. It will be lonely with both of our boys away at college.

I will miss B & C terribly but do look forward to putting more time into my knitting. I want to finish up the Master Level III course work and get it submitted for evaluation. I want to be done and move on to other projects. I really want to focus on designing and see where that will take me. I wonder if I have the kind of creativity that others would be interested in?

I am now in maintenance with my diet. The 44 pounds are off and my weight is stabilized. I have been having fun buying new clothes. I want to make myself some new sweaters. I am really looking forward to attending Stitches Midwest in August and getting a lot of inspiration!

TGIF

It is finally Friday - this has been a long week. We are so busy getting things done for our son's open house I have not had time to work on my knitting. I am hoping this weekend to be able to sit down and watch a movie and do a couple of hours of knitting.

I bought a few more clothes last weekend. It feels good to have things fit well. I think I have a good assortment of work clothes now. I need to find some summer things - like shorts - it is finally warming up and it looks like the weather will hit 70 degrees this weekend!

Another Month...

I had such good intentions of blogging more regularly! It's been 2 months since I had time to write something - time just slips by so quickly!

I have been very busy with the school year coming to an end for my boys.

I have reached my goal weight, which resulted in a loss of 44 pounds! Woohoo! Slowly getting out and getting some shopping done for new clothes - nothing fits except for my socks!! I have an extremely small wardrobe right now - a very nice problem to have but anxious to build it up. Shopping can actually be a lot of work. Hitting clearance racks everywhere looking for bargains. I wear a much smaller size than I thought I would - WOW!

Many knitting projects going at once. I keep starting new ones and need to finish up a few! I am anxious to get back to my work for the Master Knitter Level III and get it done. It is taking me a LOT longer than I thought it would to get through this last level.

I have signed up to attend Stitches Midwest in Chicago in August. I can't wait! I am taking both of Brandon Mabley's all day classes along with a couple of other classes. This is going to be so exciting to take his classes. The shopping is always fantastic there and I am planning to be much more organized this year in what I am shopping for. I want to have a list of items to shop for before I leave home.

Rambling...

The new computer is wonderful! We just bought a digital camera too so I will be able to upload pictures very soon. I am knitting a shawl right now that is just beautiful. I am using Cherry Tree Hill yarn and it is fabulous to work with. When I get the camera figuered out I will post a picture...

I have lost 35 pounds now and am going shopping today to buy some new pants! The baggy, to big clothes have to go!!

New Computer

We finally bought a new computer yesterday. We still have quite a few things to get setup but it is wonderful to have a new system!

My diet is going very well - I've lost 35 pounds to far! I have about 5 to 8 pounds to go! I am tired of wearing the baggy to big clothes and am anxious to go shopping. Even my underwear is to big!

I have had a lot of time to work on my knitting and it was been great. Currently finishing up 2 sweaters and have a pair of socks, a shawl and a vest in the works. I never have enough time - I think I could knit all day long...

2008!

Well, it has been a while since I posted. I have to get this into my routine. The holidays are done, my youngest son's Eagle Court of Honor is done and went well and my oldest son is back to college.

My diet has been going very well - I've lost 20 pounds so far! Woo Hoo! Another 20 to go...

It is time to focus on my knitting! I need to get moving on the Master Level III course work. I have quite a few of the swatches done - I need some quiet time to sit down, get organized and focused on what remains to be completed and work on the sweater and hat design and knit requirements.