It's already August 15th!

So far this month...

I made Janet's Wedding Cake...the cake traveled 4 1/2 hours to it's destination. I'm glad I waited to decorate it there. I had put the first layer of frosting on the three tiers before we left. In transport the frosting on the sides slid off! The wedding was wonderful. Here are a couple of pictures of the day... :o)


On the cake you will see gorgeous flowers. The Mother of the Bride, Deanna, grew these in her yard just for the wedding! She is amazing! The cake during daylight hours...



The Bride and Groom with the cake...


The picture above was taken when the sun was almost down so it's a little dark.

We were gone for 4 days...came home and I went to my Sisters. It was good to hang out with her. Love you Sis!

And now I'm in full swing of getting ready for the fair. We take in entries on August 17th. That day will be the busiest and then Monday we will set up. I will do my best to get pictures.

Here is a blanket I crocheted last month in less than a week....


It's done with a Q hook and 4 strands of yarn! I love it. It is so easy and goes soooo fast. A major stash buster! I have some acrylic that I either want to get rid of or use up. Colors that go together I am making this blanket to burn through it quickly. I need to make room for my wool! I have started another blanket but haven't had time to work on it.

Hope you are enjoying your summer!

He's been sworn in!

It has been a busy couple of weeks here. I have been getting ready for the County Fair in August and getting ready for a garage sale that my neighbor and I have been wanting to have forever. I meant to take a picture of our great garage sale but kept forgetting the camera at home across the street. :o) We feel it was a huge success, even though I didn't get rid of everything. Ok, I know I had unrealistic expectations but a girl can dream can't she?

While I was preparing for the garage sale our son was up north taking his ASVAB and getting a physical in preparation for entering the Air Force. My hubby and I took our darling son to the airport Wednesday night for his journey. It was very strange to have him gone out of town for the night. We both looked at each other and the empty nest thing hit us...This is going to be a permanent deal soon! We are very proud of him and we are looking forward to watching him grow up and at the same time we will miss him terribly. As we went to pick him up from the Airport the following day we received a call from the recruiter inviting us to the Swearing in Ceremony of the the local recruits on the following day.

This past weekend we had a couple of Air Force F16's and a P51 in town for a local event and the new recruits were sworn in by the leader of the elite group of F16 Pilots. (I don't know my Air Force lingo yet so forgive me if I didn't correctly describe these brave men and their titles. I will learn in time I am sure.) Here are a few pictures of the event....

The P51...

The F16's...The recruits being lined up...The swearing in...
Proud Parents and the soon to be Air Force Man...

This was a very special deal for these recruits but I am not sure they really got that. They will someday. My hubby and I were so excited for our son not every recruit gets sworn in by an F16. :o)

After the garage sale Saturday, my hubby and I came down with a terrible bug. We thought it was food poisoning but then we heard of others getting it so then we weren't so sure. My hubby was still suffering today so he went into the doc. Sure enough it is a flu thing going around. I really don't wish it upon my worst enemy. I won't go into details trust me you don't want to know. We are still in the recovery stage so not much is getting done. We have a wedding to go to in two weeks so I am gearing up for that as I am doing the cake. Then the Fair is around that corner then the Son will be off to Boot Camp. Lots happening in the next month. I will try and stay up with it all. I do have knitting and crocheting to report but will do that later this week as this post is getting very long.

Until next time...

He has gone Home!

Wonderful news...my Great-Uncle has gone home. He is still not a 100% but is much better. I am so thrilled!

In other good news I finished my Clapotis...


I have been working on the Touring Wrap again. :o) I am using Fleece Artist Suri Blue..


I really need to find a project that takes no thinking for those days that I am really busy and need to chill. I'm not inspired yet with anything.

The kid is off to take the ASFAB and the physical fitness test tonight. I can't believe that my little Sweet Pea is 19 and going into the Air Force in less than a month...wasn't he just a baby?

Well, that is all for now. Have a great day!

July so far...

I received some pictures of my niece's baby that was supposed to be a girl but surprised Mommy & Daddy by being a boy. Here he is....


It was my Hubby's birthday and I made him a cake. He loves my cakes. I am not a big cake eater but I do love to make them for occasions. Here is his cake...


Then on the 9th I received a call from my Great-Aunt Di that she was having a Birthday Bash for her Hubby my Great-Uncle Harry. I was not sure I would be able to make it since it is a 4 hour drive for me. With the gas prices as they are I had to make sure it was in the budget. Lucky we had it so I went and had a great time. It was so good to see him and his kids. I had not seen everyone in several years. Here are a few pictures from the party...


Here is a picture of the birthday boy who has already blown the candles out before we finished singing to him and before anyone could get a picture! Such a stinker!!!


Here my Aunt is reading all the cards and my cousin , who is in the gray shirt, and I are taking pictures of the crowd.


I really wanted to get a picture of ALL the family that was present but this is all that I could get to get in the picture. My Great Aunt Mae(birthday boy's older sister), the birthday boy my Great Uncle Harry and Me.


It was lots of fun to see everyone and meet family that I had not met before. If you would please pray for my Uncle. Three days after this birthday bash Uncle Harry was admitted to the hospital. He is still not doing well and could use your prayers. Thanks so much.

I am now getting ready for a garage sale my neighbor and I are going to have this coming weekend. Today I am going to take my son shopping and out for sushi for his birthday. The big 19 today! I can't believe he is 19 already. Here is a picture of him when he was a wee one...

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!

Baby Surprise!

Things have finally settled down a bit from the Graduation Celebrations. We have been busy with the yard and garden. I have also been knitting here and there. I started walking in the evenings which is usually my knitting time. My neighbor and I have been walking 2-4 miles every night. It feels good to get the old body moving. :o)

Remember that baby blanket I made for my niece's wee one on the way?


She was told she was having a girl with the ultrasound. The wee one arrived June 26th around 8:30pm and it was a BOY! He was 10lbs, 6oz and was 22" long. Mommy and Daddy did not have a name pick out for a boy so they had to think quickly. They decided on Garret Patrick L. I have not seen any pictures yet but I am sure he is a big boy. Hopefully for Christmas I can get another blanket done for him that are more boy colors. :o)

I have been working on my Clapotis and making headway. I really like the pattern and look foward to being done with it so I can wear it. I have also casted on some socks...no pictures of them yet but hear is the Clapotis...


I wish I could take better pictures! I need to find a class on taking pictures for the web. :o)
I am using Cascade 220 Superwash Paints Colorway 9860 I really like this yarn and colorway.

That's all for now. Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!
Until next time. :o)

Congratulations to Our Graduate!

We couldn't be more proud of him. Homeschooling our son for the past 9 years has been challenging and yet rewarding. We are so proud of him even though he thinks he is nothing special, he is special to us. A few pictures of the big day....

Here he is with his High School Diploma!!

He not only graduated High School but also is graduating from the Community College. We did not have a Homeschool Graduation Ceremony since he was going to walk in the Community College Ceremony. The music was wonderful. The music for the Instructors was performed by a bagpipe crew. It was so beautiful. I have it on video tape. :o) Here is our son in the procession....

Him in his seat looking at us, we have this on video tape also...


Finally he receives his Diploma. You will notice it is a little blurry, well, that is all we get. My Darling Husband was taking stills I was on video. We DON'T have this on video tape...


The story is...I am not the one to leave in charge of the video camera. At least when it is my kid graduating. I think the strap hit the standby button but I am also willing to admit that maybe in my excitement I accidentally hit the standby button. Or maybe it was because it was Friday the 13th! :o) After he received the diploma cover and was off stage I noticed the standby icon. Bummmmmer! But we did get some great stills. Here are a couple of them.

Proud Grandpa and Graduate!


Proud Parents of a High School Graduate and
a great start to a College Education...


There was a BBQ on Saturday with friends and family. No still shots or video of the BBQ. :o(
We had a great time anyway visiting and eating good food.
Congratulations Son, We Love You!
Mom & Dad

Busy, Busy!

It has been very busy around here. When is Not busy? :o)

I finished up with work until September. It has been an interesting transition from staying at home homeschooling to working. Hopefully next year it will be a little easier.

Josh is graduating this Friday! Here is a picture of him at the Homeschool Semi-Formal as King. All the Seniors get King and Queen status for the night. The guys this year got to wear "Burger King" crowns. Pretty funny!
My baby is all grown up and getting ready to move into adulthood. I am so excited for him but also know I will miss him.

I am a coordinating team member with a local Homeschool Support group and there has been lots going on with that. We are so blessed to live in a country where we can educate our children at home. :o)

Because I was so sick for so long I am still working on getting the house and yard caught up.

To keep from going crazy I have been knitting of course. Here is a baby blanket I made for a niece that is having a baby girl. I decided to put a scalloped crochet edge on it. I really like how it turned out. Although I am not happy with how the pictures turned out. Here it is before the crochet edge ...
Here is a closeup of the crochet edge. I think the edging gives it a finished look.The day I finished the baby blanket I casted on the Clapotis from knitty.com. I am using the Cascade Superwash Paints
I am so happy with this yarn and am enjoying the Clapotis pattern.

After this weekend I hope that things will slow down enough do some canning. I would like to do some jam.

Pictures next week of the Boy graduating!

Have a great week!!