After Frank's walk last night, we came up the stairs and came face to face with this little guy. Isn't he (or she?) a cutie? I love those eyes! He (or she?) seemed just as interested in us....kept following us around that post for us to take pictures. :D
For your viewing pleasure, a picture of John's newest socks that I knitted for him. I love the colors in this yarn, but next time I will use smaller needles for a less floopy knit. :)
Here, a picture of the rainbow that I saw tonight in the middle of a thunderstorm. There was actually a double rainbow at one point, but it was so faint that it didn't show up in pictures very well.
And in mom news, she has actually been taken off of hospice care now. What does this mean? Well, we don't really know except for the plan is no longer for her to lay around and die. :D She has now moved into an assisted living home....I think this will be great for her. She has spent a long, long time being confined to her home for the most part. Now she can kick some people's butts in bingo and go shopping. :)
Okay, that's all of the randomness for today. Now that life is finally smoothing out a little bit, I hope to update more frequently.
Here's the newest creation spawned from my summer knitting frenzy....they look a bit baggy here, but that may be because they're for John and I snagged them for my little feet in this picture. :) I'm now working on a little sweater for Anna to wear this winter....pictures to come soon. :D
In postcrossing news, this is one of my favorites that I've received so far....it was mailed from Finland. I love the picture! From the back of the card, I've gathered that the artist is Martta Wendelin, but that's about all I can figure out. Tricky languages that I don't speak or read cause difficulties like that. :D
And on to the adventures....John, Grace and I went to the aquarium in Atlanta last Saturday. All in all, a fabulous place, but I would suggest going during the week. The weekend crowd was a bit suffocating at times. I would love to share some pictures from our visit, but I was too silly to remember the camera, so there are none. :( But just imagine whales and whale sharks and sea otters, oh my! Last Friday, I went to the planetarium in Chapel Hill (also no pictures)....good times, but the really exciting part was the loot! :D We got Grace a prism (because every kid should have one), a microscope that hooks up to the TV for super viewing and Grow Snow. Nice. :D Can you tell what this is.......
That picture was taken from a TV screen, so I apologize for the oddities in focus and whatnot. ;)
Our adventures for this week include a zoo/picnic trip with my dad and more time hanging out at my mom's knitting. Her health situation continues to baffle doctors, nurses and family alike. More tests are being run to see if someone can make some sense of the inconsistencies. For now, who knows????
As I've mentioned before, I've had lots of time to knit so far this summer....here's my newest creation: socks for Olivia!
They look funny laying in the chair, but I promise that they're the same size and shape. No worries, Olivia, you're not going to need any strange foot surgery to get into them. :D
This morning, John, Grace and I went to see an eagle be released back into the wild. The eagle, Liberty, had been injured in a territorial dispute, but recovered nicely from her surgeries and was ready to go back into the world. I did not get any good pictures of the release....she took off in a hurry! My camera couldn't keep up. :) I did get a decent picture of a golden eagle that was also at the event (for moral support???).
As we were returning to the car, John spotted this treasure/misfortune:
A tiny bird's egg with a tiny crack in one side. We looked for a nest that the egg belonged to, but did not see one. Too late for this one anyway, but it sure is a pretty little egg.
No news on my mom....things seem to be going about the same. I'll be back at her house on Monday. I've decided to start splitting my time between home and her house as long as things are maintaining.
For your viewing pleasure, a picture of John's newest socks that I knitted for him. I love the colors in this yarn, but next time I will use smaller needles for a less floopy knit. :)
And in mom news, she has actually been taken off of hospice care now. What does this mean? Well, we don't really know except for the plan is no longer for her to lay around and die. :D She has now moved into an assisted living home....I think this will be great for her. She has spent a long, long time being confined to her home for the most part. Now she can kick some people's butts in bingo and go shopping. :)
