It Is Going To Be Hot

As I type this, I can hardly see what I'm typing. My eyes have been a little fuzzy and reading has been a bit of a challenge. A trip to the eye doctor is in the (hopefully) near future and we will get this little issue cleared up. In the meantime, the posts until then may be riddled with typos for which I apologize in advance.

Now, onto more important bloggings. Cousin Amy is still pregnant, which is a good thing becuase it means more time to knit and possibly have somethings finished and off the needles for her son before he turns thirteen. Mum has been knitting away too. This is the second great-grandbaby, and he comes from a long line of knitters. He will never know what it is to be cold...

Michael is currently sleeping and that makes me ever so happy. It means I actually have a few minutes to sit down and pound out a post and possibly get in a spot of knitting. Or sleeping. They are both important and I am not sure yet which one is more so....

It has been hot, hot, hot in Portland lately. The weatherman (if you trust what he says), is predicting triple-digit numbers this coming weekend and that makes me a little crazy. What, exactly, does one knit when the forcast is calling for temperatures so hot an egg can be fried on the sidewalk in 2 minutes? I don't know, but whatever I stitch on will be done so poolside next to a tray of refreshments. The only things that could make that better is if there were a handsome pool boy whispering in my ear, "hey cutie, are you doing that English Style or Continental?"

What Do I Knit?

Today is Friday. On any calendar, this is just another day of the week but for me, this is special. Why? Becuase I have started a new job and my days off are now Thursdays and Fridays. Today will be spent running earrands, doing housework, snuggling with the kid, and possibly knitting. That last one is really more wishful thinking as the rest of the list will take up most of my day.

In a little less than two weeks our little clan will be traveling to Mt. Rainier where Michael will visit his very first full-fledged naitonal park. It is very exciting. I have mostly figured out what we will be taking for food and what pictures will be taken when we get there, but there is still one question that needs to be determined: "What do I knit?"

This will be a three hour drive (not including the time we need to stop to feed and change the kid) and it is imperative that I have something to keep my hands busy so I don't go completely bonkers. There might be another one of these to keep in the tradition of my National Park Knitting, but we shall see.