Thanks, new yarn and a special present from Carol.........

There is much to be thankful for in my life right now and just getting to the end of this week is one very big thing I am thankful for.  Starting off with Monday's Little Buddy scare, and then my sister leaving on Tuesday, plus a big whopping migraine on Wednesday, well let me just say that this week has been a tough one.  I'll tell you right now I am TIRED!  I am tired and oh so happy this week is over. I even had to work today to make up for two little ones I missed because of Little Buddy and my head.  I feel like I can finally breathe, I know you all know how that feels.

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts on my little boy.  We may never know what went on with him but you can be sure I will keep my eye on him.  He is back to school and having a great time.  Apparently his teacher thinks he is a bit of an instigator and that he is very smart.  I told her that he will keep her on her toes.  I think she is fascinated with how independent he is and how much he can do.  Everyday I have picked him up he is just coming from the playground, he is sweaty, covered with sand and mulch, and has a big smile on his face.  A perfect way to start the school year I would say.

Here he is on his first day of school, you can tell by this picture he is a bit of mischief maker.

Let me start the yarn confession right now.  I went 8 whole months without a yarn purchase.  8 Months!!!  I know that is like a lifetime in yarn years and I am so glad I made it that long.  But there is a new baby coming in our family in five short months, and I need to whip up a blanket because every new baby in the family gets one whether their parents want it or not.  I am not sure of the gender of this new little one so I decided a soft cream and gray would be perfect.  I am thinking a crochet ripple in large colored sections, what do you think?

 And this gorgeous yarn, oh my goodness it is so soft and beautiful I can hardly stand it.

I am planning on making this garter stitch sweater from the book, Essentially Feminine Knits by Lene Holme Samsoe.  You can find the link for this sweater on Ravelry here.  I made the Bella sweater from the same book several years ago, and I love it.  It was a hard sweater for me to master so I am hoping this one is a bit easier.  All the yarn above was purchased at Criativity in Largo Florida which just happens to be near one of my patients.

When I dragged Claudia to do a little yarn shopping this past Saturday we went to Raspberries, a small yarn store in the heart of old downtown Dunedin.  It has a lovely assortment of yarn  and I had two things in mind when I went to visit.  I wanted to make another Zick Zack Scarf/Shawl, actually one for myself this time.  This Cascade Yarn Tangier, is very soft and yummy.  I am very excited about this future project.

They also had this gorgeous yarn, actually I already have a skein of it that I bought last year while visiting my son in Ohio.  There just wasn't enough yardage to make something with it, so I decided to buy some more knowing the dye lots won't be the same but I don't think that will matter.  So that is it for the yarn shopping for me for a while.  I am still trying to shop from my stash first, and only buy yarn if I have a specific project in mind that I do not have the appropriate yarn for already.  I think those are good rules to stick to.  Of course if I ever get the chance to go on vacation, vacation yarn does not count against a purchase, it is a souvenir after all we all know that.



My lovely reader and blog friend Carol made this amazing blanket for Little Buddy.  Carol sent me a text asking me if I would be interested in a superhero blanket like the ones she had been making for her great-grandsons.  Are you kidding me of course I am interested!  This beauty arrived about a week later and it is fabulous.  It is a giant spiderweb in what my husband likes to refer to as Kansas Jayhawk colors, he is a Jayhawk after all.  It is the perfect size and Little Buddy just loves it.  Carol you are the best, just the best ever to think of  Little Buddy and send this to him.

Little Buddy is calling you all to say thanks for your positive thoughts and prayers.  Have a great weekend.