I bought Cider and donuts at Quality Dairy last night and I knew it was finally Fall. Ok, it's not the Cider Mill, but it still tasted darned good. I had to go shopping for new socks last night because my toes were cold and needed a sweater tonight. Those are all good signs for this woman who hates the heat.
Andy was yelling at me Thursday morning when the thermostat read 65 degrees and I would not turn on the heat. It felt so good to me! I am already enjoying opening the window for the first time in 6 months. The feeling of the cool night air as I fall asleep is welcome relief from the tossing and turning on a hot night.
We chose to name the male and female according to personality. At left top, is Alexis. She is adorable, smart and fiesty. She will take on Josie and give her a good fight. The little white guy is Tate, who loves to bounce and play until he wants something and then he has a VERY loud little voice that stops immediately when you pick him up. I remember a little baby boy like that! Bear is promised and has a waiting list of people who want Wendy's little boy. We will miss him, but hopefully he will be leaving this weekend.
It was a busy Friday, as we attacked the house today. With the Michigan/Michigan State game on Saturday, I know Joe NOT be helping with housework, so he pitched in to help me today. Catie came home to find us both working like dogs and knew she was in trouble. She didn't even argue since she had big plans for the evening and is smarter than that. Andy, on the other hand.....not so smart.
We had discovered that there were no clean towels and the ones on the laundry room floor did not account for even half of what we have. It was time to go IN TO ANDY'S ROOM. Below are the towels I found.....
Now, consider that the laundry basket is about 3 feet high and the towels extend above it at least another foot and a half. How long can it take to accumulate that many dirty towels? Andy is the cleanest boy in Eaton Rapids, uses multipe towels per shower and I think doing laundry is against his religeon. The rest of his laundry was found in the middle of the driveway in multiple garbage bags where they will stay.
After a long day of cleaning, Joe prepared homemade salsa and fried fresh tortilla chips for me to take along to my Friday Night Knits. Love that man and so do all my knitting friends. It has come to the point where I get a cheer from all the women when I walk in and they are waiting to see what Joe sent them this week.
My blanket is almost complete and just in time to keep me warm this winter. It will be the first thing that I have knit and kept for myself. If anyone else wants one, you can put in an order because this one is mine! However, I am open to making another one.
I have a method that worked for me last year and I am trying it again this year. I start about a million projects and whatever is in my basket by the end of October gets finished for Christmas or thrown away. I start the New Year with no knitting guilt. Knitters are forever embarassed about the unfinished objects (UFOs). With this method, I can proudly call myself The Queen of UFOs and feel no guilt.
Right now in the basket are:
A Michigan scarf for Joe (3/4 finished...maybe tomorrow),
a scarf and ONE matching glove for Cat,
a pair of socks for Carol (98% done),
one pair of socks for unknown (just have to close the toes),
a single beautiful pink sock,
a single pretty purple sock that is tight on my foot (so it needs a small owner),
1/2 a sock for Joey,
materials for Christmas stockings for the various children
a hat to replace the one Cat lost last year (3/4 done)
Sweater for Joey knit, torn out and re-started
For some reason I feel the need to keep the stuff I "plan" to work with nearby and I have to clean up my mess every morning as I settle in to my favorite chair and play in my yarn. This is my command center! I can supervise kids, watch tv, surf the net and knit a sweater, all without moving. I love my little corner of the world.
Now of course, the yarn is another story. I began organizing the stuff I WASN'T working with right now and took over the closet in our new den. I couldn't resist taking the photo when I finished. I need more shelves because I participate in swaps, gaining more and more yarn. I also buy on sale and stash away things I WILL eventually knit. 
The junk in the bottom corner is a bunch of baskets and bags that are waiting for cubes. Tomorrow is a good day to head to Target for cubes, since Joe will be yelling GO BLUE all afternoon and never miss me. Fall works like Spring for me and I get this huge urge to clean and organize and playing with yarn is more fun than washing windows!I won't have to clean, Andy will be doing the laundry, Joe watching the game and Catie is off to a party. Maybe I should just get a cup of coffee and knit!
