Week 10 For Year 7

Another week has flown by.  I always think this time of year goes by so quickly and then I step outside and realize I still have another 6-8 weeks of very warm/hot temperatures to deal with.  It is 105F today and will be over 100 for the next week. (Probably for another month)  I really do get a bit tired of the heat, but the winters here are well worth the extra month of summer we have.  How many people do you know who can sit out by the pool at Christmas time with just jeans and a t-shirt.  No coats needed here.  Well, maybe in the early morning and late evening.

Anyway.......................you didn't drop by to hear about my weather woes.  Let's take a look at that log cabin square #2

I am almost done with the turquoise.  I should have that finished by the end of the night.  Then I will be on the last 4 sides (2 black and 2 orange).  I can hardly wait to start square #3.  I have never gotten that far before.  I actually might get this done in time for daughter's birthday in October.  

I found out my original knitting instructor lives only a couple of miles from me.  He has made this blanket before and therefore, if I need help with the finishing, he is just a call away.  I am so happy about that. Having never joined squares the way it is suggested..............I don't want to mess it up!

That is all for the crafting, other than the shawl I started at Prayer Shawl this week and I won't work on that again until this coming Thursday.

My brother is coming to town on Tuesday or Wednesday.  He will be here for about a week. He comes, twice a year, to see our mother.  She so enjoys his visits.  I do have his room all cleaned up for him and all I need to do is make the bed and put a power strip in there for him and he is set.

For the month of September, I have taken myself off of Facebook.  I was so tired of all the negativity on there.  The back stabbing, name calling, political ugliness, and drama was just too much for me.  I was so angry by the time I had been on there for about 5 minutes.  I was getting ready to write some very ugly stuff on there and then realized, I was becoming just like the people I was angry with.  So I am taking a month off.  It is not as hard as I thought it would be.  I figured, if a social media could turn my emotions ugly and cause me to want to be hateful, than that social media does not need to be in my life for a while.  No one is going to miss me.  I announced my departure and out of all my 'friends' I only had 1 that said he would miss me.  But, we have each other's phone numbers and we have already talked on the PHONE!  Can you believe that?  A real phone call!  We are even setting up a dinner date.

Tonight, we are heading to our friends house for a nice BBQ.  There will be lots of people there that we have not seen in a while, so that will be nice.  I still have 4 dogs at my house. Last night, I played with Mr Mixed up Mutt for over 1.5 hours and all of us had a nice restful sleep.  There is also Mr Cat, whom I am taking care of today yet.  Everyone comes home tomorrow, so I will be relieved of all my critter duties.  I don't mind doing it.  Now that I know the trick to get Mr Mixed up Mutt to sleep at night, it will be no problem anymore having him here.

Tomorrow is Labor day and hubby and I are going to try and have a relaxing day.  I will go out and see my mom in the afternoon.  I have not told her about my brother coming to town yet.  I figure I would let it be a surprise, unless he tells her.  There is bread making on the list of to do's for tomorrow as well as maybe a load or 2 of laundry.  I know that doesn't sound relaxing but...............I love making bread and I also enjoy seeing clothes getting cleaned and put away.  Other than that, I plan on knitting during my down time.  Might even put a movie on the TV for some viewing pleasure.

Until next time.................................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!