Nope, still not autumn here. We are cooling off at night though. There is hope. The best glimmer of hope is......when I turn on the cold water faucet, cool water now comes out of it. Don't laugh. In the summertime here, there is no such thing as cool water coming from any faucet in your home! Trust me, cool water from the faucet is a good sign things are going to change.
This was such a fun week for me. Let's get to it and find out why.
Last Sunday - we had family day at Jay and Tiffany's home. It was so nice to get the kids all together again. (well, all but 1) So much laughter and joy going around. Even Jaxon joined in with all the fun.
Monday - Took Josh to his therapy appointment. I always enjoy the one on one time we have when in the car. After I dropped him home I went and filled our water jugs up for the coming week. From there I braved going to a LYS that I had said I would never step foot in again. Well......I figured after 30 years, things may have changed and boy howdy, did they ever.
I was greeted with smiles and helpful hands the minute I walked into the store. No one pressured me for anything. I was allowed to look, touch and ask questions and no one thought less of me for it. Oh! I was in heaven for the entire hour I was there. I did come home with treasures.
Barber Cord......This is what I originally went to the store to pick up. Thanks to Maureen, I discovered this wonderful helpful item when putting 'on hold' stitches when making items. If you can get past the strong smell, it is wonderful and makes life so easy. Hopefully, the smell will dissipate with use.
Then I saw these:
Cable locks to keep your stitches from creeping down the circular cable while knitting on 'large' items. I got two sizes and wanted a third size but they were out of them. I have been using them for the shawl I am making as well as the baby sweater. They are the bomb! I had seen them advertised before and often thought of getting them but never did. Well, when they are right there infront of you....who could resist?
Another thing I saw thanks to Maureen:
Yarn socks to keep your wound ball of yarn in while you knit. No more yarn decided to unwind when being transported from bag to bag and place to place. I might need to stop reading Maureen's blog posts. She is an enabler LOL. Actually, she has been a wealth of information to this knitter.
My last purchase there:
Did you think I would leave a yarn shop without yarn? I was stoked to find cotton sock yarn. One of the ladies that works there is also allergic to wool and has used this and really likes it. Although, it does not have the stretch most sock yarns have, she said it wears well and does not slide down the leg. So excited to make some short socks out of this. I seldom wear long socks since our temperatures seldom require them. I do have a few pairs for those for the rare times I go somewhere it is 'cold'.
There will be more trips to this LYS now that the personal in there has changed. They have so many lovely yarns that I can use. The shop is set up so it is easy to find the weight you are looking for and then according to fiber content. Super easy to find just that right thing. Not to mention all the cool accessories! Oh my! I am so happy!
Unfortunately, Jaxon went back to the hospital today. She developed blood clots in her bad leg. They admitted her and started her on heavy duty blood thinners to get those bad boys dissolved quickly.
Tuesday - Josie came over to have me work on a dress she had purchased from a thrift store. She finds the cutest clothes at these places. Some laundry got done and I made pumpkin spice cookies. Hubby was very happy about the cookies.
Wednesday - Had a nice visit from Tiffany. We sat and chatted for a couple of hours. Yes, I think we solved all the problems of the world LOL. I spent the rest of the day working on my puzzle and then on the baby sweater.
Thursday - Finally got my Thyroid biopsy scheduled for the end of this month! This has been going on since July! Josie and I went to see Jaxon in the hospital. She had surgery earlier in the day to replace the integra (plastic skin) on her boo-boo. They are hoping to be able to do the skin grafts in a couple of weeks. The surgeon also found her knee had frozen and she took care of that too. Jaxon is now under orders to walk a lot and to bend that knee! Hubby and I had Adoration in the evening.
Friday - Spent the day in the kitchen playing with my sourdough. I got dough made for bread and bagels. The bagels even got baked that evening. The bread dough got shaped and put in the fridge for an overnight ferment. Jaxon got released from the hospital today...again. Started a new puzzle today.
It will look like this when completed.
Since it is playoffs in baseball I decided this would be perfect to work on for the next few weeks.
Saturday - We finally were able to go and pick up food for our food bank again. Afterwards, we took the beast (the new car) to the car wash and got it all slicked up. Had a little visit from Jay and TIff, went to Mass and then did a trip to Sam's club to pick up few things. Look at these little cuties.
I just couldn't resist them. Most of our Christmas decor is done in nativity sets, but I wanted to add a bit of whimsy with it this year.
Today - Laundry is being done as I type this up. Hopefully, all the bedding in the house will get washed today too. We have had a few visits from Joe's brother so need to get the guest room sheets done. I slept in the grandkids' room while Joe was under covid so those sheets need to be done too. Not to mention our master bed sheets need to be washed too. Luckily, I do not have anything else planned for the day. It will be interesting to see how much I do before I wear out.
Here is your ha-ha for the day................Can any of you related?
Until Next Time....................Happy Crafting!!!!!!!!!!!
