Non-Knitting Update

Well, although I thought I would finish my pink hat this weekend, I didn’t actually do much knitting at all.

What did we do this weekend? Not much, really. Saturday morning we went to IHOP for breakfast. That was fun since we haven’t gone out for breakfast in a long time. Nathan and I both got the Stuffed French Toast Combo…yummy! We also ran a bunch of errands, and watched a movie on Saturday night. I’m still not comfortable knitting and watching a movie at the same time!

I also finished reading The Myth of You & Me, which was a really good book. I’m going to stop by the library tonight and see if I can get Body of a Girl, also written by Leah Stewart.

The Letter “D”

This is a fun little meme. A blogger gives you a letter and then you post 10 things you like that starts with that letter. Stephanie gave me the letter D!

DHC – They have some wonderful beauty products!

Daft Punk – I love these guys!

Della Q – They have some great knitting bags and needle cases

Dean Koontz – One of my favorite authors

David Boreanaz – I just loved him as Angel

Dogs – I love dogs, especially the little ones…Yorkshire Terriers, Chihuahuas, Pugs, etc. They are so cute!

David Blaine – He does some awesome stuff

Dublin – a place I’d love to visit someday

December – My birthday, Christmas, and snow; what’s not to love about December?

Dark Chocolate – What can I say, it’s delicious and good for you!!!

Knitting Update

I started knitting the pink hat a couple weeks ago, but I haven’t made as much progress as I would have liked.

It looks a little big on the needles, so I hope it fits! When I first started the pink hat, I kept trying to bring the yarn to the front of the needle because of the moss stitch for the scarf! This weekend we ran some errands, and I was actually able to knit the hat in the jeep and not have to look at what I was doing. That’s the first time I’ve tried knitting without looking, and I feel more like a real knitter now that my fingers seem to know what they’re doing without having to watch them!

Charlie & Kennedy just couldn’t resist getting in the picture! Of course, when I try taking a picture of them doing something cute or funny, they always move before I can get the picture. Go figure!

Charlie loves yarn…as you can tell from the picture. She tries to play with it as I’m knitting. Kennedy, on the other hand, tries to bite the needle if she’s in my lap while I’m knitting.

I obviously haven’t gotten very far on my scarf, either!

We really warmed up today, and I think this week is supposed to be in the 40’s & 50’s. I know it will get cold again, since it’s only February, but I really need to get these projects done so I can use them before winter is over!

Virtual Book Club

I recently joined a Book Club at The Written Word. Our book for February is The Myth of You & Me, by Leah Stewart.

I went to the library yesterday and checked this book out. I hope to start reading it today. We have until March 19th to finish this book, and then we can start the discussion questions. I’m not too concerned about finishing the book in time since I usually read pretty fast; however, I am worried that I may forget some parts of the story by the time the discussion questions are posted! I think I need to learn how to read more mindfully, maybe? So I pay attention to what I’m reading and remember it later.

I’m really looking forward to participating in this book club. It seems like a lot of fun, and I’ll read many books that I may not have even heard of before. I tend to stick with books by Stephen King and Dean Koontz…I’m trying to read all the books they’ve ever written!