Empty Nest??

It is been over a week since I have been able to sit down at the computer.  I have been knitting like crazy and we have been gone from home every weekend.

This past weekend our soon to be son-in-law graduated from college!  We are very proud of him, especially since he started a new job on Wednesday!

The proud parents and in-laws!

I finished my first KAL and mystery project.  It is a beautiful shawl.  I don't have a picture yet of the finished project. Just finished blocking it and did wear it to church this morning.  I love the pattern and can't wait to make another.

When we were down in Russellville for graduation, my daughters and I went to a wonderful yarn shop.  Knit 2 Together! Stephanie is wonderful and it felt like being at home.  I got some Flounce yarn to make a scarf for Kaylyn and myself, some Classic Elite Lush for some neck scarves I am giving as retirement gifts and some yarn for a tobogan hat for Abby.  I can't wait to go back again in a few months.  I will post pictures in a bit when youngest daughter, Kaylyn is willing to model for me!

She found time to model.  This is her Flouncy scarf, this was so fun and fast to knit. Love it! Going to start mine soon.

 This is the Posh Neck Scarf  pattern.  I made three of these for retirement gifts.  Another quick gift idea.

As empty nesting goes, come July we will no longer have any kids coming home over breaks or during the summer.  Sooooo.... I decided it was time for another addition to the family, a four legged addition.  I put the bug in Jim's ear that it was time for a dog again in the house, it has been almost 6 years without one.  I had found several online at the shelter, but made him go because I would try to come home with all of them - I just couldn't pick one and not the others...so after a few visits he brought one home.

We decided to name him Joey because he looks like a baby kangaroo and actually jumps across the back yard when he is chasing something.  He is about a year old and is house trained.  Still likes to chew things, especially my yarn balls.  We have had to rewind a few skeins already.  Jim did a good job, he and the dog are both keepers!

What is that bright thing in the sky?

The sun if finally shining after being missing for almost a week and a half. I had to take a picture of the woods with the sun shining through!

With all the rain, I have been able to knit quite a bit.  All Sunday afternoon I sat and knitted while Jim read.  We are boring like that sometimes, guess we need to enjoy it before grandkids come along...

This is the mystery KAL I have been working on.  I get a part of the pattern once a week and I have no idea what it will look like finished, but I am loving it so far.

With everything happening in the world right now, destruction, death and devastation; this thought came to me:

• We have two choices today: 1. Dwell on what what others have done to us and we can't change. Or 2. Dwell on Christ who strengthens us! I am going with number 2.
• God created us all to live as one body in Christ - even the birds!

'nuf said!