Starting Over...In Life

Sarah was Starting over in NYC when I met her last year.  Now, she's starting over in Chicago.  I titled this starting over...and somehow it was left as a draft with no text...and I just found it today.  I wonder why the title...so I added 'In Life.'  Maybe because of Sarah.  Maybe because at the time we took this photo...we were just starting over here (new job and all)  And now today...I'm thinking a lot about starting over...maybe I'll put those thoughts together for a post.

This post was dated 11.17.08.  Now, I'm not sure if that's when I met Sarah for the first time or not.  It's just when I finally downloaded the photo.  Sarah was able to get a car and drive out to see me from Beverly Hills.  We had such a fun time knitting by the fountain of a courtyard cafe.  I've even seen her a 2nd time and still didn't get this photo up.  Just recently (well if you call the beginning of January recently) I picked her up in Ontario and we enjoyed a dinner together.  

 

Sarah...thanks for the wonderful visits.  I hope you make it to California again.  If all my on-line friends are as fun as Sarah...and I'm sure you are...then I hope I get the chance to meet many of you.  

Starting over...

Well, not completely.  My second mitt I just knit through.  I didn't continually try it on like the first.  It's too small.  Not too small to wear, but enough smaller than the first.  It bugs me to try to wear them.  One tight and one loose.  I finally gave in and CO for a second right mitt on Wednesday.  If I have enough yarn, I'll try to knit another mitt to match the tight one and gift that pair to someone with smaller hands than mine.  

I helping a newbie knitter.  I'm teaching her to read patterns.  She's working on a pair of garter mitts.  I told her to hurry up and she can enter my little contest.  She has a blog too, but I won't link to her when she's got her kids first names up there.  

I was frustrated with my mitts, so I CO for something new.  I'm just a few rows from the grafting.  I really should finish this up while it's cold here.  It could be in the 80's again next week.  Today it's chilly.  I know nothing like real COLD, but it's raining steady and windy too.  

I'm going to be working all weekend, and trying to fit a visit to the library in.  Maybe we'll even all make it to church.  That would be the first time we've all been well since the New Year.  Happy Weekend.

7's Rocket

7 is enjoying Treeclimbers with his dad this year. (Treeclimbers is a father/son Wednesday night at church kind of like Cub Scouts.) At the beginning of January they began working on Rockets. These rockets will get eye hooks attached, then race on a zip line of sorts in a few weeks. 7 and M worked so hard together on this. I helped a bit with the paint.

Menu Plan Monday

Breakfast

Monday: Tomato Basil Bagles (from Brugers)
Tuesday: Toast & Eggs
Wednesday: Oatmeal
Thursday: Waffles from freezer
Friday: Egg Burritos (M's day off)

Lunch

Monday: Muffin Tin Monday with a 'T' theme

I planned Triscuits, Turkey, Tillamoock cheese, with Toothpicks to pick up the turkey & cheese, and Teddy Grahams.  But, this is the first time I've splurged on things that aren't essentials since M. was out of work.  I bought Twinkies.  I don't think my kids have ever even had one.  And then I made a trip to our new Fresh & Easy to pick up  some sale meat and found a single piece of Tiramisu (a today's special for $1.07) and a individual bowl of Tapioca pudding for 49 cents.  The further we work into the alphabet, the more excited the kids get...and this is a fun way to get them to try new things.

Tuesday: Turkey Sandwiches
Wednesday: PB&J for the kids
Thursday: Grilled Cheese 
Friday: ???

Dinner

Monday: Tacos and Tomato Rice (spanish rice plus a can of diced tomatoes)
Tuesday: Crock-pot Chicken with Tri-colored Pasta
Wednesday: Turkey Cobbler (from a Pampered Chef cookbook)
Thursday: Tri-Tip and Noodles
Friday: ???

I have a hard time with Fridays.  This should be M's day home, but he has to take time off earlier in the week for a funeral.  I can't go with him because someone has to still take the kids to their classes.  We have CBS in the morning, and then our E.F. is visiting, and then I work at 5pm.  I hope there are leftovers for easy meals.

Valentine's Mitts!

Here's my finished Mitts.

***ETA.  I though I would get my photos added before this was scheduled to post.  This will be a place holder for mine for a few days.  I finished the mitts except for the thumb BO on the 2nd mitt.  I was a bit disappointed when I tried it on though...it's tighter than the first.  I must have been more stressed or something and knit tighter.  I haven't BO the thumb because I'm trying to decide if it's tight enough to start over.  Looking at them you don't notice it, but I wonder if it will bug me.  ***

Go ahead and link to your post about your finished pair here.  Then remember to check back on the 14th.  We'll vote in the comments for prizes then.  Jessi's yarn & Stitch Markers!  A surprise from me!  Happy February!