I have a hard time staying on the pattern lines and have to frog alot.
:sun: Good Morning Socksters!!
I tell her never say can’t she can do anything she puts her mind to :shifty:…I’ll give it another go :teehee:
Carey~Today was easier…she said when I get home I know Mama will be here and that I have 2 days home with you…Monday could be a different story 
…I hope it was easier for you today too so hard when they want you to stay
Sue~Yeah esp for Roo 'cause she has been with mommy all day and everywhere for 5yrs…except for like VBS but then she knew I was waiting outside and that was just 2hrs lol…and same way with dance…so it is a big change for us :teehee:…thank you for the update on Christine!
Hi everyone, hope you guys are doing good :happydance:
We are getting rain today (storms) and we really need the rain…but mom is traveling today so I was hoping for good weather for her…I know God can’t please us at all we pray for rain, gives us rain we fuss… so I’m trying to be thankful for the rain
I need to run to the store and run the sweeper…and then I really need to knit I just haven’t been in the mood at all…haven’t touched the needles since…hrmm not sure when maybe Sunday or Monday :wall:
I hope you guys have a great day of knitting :sun:
Hey y’all!
I’ve been working the Moving Sale at my lys for the past two days. 10-7 with no a/c. Today is the last day. Yesterday wasn’t so bad, but Wednesday people waited in line for about three hours to check out.
People came from out of state and were lined up outside before we opened. Most people have been great, but there have been a few really crazy people. Maybe it’s the heat…
Needless to say, I haven’t felt much like knitting. Hopefully, I can knit this weekend.
Good to hear Christine is making progress. 
“No,” scolded Yoda. “Do, or do not. There is no try.”
Get some scrap material and sew, get used to the machine hand how it works. My big problem is remembering that the two hands are BOTH used to move ALL the fabric at the same speed as the fabric under the needle. If the fabric not under the needle moves faster or slower than the fabric under the needle I sew nice curves.
Hi everyone!
Glad to hear Christine is making good progress, sending healing thoughts 
I’ve never tried using a sewing machine, its a skill I will make time for one day.
I’ve got a job! I start Sunday. Nothing fancy, cleaning and tidying rooms in a hotel but its a job and it pays so now I have something I can start looking at the ones I really want without having to feel under so much pressure.
I haven’t been knitting much, mainly reading my latest library book but I’m currently updating my ravelry and trying to formulate a list of christmas knitting. I’ve done a scarf and hat for my cousin and a couple of simple washcloths for another cousin. Figured I should at least have an idea of what I want to do otherwise it will sneak up on me like it does every year, though I did do most of the shopping in November last year but that was mainly because I had an essay due and I was finding excuses not to do it.
I start school in 3 days, kinda nervous because I know there’s going to be lots of homework/memorization & I feel like I’m already pressed for time.
we went on a picnic to the mountains on Wed & I thought I’d share a few pictures with my online knitting family…
Katie was real uneasy about sitting on the fallen tree to take a picture.
Here’s the big rock we hiked up to & Jacob & Bailey proceeded to climb, Katie could care less about it.
Our family of 5 sitting on the same tree as the kids above.
and the kids singing in the grass, well they really weren’t but it looks like it in the photo.
Julie, YAY on finishing the book. ANd the pics of your kids/family made me smile. SO nice! Don’t worry about your class. Stay organized and on top of the work so it doesn’t pile up. YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Carey, how was knit night at your house? Sorry I couldn’t make it. We had a realtor here this morning. The folks who want our house are REALLY interested and wanted their realtor to take a look.
Jess, your work sounds really interesting!
Sue, your color class sounds fascinating. Thanks for keeping us updated on your conversations with Christine. I can only imagine how much pain she’s in.
Ann, sounds like your job keeps you busy. Do you like it? How’s the house-hunt going? I’m afraid we’ll have to start that. DH is already looking online. The thought makes me sigh.
Dustina, I’ll have to check out that series. I’m reading “Alaska” by Michener right now. It’s 1072 pages and I’m on 673. I’d really like to finish it before we go to Alaska! I’m also listening to “Anna Karenina” when I walk and do housework. Great way to “read” classics.
Chris, hope your sewing shapes up!
Rache, YAY on the job! What are you reading lately? Smart to get organized for Christmas knitting!
Still no news on DH’s tests. Sigh. I hate waiting.
FLS is going well. I’m such a weanie about lace patterns. I have to put a stitch marker between every pattern repeat or I mess it up. Oh well. I cut up a drinking straw into many pieces so I’d have enough stitch markers and now it’s going well.
Hope you’re all doing well! Happy knitting
Rache, congrats on the job! It’s good to have some money coming in so you don’t feel so stressed about things. 
Julie, I love the pictures! Gina is right- your class may take a lot of work, but you can do it!!
Gina, knit night was wonderful! These are all mommies from my mother’s group and it’s such an amazing group of women. Add knit/crochet and a bottle of wine, and it just doesn’t get any better.
Ann, I know I saw an update from you recently but can’t remember if I responded… anyway, it’s great to see you!!
If you guys wouldn’t mind another prayer request… one of my mommies in my group just gave birth to her twins on Thursday night. She was only at 23 weeks. They’re both hanging on, but no one knows if they’ll make it. In addition, the mommy Deanna had some tough issues with the delivery and is in a bit of danger herself at the moment. She also has a 2 year old son at home. Please say a quick prayer for them, if you don’t mind.
You got it! How scary. I know how she feels, however at least when Bailey was born she was about 13 weeks further along. My cousin had twins at 24 weeks, 1 didn’t survive, she had too much internal bleeding to sustain life. The other one is definately a fighter & is now 3, she wears glasses and some braces on her ankles/feet but other than that, a few surgeries & learning to eat, she’s still having a hard time with that, she’s doing great. I tell you what those little babies sure are fighters. The mother & twins & the family are in our prayers.
Just makes me sick to think of all the babies that are aborted, especially the ones that are delivered around that time frame or after and left on a table to die. Abortion is so unthinkable.
(stepping off the soap box before I get too high up)
Carey, your friend and her babies are in my prayers!
I just got back from a women’s ministry luncheon and I’m SO excited! One of the women (I hadn’t met her before) got up and said she wanted to start a prayer shawl ministry and was looking for other knitters. We got NINE people to sign up! We’re meeting on Thursday evenings beginning Sept. 17! YAY! I won’t have to drive to Austin to join Carey’s group b/c I’ll have my own! YAY!!!
Gina, I’m sad you won’t be coming up for my group, but YAY for starting up a prayer shawl ministry! How wonderful!
Julie, I’ll join you up on that soap box!
Thanks to you both for the prayers. The babies were baptized this afternoon, and the mommy group all texted in with the congregational response part of the baptism so they wouldn’t be alone.
Hi everyone!
Busy busy busy! Josh and I spent the evening making cupcakes for a big shopping event at the store tomorrow. Sounds silly, but I think the customers will like it. Either that or all of the staff will have to eat them.
Gina- We’re going to see 2 or 3 houses on Monday, so we’ll see how we do. It’s exciting for us since it’s our first house, but I actually hate moving. So much to do!
Carey- Your friend and her twins are in my thoughts and prayers. What a difficult struggle.
Julie- Careful on that soapbox- that’s one of the taboo topics! Your pictures are adorable, is Katie really almost the same size at Bailey, or does it just look that way?
Sorry everyone, just a quick drop in.
Hi to everyone else, Lisa, Sue, Chris, Emily, Rachel, Courtney…
That’s why I stepped off the soapbox before I got started.
As for the difference in size between Bailey and Katie, there’s only 3 lbs difference & They wear the same size clothes, however Bailey is a bit taller than Katie, not by much though. I’ll try to measure them tomorrow & I’ll get back to you.
Glad to hear from you.
Gina how exciting!
If no one minds, I thought I’d talk a bit about knitting today…
So I figured out why Emily’s sweater isn’t coming out quite the way I expected. I’m using the same yarn, same pattern, and same needles as the last time I knit the same sweater, but for some reason the gauge is a bit different! Well, as I was looking for a set of needle tips to start a Luna Moth shawl for my friend Deanna (who just had the very early twins), I discovered that I must have had the size 8 and size 9 tips swapped in their slots in my needle wrap! So, I only thought I was using size 8… Oh well, the sweater looks fine and fits fine and I’m more than half way done, so I’m not frogging it now. It will fit her for a bit longer than I expected, but that’s OK, right?
Carey, that’d do it.
Ann, I’m with you on hating moving. But it looks like we may have to do just that! It seems we have buyers for our house!
Julie, isn’t it interesting how kids are built differently?
Carey, I’ve done that with my Options before. In fact, I knit for awhile with one 8 and one 9. Oops.
We leave for our trip tomorrow. I’ll try to stay in touch. We’ll have internet for a few days and then none for a week.
Happy knitting!
:sun: Good Morning Sockstes!!
Carey~:hug:Your friend and babies are in my prayers, I have done that too with the options
Gina~That is wonderful are you going to accept the offer, have you found a place? :teehee: I hope you guys have a wonderful time!!:woot:
Ann~I’m with ya I feel like I didn’t have a summer this year 'cause of the move…I hope you guys see one ya like 
Julie~Great pictures they look like they had a lot of fun :yay:
Chris~Forgive me Yoda, as you are right…My problem is I try to push the fabric through faster than I have it going then it bunches up and a mess 
Courtney~wowza what a sale…I hope it continued ok with not too many crazy folks :happydance:
Hi everyone I hope you guys are doing ok and having a great day!! :yay:
So mom came up but we didn’t get to the start the quilt…I hadn’t worked with fabric in sooo long I forgot I needed to wash the material before we could cut it…I’m going to WV next weekend so she will get me started then :teehee:
Isaiah had a wonderful first game and he made the first touchdown and the extra 2pts…he is small but quick…the other team learned that fast so then they had to start faking to Isaiah lol…he had a great time :yay:
I hope you guys have a great day of knitting :sun:
Hey, I have a big heart, not big ears but the ears are getting a little hairy.
I think I have asked before, but I’m having a senior, forget the moment its more like a year. Where in West by God Virginia do you go?
:teehee: We go to Ansted, WV where Hawks Nest is…rafting is…very close to the New River Gorge Bridge…:woohoo:
My memory said it was in the south of the state. DSWMBO&A was in Huntington (Charleston) just about two weeks ago visiting a friend. Her friend’s husband is a teacher at Marshall University.
Enjoy God’s country.