PB&J

I got into a bunch of trouble yesterday afternoon. It started in the morning when I was making lunch. I've been working on the Daphne Purse at lunch so I can finish it before this Saturday. To save time, I made myself a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich to take with me. I like the crunchy PB and Haley likes the creamy, so we have both. I made the fatal mistake of making my sandwich first. When I went to spread Haley's creamy PB, there was a nut on the knife.

I get a regular sandwich, crust and all, while Haley enjoys her circle sandwich made with on of those sandwich press things. I'm amazed that he first bite she took out of a circular sandwich, was the bite with the nut. She wouldn't eat it. When I picked her up she complained about the nut.

Like any good mom, I opened the sandwich up, showed her there were no more nuts and made her eat it as a afternoon snack.

Today, I asked her what she wanted for a snack.

"A sandwich, with NO NUTS!!"

Come on Haley, give a Mom a break.

So Slow, I'm Moving Backwards

I feel like I am moving so slow that I am moving backwards. And in some cases, I think that I actually am. I am trying to make progress on my knitting and I don't feel like it is happening. There are too many projects going on at the same time.

1. The Prairie Tank. I started this last summer. I knit the back and over half the front before I got bored and put it away. I am trying to finish it. Natalie suggested that I leave it at work and bring no other knitting with me. This has worked, it is getting knit. But so little gets done at a time. I'm a busy girl at work, some days.
2. The Daphne Purse. It seriously takes forever to make little "lazy daisies," sew the ends in and all the other ribbon work that is going into it. I was hoping to be done by this weekend. Not going to happen.
3. The Wallis Cardigan. I just had to start this. My gauge is good. I'm up one needle size and just under the gauge. So, I knit the first three inches and my piece is about four inches too wide. I don't get it. So, I'm going a little math and knit/frog to get the sweater to do what I want. Definately moving backwards on this one.
4. Finally my Lace Socks. This is the one piece I really want to work on. They are in my car right now because they aren't allowed to go to work ( see Prairie Tank). I feel guilty working on them at home with the Daphne staring at me. So, they get worked on while standing in the line at the bank, stopped at long stoplights, etc.

I am knitting, I'm just all over the place.

This post does make my laugh. When I was in high school, my friend's Dad used to give us a ride home. We weren't allowed to just sit and wait for him though. We had to start walking and he would pick us up when drove past. Sometimes we would make it half way home. Either way. He would always stop his car as soon as he saw us and wait for us to walk to the car. Then he would complain that we did run to the car. He say that we were walking so slow, we moved backwards. So, now whenever I say that, I think of my high school friend that I talk to less than I should. She was cool.

Thank you Mr. MailMan

What a yummy coming home from work day. I found the yarn that I ordered for the Wallis Cardigan hiding next to my door. Then I checked the mailbox and the pattern was there. Oh man, what a way to start my weekend. I've already made a gauge and figured out the alterations so that it will fit me. I love that there is no waiting for one or the other! I'm off to knit now.