Savoring the Days

Abigail has been enjoying her new doll outfits.  

 I sit in my throne (recliner) for a good chunk of the day and get to enjoy the kids at play.

David has collected quite an arsenal of air soft guns and is loading up for the day! 

He also had to decorate a t-shirt for a youth group activity;  he had to pick a basketball player with his name and number. 

He chose David Robinson......and did a bit of research on him which was cool. (He tried to catch Uncle Jared on trivia questions but failed-he is like a walking encyclopedia!)

 He even agreed to model it for me when it was dry!  

Marsel loved the curved piecing and got her table runner finished!

And added the borders-on to layering and quilting!  (Mindy approved!)

I finished another pair of toddler tube socks. 

And knitted two of the Brioche dish cloths. 

And feeling my knitting mojo was back, I tried this pattern again and can understand what was required of me this time.   The sole of the slippers are double knit for comfort so it is slow knitting but I am making progress.  For now, the MS has taken the ability to knit for hours away but I plug away at 30 minute intervals and see progress nonetheless.  And no question, I am so grateful to be able to still knit.period.

We finished the Jackie Kennedy dress for Marsel!  We started this last year-it was very detailed in its tailoring but when she put it on, wow!;   it was worth every minute's worth of difficulty!  It was REALLY made just for my daughter!  Now that the bugs are worked out of this construction and fitting, we can make lots of them for her!  (I could kick myself for not getting a pic of her yesterday while wearing it for church.......she likes her pic taken as much as I do!  lol  )

Speaking of perfection, look at this Jasmine blossom----5 little tubes of symmetry, radiating from the center like a pinwheel block!  And it smells wonderful, too.  Loverly.

Mother's Day

 

Happy Mother's Day 

sharing with the McKees!

And for your viewing pleasure, the out-takes from the photo shoot!

I set my camera for auto shoot and set it wrong , not one was ready and it didn't include me.........

  Here I set it right but took too long to get into position;  I move slowly and painfully but this is a laugh!

Marsel seated me to take over the controls, and she took this picture without herself....we persevered until we got the first one shown up above on the blog!  It is good to laugh.

Mother / Daughter Brunch

We enjoyed a Mother and Daughter Brunch at Marsel's church on Saturday; one of the perks of visiting in May!  Here are Abigail and Marsel with two other families singing.

Here is our 2014 addition to the album called Mother's Day!  It was fun to be able to be included in the behind the scenes preparation and then to share it with so many of the women integral to my daughter's and grand daughter's lives.

Here I Am!

I couldn't find my knitting mojo once we arrived in Georgia.  It probably didn't help that the trip knocked me out for a couple of days! Marsel took care of me as I recuperated in the recliner.  During this time,  I made one of these slippers and then promptly ripped it out!   A pet peeve of mine is a new-knitter pattern; one that invents the wheel all over again or in this case, misses entirely.   I wish they would take all their zeal and study the master's and then bring their flair into the Knitting World with a bit more knowledge under their belts!  Okay, end of rant.

I ripped the slipper out and will save the yarn for another project!

I got to go and watch David and Abigail play soccer at their home school league!

One project I was able to share with Marsel was packing up her old dishes to make room for

these!  She and Bruce combined their birthday money (they are both May birth babies!)  for some new modern dishes.  We are all enjoying them now!  (The previous dishes were ironstone and very heavy-these new ones are Corelle and very family friendly!)

I finally met the new kittens who are now 1 year old!  Felix liked helping me cut out a doll outfit.

He totally got into the 'measuring the rick rack to be sure you have enough' thing!

Then he stole it and shared it with his sister!  They were without remorse!

Even with their help, I was able to get the outfit finished!

Abigail asked for a gymnast outfit next....I am knitting the leg warmers first because I am out of steam by evening and have to pace myself now!

If all else fails, knit a dishcloth!  It works for me.Garterlac from memory-I am happy!

Sharing a Day Trip

 We loaded up and took a drive to Washington Oaks State Park today.   Will slept the whole ride there so he was raring to go when we got out of the truck!  Most of my pictures on the playground are just a blur-he is that fast!

 He was in this swing for half an hour-singing and looking and enjoying!  David kept him company for most of the time!

 When we were done with lunch we took a hike to the fishing grounds.

 He did pause in his running long enough to watch.  (The water drops off quickly here in the Intercoastal Waterway so we kept a short leash on Will!)

 Abigail found a hermit crab!

 This has captured the essence of my husband.  We often say David was cloned from Bill.......

 ...you can see what we mean.

Well, yes, you can see it here, too!

 Here David is getting some instruction for watching the tip of the pole to check for a bite. (They had nibbles but no fish during their 2 hours.)

 We left them to continue our walk-Will, walk!!!!

 First stop was the rose garden!  It is a very large circle with paths.  We had visual and olfactory delights on every curve!

 This was my favorite!

 Will walked the paths and the curbs....

 He couldn't escape since it is completely wall in.....the sign says to keep out deer but we appreciated the extra help in corralling this guy!

 He did give a worried call when he couldn't see us!  Loved it!

 He also liked smelling every one!

 Yay, freedom!

 This pic is for my Mom-see how the caladium has grown and the hair has grown! lol

 The koi fish gave some passing interest.

 I loved the whole relaxation of the cool walk under all the foliage-we were almost the only ones there so it was quiet and restorative here.

 We even managed a selfie shot with my camera in the gazebo!

 Butterflies were cavorting-inviting us to follow right down the garden paths.....

 This is for anyone still feeling the need for a greenery fix!

 Yes, the ride home was a good nap time, too.

And waking up to pizza when we were home was just right!