Uli's Creative Corner

It's our year-end office social tonight and I do not feel like going.  I don't know why.  I'm a strong believer of participating in group functions like that for team building and just generally meeting your colleagues on a more social level.  It's good to see everyone away from their desks and the telephone.  We had a scavenger hunt at Christmas time and I missed the ensuing party because I wasn't feeling well and it seemed so much trouble to take Erika with me, to a home where nothing was child proof etc.  Today I could have Erika stay at her Nana's house until Evan could pick her up (after 7:30 pm probably - a long day for her) but I just don't quite feel right about it.  I can go pick her up and bring her to the party but then I won't really be able to socialize.  And I'm terrified of all the food that will be there.  I've been so good the last week and a bit regarding stitcking to the WW program and I know I don't do well with trays and trays of appetizers in front of my nose.  So I'm not prepared for the party.  I didn't prepare an appetizer.  I didn't buy any drinks to take along.  But I do feel this tugging that I really should make an effort to come out.  I guess at 4 pm today, I'll decide what to do about Erika and if it turns out that I'm going I'll just pop into the store and pick up something to eat.

Thanks for the comments on Sunshine Ruffles.  Erika was in her nightgown last night already when she spotted it on the counter and she had to put it on and leave it on until it was time for bed.  And then she reminded me of the car sweater again.

Not much knitting at my house yesterday.  This wee, I'm working on making progress on the tank top.  I would guess that I'm about halfway up the back, getting closer to the armhole shaping.  I'd like to push this one to completion by the end of the weekend.  And then, I'll let myself start something new. I'm looking forward to that.

I picked up the cross stitch a little bit and worked a couple more letters.  I guess I'll need to crank it up a bit if I want it finished by the end of August.  I might take it on vacation with me when we go at the beginning of August.

I need another cup of coffee........... just can't wake up today.

Looks like the Fall 04 issue of Family Circle Easy Knitting magazine will be on the shelves on July 6th.  Here's a link to the preview.  I used to buy them all but I haven't bought every single one this year.  I'm kind of keeping an open mind.  If I see stuff I really like, I'll buy it but if not, no harm done.  Looks like there might be some cute "little girl" projects in there and that always melts my heart and opens up my wallet. :-)

.......... just in time for July.  Another finished object and one Erika loves.  So all you're getting is the pre-soak in a bit of water, lay flat to even out all the little uneven stitches modelling shots!!!

It's absolutely huge on her but she's a true size 2 and I made it a size 4.  I didn't want to make it a size 2 and have her be grown out of it at the end of this summer.  And it still looks cute.  This was a really, really fun project.  I started it to have some simple in the round knitting, the bottom stripes and the body to the colour work.  It was a great take-along for that and then the rest kind of just came together in the last few weeks.  On size 3 mm needles, it was quite a bit of work but it's so worth it.  The Sandnes Mandarin Petit is a really nice, soft cotton.  It splits a little if you're not careful but it's something I got used to very quickly.

I will have to start the car sweater soon.  Erika is absolutely pestering me about it every time I sit down to knit.  I will start it for her soon.  It will be a good summer project because it's cotton (a DK cotton) but I think it will be an all-season kind of sweater with navy blue as the main colour and long sleeves.  I think she'll wear that a lot, not just in the summer.

All that remains on Charlotte is the fringe.  Looking at my picture from yesterday, I noticed how I blocked the edges a bit differently.  It's quite obvious in the picture.  Not so obvious when you just look at it.  So I sprayed her down again and matched the sides up a bit better.  Just the fringes now.  I don't think I'll get to that until the weekend some time.

I started my cross stitch for the daycare present yesterday but I hardly got anything done.  I stiched the "G" "O" from the phrase God Bless.  I better pick my pace up a bit if I'm going to have this finished by the end of August. 

My WIP list is down to the Magical Mitered Vest, my Phil'Onde shirt, and my tank top.  The tank top is progressing and will be the next on the finished list.  I must add ot the WIP list a pair of socks I have started on using an Opal cotton sock yarn blend.  I purhcased that ball of sock yarn from Knit'N'Tyme.  It's a lovely yarn.  I love the subtle striping and pattern it's generating and it feels really nice.  I'm almost at the heel of the first sock.  I'll get some pictures of it up soon.  With the warm weather, I'm enjoying sock knitting a lot.  But looking at my list, I'm ready to start something new.  I've really accomplished a lot in the last few months and I've really worked on getting that list of WIPs under control.  It feels good.

It's a great day here and since my schedule seems a bit off this week and I forgot my gym bag due to a bunch of comotion this morning, I get to enjoy my lunch working on the tank top today.

Have a nice sunny day wherever you are.

Well, only 2 swathes and I'm only showing one. Here is a swatch for the Cables and Lace Cardigan. I knitted it up on Saturday while I was doing housework.... you know, sneak a quick row here and then back to the dust rag, another row there and back to tidying up toys etc......

It's not a great picture. The pattern shows up better in real life. It's nice an airy. I had a really hard time deciding on gauge though. I washed the swatch and let it dry and with the touch of a hand, it's the right width to make exact gauge but it also just as nicely will "shrink" back down to take my gauge just slightly off. My row gauge wasn't quite right. So I took it to 5.00 mm needles and I thought that was too big of a needle for the yarn but except for showing the holes just a bit bigger, it works okay and the gauge is now on exactly without any manipulating. The row gauge is almost exact, too and that's good enough for row gauge for me. So I've settled on the project. Now, I'm not about to start it yet though. I feel that I want to completely finish up Charlotte and Sunshine Ruffles.

Here's a picture of the blocking Charlotte.

Just the fringe left to do now. I think she's really pretty. Not as big as the pattern suggests after blocking but still, very, very pretty.

I'm working on waving in all the ends on Sunshine Ruffles. I'm almost there. Ther isn't a ton of seaming. Just the shoulder seams and setting in the sleeves and a bit of a neck edge. Maybe I can finish it tonight. I'd love to have that one finished.

That's about all I got done this weekend. I had some other plans but time flies so fast when you have stuff to do. I did finish the quilt top of the bright coloured quilt I was working on for Erika yesterday morning. I'll have to get some pictures later. It's quite nice. Very colourful.

Off I go. Have an awesome day.

Yeah, it's Friday.  It's a gray Friday but I don't care.  It's Friday and the clouds actually offer a reprieve from the bright, hot weather we had earlier in the week.  If I was home, it would be a really nice knitting day.  I certainly didn't have a big knitting week but that's okay.  I think the summer heat slows the knitting down a bit.

But now I have to tell you a story.............. a story about how nice I am and what a softie I sometimes am.  And I'm still annoyed over it.  I went to my LYS last night prior to going to WW.  I went there intending to buy a couple of balls of the solid colour for my Phil'Onde as I don't think I'll have enough to finish my project and now that I've heard that it will be discontinued for next year, I wanted to make sure I had enough.  So I got my two balls of Phil'Onde but I was feeling so negative and tired and cranky yesterday that I thought some yarn therapy was in order.  I saw a pair of these socks being worked up.  They are Fleece Artist with some mohair and I'm not sure what the second fiber is.  I'm sure it's a wool.  They are worked with two strands at a time.  They were just the soft comfort I needed yesterday.  I picked up a really nice teal colour.  I was happy.  Then I sat in the little corner of the store working on my tank top when a couple came in to look around a little.  I figured out they were looking to do some socks.  Then I took another look at the Fleece Artist basket with the sock yarn and this beautiful purple/lilac skein of sock yarn jumped out at me.  In my head I was debating whether I needed it or didn't need it.  I just knew the woman would buy that one if I didn't quickly snatch it.  I grabbed it just as she was walking over but then the nice person in me didn't want to appear rude so I let it go but mentioned that it was calling my name.  Well, it was her right, but the woman snatched up the skein, gave me a laugh and said: "sorry, but I'm buying this one".  Arrrgh............ that was my colour.  It was calling to me.  There was only one of it.  I should have been selfish and taken it out of the basket and made it mine.  I just wasn't quick enough.

I just talked to my Mom about Dad.  I think my Mom is okay.  Or at least she doesn't show it to me.  Dad has one ultrasound appointment today and then 2 appointments next week with the stroke centre and the cardiologist.  I'm glad they are catching this early enough and are doing "preventative maintenance" as I like to call it rather than having to be faced with the aftermath of a stroke or heart attack.  Fortunately, my Dad is in great shape, exercises every day and takes good care of himself.  Things should be okay.  I'm feeling better about it today than I did yesterday.

Weight Watchers was an even weigh in for me.  I didn't gain, I didn't lose.  That's much better than the gain I had anticipated.  I feel okay about it today.  Evan did challenge me to a few goals to help me motivate myself a bit more.  Yarn for 2 special Koigu projects when I lose 30 lbs.  Some Jewellry when I get to 200 lbs (total weight) (that's been a promise he made a long time ago) and the jewellry I will buy will be some form (probably another ring) with Tanzanite, my favourite gem stone.  Then Evan went a little overboard and promised me the new sewing machine I wanted for another milestone - can't remember what that milestone was and then he goofed off and told me I could have a new car when I reach my goal.  If and when I get there.......... you must realize that this will be about the time when my car will be ready to fall apart and will need to be replaced.  But, I have it all in writing.   Take this with a grain of salt.......... it's all in good fun!!!

Not much knitting last night.  I worked on the second sleeve for Sunshine Ruffles but I only got 6 or 8 rows done.  When I come home late like I do on Thursdays and we have a late dinner (Erika wants to wait for Mommy to come home) and then go to the park..... not a lot of time left at the end of the evening.

I'd like to have a vote on what cable project to start next.  Should I start the Dancing Vines pullover or the Cables and Lace Cardigan?  Your votes will decide what I knit next.  I think my other easy knit I'll start will be the Knitting Pure & Simple Neck Down Jacket Pattern #201.  I'll be using Schoeller Stahl Winter Cotton in light blue.

I'll do some more finishing this weekend before starting new stuff.  And I want to sew this weekend.  And I want to start the cross stitch for daycare.  And I have lots of chores to do.  But, we are not building the deck next weekend so that's one less thing to worry about.  We decided that we'd build it after we get back from our little vacation.  We have vacation days left once we get back and even though it will be late in the summer to start a deck, we'll be more relaxed about it when we have a bit more time.

Time to go.  Have a great weekend.  Enjoy!!!!

We're inching closer to the weekend and I'm glad.  There is just such a general state of tiredness around our home this week that we need to do something about relaxing a bit more this weekend.  A bit of sleeping in will hopefully do the trick.  Erika has been tired and grumpy all week.  Every morning has been a struggle and I find that stressful.  Today was probably the best morning of the week.

My Dad called yesterday to tell me that he spent almost all of Tuesday afternoon and night in the emergency room at the hospital. So why did they not call me sooner than yesterday.  I'm their only daughter (only child actually) and if they need my help I want to be there for them.  My Dad wasn't supposed to drive himself to the hospital on his doctor's request but my Mom isn't comfortable driving when she's not in familiar territory so what does he do......... drive himself.  All that aside, he should be fine.  The doctor sent him to emergency figuring that was his quickest way to get seen by a specialist in the hospital.  He has some blockage in an artery in his neck and will probably require some surgery in a very short timeframe.  I'm trying not to be stressed about it but I am.  I'm not worried that my Dad won't be fine.  He's in awesome shape and apparently they let him go home from the hospital that night because he is in such good physical shape.  However, if he doesn't get this looked after right away it could apparently lead to a stroke.  Being the only child, I have been worrying for quite some time what will happen as my parents get older and so this all scares me very much.  I do have to face the fact that they are getting older.

I wanted to show you a couple of links today.  I finally found a link to the cross stitch I'm planning on making for Erika's daycare.  It's called God Bless.  I really like the sentiment that it gives and it is so appropriate for the general atmosphere around this daycare.  I still haven't started it yet.  This weekend.........

I also came across this wonderful quilting event.  It's called Quilting in the Mountains.  It's a 2-day quilt show/festival with workshops and quilt displays.  One of the workshop instructors is Brenda Brayfield, one of my favourite local quilting instructors.  I love taking her courses.  From reading the web site it looks like a really nice getaway weekend and Sunpeaks Resort just outside of Kamloops is a really quaint little resort and priced very reasonably in the off-season (non skiing season).  We went there for a wedding last summer and had a real enjoyable weekend up on the mountain.  I wish I could go.  Even Evan found it interesting because we said that we'd love to go up there again some time.  However, for me........... I will never be able to take any time off in September so I'm just talking about it and dreaming about it.

Once again, there wasn't a lot of knitting time.  I did finish more than half of the second sleeve of Sunshine Ruffles so I am making progress and I'm getting really close to being finished.  There will be lots of ends to weave in.  I hope I can get some good modelling shots when I'm done because Erika sure seems very excited about this one.

I'm starting to think about what project I should/could/would like to start to add in as another project now that my list is starting to get down to a more controllable level and I can't decide.  I know the car sweater has some priority because Erika wants it so much but what about me????  I think some cables are in order so I have a bunch that qualify - Cables and Lace Cardigan - Dancing Vines Pullover - Florentine - they're all made with a light cotton type blend ie. still summer knitting and they all have some form of cables associated with them.  I think I'll have to draw straws.  I think as an easy project, I'll finally start my Knitting Pure & Simple neckdown jacket.

Coffee is brewed............. I need a cup.

I'm still feeling tired today but whining yesterday helped me shift my attitude a bit.  I went back to taking "MY" half hour after work and before Evan and Erika came home from daycare to do whatever I wanted and not to start chores, run laundry, do dishes or start dinner.  I sat and finished my Broadripples and I was just weaving in the last lose thread as the door from the garage into the house was swung open by a very energetic little Erika.  I like these socks.  They just look so lovely.  You know, I was thinking about those talking about second sock syndrome.  I must have first sock syndrome.  My Opal socks and now the Broadripples progressed in the same way........... sock #1 took for ever and ever to finish.  Both sock #2s were done in 4 days or less.  I started the Broadripple #2 on Saturday but only knit the garter stitch cuff.  And then on Sunday in the car, I blasted off the leg and turned the heel and then it took me 2 lunch hours to do the foot and the toe was done while waiting for Evan and Erika to come home yesterday.  I guess when I put my mind to a sock.........  I knitted socks in my past when I was younger, along side my mother.  We would use scraps for socks.  Give them lots of stripes etc.  That was before the great sock yarns that do all the patterning for you.  I think she used to have it down to make a sock in 2 sittings.  One for the leg and heel and the second for the foot.  Speaking of Moms.... my Mom taught me to knit.  She's a great knitter but she's never taken it very far.  Socks, doll clothes when I was a girl and helping me with my stuff - often finishing stuff I started and never finished..... Now she doesn't knit at all.  It makes me a little sad sometime.  I think it would be good for her but she doesn't have the interest in it any longer.

So here's a the FO shot of my lovely Broardipples.  They were done in Cascade Fixation, colour #9955 (love that colour and I have 2 more skeins of it - yeah) on 3.5 mm DPNs.

Last week I also knit two little infant hats using Bernat Cotton Tots.  Here is a great teddy bear model shot.  In late breaking news, the little baby was born late last week and turned out to be a boy.  As a result, the cute pink hat will hang around our house for a while until there is a baby girl to give it away to.  Shouldn't be too hard as I know a number of people who are expecting.  One of them should turn out to have a girl.

The models are "Bear" on the right and "Sneaky" on the left.

Here's a better shot to see the detail:

Details: Yarn - Bernat Cotton Tots, 4 mm DPN needles, cast on 60 stitches

Patterns: On the left is the Whirly Baby Hat.  Leigh over at Woolflowers generously shared this pattern with fellow knitters.  On the right is the Lacy Baby hat so generously shared with us by Kerrie over at Kerrie's Place.  The Lacy Hat is one of 4 infant hat patterns she has created and they are all lovely.  Thanks to both of you for being so generous and sharing these quick little patterns with us.  The only modifications I made were to reduce the # of stitches for both hats because my yarn was a heavier weight and I did the Lacy Hat on DPNs rather than straight knitting with a seam.

I finished one sleeve of sunshine ruffles last night.  Don't think that was a lot of knitting.  Maybe 6 or 8 rows over 80 stitches.  And then I cast off.  And then I didn't cut and pull through the thread right away.  And then I stood up from the couch and somehow tugged on the yarn end that was still attached to sleeve and yarn.  I must have tugged hard as my cast off came almost all undone.  So I sat back down and started picking up stitches and casting off all over again.

I know it's still hot and summer and the summer knitting is still in full swing............... but my mind is wondering.  Thinking towards fall.  Thinking about what will be in the cooler weather.  I've got a whole fall and winter's knitting already all lined up from last winter still.  I am, however, quite excited about many of the projects so it's not a hardship.  The one I HAVE to tackle is my MIL's cardigan.  Yawn!!!  But that will be done next.  She deserves to have her cardigan 2 Christmases after I promised it to her.  Other than that, it will be hard to decide what to knit first but I'm sure I'll figure it out when the time comes.  And there will be many more fall/winter designs and yarns new for 04-05 that will catch my attention.

Tomorrow is my next WW day.  I didn't have a good weekend with all of our running around and outings and Father's Day dinner etc.  So this week I'm trying to make up for a rough weekend and so I'm not seeing much of a light at the end of the tunnel for tomorrows weigh in.  That's very disappointing.  I'd hate to see a gain only in the second week back into the program.  That would be so frustrating.  But I'll take it as it comes and just work harder next week.  I'm thinking of getting Evan to challenge me to meet some sort of goal by, let's say the end of the summer and if I meet that goal I get to order something special....... maybe some Koigu Kersti or maybe the makings to do the Keepsake Shawl.  Wouldn't that be fun?  I think that might be a good motivator.

Have an awesome day.

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I've heard of the winter time blues but can you have the summer time blahs?  Well, maybe it's not the blues or the blahs, I'm just so darn tired these days.  My energy seems zapped.  It's lighter longer so I try and do more.  There are more chores because the garden has to be tended to every night along with all the regular chores.  It gets dark so late so bed time seems to get postponed.  Erika's not sleeping as well as when it's nice and cool and dark so our sleep gets interrupted most nights.... I think that qualifies as the summer time blahs.......... but at the same time, I do love summer.  I love the long evenings and the warm nights and the ability to putter around in the garden and watch my hanging basket grow.  I just wish I could also just relax and sit with my knitting and enjoy the quietness of a summer night's evening.  That never seems to happen.  When we're outside there's always something to do and when we come inside the chores on the inside just waited for us instead of doing themselves. 

Enough whining.  I just need to gather up the energy that's deep down inside me somewhere and keep plugging along.  July 1 is a holiday for us up here in Canada (Canada Day) and it's a Thursday so we've also booked off the Friday and so in another week and a bit we have a 4 day weekend coming.  I'm not sure if we'll be crazy enough to attempt building the deck we've been talking about all summer.  A part of me wants that deck but the other part doesn't want to work through the entire weekend just to get a deck.  Maybe if one of the grandma's would take Erika for a day, Evan and I could just build, build, build and then we might be able to get it finished faster.  Or maybe we could call on the grandpas' for some help?

I also have 2 "ME" days booked in July.  Just me and myself.  I feel like cancelling them because I had to take all those days off with Erika when she had the chicken pox but I think I need those days.  I want to sew our family room curtains on one of those days.  I've had the fabric since last year.  It's time to do them.  We've been in the house over a year now and I had visions of decorating fairies coming and doing all these beautiful things with quilts and pictures and cross stitch designs and pretty little things here and there and this and that and the other.  After a year, we still hardly have any pictures up in the place.  I also still haven't done the rubber stamping in Erika's bathroom and bedroom.

Looks like my list of potential summer projects is long.  Some of what I want to do in the house is easy and cheap.  I already have the materials.  I just need to devote the time to make it happen.  Other things, those that will cost extra money, will have to wait.  I think I need to make a list.  Otherwise I won't keep focused.

But not to forget......... I have some lovely, lovely knitting on the go.  It just sucks when I'm too tired at the end of the evening to pick up the needles.   But if you look at my WIP list, I'm within reach of finishing 3 more projects.  I can taste it.  I really want to see them finished.  Sunshine Ruffles - I almost got one sleeve done last night.  I finished the colour work and the increases.  Now I'm just an inch or so away from knitting a bit of yellow stocking stitch.  The sleeve didn't seem to take a long time.  Erike is so excited about me finishing this project.  First of all, she wants to wear it.  I think it will fit her like a dress at first.  It's big but it's a size 4 so I'd expect it to fit big.  Second of all, I think she knows that when Sunshine Ruffles is finished, Mommy might start her car sweater.  She's obsessed with that sweater.  I probably will start it soon but I'd like to get her Phil'Onde tank under my belt before the summer is over.

The Broadripples are within days of being finished as well.  If I knit at lunch today, I can probably get to the start of the toe decreases and then I'll just smuggle in some time to finish the toe when I get a chance - maybe while I'm cooking tonight.

Charlotte - I just need the right sized crochet hook.  I think it will be easier to just go and buy one rather than turning my sewing room upside down.  I know that the crochet hook that's the right size is somewhere but it was getting old and bent out of shape.  As soon as I get that hook, she'll be finished.

The Tank Top will be the next to be attacked.  Based on how long it took me to do the back, this could be finished quickly as well.  And with that done, my WIP list will be so under control that I might even add some new projects.  One at a time, of course......

Now Rob, in his blog entry yesterday, showed some more pictures of his loveley Koigu Keepsake Shawl.  I think the colours he's working with are just lovely.  And lo and behold, they have added a section for the Koigu Keepsake Shawl in their Up Close section and now they're offering colour combos in the same spirit as they're doing with Charlotte's Web.  I'm so very enamoured with that shawl but just can't justify it for now.  I'll be watching all the awesome colour combos and be drooling over each one of them and the temptation will be a tough one.  And one day, there will be one that will just HAVE to follow me home.  Especially, if I start saving for it now.  My time for a date with this shawl will come.  Patience is a virtue.  Right?

Erika will be moving from infant care to daycare (3-5 year olds) at the end of August.  They just confirmed that for me this morning.  That means that I have until then to do that cross stitch.  I wanted to get it one the frame last night but I didn't get a chance.  Maybe tonight.  It's not a big project so I should be able to get it done.

Off I go..........

Yawn......... I'm really, really tired today. Our weekend was just too busy and this is what I was surrounded by - in life size:

This was Saturday's entertainment and adventure!!!

This was Sunday's activity.

This goes to show that I really didn't have a lot of knitting time this weekend but we had a great time. Barney was a free show at the local shopping mall and Erika enjoyed herself. What frustrated me most as a parent, dealing with the crowds, was that so many people just don't have any manners at all. They push and shove their way through the crowds not having any recognition of others around them or whether they are stepping on the little ones' toes or blocking their view for the umteenth time or elbowing a Mom who is balancing a kid on her shoulders so the kid can see something over all the crowds of people. With some patience we managed to find a spot (without pushing others out of their spot) where Erika could see and enjoy.

Sunday was a Day Out With Thomas. It was a lovely drive (about a 90 minute drive for us) and very hot weather. We had a good time and Erika really enjoyed the activities and the train ride. Here are a few shots:

Erika enjoyed herself playing with a wooden train that was on site.

I knitted all the way there and I almost completed the cuff on my Broadripples from start to finish. On the way back, I was so tired that I tried to use the knitting to keep me awake. That wasn't all that easy. All I managed to do is to knit the heel flap (boring........... don't you think heel flaps are the most boring part about socks?) and I turned the heel and got all the stitches picked up and managed a few rows after that. But at least my Broadripples are growing. I'm almost ready to start two other pairs of socks........... when the Broadripples and the toddler Cloverleaf socks are done - one for my Secret Sock Sister and one using my Opal Cotton that I ordered a couple of months ago. With this heat, I'm finding socks very enjoyable to knit.

I was going to crochet the edging on Charlotte last night but I couldn't find the right sized crochet hook. Bummer. I think I have one that's the right size but I'm not sure where it is. I also cast on for the front of the tank. I was thinking of knitting on that in the car yesterday so I cast on and knit just the edging at the bottom that uses the smaller needles. I never did pick that up in the car though. The socks were working out well in the car.

The only other thing I worked on was getting a start on the sleeves for Sunshine Ruffles. But last night, I was too tired to even do much of any knitting. That doesn't happen often. I usually have enough energy left to pick up the needles. Not so last night. We had come home from Thomas about 4 pm and promptly I started doing laundry. I still had to plant some Daliahs that I bought the day before and water the hanging baskets and garden and then I had to do the ironing and make some dinner and pack lunches.

I pulled out two other things this weekend but didn't start. A fun, very simple cross stitch kit that I bought a while ago. I'm thinking of making that as a gift for the infant care when Erika is ready to move to the bigger group in the summer some time. It would look great maybe in the daycare kitchen somewhere. And then I pulled out the fabric and pattern for a sundress for Erika. I bought the fabric and pattern last year and never got around to it. I think I want to sew that up for her soon. Maybe I'll even cut the pattern pieces when I come home tonight. We'll see how I feel after a hot day at the office.

Enjoy your week. It's Monday once again.