oh yes, let's.

this may be only second time i've knit a sweater in less than a month-so ta-da! now let's enjoy a pomegranate martini shall we?! sweater pattern in vodka lemonade by thea coleman whom i'm officially in love with, and the yarn is submine baby cashmerino (DE-vine!)

may madness

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i use my outlook calendar to help with meal planning. i list all the after schoo/work activities so we know which days require something quick for dinner or leftovers. also, it lets the family know what's on the menu. keeps them in the know and me organized-gotta love that. this is the first time i actually color coded what's going on, and as you can see ALOT. 4 birthdays, a wedding anniversary, mother's day, 3 social get togethers and 2 trips-both of which i'm really looking forward to. so my goal, which will also include my OLW for the year, will be to focus on these activities and document them along the way. my wine fridge is fully stocked, so i'm totally ready for this

done

my focus goal for April was to do some deep cleaning. this included dusting from crown molding to baseboards, windows, drawers, closets, cabinets etc. i'm happy to say that i got this all accomplished WAY ahead of schedule and i'll get to play this weekend-knitting with mary and karen, and a movie with andrew and hopefully steve. i have finally decided on what to do with my OLW for April, and most likely won't share on the blog since it'll be seriously personal. i am looking forward to what may has to offers and how focus will fit into the things that are planned.

currents-aka it's been a while

listening -the traffic outside my window at work

eating -had a bowl of special k earlier

drinking - on my third cup of coffee since 6:15.

wearing - my green and bright pink plaid capris, white tank and bright pink cardigan.

reading - gumbo tales and elegy for eddie (jacqueline winspear's newest maisie dobbs book)

weather -57 degrees, and cloudy, should be nicer later today when i go for my lunch time walk, big improvement over yesterday's weather!

knitting - vodka pink lemondade, graham cracker, vintage rose, and ny revisited. have made significant progress on all 4 of these sweaters, but am going full speed on the VPL for a specific skirt in my work/church wardrobe

needing - to print photos, clean the doors (last bit of my big spring cleaning project, do some sewing, etc. etc., buy new shoes for work. does the list EVER end?

enjoying - that it's THURSDAY and so close to FRIDAY

looking forward to - PJ stopping by next friday and the following friday on his way to camp cherokee for a special job assignment. knitting with mary and karen next saturday.

wondering -if i'll ever get out of this "valley" and move on top of a "mountain"


how about you?

food talk.

a few weeks ago, i was seasoning a chicken, i told andrew i was "in a tarragon place". he gave me a curious look, and i explained that i was having a taste for tarragon, and wanted to use it on everything (showing some restraint isn't always easy). andrew being the aspiring chef that he is he "got it", and gave me his slight nod and an "ah".  i think he'd agree that we're both in a ceasar salad place now. i found a great recipe for ceasar dressing, in the joy of cooking (my least joyful cookbook due to the way it lists it's ingredients and directions, by i digress), i've almost got it memorized.  i personally like shaved pieces of parmasean cheese, (personally, i think it's a sign of maturity when you can eat more solid pieces of parmasean cheese), but andrew likes it grated.  andrew came back for a second service of salad yesterday (yeah!) and of course, i'm not EVER going to keep my boy from eating his veggies! BTW he also likes to add extra anchovies just like his cousin sara-must be genetic!

saturday strolling.curiosity

on our walk saturday-sophie decided to check out some of the locals-

a horse, a calf and a cow

sophie wasn't quite sure what to make of the cow once it was closer to the fence. we didn't stay too long!

sophie gets a hair cut

here's sophie's "before" photo-i didn't realize how "scruffy" she looked UNTIL  . . .

she came home! aww! she got what's called a mini-grooming to get her used to the grooming process, next time we're having her nose shaved a bit more, i don't quite like this look, but with sweet eyes like that how can you resist?

and she got bows! once steve gets to see them i'll take them out-she's not too keen on them. AND she was all perfumed up (a bit too much, but she's so soft and fluffy)!

next up for sophie is a road trip to statesboro to stay with pj and andrew while steve and i visit his parents. when we get back from that we're having her fixed and chipped-good times!