Back To Normal

It's so nice to be back to normal. The craziness of camp is over. Saturday we spent the day cleaning up the church property, and Sunday was our opening service in the new chapel.

Today, was just spent the day at home doing normal things...dishes, laundry, and knitting! I picked up my Bayerische socks again. My Sockapalooza recipient knitted those for her recipient, and I was supposed to knit them with her (so that we could give each other encouraging support), but I let that slip.

I mailed off her socks and goodies today:



I love shopping for gifts for people. I got her some Lorna's Laces in Ravenswood (I was considering using that yarn in the beginning), Misti Alpaca lace, Drops alpaca, some sheep napkins, Chibi darning needles, some stickers and Godiva hot chocolate.

No plans for tomorrow, so tonight I'm going to stay up real late and watch Battlestar Galactica Season 2.5 I just rented, and plug away at those socks.

Blessed Day

Today has been such a wonderfully, blessed day for so many reasons. It was the final day of our successful bible camp. I can't believe how quickly the week has flown by. Just a few weeks ago, we weren't even sure we were going to have a camp, but we prayed that if it was His will, then it would all come together. And it did!! Everything worked out perfectly.

I have no doubt in my mind that the Lord wanted me to be a part of this camp, especially on this day. July 27th was my due date, if I hadn't had my miscarriage last January. I really wanted to get pregnant again before this date, and as each month went by, I was getting a little down. But I've since learned how selfish it is for me to look at what I don't have, and how futile life can be when I don't have complete faith in His plan for me. Every day I have to remind myself to see the incredible blessings God has given me. Whether I have another child or not, it doesn't matter. I'm so thankful for all that I have. Today was so happy, being surrounded by all the amazing children of our church. Praise God.

First Day of Camp!

We survived our first day of camp!

Check out that crocheted soccer ball bag! I whipped that up last night.

All the kids had a great time. After about 20 minutes, all the kids 6 years old and under abandoned the soccer field and drifted over to the playground. I guess they didn't have the patience or coordination to do soccer drills. Oh well!

The best part of the day was lunch!!

I have no pictures from the afternoon session. It was completely chaotic. I am exhausted...only 4 more days to go!

Vesper Socks

Yarn: Vesper Socks in Love Stinks

Pattern: Speedway

I love this pattern so much. I'm desperately trying to resist casting on another pair. I love how it can be knitted on 4 needles, which make it seem faster. The second and second to last stitch on each needle is a M1B, which eliminates ladders. I love the chevron and I love the twisted rib.

Instead, I'm casting on for a pair of Monkeys. Everyone has knitted Monkeys, so I gotta see what's all the fuss about. I also got a few of my own patterns in the works.

Knitting is going to be quite restricted this coming week. Tomorrow we start Vacation Bible School / Soccer camp. Soccer in the morning, then lunch, then Bible camp in the afternoon. I'm in charge of all the crafts, so I've been cutting and pasting all week to get ready. This is our first year having this camp, and we're expecting close to 50 kids. Wish us luck!

Thank you, Tammy!

Tammy and I did a little Kool-Aid swap for colours we couldn't find in our local stores. I sent her blue and green, and she sent me yellow and pink:





But she is such a sweetie and sent me this as well:

Thank you Tammy! You're the best!

Sockapalooza Completed

The Sockapalooza socks are all done:



Yarn: Trekking XXL colour #104

Pattern: Rhodie Gus(pdf) by Kirsten Kapur

I really like these socks, and will definitely have to knit myself a pair some day. I love the little cable running down the sides of the foot. The only modification was that I added an extra purl stitch on one side of the cable, so that there is a purl on both sides.

It's Coming!

I can't believe I forgot to post about this, but I joined my first sock club a while ago:



I found out the first month was shipped today!