7-31-2015 Blue Moon

I could not get a pix of the blue moon here

so I am totally borrowing this one

off my family's FaceBook page!

And may I just say... whew!!! 

Today was a hot one!!!

(See the 100*F on my dash?)

GGN Ski Sweater progress:

Freckles the Pip progress:

Yarns for Octobers KAL...

Purple "Urchin"

and "Power Pink"

7-30-2015 Showing Sis the Ropes

 GD#1 showing GD#2 how to tap and swipe on the tablet.

7-29-2015 BackPack

GD picked out a "rainbow" backpack...

hard to believe she starts pre-school in 4 weeks!

She doesn't look too sure about this whole backpack thing...

maybe if I call it her "Turbo" shell?!?!?

7-28-2015 Windows Washed

 Got all the windows on my house

washed on the outside today

when this big storm rolled in and let loose!

7-27-2015 Dot Dresses

 So glad my GD love the LuLaRoe Dot dresses I get her!

She will wear them for several days in a row

and even sleep in them!

Playing in the water

to keep cool at Oma's house.

7-26-2015 River City Six

The River City 6

jazz band

played at worship services today...

lots of toe tappin' going on today

as we sang gospel hymns!!!

7-25-2015 GGN Sweater Progress

7-24-2015 Arts & Crafts

Yesterday

DH & I went on a road trip

to Geneseo, IL to peruse their 3 "art galleries"

which turned out to be less art and more crafts.

I loved how colorful the outside (and inside) of this one was!

7-23-2015 "Unleashed Mittens" KAL Done!

Chillin' in my summery LuLaRoe Watermelon skirt

and finishing up my "Unleashed Mittens" KAL!

Knitting is done, now all I need to do

is find some cute buttons!

7-22-2015 New KALs

Remember the posts from 7/15 - 7/16?

Just wanted to post my progress on those 2 KALs...

Here's my Pip "Freckles" so far...

and the hem of my GGN Norwegian Ski Sweater is underway...

wouldn't it be awesome if I could actually have this done

by winter and wear it?!?!?

7-21-2015 Deck Refinished

DD's deck...Before...

After...

Nice job!!!

7-20-2015 Hello Kitty Tattoos

Excited about Hello Kitty tattoos!!!

7-19-2015 Curtains

Our guest room

will become the nap room for granddaughters

next week, and since it is sooooo bright in there,

especially during the afternoon,

we decided to put up some dark curtains today.

  

The dark curtains really help darken the room

in mid-day/naptime!

Now we just need to come up with a beachy headboard!

7-18-2015 Mantra

 DH & I tried a new (to us) restaurant for lunch today.

Yum!

7-17-2015 Grandbabies at Play

 Sharing Cheerios with Elmo...

Cooling off in the pool...

Going for a bike ride...

7-16-2015 Pip's New Digs

Starting a new doll...

this Pip is named "Freckles"

and is a Chicago Bears fan

so he's getting some navy and orange clothes.

7-15-2015 GGN Gauge Hat

 In preparation

for knitting this sweater

(GGN Norwegian Ski Sweater)

in next month's KAL...

...it was recommended that

we knit a "Gauge Hat"

so we would know what our

Fair Isle knitting gauge is

using the yarn and needles

we intend to use for the sweater.

I finished up my GGN Gauge Hat last night.

I'll measure the gauge fresh off the needles,

then wash and block the hat

and measure the gauge again

so that I know what washing will do

to the fabric.

7-14-2015 Eeeewwww!!!

There is fungus among us!!!

Saw this creepy blob outside

while helping DH run some boards through the planer...

After the scary storm...

7-13-2015 Happy 3rd Birthday Grandson!

Oma and Opa love you sooooo much!

Looks like you had fun on your 3rd birthday.  :*)

(Thanks for the pictures, dear D-I-L!!!)

7-12-2015 Foggy Morning

It was a foggy morning

so DH & I took our morning walk

along the Mississippi River today...

so beautiful.

(As always, you can left click

on the photos to enlarge them.)

Lone duck...

Parked barge...

Preening Pelicans...

I-74 Bridge...

Weeds...

(my new desktop picture)

7-11-2015 Yarn Tasting

 My LYS (Local Yarn Shop)

hosted another "Yarn Tasting" party, 

which allows customers to sample new yarns

from the manufacturers

and let the LYS owner know which ones

we like and would buy if she were to order them

and add them to her inventory...

a win-win for both of us!
I won this skein of blue chunky yarn...
the first door prize of the evening!

I wore my favorite LuLaRoe Azure skirt to the party...

love the polka dots!!!

I love this line of clothing!!!

So glad my daughter introduced me to it.

:*)