Blogtoberfest #7 - Finished Knits

It is amazing how much one can knit in a car when they are a passanger.

Approx 14 hours in the car back and forwards to the inlaws (and a little extra at the destination) helped to produce three items and three ticks off my long list. (I still have one to photograph - but here is a taste of what had the needles click clacking)

A QLD Milo for Thomas' second birthday. It is so cute and I am glad that there is enough of this maroon in the stash for Baden for one next year. I did a different cable than what is given with the pattern, I was attempting to achieve something that looked like a Q - what do you think?

In Full Bloom, the second test knit for TiKKi. This one is for Amelia and she is so in love with it.

I entered these in the little country show at my IL's and recieved first place for the Bloom and second for the Milo (well done Georgie on such great patterns)

It's Tuesday and I Can't wait...

to be free of this headache.

It is like a tension headache - like the ones that you get when you stress too much - stress me - never. Well, ok - yes that is what has been happening. A little stressed about this move and the housing that they are offering us at the moment is small - I mean mouse sized.

Knitting pics tomorrow (I have to spread out what a share because 30 days is going to take a long time if I have nothing to tell or share)

Heading Back

Along here...

To pack these...

See you tomorrow with some knitting news.

The Local Show

We took the kids to the little local show.

Fun was had for the kids with clowns, train rides, face painting and animals.

Wordless Weekend #5

Life on the farm

My Husband grew up on a farm (of which his parents still run - but now live in town)

I loved visiting them when they lived on the land. I learnt how to ride a motor bike, drive on a dirt road and do a burn out. All good things.

But with the drought of previous years it has been upsetting to visit. But did any of you get the rain that fell from the havens last weekend. Some of it fell near the farm and the River is up. And the salt levels are down enough for DH and FIL to pump some out for the house dams. There was dancing all around let me assure you.

And a progress shot of our camper trailer (it is sitting upside down)

Joining in the fun...

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Lucky for me I found this today. I usually catch on a few days too late for monthly memes and although I probably don't need an extra thing on the list this month it might be a little bit of fun.

So there will be a give away and hopefully there will be lots of craft happening.

I thought that I would start today off with a little meme. There is stuff happening (or rather NOT happening) with our move at the moment and am just a tad overwhelmed with it all.

Making : A baby Sophisticate for my nephews upcoming first birthday
Cooking : Umm - the last time I cooked was over a week ago - spagbol (we are on holidays and don't like to stand on MIL's toes in her tiny kitchen)
Drinking : Coke
Reading: My Interweave Mag and working out what I would like to knit for myself next
Wanting: Someone to turn back the clock too two days ago when I had a house to move into (a very long and upsetting story)
Looking: at lots of new blogs
Playing: Tea Parties with Miss A and Teddy Bear Teddy Bear with Mr B
Wasting: too much time browsing Ravelry
Sewing: only things knitting of late - sewing machine is currently 700km's away
Wishing: for someone to phone me and tell me that the last two days have been a dream (no scrap that - nightmare)
Enjoying: Spending lots of time with our two little ones
Waiting: for the kettle to boil
Liking: that DH has been working on our camper trailer and it no longer a dream
Loving: my husband and children
Hoping: a house with trailer access and like the one that until two days ago I was going to live in will become available
Marvelling: at the river on the farm - it has water in it and flowing after the rain last weekend and the salt levels are low enough to water the vegetable patch with
Needing: more hours in the day
Smelling: Amelia's clean, washed hair
Wearing: my pj's
Following: the instructions for the knit project
Noticing: that it is getting cold out here tonight
Knowing: that we have a long drive ahead of us in a few days
Thinking: .... hummm
Feeling: a tad stressed and angry
Bookmarking: vegetables to grow in our new vege patch
Opening: Well watching as Amelia opens hers this week
Giggling: at the kids playing
Feeling: overwhelmed