Labor Day Weekend, post #1

The weekend began for me after my Better Balance since I don't have anything scheduled until next Tuesday.  That's a long time to be rudderless.  My biggest challenge in to stay busy and productive and not vegetate in front of the TV.  So:  Goals for the weekend:

1. Finish Casey's car seat blanket
2. Make black bean salad
3. Cut up the watermelon
4. Watch the Oz movie I have from Netflix
5. Join the Crochet Along that begins on Sunday.
6. Figure out which crochet project to start next.
7. Weave in ends on the finished washcloths.
8. Go play with Amelia and Ali on Saturday.
9.  Watch baseball.

This definitely needs additions   I will add more as I think of them.  Now it is time to see if I can get Bingo inside and go to bed.

Lap Cat

A cat on one knee, a tablet on the other, I am attempting to write a blog while watching the Cardinals play Atlanta.  It doesn't look good: 4 - 1 Atlanta.  Hoping for an 8th inning rally.  It could happen.

Today is declutter the house since Nancy comes tomorrow to clean.  I'll be going to Ali's while she cleans to play with Amelia and, maybe get Ali to teach me about Google+.  Right now, I'll wait until the end of the game (unless it goes into extra innings) to slough off the cat and get busy.  I usually break my chores down into little spurts.  It's amazing what you cam accomplish in less than fifteen minutes.  Ask the flylady .  

After all the little jobs are finished, it's back to the baby blanket I've just started.  I bought a pattern through Ravelry that looked so cute that, even though it was rated easy, I was afraid to start it.  Inspired by a  Zen Pencils Poster, I hitched up my big girl panties and started it.  It is easy!  I have two rows finished and am looking forward to more!

 "Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.!

Crocheting

Thanks to Jim for a good (metaphorical) kick in the butt, I have gotten said butt out of the recliner and started to be active again.  My latest "passion" (Jim wants to outlaw this overused word) is crocheting.  It is important to me to be useful.  I discovered  knitting looms in time for Christmas last year and realized I could make hats for newborns.  There are also groups that make hats for seamen.  Newborns need blankets.  There are lot things that can be done. 

For a while, I stopped crocheting because it hurt my hands.  Now, for some reason, it is not.  Yay!  My present goal is presents for Christmas and for Casey, my grandson who is due on November 8 (assuming he can read a calendar.  It is pretty dark where he is.). 

I have also used crocheting as a way to get some socializing.  Today, I went to a 2 hour workshop on getting the most out of Ravelry, the amazing website for knitters, crocheters and other fabric fanatics.  Because of that, I was unable to join an every-other-week crochet group that meets in Kirkwood.  I signed up for two groups at Knitorious but was unable to go to them after my attempt to go to middle earth.  (I fell after stepping in the open air return register in the floor.  Owie!)  Anyway, you get the point, fiber people like to get together.

If you want to check me out on Ravelry, I am Carolstl.  More later.