Morning after the holiday

Almost all goals met!  I had just one row of finishing to do on Casey's blanket and I did that yesterday.  Brooke and Ali came and got me for lunch, so I did get to "play" with them.  I didn't get the ends woven into the wash cloths but that is going to happen today.  I haven't watched the Oz movie so that is on today's agenda.

For a variety of reasons, today will be low-key.  (Allergies don't help.)  That's ok.  Yesterday, I put all my crocheting books in my Ravelry library as well as all my hooks.  The oldest booklet I had was dated 1956.  There are actually  a couple of shawl patterns to look at as candidates for Brooke's nursing shawl.  Today I would like to put my stash up and take pictures of what I have and of Casey's blanket. 

Brooke is teaching herself to crochet!  She found a book which has good illustrations of left-handed crocheting and she is off and running.  She showed me the hat she is working on and it looks great!  I introduced her to Ravelry.  She has two patterns for Halloween  costumes:  one is a spider costume, the other is an old lady in a walker!

Coffee finished, news on the TV -- time to get the day started.

Labor Day weekend, post #2: The best laid plans . . .

My big goal today was to go to my first CAL (Crochet Along) at Knit and Caboodle in St. Charles. I cleaned out my crochet bag. (Did I really need all my cotton yarn in there?), put the Claudia yarn I was going to use in it, got my water bottle and set out. As soon as I got to about 50mph, I started hearing a wubba-wubba-wubba sound in the car. The tire pressure light was not on. There was no pull in the steering. Then I remembered hitting the curb while driving home Friday. (How'd that happen?) I figured my front-end alignment was kablooey and it would do neither me nor my car any good to drive all the way to St. Charles, about 25 mi. one way. End of that plan.

So it is back home to put the ballgame on TV (the Cards are ahead at the end of the first inning! Yay!)  I want to finish Casey's blanket today and see if I can get the CAL project started.  Looking over the goals I set on Thursday, I have completed #3 (the watermelon is sweet and delicious), can't do #5, will start the CAL project as next project for #6, finished half of #7, couldn't do #8 (They had other plans) and am doing #9 and #1 at the same time!

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. 
10. Go swimming on Monday.

I am adding  #10 since the pool opens on Monday.  Newly cleaned pool and fresh water!  I should be able to do #3 today and maybe #4.  I should be able to finish #7 also.  It is good to have goals to keep one from being a vegetable.

I'm disappointed about the CAL but maybe I can make it to next week's meeting.