Back to winter today. It was cloudy and cool all day. We ran some errands and then after we got home we were inside or out on the porch watching the rain. It poured and dumped several times during the afternoon and evening. And we'll be back into the 90's on Friday.
The Momma deer with the single fawn paraded the little cutie back and forth a few times today. My pictures stink...I am working on using the manual settings and I messed up the settings again. The baby bounces all over the place.
Nature photography is tough. I have finally identified the sparrow sized black crested birds as black fly catchers and haven't managed to get any pictures of them yet. This morning Larry is in the kitchen looking out the sliding door and says, Val, look out here, there's one of those birds on the porch rail. Figures...and where was my camera? Clear across the room so that for me to get it I had to pass in front of the door which of course would cause the bird to take off. Sheesh.
We had a fun day inside with Seth playing Zonk (a dice game with 6 dice). That boy is so smart, catches onto the strategy and can count his points in his head and he's seven. It took me longer to get the hang of the stupid game and I still have trouble with the math...:) He goes back to his parents day after tomorrow...we have had a lot of fun with him...nice that we got to spend three weeks with him between here and at his home.
Now he is cracking the whip over me to get a new hat knit for him. Both my Grandson's have always been fascinated by my knitting and crocheting since they were little guys and put in requests. Seth wants a new hat for the winter and a new blanket. Today we walked past the yarn in Walmart and he stopped to show me the three colors he wanted for his blanket. Ian thinks he wants to learn, so now he is about old enough I'll see how much he is really wanting to learn the next time I see him. Ian also wants a new softer blanket!
I had better get back to my knitting needles because you can bet when Seth gets up in the morning he will be checking my progress!!! He wants it finished before he goes home!
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Val, these times with the grandsons are so precious for you, I know you cherish them! Your stories bring back so many great memories of mine, too. I wish I'd kept track of the sweaters, hats and afghans I made for grandkids. Nine of them, so I'm sure the grand total is well into the hundreds. How I loved making them for the kids.
At one point a few years ago, Beth and Lenny decided that all the outgrown garments needed a new home...so grandma's sweaters and hats are gracing some kids down in Mexico (thanks to grandkids' mission trips).
By all means teach Ian to knit or crochet if he has an interest!!
love,
Juanita
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