Rushing past

First, can I just say it does not feel like we had enough summer weather? Really, Autumn, I love you, I really really do, but do you think you could give me a nice two week bout of Indian summer? I'd love to see sunshine before next summer. Please?

So, I've been meaning to (and failing miserably) update my blog, post baby and knitting pictures, but it seems that my head is spinning predominately because corporate doom occupies my every waking moment. There are days where I'm pretty sure I'm going insane, or at least loosing all mental capacity, days merge into each other, I can't recall which day I tested which system, nor whom I talked to and which day.

I am actually knitting, reading and trying to sneak in a moto ride here and there. I'm currently knitting a "Fake Isle" hat, and trying a new method for holding a strand in each hand (aka continental knitting). I had some trouble getting used to knitting continental style, and while it still is slower for me (and I already knit slow!) it works pretty slick for the stranded color work. Part of my family has already drawn names for Christmas, so I'm keeping my person in the back of my mind as I try to plan out holiday knitting. I don't have any big plans, mostly little things, hats, scarves, baby blankets- but I still need to get the yarn & patterns together and organized so maybe I'll be able to go straight from one to the next.


I had bought some knit picks crayon, and intended to use it for a baby blanket, but as I started it I realized I didn't like it. I'm going to try it on different needles, otherwise I'm going to be looking for different yarn, in something super bulky for a quick knit.


Other topics... the newest addition to our family: Evey Rose

Yay, another!

I am an auntie for the second time!
My eldest brother's wife had their baby girl this morning at the ass crack of dawn, oops I mean 3:30 am. Hippy wife started having contractions on Tuesday, but didn't go to the hospital until Wednesday as the contractions started getting closer together. I showed up at about 8 pm last night, no baby, but her contractions were playing games so we all kept thinking it was about to happen.... hence how we ended up staying there until 4 am instead of leaving like sane and rational people last night at oh, I don't know 10.

I was pleasantly surprised by how cool and supportive my brother was, it was touching to watch. Mamma was a cool ticket as well, although I saw her after her epidural. She and my brother were telling me about how things were before the epi, and really I'm glad I wasn't there for it, as it may have further cemented how much cooler it is to be an Auntie then to have to go thru the 9 months and delivery!

HG and I are headed for a nice rainy vacation in Florida to celebrate HG's 35th birthday. It was a surprise trip, I booked it after one of the last hurricanes hoping it was the last one, and then Ike came. For a bit it looked like Ike was going to hit FL while we were there, but thankfully Ike is headed in a different direction but the forecast was indicating a nice rainy week.

I'm at work... trying to get some of the last minute things done, all while trying hard not to curl up in fetal position under my desk to take a nap. I'll be headed back up to visit the new addition after work with HG, I'm sure I'll snap some photos and will load them most likely when we get back.

In the mean time....
chanting to myself "dontcloseyoureyesdontcloseyoureyesdontcloseyoureyes"