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There’s no place like home

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Mr. Aitch and I went on a short motorcycle trip this weekend to visit his brother and father and my aunt.

Jim Aitch (brother) finished part of his basement a few years ago into a fabulous bar.  Just good old H2O for me this time.  I didn’t drink enough water this weekend but I really am trying to do what the doctor ordered.  Anyway, Jim commissioned me to make a sign for him and I delivered it  this weekend.  The pictures are still on my camera and I will post them as soon as I can.  He is a wonderful host and has a great sense of humor.  Of course having a great sense of humor is a requirement with two daughters, one in college and one in high school.  His wife is this petite firecracker who keeps the house running smoothly.

Mr. Aitch the Dad lives in assisted living and gets around fairy well with his walker.  We run out of things to talk about so it’s hard to visit too long.  He did appreciate the peanut butter cookies I made for him.

Miss Kay is my mother’s sister and has always been my second mother.  She also lives in the same town as Jim Aitch and Mr. Aitch the Dad.  She called me at Jim Aitch’s house Sunday evening saying she wouldn’t be home on Monday.  I found this to be rather unusual.   Miss Kay is 85 years old and doesn’t really go anywhere too far that she wouldn’t be home.  I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone where she is but I will spill the beans as soon as she gets home.

It was good to get home and sleep in my own bed last night.  It was not so good getting up at o’dark-thirty to go to work

I did finish the knitting on the second eyelet sweater Saturday evening.  All that’s left is to graft the four-stitch seam at each armhole, sew on the buttons and block the sweater.  Then I’m done.  Finis.  The end.

Now what light knitting am I going to get into?

Drink more water

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I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday and had some good news and some not so good news. 

The good news is that I lost five pounds!  Yes, the 10 minutes workouts I’m doing every work are paying off.  I also started working my upper back to get rid of that unsightly back flab.  I know I can’t spot reduce but my goal is to tone that area hoping the increased muscle will burn off more fat overall.  And eventually the flab on my back will be gone, too.  Since doing these upperback exercises, my back doesn’t seem to get as tired while riding the motorcycle.

The not so good news was that I need to drink more water.  Now water is my choice of drink 95% of the time.  I do enjoy a cup of green tea almost every morning and I do like my wine in the evening but for the rest of the time it’s water.  I just don’t drink enough.  I have to make a conscious effort to drink.  My mother was the same way.  She just didn’t drink very much.

I did knit on the eyelet sweater last night.  The next row will start the neckline decreases.  Only 10 more rows to go before I do the front bands and neck edging.  Then I will be finished with the second sweater. 

We are visiting Mr. Aitch’s brother this weekend and I wanted to take some banana bread and peanut butter cookies to him, my FIL, and my aunt since all of them live in the same town.  I think the bananas are beyond banana bread.  I touched one last night and it felt liquified under the peal.  Too far gone.

I remembered to take some butter out of the refrigerator before I left or work this morning so I could make the peanut butter cookies tonight.  Yes, I know Mr. Aitch doesn’t like the oven on when it’s hot but he’s not going to bo home tonight.

It’s time for me to check out the water cooler.

Kettle corn

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My boss brought in a bag of freshly made kettle corn yesterday. I had a handful today. Crunchy, sweet, salty goodness. I try to make this at home but it’s just not the same. 

The recipe is fairly easy:
1/4 cup oil
1/3 – 1/2 cup popcorn
1/4 cup granulated sugar, can be all white or half white and half brown
1/4 tsp salt, optional 

Heat oil and three kernels of popcorn in a large 4-6 quart pan with a lid until the corn pops. Add the rest of the popcorn and sugar. Cover and shake until the popping slows to 2-3 pops. Immediately dump popped corn into another container. (I use a parchment lined cookie sheet.) Sprinkle with salt. Fill pan with hot water to make clean-up easier. 

I also use a Whirley-Pop Popcorn Maker. It has a stirring rod in the bottom that you turn so you don’t have to shake the pan.  I don’t work for or receive any compensation from Whirley-Pop.  I just love their popcorn maker. 

I brought my knitting with me again today hoping I can work on the eyelet sweater during lunch. 

Eyelet sweater size 1-2 yrs

 

Having twin granddaughters means having to make double.  This is a combination of 3 patterns so does that make it an original?

Thunder and lightning but no knitting

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I woke up this morning at o’dark-thirty to the sounds of rain and a very loud thunder-clap.  The alarm wasn’t to go off for another hour.  Robbed of one hour of sleep.  Actually I was awake enough to just enjoy the storm.  Two minutes before the alarm was to sound, I turned it off.  Why listen to the beep-beep-beep when I was already awake?  You guessed it.  I nodded off.  Twenty minutes I woke up with a start.  I hate when I do that.

Fortunately I decided what I was going to wear while I was awake during the storm.

My knitting bag was next to my purse so I still managed to get to work on time.   No knitting was done today.  I really need to make this second eyelet sweater a priority since it has to be finished by next week.