Monday Weigh In

This last week went well for me. I was able to stay on my points and I met my exercise goal of 3 times so that was good. I lost 2 pounds and have been drinkning a lot of water, my goal for this week will be to exercise 4 times.
Casey came home on Tuesday of last week and he wants to eat healthier also, so he was a big help.

Weight Tracking

I have decided to try Weight Watchers again. I didn't have much luck last time but would like to try again, this time I am going to do it On-Line instead of going to the meetings. I am also trying to do some exercising. I found a video work out that I think I can handle. Exercising is so hard for me thats why I think I have so much trouble loosing. I am going to have a goal of working out just 3 times a week to start so I don't hurt myself and give up. I added a new weight tracker at the bottom of this page and will give updates on Mondays. Wish me luck!

Knitting Convention

This weekend, The Knitting Guild Association held it's West Coast Convention in Portland. I have never been to a knitting convention so I decided to attend and take a couple of classes that they offered. They also have a market and that was fun to walk around and see all the new and differant yarns they had. On Saturday I took a class about adjusting a written pattern to the size you need. I was looking forward to that one because I do that poorly. However I was dissapointed, it just didn't give me the information I was hoping for. On Sunday I took a class on Fair Isle Knitting. That is color work done in patterns, it looks hard but you only have 2 colors per row, it is mostly reading a chart and holding 2 yarns at a time. I really enjoyed that one and am looking forward to trying it on some projects.

Fair Isle Sample

August Happenings

August was a very hectic month. Sorry I haven't post for quite a while. Pat and April came home from China on the 13th. As I said before April had been sick and we thought it probably was the heat. However when she came home, it just didn't get better, hard to breath, pain, dizziness, nausea, exhaustion, yea, she was fun. On August 20th she called from school and it was obvious I had to take her to the Asthma Doc. She examined her and said the pollution in Beijing had damaged her lungs, the lining was inflamed and irritated so were her tubes. So she was put on a heavy duty medicine. As we were leaving the doctors office, Pat called, his Step-Father had just passed away suddenly. He and Pats mom have been together for 17 years, so he was Grandpa Knute. Good Day, Oh lets not forget that August 20th is Pats Birthday. Yea... Pat, April, and I went to Roseburg for the funeral the next week, unfortunately Casey could not leave, since he had just been home for Zacks wedding. He will be home in a couple of weeks and we will take another trip south.
For the last year and a half I have been the chairman of our churches Call Committee, to find a new pastor. It has been a very stress full and busy time. Yesterday we had a vote and issued a Call to a Pastor in Washington. So until he makes his decision my job is done.
I haven't had a chance to knit since they got home so I am hopping that now I can relax and get back to my regular routine.
Lets hope September is a little calmer.

China News

I have heard from Pat and April more this week, They went to the Great Wall, and perfomed, perfomed at Tianamen Square, and also at a Soccer match. They are doing sightseeing now, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace among other places.

April has had a very hard time physically. She just hasn't adjusted to the climate and the other factors, long walks to practice, small amounts of food. We have several Doctors that are chaparones and they and Pat have been taking good care of her. She did have to miss the perfomance at the soccer match, two students near her right before they started had to get her down from the platform and to the closest directors, one from University of Oregon and the other University of Washington, the U of W director got his doctor/ chaparone and they took her to the medical tent. He told them he was her doctor and they let him stay with her the whole time, that was very nice. Now that the practices and perfomances are done they should do better, air conditioned stores and just staying out of the heat more.

Their Hotel

Tianamen Square

The Great Wall Performance

The Great Wall

Sweater progress

I have the back of April's sweater done, and I am working on the left front. My friend Teresa from McMinville is comming for the weekend and we like to spend alot of time knitting and chatting so hopefully I will get more done before April gets home next week.

Mosaic

This is something fun I found on yarnprincesses blog. Can you tell I miss April and Pat.

A. Type your answer to each question below in flickr search

B. Using only the first page, pick an image.

C. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into FD's mosaic Maker

1. What is your first name? Sally

2. What is your favorite food? Steak

3. What high school did you go to? Douglas High School

4. What is your favorite color? Pink

5. Who is your celebrity crush? Tom Seleck

6. What is your favorite drink? Hot Chocolate

7. What is your Dream Vacation? Disney World

8. What is your favorite dessert? Chocolate

9. What do you want to be when you grow up? a mommy

10. What do you love most in life? family

11. One word to describe you - Loyal

12. Your flickr name - mammabear