A week and more...

Well I've not necessarily been taking lots of pictures, but we've had a busy couple of weeks where food, wine and friends are concerned. I just love that combination!

Last week we arrived home on Monday from our camping trip and I had time to unload before heading out to one of the knits.

Tuesday - was the day for laundry and trying to figure out just how to eliminate all the dust and dirt that we'd brought back with us from Santa Fe and celebrate David's birthday. His pick this year was Old Fashioned Chicken and Dumplings and Blackberry Cobbler. I think they were a hit as only one dumpling and a bit of the chicken were left over. Between David and Ivan the rest of us were lucky to get some! ;-)

Wednesday - we had a play date which entailed 4 extra children in the house for the better part of the day. Grilled cheese's and tomato soup was the fare for the day!

Thursday - I met a friend for lunch and going to Table Rock Llama's , a knit store that's a bit out of town, but one that she'd never been to before. I rode the bike down the hill to meet her at Cracker Barrel in 29* temps and believe it or not it started snowing on me in the parking lot waiting for her arrival. I was so happy to climb into her car for the trip to the knit store.

Friday - I met another friend for the day at Cracker Barrel. A nice long visit and knitting too! I really look forward to these visits as we only get to do them about once a month.

Saturday - was another friend coming to the house for the day with her two boys a beautiful platter of cheese and fruit and very nice bottle of wine to share. Olivia's friend who had spent the night and Kristina's friend arriving for a sleep over. Later we had another arrival with another friend of Olivia's for the night and her mom stayed and visited for a while after the other little girl went home.

Sunday - we got together with another friend, her daughter and grand-daughter for the early afternoon. She and I started making stitch markers which we hope to sell at the knit groups as a way of helping to pay for the yarn we're craving.....

Monday - the kids went back to school and it was time to play catch up on cleaning, laundry, etc.

Of course there was also my knit.

Tuesday - David headed out for lunch and that left me with time to do more around the house and cook. So corned beef in the pot, I did lots which included starting to re-org the camping equipment. I was outta here at the usual time for another knit, but didn't stay long as I had more to do at home.

Wednesday - David left for New York City and another friend came over for the morning to visit and do a bit of knitting. Of course great minds think alike and we're now planning a girls camping trip for the beginning of June. She and her family will be moving to Ft. Bragg in July, so we need to do this before "things" get to hectic for them. We've picked which campground and the girls are all excited. Wednesday evening found me with 2 more friends, some knitting, a bottle of wine and kids in the basement watching movies and playing games.

Thursday - I finally got to bed around mid-night, last night, only to have Jake decide at 4 a.m. that someone was definitely trying to get in or out of the house. He jumped off the bed to run barking through the house. If I could have caught him I do believe it would have been a distinct possibility that he would be dead this morning. As it is he's asleep next to me on the couch and I'm working on this blog. Really doesn't seem fair.

Maybe just a short nap today....?