Oh my. It's been a while. I have plenty of excuses, life has been busy, so lets jump right into it.
1. My laptop died - Well it's still functional but it is critically low on memory, slow as molasses, and just plain outdated. I lucked into another lappy that just needed a new hard drive and some Derek magic but I am finding it's not the same. None of my old stuff is on here, it feels unfamiliar and strange, like I am borrowing someone's computer. The keyboard is different, the keys stick a bit, they make a different click noise I am not use to. It's not conducive to creativity, and you can't blog from a smart phone, don't even try to convince me it's a possibility.
2. We moved - I think my last blog is pre-new house. So obviously a lot of time was taken up with packing, moving, and setting up a new home. It's been 3 months now and we love the place. It's comfortable, everything is new and works right, and the area we moved to is so convenient for getting to work (will be better when construction season ends!), shopping, going out, you name it. We still haven't had a housewarming party, I think we sort of passed the period where it's expected, so I don't think we will have one per say, maybe just have a big BBQ some weekend when we have a deck. It feels like a house that you could entertain in, you know, if you weren't as big of shut ins as we are.
3. It's summer - meaning it's time to get outside and enjoy this brief period of above zero weather, not huddle inside over a laptop writing whatever is in my head. We sold our camper and bought a boat instead. We've gotten much more use out of the boat, taking trips about once a week to go fishing. The dog loves it, we love it. I just have to solve the "how does a girl pee off the side of a boat" dilemma. Right now my options are hanging my pale white butt off the side and threatening my husband with murder the entire time if he dares to sneak a peak, or just not drinking any fluids the entire trip and hoping for a conveniently located dock we can aim for on shore.
4. Hobbies - I've decided to learn to knit. I inherited my grandmother's collection of knitting needles and decided they should be put to good use. I attempted to learn when I was younger but the attention span wasn't really there, I am not sure I even made a scarf to completion, and the techniques were rusty if not completely lost. Thank you internet and utube, they have helped me to learn the basics once more. I can cast on, knit, purl, increase a stitch (I forget how to decrease and will look it up when needed), and bind off. I am attempting my first project so we will see how it all goes! Also, everyone is getting a scarf for Christmas.
That about covers the excuses. I want to thank one friend who bugged me during this absence of writing asking where the blogs were, it encouraged me to get back at it, knowing someone was missing me :) I can't promise more frequency yet - it is still summer! But I will try not to be so neglectful, maybe get a few photos on here.
Now to leave you with a deep thought. I think Helen should win big brother. She's smart, doesn't rely on a showmance to get her through the game, she has a great social game, and I think she will go the distance.
