This is going to be a sad, visual aid-free post today. It’s raining, which is great (I love rainy days), but it makes for terrible picture taking. Part of me said: don’t bother to post without pictures. Another part of me said: if you feel like looking at the computer screen, jump at the chance.

The knitting update goes like this:

• I finished my Toasty Toes Socks ages ago but didn’t bother to mention it to anyone. I don’t know why. I am going to pop them in the mail next week.
• Henry the Navigator arrived at his destination! (I’m waving wildly in what I think is the direction of Massachusetts.)
• I swatched for Cutaway for me (My stomach will fit through there, right? If not, somebody say something!). I got the KnitPicks Elegance in Barn Red for this project a while ago. My original intention was to make Cutaway to get a little more wear out of a short-sleeved fall dress. But having a dual purpose cardigan works too.
• I am in love with the Elegance, it’s soft and has a really nice sheen (from the silk) that gives the colors an extra depth. I ordered a bunch in Burnt Orange to make a sweater vest for M. He can wear it to Christmas. M is so cute in sweater vests.
• If M’s sweater vest is orange, I really should have something green (or brown, but barn red won’t work) to wear to Christmas. I ordered a pattern book that might have something that I can make for me (I am hoping for a ballet sweater or a cardigan that has a tie or something at the top).
• I’ve started on the pillow projects I wanted to make from whatever Rowan that is. I’ve finished the two halves of the round one – I just need the cats to take a nap so I can sew the pillow insert.
• I made the hat that Great Gran said she would make for Maggie. Shhh, don’t tell. It’s pink.
• There is something Tragically Wrong with my feed reader thingy. I went to read blogs today and all of the entries were the same. Something about getting up at 8:30 to make DH’s breakfast. Whose blog entry is that I wonder? This Tragedy means that I have to check everyone’s blog one by one. Or wait for everyone to post again.

For those of you who are interested, New Baby (who will henceforth be known as “N” for Noobie) will be arriving toward the end of May. May is summertime down here. Summertime in South Alabama does not require many itty bitty knitted items. I already have plans to ground N when he/she gets here because of Poor Timing on his/her part. I will let you know what N turns out to be (with regard to he/she debate) when I know. But I will probably hide it behind a “CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT N’S SECRET IDENTITY” button in case my Dad decides to read the blog all of a sudden. Dad’s current position is that he doesn’t want to know.

Thanks very much for all for the good wishes and congratulations and encouragement to stick this whole N Thing out for a couple more weeks! Thanks also for your patience with my Slowness in Posting as well as my current Lack of Email Etiquette as far as writing back to everyone in a Timely Manner goes. I am sure that the computer will stop making me feel ill any day now…