Ravelry accepted ME!!!

I've been accepted by Ravelry! It is completely awesome. Knitters, and crocheters, can track ALL of their projects, see how many others are working on the same projects, keep an inventory of needles, keep an inventory of stash yarn, rate WIPs (works in progress) on a happiness scale and get all kinds of ideas. You can link your blog to ravelry, link your flickr account and just have a great time.

Ravelry is still in beta stage so I am hoping it will be a huge success and last forever!

What else is new? I am working on a cute little soap bag. I picked it up here and it is completely cute. I made one in white but my dad snagged it before I even had a chance to take a picture. I'll get a picture of this one when I am finished with it.

We celebrated niece J's birthday this weekend at the cabin. She is 7! Only 7 more weeks until T's birthday and he will be 7 too. Wonderful weather and good food. Brother and I made homemade onion rings and I think we have finally hit upon the perfect method. Found that here.

C fixed my XM radio antenna in the car. Finally I can actually receive a good signal. Now if I can only get HIM out of the car so I don't have to listen to Squizz all the time. I'm more of a Sunny girl myself.

Great American Pasttime

Was it Tennyson who said "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ...baseball?" Ahhhh...the roar of the crowd when Jr. knocks the ball out of the field, the groaning and grumbling when the ump makes a bad call, the distraction of a pile of dirt or your best kindergarten buddy on the base you are supposed to be covering during your t-ball game...

I think Tennyson was actually speaking of love but that's probably only because he didn't understand the passion of baseball. Heck, maybe they didn't even have baseball back then. Isn't he English? Wouldn't that make it cricket over there anyway? And obviously cricket and baseball are miles apart.

So, both boys are in baseball. B is in the minor leagues and T is in his second year of t-ball and I, for ill or good, am in my 3rd year as a board member of our local youth baseball association. Why they chose me I will never understand. I do know that I enjoy the games and I get a bit of knitting done so it's all good.

Speaking of the knitting, I attempted a sock and am thinking of frogging the whole thing on account of the wonky bits on the heel. I finished a couple of burp rags for a friend who is having a girl (she has 4 boys, poor woman-she is due for a girl!) and I have a few WIPs on the needles that I have little interest in finishing right now. Here's what I started last night.

It's called the Ballband Dishcloth. It's the pattern that comes on the paper label on Peaches and Creme 100% cotton yarn. T said it looks like blue bricks. The fun thing about it is that it looks best in bold, funky colors. I was thinking pink and orange might look good too so that might be next.

Finally, my new favorite station on XM Satellite Radio is Sunny, Channel 24. I don't know how to describe it but they play lots of stuff. Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, The Beatles, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Jim Croce, Heart, all kinds of stuff. Right now they are playing Eye of the Tiger so I guess it can't all be good. However, if you have the XM, give it a listen.