I just wanted to let you know that we've started another blog to chronicle our church-planting efforts. It's www.thepattersonplant.blogspot.com. Guaranteed excitement!
This one will be maintained as well, so don't worry!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
It's Been a Long Time
So, it's been a long time, and we've been busy. Gosh, we've had a moving sale, packed up all our remaining belongings, cleaned our house, sold our house, said what seemed like a million goodbyes (just about all of the tear-jerkers), and now we're in limbo land visiting friends and family before we leave for Belfast on August 1st. Now I think that's a good excuse.
We've enjoyed our time thus far with Wes' family and now my family, and it's been filled with lots of activity. Who knew that vacation could wear us out this much.
In the midst of vacationing, I got a little bit ambitious (maybe too much) and have sewing AND knitting. By golly, I've got to get in my last minutes of time with any sewing machine available. I'm sure there will be one somewhere in N. Ireland, but it somehow seems more convenient to do it now when I've got my mom's sewing machine and advice readily available. So, thus far, I've made a top and a skirt and will make an additional top and skirt. I really like the final results, and maybe one day I'll post pictures, but not tonight.
I found this amazing yarn today at a farmer's market, that was handspun and dyed by a really nice lady and for a whole skein of it, it only cost $5. Now I don't know that much about knitting, but I know a bargain when I see one. I almost felt guilty for not offering more, but I only had $5 cash, unless she wanted a handful of pennies. So, while Gwyneth napped today, I madly knit up a cloche to bring over the sea with me, after all, it's so cold there that I could probably even put it to good use even in the summer!
Anyway, here's some random fun pictures, as well as a picture of the hat.
Gwyneth tries to get away on the neighbor kid's 3 wheeler
I just thought this was a cute photo
Family photo (this was as good as it was going to get...we got tired after setting up the timer and shooting about 15 different photos, which always seemed to have one screwed up face)
Voila - the hat! The photo just doesn't do the colors justice unfortunately
We've enjoyed our time thus far with Wes' family and now my family, and it's been filled with lots of activity. Who knew that vacation could wear us out this much.
In the midst of vacationing, I got a little bit ambitious (maybe too much) and have sewing AND knitting. By golly, I've got to get in my last minutes of time with any sewing machine available. I'm sure there will be one somewhere in N. Ireland, but it somehow seems more convenient to do it now when I've got my mom's sewing machine and advice readily available. So, thus far, I've made a top and a skirt and will make an additional top and skirt. I really like the final results, and maybe one day I'll post pictures, but not tonight.
I found this amazing yarn today at a farmer's market, that was handspun and dyed by a really nice lady and for a whole skein of it, it only cost $5. Now I don't know that much about knitting, but I know a bargain when I see one. I almost felt guilty for not offering more, but I only had $5 cash, unless she wanted a handful of pennies. So, while Gwyneth napped today, I madly knit up a cloche to bring over the sea with me, after all, it's so cold there that I could probably even put it to good use even in the summer!
Anyway, here's some random fun pictures, as well as a picture of the hat.
Gwyneth tries to get away on the neighbor kid's 3 wheeler
I just thought this was a cute photo
Family photo (this was as good as it was going to get...we got tired after setting up the timer and shooting about 15 different photos, which always seemed to have one screwed up face)
Voila - the hat! The photo just doesn't do the colors justice unfortunately
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