Wish You Were Here!!
We went to Hampton Beach yesterday afternoon. The beach was open wide. Some people were there but it was not crowded at all! There was a nice windy breeze. The boys played in the water even though it was freeeeeeeeeezeing. I just walked on the cold sand and one of my toes went numb! Ha Ha!
We ran across some cool sand art. There was a Witch, a pumpkin, and this cool spider. I love Halloween so I just had to get a picture of this.
Brent and I took our own picture because the boys were too busy to snap one. I think the reflection in my glasses of our arms is pretty neat.
I'm so glad fall is here and then I'm not. Fall is my favorite season. There's pretty much one reason it makes me sad too: "FAMILY". October is a busy month for my family back in Kentucky. For example, today (even though it's still Sept) my father's side of the family is gathering for a family reunion. In the next couple weeks my mother's side of the family will gather for a family reunion too. 1 aunt, 7 uncles and all their kids and grand kids and.... let's just say there's lots of people there! Oh if I could only have one of Aunt Lorene's Apple Fritters.....yummmm. I also found out that my Uncle and his family that lives in Florida will be there too and I haven't seen them in a long time!! It's the uncle that Jacob got his middle name from. In addition, the same weekend of my mother's family reunion, my parents host a day in the country for our friends and they have a hayride, play volleyball, fly kites and such on our land in Grayson County, KY. So I guess that's why I'm a tad homesick eh?? Good thing I have two boys and packing to keep me busy during this time.

FO Friday Bunny cuddle Buddy, just needs a face.
Ball Band dish cloth.... or... Christmas Spewed... Either way you want to look at it... :o)
Hey don't forget I have some CUTE BAGS over in my esty shop waiting for a good home! :) Spread the word.

It's Thursday!! That's means tonight is the new season of Grey's Anatomy!!!! WOOHOO!! So in preparation I watched Private Practice online today with Sonya on abc.com (Love watching shows online!) Private Practice is a spin off of Grey's and I like it! So Addison, yeah I'm talkin' like I know her, was dancing to this song at the beginning of the show by Scissor Sisters called "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'." Oh My GOSH!! How can you NOT DANCE when you hear this song!!! I've been watching it over and over on youtube, ok I watched it once and the other 8 times I've been dancing. Nathan told me "Mommy, you can't dance...I'm watching Charlie and Lola"..... beats me..I have NO idea what the two have to do with each other. haha! OK so watch the video, then play it again and tell me if you get up and dance. Come on...Dance with me. I'm sure the neighbors next door are laughing their butts off at me dancing, but I don't care!! As that little saying goes, "Dance like no one is watching" and that's what I do! Tomorrow I'll have two more FO's (finished objects) to show you in the knitting front! Now... DANCE!



Ericka, I am so KARAOKING this next time we go out! LOL

Jaywalkers - FINISHED!
Lorna's Lace - Jungle Stripe Shepherd Sock
Size 1 needles - two at once on one needle.
Nathan wanted to try the socks on. Now I know how to make knee socks for the boys! haha!
Love the colors!! Now....what to knit next? Any suggestions?? Something other than a sock....I need a sock break.
Here are my choices that I am considering: Wicked or Olive Branch Yoga Hoodie.
I don't have the yarn for either project so it's up in the air. I have the Wicked pattern, but I don't have the Yoga hoodie pattern yet.

Hi...remember me? Sonya said I needed to blog. So here's the scoop.
We're packing. We're moving. We found a duplex two streets over and two streets up, first floor, YARD!!!, screened in back porch, GARAGE!, and it's beautiful!! Don't know yet when we'll move..haven't got the final GET OUT from the current landlord, but I guess it will be by Nov. 1st so he has time to rent it out. I was hoping to be at the new house before Halloween, so we'll see.

Umm..pictures?? ok here's the weekend in review.

Friday night I went to Windam to Yarn and Fiber to knit with Gina while she worked and some of the other Manchvegas group showed up. Ericka brought yummy Cookies and Cream cupcakes and I was FORCED to bring them home...ok ok not forced, I was happy to take them! They were good. The BOYS LOVED THEM!! Thank you Ericka. Above is Mr. Bean enjoying his.
Saturday morning Jacob had a soccer game and then Saturday afternoon, Brent's band played at a party at someones house out in Weare, NH. Where? Weare. Oh there... (haha joke, get it?)
It was a very nice place with lots of land for the boys to run on. We had a great time and MAN that guy there could cook up some AWESOME RIBS!!
Nathan played a little golf (Like my shadow?)
Jacob played volley ball, soccer, you name it...he did it that day.
Nathan tried to sit down and support daddy's band by listening, but I think they were a bit too loud for his taste. :)Sunday ended the week with giving Lincoln a bath. Now he smells.....somewhat better.
Other than that...we are still us doing the same thing. Jacob has soccer practice tonight and then we have open house at his school. Should be a busy evening.

Lady Eleanor is finished. Started Dec06/Jan07. Finished Sept 15, 2007
9 skiens of Silk Garden in 208, 213 and 288 (3 of each) On size US9 needles.
I love it!!

Oh how I love thee, fun fabric and sewing machine! I just added some new bags to the etsy store! Take a look, spread the word! :)

My beaded face for the contest is done. I have drawn a name out of a bowl from my list of comments who told me they posted on their blogs (It was fun to read them!) And the winner is:

Grace of Grace Beading is the winner!! She will receive the purple and orange face pictured below! Thanks to everyone for playing.
The other two faces below will go to Carol for the Swap. I may try to make one more to send in, but if not..two is alright by me. :)

This past Saturday Jacob had his first soccer game. Although his team did not win, Jacob and all his team mates did a GREAT job!!

Knitters Virtual Vacation Swap had arrived! I *went* to New Jersey! The Garden State (also one of my favorite movies!) Thanks to Frances for the goodies.
In the packages was some Almond Butter Brittle, Apple Butter Spread, note cards, candles, crisp cookies, a book "It Happened in New Jersey", A visor and cozy for my diet cherry coke, HAND MADE SOAP by Frances herself! and 2 skeins of some beautiful hand painted fingering yarn that's 100% wool and SUPER SOFT from Shelridge Farms (in Canada). Thank you Frances!! I'm eating some of the Almond Butter Brittle right now as I post...yum!

First day of Second grade AND his SEVENTH birthday! Here is Jacob ready to go to school yesterday. FINALLY my kid is in school. LOL I feel like I've been reading blogs for months now of other kids going to school and here I sit with a kid still here. Well, NO MORE! He's out of the house and on his merry way.
After dropping Jake off at school, Nathan and I did some running around. We went by the $1 store to just play and browse (and I needed a drain stopper for my kitchen sink!) Nathan found this very Pimp worthy hat!! I am SO glad I had my camera in my purse!! I didn't buy it...but now that I'm looking at this picture, I so want to go back and get it.
After Jacob got home from school we had about 15 minutes to regroup and then it was off to Cub Scouts. While Jake was at Cub Scouts I made him a birthday cake. I went knitting last night, yes on his birthday, he received THREE new PS2 games and I wasn't in the mood to stare at the back of his head all night while he played. LOL But Daddy did the candles and cake with the boys while I was at knitting and took some pictures. Wouldn't you have liked to be a fly on the wall for that manly party! haha!!

What to blog....What to blog????? Ok random stuff!!! :)
Saturday we found a cool little park. Elk something or other park somewhere up off 89 in New Hampshire. See what we did is we just started driving. When we saw a brown sign that indicated a park area of some sort we took that exit, and voila, instant adventure!! Cost? $2.00 + a bit of gas and $$ for snacks. Not too dang bad eh?!

Nathan and Brent climbed a big rock pile which we got introuble over from the park ranger. He said it was kind of dangerous and there were signs. Anyway, they had a good time. haha

The kids wanted to play at the little beach they had. Jacob's becoming quite the little swimmer! He loves to swim with his goggles. It was a tad chilly, and with any adventure that's NOT PLANNED, I did not have towels. We found one of the boys t-shirts in the back of my car and that was our towel. Now if you now me you know I always have STUFF in my car...but not that day. I cleaned out the car a bit before we left!! haha
We found a trail and went walking. Check out the boys and their haircuts!! Earlier in the day we went to the barber shop. Nathan did NOT cry this time! He sat there like a big boy!! Jacob, as usual was awesome and explained to the barber that he had to sit still so he didn't cut his ear off. He told the barber that some "old lady" used to cut his hair and he had to sit still so she wouldn't cut off his ear. (sorry mom but I was laughing so hard!! but go to the comments from your anniversary, at least Julie doesn't think you look old enough to be married 45 years!)
Me walking the trail. Shortly after this the trail kind of disappeared! Now we didn't get lost! It was the trails fault!! Apparently this trail is not well maintained!! We were following little white diamonds posted on trees and then they were gone...we found red and green diamonds so we followed the red (my choice, I'm sad to admit) and it landed us in a big field of NOTHING. So back we went to find where it met up with the green trail. The green trail led us to a grassy road and a sign that says "stay on this road if you want to go back to the parking lot"...we did. Got back to the car and drove our tired little selves home!
Jacob has a new trick!! He's pretty proud of himself. Brent taught him how to blow a bubble. Now he wants to learn how to whistle. Hum..his bangs look a little crooked in that picture....I'll have to take a look at that later today.
I'll be updating my Etsy shop once I get these bags sewn up. I am LOVING the fabric with the bras on it!! Because you KNOW that there is yarn that is just cleavage worthy...just ask my Manchvegas Knitting friends!!!
I have pulled out my Lady Eleanor stole and have been knitting on it since I finished my Bar Harbor Shell Bag. So that's what's on the knitting front of my life.
Jacob starts school this Wednesday and it is also his Birthday!! I can't believe I will have a SEVEN year old!! sheesh!!!

Happy 45th Anniversary Mom and Dad!!
Dad always like Dolly Parton and when I hear this song by her I've always thought of Mom and Dad.

The picture above was taken when mom and dad visited us back in March. I know they miss the boys and the boys miss them.
It was REALLY cold the day we took mom and dad to Mack's Apples, but we bought some GOOD apples! :)
Nathan and Mom-Mom color...... OK Mom colors... Nathan pretends she's monkey bars.
Dad, a.k.a. Pop-pop watch a little tv together.
Besides being great parents they are also great Grandparents to the boys (and my nieces and nephew too!)

The other day Jacob was playing a surfing game on the computer. I was sitting at the kitchen table doing some knitting or beading or something (that's not important).

Jacob: "Mom, was there surfing way back then?"
Me: "Way back when?"
Jacob: "Way back then.."
Me: "Jacob, you have to give me a time frame so I know what time you are talking about."
Jacob: "Oh .... you know...... The 80's."
Me: silence.......*insert rolling eyes too* "Yes Son."

Happy 12th Anniversary Brent!

Brent and I were married 12 years ago today at Southside Baptist Church in Louisville, KY. We had a beautiful wedding with LOTS of friends and family there. It was a beautiful day!
Some songs that were played at our wedding was:
If By Bread
Beautiful In My Eyes By Joshua Kadison
(Now don't laugh) The Forrest Gump Theme Song - yes I'm serious. It is a beautiful song.

Tina, my best friend, was my maid of honor. Priscilla and Sheila were the brides maids. Chris, my brother in law, was the best man, and Scott, my brother and Mike were the groomsmen.

Some funny useless information: We still have a can of spinach in our cabinet we got at our "Pack the Pantry" shower. I doubt we'll ever eat it, but it has moved from house to house with us! We are on the last can of Morton's Salt from that shower too!! We got a lot of salt! LOL We didn't have champagne on our wedding day.. Oh no we forgot that.... So we used Orange Chek Cola!! Romantic eh? Instead of throwing rice or birdseed, we had our friends blow bubbles as we left the church.
Happy Anniversary Brent... I Love You!

Now if you're in the mood to hand out anniversary wishes. Head on over to Heather's blog and wish her and her Hubby a happy anniversary! They invited us to their house for Thanksgiving our first Thanksgiving here in NH. We found out we got married the Same day, Same year! How cool is that! Happy Anniversary Heather and Jim!

Long post here...might wanna grab a drink. And don't forget to check the mini-contest at the bottom of the blog!! Ya gotta do it!

So I've finished the knitting part of the Bar Harbor Shell bag. I have felted the bag and I cord handles (thank you Gina! She knit one of the i cords for me) Now to line it (I think) and attach the handles...I think. I say I think because I had a dream about the handles last night. I was in a car with Donna (blogless sadly) and Heather and we were talking about the bag and handles. Donna had found some CUTE handles...$40 for the pair!!!!!!! Ack In your dreams (or rather mine!)!! You're kidding..can you say HELLO I-CORD HANDLE!!!??? Below is the bag after felting.

It has also been a not so fun end of the week for Mr. Bean. Poor Nathan...this kid is going to grow up to be so dang tough with all he is going through!! This week we've been battling the "itchies". He has had an allergic reaction to something. The pharmacist says, "All I can offer is my sympathy." And he suggested oatmeal baths too. Nathan's been a trooper. When he starts itching he ask for a bath and then the calamine lotion. Let's hope this leaves soon, poor little tyke! Please send Nathan "get well" vibes!!I also had a FUN mail day yesterday! BEADS!! yes I said Beads...Just as good as Yarn!! I know Manchgirls...don't gasp and swoon, I'm not leaving ya'll!! This was from a Beads For Birthday program I signed up for on All About Beads. My mystery pal sent me all these goodies!! I've already put the orange beads to action for Mamarox's Beaded Face swap!! Thank you mystery pal!!! :) There were also some knitting accessories that didn't make the picture! I was so excited about them they went in my knitting bag quickly so I didn't lose them. And finally a game.... Sonya tagged me so I guess I should play :) Looks like Fun!
SCATTERGORIES ... and it's harder than it looks!
Here are the rules:
* Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the questions.
* They MUST be real places, names, things ... NOTHING made up!
* If you can't think of anything, skip it.
* You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.
* If your name happens to start with the same letter as mine, sorry, but you can't use my answers!
My name: Lora
1. Famous Singer/Band: Lyle Lovett
2. Four letter word: Love
3. Street: Lowell Rd.
4. Color: Lavender
5. Gifts/Presents: Lingerie
6. Vehicle: Lamborghini
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop:
8. Boy Name: Luke (thank you Amber)
9. Girl Name: Lacey (thanks again Amber) haha
10. Movie Title: Little Miss Sunshine
11. Drink: Long Island Iced Tea
12. Occupation: Lab Technician
13. Celebrity: Lisa Kudrow
14. Magazine: Ladies Home Journal
15. U.S. City: Louisville!!
16. Pro Sports Teams: The Lions (Detroit)
17. Fruit: Lemon
18. Reason for Being Late for Work: Low Battery in Clock
19. Something You Throw Away: Stuff
20. Things You Shout: LOOOOOSSSERRRRRRRRR
21. Cartoon Character: LuLu

Mini-contest!! Since I'm in the beading mood. Anyone who does this Scattagories game and leaves me a comment leading me to your blog to see that you've done it, I'll put your name in a hat for a drawing for a beaded Face pin. Since Sonya tagged me, she's already entered.

Alaskan Goodies!!!!! (or guilt blog post, you pick *grin).
My mother pointed out in an email to me that I failed to mention if I got my goodies from her from her trip/Cruise to Alaska!! OH did I get goodies!!! She sent me some fabulous fabric to make some cute bags out of.

Check it out!! A knitter on the fabric! Cool!
I also received some yarn!! Wonderful awesome fabulous colored yarn and a pattern! The yarn and pattern are from Raven Frog Fiber Arts handmade in Sitka, Alaska. The color is called "River Bed" and it's merino yarn with some silk/merino roving. I can't find a web site for this yarn but here's the Mailing address if you really need to get some for yourself!
Raven Frog Fiber Arts 1321 J. Sawmill Creek Rd. Sitka AK 99835 Phone #: 907-747-4500
I got a cute pair of socks!! Brent got a funny pair of boxer shorts but for some odd reason he won't model them for the camera. Sorry girls.
Total cuteness came with the shirts and socks the boys received. I thought the Alaska shirts were cute. Jacob received one too, but he's worn it already and it's in need of a washing. :)
The socks are too cute too!! Nathan's been wearing the all blue socks and he keeps calling them his "Big Bad Wolf" socks. I think it's cute!
Thanks Mom!!! We loved everything!! Even the shot glass that is for collecting dust...yeah right mom...because we don't drink at all here. *wink wink* Maybe the boys and I can do kool-aid shots later. ::giggle::

One of my Kentucky knitting Sister's entered some of her work in the Kentucky State Fair. She entered 3 pieces and received 2 ribbons.

CONGRATS HOLLY!!! (click here to take a look)

Now jump on over to her blog and check out the pictures.

I'm still knitting along on my Bar Harbor Shell Bag. I hope to have it finished soon with some pictures. I'm also working on a pair of Jaywalker socks with some Lorna's Lace in Purple and Green. SOOOOO pretty!

Yesterday Nathan and I went to Newbury, Mass for a Fiber Revival. There were spinners out the wazoo there. It was a beautiful day and Nathan got to pet an alpaca (he kept calling them llama's, hey he was close!), he saw a horse and a couple goats and a bunny. Julie and Pattie, from Yarn Sellar, were there and Pattie took him on a little walk and they saw a turkey and a chicken. Later when Chris and Ericka showed up Nathan had to take Chris and show him the turkey. I didn't take my camera since the batteries died. I originally went for Heather and support for her, but dang if she didn't need it.....her booth was FOREVER busy!!!! HOW WONDERFUL! So I ended up enjoying the company of Chris, Ericka, Patti and Julie and watching Nathan enjoy a day outside on a farm. He was awesome!

I hope the amount of links makes up for no pictures....maybe next time. :o)

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The boys take a break on a walk