All too soon, it's Monday morning again. It was a wet weekend here, with rain on and off most of Saturday and part of Sunday. It was a good weekend for napping, and I did some of that on Saturday because Ruthie was up at 5:50 a.m. -- and so that meant that I was up that early! Aside from the early wakeup, though, it was a pretty good weekend. And I think the reason she was up so early is because she's started sleeping through the night, so despite getting up early, it means we've both slept for about 7 hours.
We started with an early lunch birthday party for my youngest nephew, who turned 2 on May 1. He entertained us with the amusing things he had to say, like asking my sister-in-law "Do you need a helping hand?" And we finished with chocolate cupcakes.
An added bonus for me was when we arrived, my niece was wearing the tee I knit for her last summer:
The Mister took Molly and her friend to see the show, and Ruthie and I took naps. Then we went out to dinner with my parents at a Turkish place in our neighborhood.
Ruthie did a great job both times we were out, even though we were gone for about two hours both times. She's continuing to do really well with the house training -- which really means I'm doing really well at getting her out when she needs to go! Yesterday was the Pittsburgh Marathon, and the route comes close to our house, so I took her up to watch the runners for a bit. There were a lot of people, quite a few dogs, and a lot of noise. She was very nervous at first, but she soon adjusted, so it's clear that exposing her to new situations with people is good for her.
I managed to do a little bit of knitting this weekend, too. I started the second sock for my mother-in-law and was in a groove on the leg when I came across a knot in the yarn. I snipped it out and carried on as before, only to realize several rounds later that the two ends that were tied together were different colors.
I'm not sure if my mother-in-law would notice, but now that I've seen it, I can't not see it. So I'll likely be ripping back to the start of the stripe in the first blue and winding off yarn until I get to that point in the stripe sequence. So much for easy knitting!
I'm glad Ruthie (and you!) are adjusting so well. I don't remember my kids ever asking me if I needed a helping hand, so I hope your nephew continues that. I really like the colors in that Felici yarn, but do not like Knitpicks tying together two different colors in self-striping yarn. (It's at least the second time I've heard of this happening.)
ReplyDeleteRuthie is learning fast!! Your nephew and niece are both adorable and the sweater looks great on your niece. Knots in yarn are so frustrating! I've not had any issues with yarn from KnitPicks, but (like Bonny) I keep hearing about it more and more.
ReplyDeleteYay Ruthie! I'm so glad you're both getting along so well. And what a fun little birthday party. Turkish food sounds delicious, so I'm glad you were able to sneak out a bit and enjoy some time away from the house :)
ReplyDeleteIt was also a rainy weekend here and will be raining ALL WEEK! So we've been adding layers for the rain and enjoying the puddles! I hope you're able to stay dry.
With Ruthie, the discipline is all yours, for now - but she is learning, and this will all pay off in the long run. What a nuisance about the sock. It's always fun to see how much and often your family enjoys each other.
ReplyDeleteKnotted yarn is not great, but attaching a completely different color? That would irk me. A lot. Hope that's the only one!
ReplyDeleteLook at those two darling children. I'm happy for you that you live nearby and can enjoy them. The completely different color would have me ripping back. Hope you make up the backtracking soon.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures of your little niece and nephew! And hooray for naps. (I wish I was a napper.) Sounds like Ruthie is rocking the adjustment to life with all of you.
ReplyDeleteUm...hard to beat the cuteness of your 'niblings' here! (Another new-to-me from you...how've I never heard that term??). And your niece in the tee--she looks like a baby doll! That must have elicited some serious JOY.
ReplyDeleteYay Ruthie! Your niece looks so charming in her tee. Shame about the sock yarn, I hate when there's a big jump in the sequence like that.
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