I'm Baaack!!

Things that have happened since we last spoke:

1. We have moved states, just to the next one down,
   
2. We love our new house, it has tiles instead of 30 year old vinyl on the floors and - get this - a window in the bathroom,
3. We have unpacked a huge number of boxes, and complained that we have too much stuff,
4. Soldier discovered the extent of my sock yarn stash, I guess telling him not to open that box was like waving a red flag at a bull,
   
5. Soldier has been deployed, to somewhere he hasn't been before,
   
6. The Boy has learned eleventy billion new words, his current fav is 'juice'
   
7. I haven't knit one single stitch since I left Sydney,
   
8. I turned 30 and found my first grey hair on the same day, but had a fabulous day otherwise,
   
9. I have become excited about the upcoming changes around here,
10. I found an excuse to buy a new front loading washing machine (the laundry is too small for our very large old washing maching),
11. I have yet to discover just what other Melbournites (is that even what you call people who live here?) do with their rubbish, the wheelie bin is so tiny, like it should be in a dolls house,

And lots of other stuff that is just too mundane to list.

Grrrrr!

Be warned:  This post is full of whinging.

This is me at the moment.

1. Tomorrow I will have some men in my house boxing up all my stuff and then the next day they will come back and put it all in a truck and drive away with it,
2. Defence Housing keep moving our move in date, and we still haven't heard from them in regards to our welcome visit,
3. I came into the kitchen this morning to find the floor covered in water, I don't know where it came from because the usual suspect (the dishwasher) wasn't put on last night,
4. I have run out of boxes and I will have to pack like a maniac tomorrow whilst trying to wrangle two smalls and direct the strange men,
5. Soldier commented the other day that the preparations for his upcoming deployment are going better than the preparations for our move.  If you know anything about the Army, then you will know that is saying something,
6. I am feeling guilty about throwing out so much food, but the movers won't move it and no-one else wants it,
7. I have heaps of cleaning that needs to be done, and all I want to do is knit.
8. I am sick of hearing myself whinge about all of the above, but I can't stop myself. 
9. I will be without internet until we are in our new house and we can convince our provider that we need it.  So behave yourselves while I am away and I will see you on the flip side!
   

FOUR!

I have a four year old living in my house!  How did that happen?  It feels like only yesterday she looked like this:

Now:

Happy Birthday Noo!

Conversations with a nearly four year old.

Noo will be four on Friday.  We were discussing this at the dinner table last night.  The conversation went like this:

Me:  You know it's your birthday on Friday?
Noo: Yeah
Soldier:  How old will you be?
Noo: Four!
Soldier:  How old is The Boy?
Noo:  One!
Noo (to Soldier and I):  You have numbers??
Soldier and I: hahahahahahaha, yes we have numbers!

Try keeping a straight face with that one!

Finished Object: Green Goddess Socks

I finished the Green Goddess socks yesterday.  When I showed them to Soldier and asked him what he thought he looked at them and told me that "they looked the same".  "The same as what", I asked him.  "As each other".  Errr, isn't that the point??

 

Pattern:  Green Goddess by Nancy Whitman
Yarn:  Knitabulous Softsock in Baby Chick
Needles:  80cm, 2.25mm Harmony Circular
Modifications:  Knit toe-up, basically just used the chart
Verdict:  Love, love, love!!!  I think I will knit them again with a right leaning increase instead of the yarn over.

 

Mini Sock Club Challenge

I have three pairs of socks on the needles at the moment, in various stages of completion.

Firstly, Twists and Ribs Socks by Lisa Rosen.

I have completed both cuffs and now have to start on the heel flap and turn.

Next up we have Green Goddess Socks by Nancy Whitman.

One sock is complete and I have two patterns repeats and the ribbing to go to finish them off.

Lastly, Sydney by Janice Kang.

One sock completed.

I am setting myself a new challenge for the rest of the year, seeing that I am not going to reach my original goal of twelve pairs.  I want to finish these socks by November 30th.  That would make nine pairs for the year.

Why November 30?  Because I have signed up for Knitabulous' Yarn Club which starts in December with some sock yarn and a surprise pattern.  I want to have these three pairs out of the way so I can cast on as soon as the postie leaves me a parcel!

Garden is done!

The garden has been tamed!  

You all knew that when I said 'we have to tackle the garden tomorrow' I actually meant, 'Soldier has to tackle the garden tomorrow, while I admire the results' didn't you.