Not a Blogger Yet

So, apparently I am not a blogger yet.  I apologize for failing all of you with high hopes for this blog.... I will attempt again and see if I am better at sticking with it. I figure if missionaries in Haiti with unreliable internet and 7 kids can crank out blogs on a regular basis, than I should be able to as well...or so one might believe.  But still- life has been in the way, as often happens. Recently, I have been on overdrive....summer is suppose to slow down the schedule...my summer has taken the opposite route. I do it to myself, something I know very well :) I think that I like to be busy, I like to be needed, if given too much free time I just feel guilty about all the things I could be doing...so why not stay busy?

Well all that rambling to say, I will do better :) (Sidenote, I forgot how to edit this blog...that is how long it has been...sad)

Anyways, amidst the business- I have been finding time to read. I love to read, but consider myself a slow reader so I usually don't make a huge effort...not the mention during the school year I feel guilty about reading for pleasure when I should be reading a textbook.  But this summer I have already finished a number of good books and have more waiting for me. (Just ask if you want to know more about what I have been reading!)

I started this book yesterday, and finished it today!

I absolutely loved it! It was a really easy read (a series of stories, broken up by patterns and recipes) I know it sounds dorky, but there is definitely a little bit of "you have to be a knitter" to relate to some of the things she is saying. Without a doubt, I am sure non-knitters would enjoy it as well- but for knitters it is a must read! BONUS- the author is from Iowa City! Two of the novels I read before this were by an Iowan author, and I am becoming quite found of Iowan authors!

This book has some really fun patterns in it that I have added to my to do list.

I have already become one of "those knitters," the ones that have 3-4+ projects going at a time---itching to start a new one, but trying to force yourself to finish the ones you have started first! :)

Next Post: Knitting in the round...since I promised this one before...and it is so much fun!