Simple Woman's Daybook for June 29, 2012

Outside my window...

there is sunshine and heat. We've gone from being cold and wet to hot and steamed. It was 84 degrees yesterday!

I am thinking...
I need a bit of vacation.

I am thankful...
that we are leaving on one tomorrow.

In the kitchen...
is a pile of dirty dishes. Ruth is the official dish washer in this house. She's slacking on her job.

I am wearing...
black shorts and a multicolored t-shirt.

I am creating...
the Butterfly shawl. Got some more rows done last night. Only 24 rows to go before the edging. I also cast on a pair of fingerless mitts for Knit Wits. I still have leftover yarn from Sarah's February Lady Sweater. Enough to make one more pair I think. This will be a pair for women.

I am going...
on a short vacation. We (being us and BIL and wife) are driving up to Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. This is where we 4 went on our honeymoons-though not at the same time. Dan and Sue went in 1980. We got married in 1982. It will be fun to see it again. This isn't a honeymoon though. We're taking Ruth and Dan and Sue will have their son Nathan with them. We are putting the dogs in a kennel because the condo we're staying in doesn't allow pets. Cable and Tripper will be together at the same kennel. I'm sure they will have a blast.

I am wondering...
if it's changed much. Banff, that is.

I am reading...

John Carter- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It's a classic sci-fi book that the movie John Carter was based on. I plan to read the whole series. This is the first one. It's been interesting because the English it's written in is old fashioned. Sometimes I have to think a bit to understand it.

I am hoping...
we have good weather and a fantastic time.

I am looking forward to...
relaxing and enjoying the beautiful country. Also, knitting in the car, and hot springs, and eating good food, and spending time with Dan and Sue, and hiking, and shopping, and whiskey filled chocolates (they have that in Canada), and the drive up. I hope to find a bead shop and yarn shop too.

I am learning...
new things about my cell phone. Like how much roaming charges are and 68 cents a minute is outrageous for phone calls and 20 cent text messages is probably the way we'll go while in Canada.

Around the house...
it's a bit of a mess. We'll have to clean that up today. I like to leave my house sparkling clean before a trip.

I am pondering...
no, not really. Nothing is pondering in the grey matter today.

A favorite quote for today...
"Obamacare upheld."

One of my favorite things...
Beads. Especially the itty bitty seed beads. Yesterday I received an order of seed beads from Whimbeads.com. I love them. Such pretty bits of creative possibility.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
getting my arse on the road north and having fun.

Picture thought to share...

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