Spring is NOT Springing... But at Least I'm Knitting

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Is thing on?

Whew that was a little hiatus there. This "spring" (and let's use that term VERY LOOSELY since it's April 15th and it's planning to act a whole lot like WINTER tomorrow) has been busy.  And with busy... well... you know the story by now.

What have we been up to?  Skiing mostly.  And when we're skiing... well... my eyes barely stay open for Paker's bedtime routine... let alone mine.

And then we went to Oahu, where I did pack knitting... and it stayed in it's neat little package that I packed it in the whole time.  Guys I didn't even knit on the plane...  WHO AM I?  But the sun was out and air was warm and it has been so long since I've felt or seen either of those things that I just wanted to be outside... (And I am comforted by the fact that MiL barely knit also- so I'm not alone!)

(It's safe to say that MiL and I DOMINATED the sand castle competition this year.)

BUT all hope is not lost.  Do not despair.  I got home and guess what I wanted to do?

I picked up the sock that I had intended to start in Hawaii and cast on.  Meet the "Love Bugs" and I'm hoping they are going to help me reignite with knitting again.  In fact I've been moving things around in my schedule trying to get a few rows here and there because I WANT to be knitting... and even that feeling has been missing for awhile.

AND if ACTUAL PROGRESS on something wasn't enough to get you excited... I've been swatching.  There is still a baby (NOT MINE) due in July that needs a blanket and I've got an idea and some swatches and watch this space for (hopefully) some interesting moves and more blog posts!

So hi.... spring is refusing to "spring" around here but at least my brain wants to knit and I'm hoping that means this space is going to get a lot more busy around these parts.  Thanks for sticking it out with me!