Home Projects!! and Happy Belated Labor Day

 Hey everyone.  How are you?  I hope all is well.  We have been busy over at the Ramirez/Martinez home....let me jump in!

Last week I went to another Football game for Antonio

My dad and sister and brother in law went to visit family in Washington State an across the water in Canada

Then the weekend came and Lupe and I bought a new kitchen sink....something both of us have wanted for a while....so we got one at Costco

Then started taking stuff down and apart to install the new sink.  My countertops are original....as in original ugly.....so we went to several places and found a new countertop where Lupe could cut the hole for the sink....I love this man!

Well, this counter broke....yup, snapped in half...so back to Lowes.....and a new counter and more cutting and viola...top is old, bottom is new.

Now I am still in the midst of putting the stuff back in the counters ands under the sink, but I also gave 2 of our drawers an upgrade....to spice drawers

Crumbl had a new cookie butter cookie I had to try

And Celeste and her family made her senior 2027 jeans

As far as knitting and crocheting....the Dracula KAL started...I am in love!

I also worked on squares for Antonio's blanket.  I did not want there to be any repeating squares....but I clearly forgot to check mark a square and now I have 2 of these

I am not too terribly behind and hope to catch up this week.  At some point I am going to have to start weaving in ends.

I also crocheted a little on the blanket for Lupe's coworker.

Lastly I got some yarn in I ordered a while back.....Wolltraum yarn

That is pretty much all I have.....I did make a semi healthy pancetta dish that does not taste like Olive Garden, but is not terrible.....

Have a great week!!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!!!

Are you ready to start another KAL with everything else you have going on?

 Hey everyone!  How are you?  I hope you have had a great week.  

On top of everything else I have....there is a new KAL starting in the Place to KAL My own and I am so excited.  I think just a couple of weeks ago I mentioned a project I wanted to do a year ago and still have not done.....well, you guessed it...this KAL is of a project I wanted to do a year ago and still have not done.  I bring you the dracula KAL that starts tomorrow.

I still have Antonio's squares going and while I am behind, I am not as behind as I was last week!  I will take the litle victories!

Lupe has a coworker that just found out his wife is pregnant.  So, I already have an 'extra' pink crocheted blanket at home in my extras basket, but decided to start a boy one in case they are having a boy.  This is my tried and true shell blanket with yarn from Hobby Lobby

A while back I got some barnyard knits yarn from a destash, I ordered 2 more skeins in same color in hopes they would match....they kinda do not...but maybe I can alternate skeins or something.  Here are the new skeins (you can even see the labels are different)

And the new with the old (old in front)

Lupe's brother and his girlfriend bought a new to them car (2025 so pretty new).  I am so happy for them!

Lupe and I went to a new chicken place called Perfect Tender and it was delicious!

Paige made bread with inclusions from Hector (Hector is Bruno's son!)!

Antonio started Freshman Football.....He only played in one play but he did so well.  He is enjoying it and that is all that matters.  He is number 90

Lastly, this cutie patootie is 31 today!  Happy Birthday Princess!!!

That is all I have....send me good crocheting juju!  And....it is almost September (tomorrow).....Have a great week.

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Are you ready for the 'ber months??

 Hey everyone.  I hope you are well....we are just about a week away from the 'ber months.  SeptemBER, OctoBER, NovemBER, DecemBER!  I am so excited!!  It has been over 100 degrees here in Texas for so long I cannot even remember a day under 100 and no end to the heat in sight.

As for knitting, let me jump on it.  I finished my Morning Rain test.  I had plenty of yarn left, I should have made the shawl bigger, but you know what they say about hindsight.

I also got some yarn a couple of weeks ago that I forgot to show you!

I got some Cascade Yarns Kid Seta mohair.....10 skeins

Blue Sky Knits Organic Cotton in White....7 skeins

Cascade Yarns Noble Cotton in a Periwinkle kinda color.....7 skeins

I also got my nails done.  I was going to go with bright orange and then I saw this orange that I think matches some of my favorite PJs

I also cut my finger right after this....I was making my favorite bean salad and used one of those dicer things but forgot to unlock it before I tried to remove blade....I hope you are not squirmy with blood

I also am behind on my squares for Antonio.  I am only behind by about 8....so I hope to catch up tonight.  I need to get better disciplined and less distracted with all the other stuff I want to make!

The other stuff being the autumn pullover:

and socks

That is all I have for knitting/crocheting.....but, I did go to Paige's this past Wednesday and she made the most delicious salmon bowls

I bought Lupe some super cool knives so I convinced him to bbq for us and use the new knives (win for me).

That is all I have.  I hope you all have an amazing week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!