We made a trip to the Toledo zoo last weekend with our friends the Murphy's to celebrate birthdays. I share the same birthday with Amber and our husbands always use it as an excuse to go do something fun together. They live up in Hicksville and we don't get to hang out very often so it was a real treat to see them. We got to see a lot of cool animals (our friends included) at the zoo. I'm not sure what my favorite part was but Jeff said his is a toss-up between the aquarium and the gardens. I would say the aquarium but it was really crowded and then Mike said "If the zombie apocalypse happened now we'd be screwed." I couldn't help but think he was right and that put me on my guard. If I had to choose what my favorite part of the zoo was I would have to say the sea lions were my favorite. Wait, no, the best part was when we got ice cream cones. Jeff insisted on getting sprinkles on his.
I was able to do a bit of knitting in the car and have finished up a shawl I made to cover the blue paint spot that is on a chair of mine. I also wanted it big enough to snuggle up in. Unfortunately I ran out of yarn and didn't get it as big as I wanted to but it is plenty big enough to cover the blue spot. The pattern is free and you can get it here. I did mess up at some points in the textured section. I'm not sure what went wrong. I guess car knitting has it's risks. Anyway, Here are a few pics Jeff shot of me modeling it.
Probably the biggest news for us is our little family has grown. After much consideration Jeff and I decided it was time to add another member to our family, so we decided to adopt. As of yesterday we are the proud owners of an 8 year old tabby cat named Brie. I promise I will post pics once she has adjusted to us and isn't hiding under the couch anymore. Please pray that she adjusts well and can come to feel at home with us. (she is friendly and likes to be pet but she is still scared to come out and hang with us). I also have allergies so prayer for me in that department would be appreciated. She really is the sweetest thing and we are happy to have her in our home. Since I work only three days a week I was getting lonely on the weeknights Jeff was at work. Now I have someone to keep me company.
My little brother Andy has found himself a girlfriend and she came up from Pennsylvania to visit now that they are on summer break. She seems to fit pretty well with our family and I'm excited to get to know her better. We had them over for lunch one day during her visit and were able to hike the trail by our house with them. I love sharing this place with others it is so peaceful and refreshing. I am so blessed to live where we do.
We made a trip to the hospital earlier this week. Jeff had most of the signs of appendicitis so we decided to get him checked out. Better to be safe than sorry. So, after 5+ hours in the emergency room, iv and Cat scan we found out that Jeff has a nice healthy appendix. However, he did have some colon trouble and the doc said that fiber and painkillers should help things work out. We are fine other than that though.
That is it pretty much as far as the family goes. I know its a bit disjointed but there has been so much that I just kinda threw everything at you at once. I think now I will go work on some more knitting now...
Oh, I also made another dish scrubbie, this thing is awesome at washing dishes!
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