We have been together 40 years, we’ve been through horrible haircuts, high bangs and perms and lots of hairspray and teasing. You’ve taken such good care of me, and in turn I take care of you, doing what you want, when you want. Rarely do I give you a bad day. But now.. the GRAY family has moved in and really starting to put a damper on things up in here. We’ve kept than at bay for so so long. I know that our beloved hairdresser is back east with all that humidity and we are now in the very DRY mountainous state of Colorado, but come one girl. We are starting over here, you can’t let me go like this! Pony Tails? Split Ends? Roots? Gray? WHO ARE YOU? WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME!?
So, listen .. you know people who can help. Don’t let us go on any more, GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF and this Gray shit OUT.

Much Love,
Your Locks

and then it was dark

But I love them.

born into it, originally uploaded by MrsKnitpho.

They say “your born into it”. She definitely epitomizes this. She has been able to name the players just by looking at their card at glance since she was just around 3 I think. But Manny, Manny was all she cared about since she was 1. At around 3, she got her baseball cards and carried around that card and every time he’d come up to bat, she’d stop and watch and “MANNY MANNY MANNY”. The day he got traded, Mr Knitpho had to have a sit down with her and prepare her for probably what might the worst news she had heard to date. She was so sad and she had to find a new favorite player. But none of them meant the same as Manny did to her. This summer when she watched him play, she was like.. “there he is….” and would just watch. Sigh. So, regardless of what happened and where Manny went, he’ll always hold a special memory with us and when this little girl fell in love with Red Sox Nation.

“Love is the master key which opens the gates of happiness.”
*Oliver Wendell Holmes

This photo was taken in York, ME at the Wild Kingdom Zoo. Their butterfly exhibit thingy is creepy & amazing at the same time. These Blue Morpho (I call them blue mofo’s) are spectacular. They open their wings and they are striking blue in color. When they close them up, they are incognito. But they kind of make my teeth hurt….

Halloween, is one of my most favorite days of the year. (We all know my favorite!) Yesterday I hit the street with my two most favorite trick or treaters. As we were finishing up and M1 says to me,” thanks for some great costumes all these years mom, I love Halloween but I think this is my last year out to Trick or Treat”. My eyes filled up and I could feel the the lump in my throat. I told him to not make any crazy decisions and we’ll see what next year brings Even though I know that next year, he’ll probably be a good 2-3 inches taller than me and well, I’m not big on teenagers trick or treating.. so I guess he’s right. But wow.. emotional. I’m just not prepared for him growing up. The little lady will be keeping me company for some great years ahead and I will cherish every day that I have with them , every time I blink they get bigger.

Now it’s time to get serious about running again, that’s my plan for November!

So, we all gathered around and she handed us our secret person whom we will be creating beautiful mittens for. Not only did she think of, organize a google doc for all our faves, colors, yarns, etc.. she made us all project bags with top secret envelopes and goodies inside. I know what your thinking. How could we be so lucky to have an awesome gal like this in our group. Well, we just are. She’s ALL OURS! Mwawaahhhahhahha.

So, because I am getting ready to head for the hills.. I mean ROCKY MOUNTAINS in just a few short days, so I wouldn’t get sidetracked with mitten knittin’.. it took me a good long while to decide on what I would knit my recipient, and WHAT I would knit it with. Once decided, I had the yarn sent to Colorado and will start my project there.. in the backyard at my parents.. while the cool mountain breeze blowing through my locks and the warm Colorado sun browning my skin, while my daddy mixes Mojitos.

Oh and while Im there, I’ll see my BFF Holly and all my other friends from DHS Class of 89 for my (gasp) 20 year high school reunion. HOLY SHIT.. 20 years.

Saturday.. a “quick” run and then watching it rain like a bitch all day long. I mean RAIN… sheets,buckets,downpour kind of rain. Then me & my peeps were off to a party at my friend Erins house, good food, good beer, good friends – and the husband stayed behind with the kiddies .. what more could a girl ask for? Girl time, it’s what ever mom needs to make it through …. life.

Today.. I went to lunch with a dear friend to celebrate our birthdays and have girl talk. We go to lunch at a local yummy Italian restaurant and WTF.. no lunch menu on Sundays? $20 for a hunk of lasagna? $12 for Bruschetta… we sat down, and stared at the dinner prices and dinner menu for a 1p lunch.. we were so rebellious, we got up and left. I’m so sure, we’re all about good food and lovely atmosphere, but serving dinner only on a Sunday VIA? Your STOOOOPID!
So, we found another yummy restaurant and had LUNCH at LUNCHTIME and then of course hit Starbucks.

Mr Knitpho got a great ride in and avoided the rain and I watched a bunch of gross but funny boys practically kill each other. Hula hooped,jumped rope, colored with sidewalk chalk and laughed til I cried with my Mia.

As Sunday comes to end, and True Blood is about to come on, the wine is about to be poured and the kids will be put to bed.

I am thankful for a fantastic family, amazing friends and a great first weekend of summer.

WHERE DID MY #9 NEEDLE GO!

51 minutes pass of looking ever where.

I even checked my hair to see if I stuck up in my ponytail. Nope,not there either.
I think my kids have hidden it to drive me bananas.

This is the view of where I’m sitting:

Im on the floor .. because.. well I just am ok. I look to the left

Out of the corner of my eye… I see it!

THERE YOU ARE! The darn #9 was indeed hiding. It was trying to run away .. what a little bugger! Not for long..
I see you! You can hide, but you cannot get away from me… I’m tooooooo smart!

Can you even believe it. I think it is soooo funny that I was looking every where for that thing.. and it was indeed in a very good hiding place. I don’t even know how I spotted it, I thought it was some sort of reflection..but at 851pm?

Ofcourse, I had to capture all the craziness for you .. does that mean I need to get a life?

FUNNY STUFF here at Chez Knitpho!! Now that I have both my needles.. I’m off to knit!