Beach babies and a Yarnapalooza

We're back from a few days at Bethany Beach, where we hung out on the sea shore, ate ice cream, rode bikes, walked, and generally chilled out.  A great and wet time was had by all.

Meanwhile, Sachy has left for Camp Simcha.  He'll be back in 2 weeks.

We came back to find this:

Something like 10 pounds of yarn for charity afghans, courtesy of Ravelry member XenaBob!  I've already told Robin M. who coordinates the charity afghan group here, and I'll be distributing the yarn to everyone who is working on granny squares for the blankets.  Thanks again, XB!

Loooong weekend

We're back from Camp Simcha and our retreat. Everyone had a good time; the boys had their usual spoil-fest, Kayla met a new friend, and Gilad rode motorcycles, played drums, saw a juggler, rode in the golfcarts, and generally got spoiled. Tirtze had a good weekend visiting friends and then hanging out with her grandparents for a while.

I realized that while the sessions do nothing for me there, I really do like having a chance to speak with some of the other parents.

The only downside was the drive home, but traffic was a breeze.

I got practically no knitting done. 8 rows around a sock I should have finished last winter. Well, at least maybe I'll finish it soon; this is the last repeat before the heel.

My excitement was that my Knitty Not-So-Secret-Scarf-Swap package was waiting for me when I got home! Thanks to Knitting Cat for my lovely brown alpaca scarf, my yarn, and my notecards. Photos to come when I FINALLY get my camera situation straightened out. Grrr.

We missed my cousin's "High Society" wedding. I can't wait to get the details. I'll post later with anything that was amusingly impressive.