Well I can not believe it took a week and a half to get me back on the internet. Geez what a royal pain. In the final analysis it was the router and not a virus. But at least it is working again.
My trip back to Michigan for my fathers memorial service was full of family and fun. My dad was cremated so we had a nice family gathering at my sister Peggy's house. I spent Friday helping her get ready. We cleaned the house and went shopping for supplies. Then we made some great new dishes. A spinach/artichoke dip, apricot mousse, corn with cream cheese and green chilis, a mexican 5 layered dip, sloppy joes and more.
That evening we watched "The bicycle Thief which seems to be the lamest movie I have seen in some time.
Around one in the aftrernoon the crowd started to arrive. It was a real treat to see the nephews of mine that I have not seen in years. I had seen Matt at Mom's funeral but I had not seen Gerry since Sarah was a baby. It was great catching up. My sister in law Michelle brought a DVD of Matt's new baby, Emmitt Jack Somers, right after his birth. That was great to see. You could tell that Matt wanted to be home with his new son but also wanted to be with us. I guess that is just the beginning of the conflicts you feel as a parent. Michelle also had pics of Gerry's kids Sadie and Sean, what a bunch of cuties they are. I am just going to have to make a trip to San Fransisco to see them in person. A few of my O'Callaghan cousins came too. It was great seeing Sean and Norah and Debbie and Patti. Family friends David and Dennis Pacheco showed up too. I had not seen Dennis is 30 years so that was quite a nice surprise. I visited a little with Merle Warrington, Michelle's mother. She looked so elegant. It was a nice visit, I had not seen her in years. All my siblings showed up except Marianne. I seem to see Billy only at funerals it seems but it is still nice.
I managed to hit 4 yarn stores while I was there.
This is my sister peggy posing in front of the shop.
Now its my turn.... Oh I can't wait to get inside...
Now you get to see all the goodies I bought.
First some sock yarn. This is merino and is incredibly soft and looks more purple than the picture.
Then some NORO silk yarn since I have never knit with it. I have no project in mind just wanted a skein of it and the colors were so "me".
More sock yarn. I have never tried Trekking so her is my chance.
I kept coming back to this Silk scarf kit. Its silk and silk chenille. It should be fun to knit.
Here is a closer look at the yarn.
I kept seeing this silk wool in every shop I finally bought some at the last yarn shop. It will be a shawl someday. It feels really nice.
Updated: Sunday, 27 November 2005 10:08 AM MST