Relaxation

John-Paul mentioned a few times recently that he thinks I need to take more time to relax… that I am always running around, on the go, doing something.

There may be some truth to that.

I think I have found my solution:

We bought this hammock with some gift cards we received for Christmas (I also received over $4 in rebates from Mr. Rebates by clicking there to get to the Lands End website).

Finally, after many months, the weather is nice enough to actually hang the hammock! Once I got past the “oh, my goodness, I am going to vomit from the motion,” it was amazing. Truly the most perfect place to spend an afternoon. Not that I got to spend an entire afternoon lying down, but I had at least a good solid half hour to myself just lying in the hammock listening to podcasts on my new iPod.

The kids, meanwhile, were doing this:

Okay. They were doing that. AND they were taking turns lying on the hammock with me. And once, for a little while, John-Paul and I were both on the hammock with the kids (I checked… our combined weight is within the weight limit).

I know this doesn’t seem much like a knitting blog anymore, but I actually have been knitting a bit here and there.

My son took these pictures. He said that he had to take a picture of me knitting so that I “could put it on the computer for everyone to see, so they could see how careful and good” I am with my knitting.

So. There you have it. I am careful and good.

As you can see from the second picture, I am actually making some progress with my Hourglass Sweater!

I have one sleeve completed and am currently about four inches into the second sleeve.

If I can figure out a way to knit while lying in the hammock, I should be able to pound out the rest of the sweater in no time.

Just in time for… summer ice skating. :)