Procrastination

Mark's parents are arriving here soon for a short visit on their annual pilgrimage to Scottsdale. Now, perhaps your household is more on top of this sort of thing, but around here preparing for overnight guests means one thing: cleaning. Cleaning out the back of the fridge, putting away all but one of the knitting projects cluttering up the sofa, cutting a path through the toys in our guest room/study. So, this weekend, we had but one goal: to tidy up.

It didn't happen.

But we did find lots of other things that had to be done.

For example: Mark up and decided that we could not wait one more moment to have some bats decorating our front yard. I swear to god, that man actually got out some plywood and a jigsaw (that was still in the box), downloaded a template from somewhere, cut out a stencil (with adjustable wings) and made eight bats, complete with googly eyes.

This is not normal behavior.

Oh, and ghosts! We needed ghosts. Made with some old white napkins I couldn't get stains out of.

But those two projects hardly took up the whole weekend. So there was leaf-raking.

And pumpkin-carving.

And, when it was dark and we couldn't think of anything else to do but clean, we made origami bats. For the bat mobile, of course.

(Liam was in charge of all faces.)

Plus I cast on for yet another knitting project. I can't show it to you here yet because it is going to be a present, but those of you in Ravelry can see it if you want to (the project starts with C, ends with S, and I am the last person in all of knitterdom to make one). I've joined NaKniSweMo and am planning to cast on for a Tangled Yoke cardigan for that, so I cast on knowing full well I won't finish the gift project before I cast on again on Thursday.

But now, if you will please excuse me, I have to cut a path to the fold-out sofa.*

*What comfort guests experience in our house!

Comments

[Holly Jo]

The bats in the yard - crack me up! Because all I can picture is an obsessed man with a jigsaw. :)

You are not the last. I am, apparently. Had yarn in my stash for a year for one. Anxious to hear your thoughts on the pattern and such. :)

[sue]

Fabulous;
You are a family with your priorities straight! And the kiddos look like they are engaged with all the autumn brings. It looks like Mark is engaged as well. Love it,
Sue
ps- isn't "behind the frige" cleaning done when you are moving or doing rennovations?Oh you said the back of the fridge...like old food stuffs. my mistake

[Nadine]

I got my six skeins of green alpaca last night for the project beginning with a 'c' and ending with an 's'. I have to give the pattern another read-through before I start.

I was going to give you some of the links I used for Halloween party decorating and activities, but you seem to be doing just fine on your own! I like Liam's toothy bat! I think we might have to make a few of those before tomorrow night. Tonight is pumpkin carving - you're not the only one procrastinating.

And personally, a yarn-covered sofa is beautiful just the way it is!

[Judy]

What a wonderfully full weekend of work and creativity!
Our new bit of holiday fun including "ghosting" - which Alec & I did together. The most fun being the secrecy.
Hope you have a fun Halloween. I am looking forward to seeing this years costumes.

[Jody]

So glad to know it isn't just me. ("People are coming over? The house is a wreck? I suddenly feel the need to cast on for this incredibly complicated lace thingy ...")

The Halloween decorations look great. Hope you guys have fun trick or treating tonight!