Season's...Goals!

I don't often set goals, so when I do, I try to make them fun. Maybe not as fun as a 6th birthday party, 

but still pretty fun!

This summer I set a goal to get out to Cedar Point 30 times this season...which I probably wouldn't share if I wasn't really close to making it! I stopped by after work on Thursday, and it was visit #28... just 2 more to my goal! 

I ride with family, and I ride with friends, but many of those trips to the park have been by myself...which gives me the chance to meet new friends, and occasionally get adopted into new families. 

On Thursday, while waiting in line for Millenium Force, I struck up a conversation with a lovely young man, amd we chatted while watching the ride operators move the yellow train off the track "for maintenance."

We talked long enough, that I finally said, "By the way, I'm Pam."

"I'm Allen," he replied, and we shook hands. 

"My son's name is Allen!," I said, and remarked that his mother had named him well! 

"No way! What's his middle name?"

Spoiler alert: the middle names match, too, which is quite the coincidence...so we took that as a sign that we should ride this train together, and we did! 

So what do you you think? Could be my son? 

They're nearly twins! 

Or not. Lolz...

Thank you, Random-Allen-at-Cedar-Point, for contributing to the fun of my Thursday this week! Now, back to the knitting, 

and only 2 visits left to make my goal! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

My Favorite Letter?

I was going to title this post "The Letter F...," but a quick search told me that I've used that exact title before. More than once. So I clearly like the letter F, but is it my favorite? Well, naybe...

Even though there are some f-words I really don't fancy, F can also stand for family fun, including Halloweekends

and futbol (soccer in the US) with the boys!

F is for fall foliage,

flamboyant, face-adjacent projects,

projects that are finally finished,

and F is even for...

Yep, a little pink bird taking (almost) center stage on the coffee-table-scape this morning! Hello Flamingo! Perhaps F is my favorite letter!!! Who'd have guessed? 

Today's blog post is (apparently) brought to you by the letter F!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Autumn, Here We Are

Strange. Just a couple weeks ago, it still seemed summery. We picked apples in the full sun while temps topped 80° F,

but it was September, so we know that cooler temps would bring all the flag football,

earlier sunsets, feeding fish (and giant turtles) in the pond 

and the start of Halloweekends. 

I'm heading to the park as I type today (in the passenger seat, I promise!)

for my second time this week! Looking forward to riding some of my favorite rides 

with some of my favorite people! 

Tomorrow, I'll yarn, so I can finish birthday blanket number two!,

and maybe I'll even get in a little nap...what? Lol! I hope you're finding your fall fun, and maybe a little rest along the way too.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Along For the Ride

Hey!

Who's driving this bus?

Well, it's probably not the tiny, angry human over there...who would rather not be in the photo!

We all know that I'm just along for the ride, in most circumstances! 

This morning, I rode along to the soccer game, where that same poor, tiny human was angry again...rain, ugh!

Despite the weather, I did get some decent shots of Soccer Boy (less angry version)...and my phone camera cannot keep up with soccer, but this boy can, and he loves soccer!

But this guy over here, not playing soccer, was pretty even-tempered, aaand he's got all all the friends "under [his] umbrella, ella, ella...," which striped onto my chair quite a bit at the game. 

So I'm planning to spend the rest of my day trying to warm up and working on a birthday project...

Turns out that even in my "Granny Square" era, I'm still mostly just along for the ride! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health. 

All the Fun?

In my family, we joke that I am fun challenged, mostly because some of the things my family finds fun are just not my cup of tea. 

Like running. They all like to run, despite the fact that they are not being chased by a bear. What's that about? 

They actually enjoy most any sports really, and I am decidedly not good at any of them. I don't balance well on a bike, and they are all prodigies (see last week's post). I'm not great at anything that uses a ball either...even though the youngest among us is totally gettin' it!

My thing is this place, and I'm a LOT of fun here! 

I've really enjoyed having my season pass these last couple summers, and I love that there are friends in my life who love it too!  

19,080 steps yesterday, 14,000 of those after work, so it's keeping me healthy, too! Still, after that many steps yesterday, I'm glad to also love knitting, because recovery is necessary...right Luigi?

Right! 

What's your "go to " for fun, friends? Drop a comment to let me know. Maybe I'd like it too! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Oh! I also made booties! 

Semi-Speechless Saturday

Not many words, but lots of pictures, because it's been a busy week! Here we go...and in no particular order:

Cedar Point, and more Cedar Point!

Before the Guardian Mile last Saturday...

The boys' times are improving!

Big boat in a tight space, from the bridge,

after the race, storms moving in!

Knitting colorwork for hands,

working inside-out, so it's not too tight,

Second pair, first fingerless glove.

New car...yay!

HalloWeekends are coming...

Was your week busy? Are you looking forward to fall, getting back to the routine? I'm back to work, and it's going well, but I'm out of words today...lol! Still, it's good to see you here. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!