I Love Him

After my last post, I realized that some might question my devotion to my loving husband, abandoning him for roller coasters and friends the night before his birthday last week. Right here is where I tell you the story of how I did not abandon him for that trip to the park, but gave him the night off. We all need a break once in awhile...lol! I was confident that giving him an evening to himself was good, until he texted me a picture of a motorized vehicle with this message: "For my birthday?"

I did not look at the photo closely, and I thought it was a full-blown motorcycle when I first saw it, which explains my fairly-flip "Lol!" response, but then he texted, "Serious." So, I seriously thought about it, and on Thursday, we went to see the thing...you know what that means?

Yep, soon he will be the proud owner of a summertime "second car"...Happy Birthday to Sweetie!  After all, if I'm going to take the real car to Cedar Point without him, at least he won't be stranded, assuming the weather is not icky...which it should not be if I am in an amusement park for the day. I do love him!

As a matter of fact, that song (made popular 5 years before I was even born) has kindof become my theme song when it's my turn to take a back seat for something he wants. Whether it's a hot dinner, or an expensive toy (that we can afford), I sometimes feel a little put out. Then I remember that I have loved him since I was 16 years old. For those of you counting, that's more than a few years, isn't it? 

I've learned that I love him more when we laugh and play together...which we do not always do. But we did on the way to see a motor scooter, and we do when we are around our grandkids, 

and I hope we have many more years to laugh and play together, even though sometimes we are just getting through the everyday ups and downs (yesterday we needed a plumber, and we were both working, and there were some tense, texting moments...lol...plumbing is fixed, BTW). 

In the meantime, you'll find us solving the NYT Spelling Bee over dinner while comparing notes on how we each did on Connections, or playing with and watching our grandkids play. (The girls are coming this summer, so we will soon have pics of them, too!)

You'll find me knitting ducks (a story for later)...

...meeting up with faraway friends who happen to be driving through Cleveland on a Friday night (Hi, Julie!)...

...or at Cedar Point, which happens frequently nowadays...and you'll likely find him riding a new scooter to the park for a walk or just a ride. It's been a good ride, it IS a good ride, and yes, I love him, I love him, I love him, and where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow...

For those of you who are newly married, I wish you all the joy, now and forever. Please remember that happiness will be sprinkled among the mundane and even the really icky parts of life, and you will find it when you are looking. Remember to make good choices, friends, and enjoy the moments you can!

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Have a Hap- Hap- Happy New Year!

Because of my surgery, we did not get to see our son and his family this year for Christmas. I'm happy to say that our daughter and her family did make the trip out to visit her brother, and this picture was one of the fun memories that she sent to me from "Kansas, she says, is the name of her star!" I added some details, and we all wish you the happiest of new years for 2026!

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Semi-Secret Stitches

Don't tell the boys, but the birthday-and-holiday crafting has started! They are still little enough that they won't see the blog accidentally, so I can show you that the top row of Minecraft blanket squares is finished, 

and the 1st square of the second row is also done...

which inspired a new project...

Pigs all around! Lol...but seriously, how cute is this worsted-weight Snonk, barely fitting into my knitting bag for work?

Pretty cute, I know! But not as cute as boys hanging out with Pop Pop and staying for a sleepover...

climbing on the playground, 

and flying a kite to get them tired for before bedtime,

and having donuts for breakfast! 

...so cute, right? Right!

It's good when a Pretty Knitty life has cutie-patooti kids in it! Even the mum had started to celebrate this season and all the goodness in it! 

Now it's time for me to get back to it, because Snonk's sweater won't knit itself! Are you doing any secret knitting? Maybe you'd better get back to it, too! 😉

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All the Summer Fun!

This has been my summer! I mean, there have been other summers, for sure, but this has been one of the best! From season pass visits to one of my favorite places...

... to time with family

... to the knitting

... even to a little straightening up, going through 4 years of greetting cards received

... this has been a really good summer, and I've made the most of my time off! As we get ready to wrap it up, Eric and I had dinner and took in some shows at the park last night. 

The Singin' SeaGals, shakin'
their tail feathers...lolz!

Harrowng High Diver Elain dove from a
max height of 80 feet! It was amazing!

My last week will again be spent with family, and I'll bet there will be photos for next week's blog! For now, the boys are on their way over, so I'm going to wrap this up! 

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Round, Round Getaround! 🎵🎶

Not really even my era of music, except that my parents always listened to the "oldies" station on the radio while I was growing up! Now my era of music is on that same station...but I digress...this is about how Pretty "gets around!"

A couple weeks ago, I blogged that I was headed on a ROAD TRIP!, and I am soon headed on another. This time, it's a getaway from the office to do some planning trip, and I'm a little sad that Mr Pretty will not be tagging along. This is my first of three planned trips without him this year, but I will be with good friends. We will be doing some exploring, and I am excited to go. 🤗

Plus, there will be knitting time! Since I have a couple of projects on the needles, including purple socks to wear to an upcoming Donny Osmond concert!!!

With a combined 10 hours of car-knitting along the way, these should be finished before I get home! Other projects coming with me include some double knitting (a test knit for a farm-themed cowl) 

and, depending on how much time I actually end up with, perhaps another fun pair of socks. I have some self-striping, sock yarn and a polka-dot pattern all lined up for this trip! I thought about bringing the current frog-project, but there are just too many loose ends that one must pack for a tiny-toy-knit! 

Yes, he's cute. He is also a model for future-frog-togs for the blog-frogs of my September 2023 post, Frog Lips. But he, and any other frogs that fall off my needles before I leave, will be staying home with Mr Pretty. I doubt they will pay each other any mind. Lol... 😜

I'm looking forward to this tiny respite from the everyday. April has been a busy month already, and although I have enjoyed the birthday parties,

Middle kid, Pappy, Uncle and Birthday Boy!

All the boys like the Brown Bear Buddies!

He can climb Pop Pop!

This kid can [almost] flyyyyy!

time with littles and bigger grandkids, 

Snuggles with cousins...

Hide and Seek ⬆️
Mario ⬇️

I am quite looking forward to a bit of quiet time away also. Maybe I can even talk my crew into finding a yarn store along the way. (FYI, this is unlikely, which is totally ok. I have no shortage of yarn in my life...or in my house...and at least two yarn adventures planned for this summer!)

So, I suppose that's what's going on with me. How about you? Are you getting around at all? Any plans for the upcoming summer (or winter, depending on your hemisphere)? Wherever you go, whatever you do, don't forget your knitting!

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Gnomes, decked out for Spring!

It's Been Everywhere, Man

On March 21st, I mailed a box to my son and granddaughter. There is a birthday gift (it's silly, not valuable) and a Taylor Swift inspired scarf (handknit, priceless) in the box. 

Let's say that the box is headed for somewhere in Kansas...which it still is, by the way. I realize that Kansas is far from Cleveland, and I probably didn't mail it early enough, but the original estimate of arrival was March 25...just 1 day late for the birthday. Oh, well.

Except for the fact that the actual travel itinerary for this box, priority mail and so far, has been Cleveland to Akron; Akron to St Louis, Missouri; St Louis to Kansas City, Kansas; Kansas City to destination? No, Kansas City back to Columbia, then St Louis, MO; St Louis to Hebron, Kentucky (!?What?!); Hebron to St Louis again; St Louis to Kansas City, KS again...and, although the estimate says that the box will be delivered today by 9pm, I am not confident. So, cross you fingers and say a prayer (if you are the praying kind) that the box will, in fact, arrive today.

I guess I have to laugh, although I am frustrated. This is a first for me, and it is more angering to watch it travel back-and-forth in my notifications... But maybe I should just be glad that this scarf has had an adventure? 20 years ago, I would have simply wondered where it had gone...today, I know a part of its story. Yes, it has had quite the adventure!

To keep calm, I have carried on with the knitting (shocker, right?!?), working on some giftie things. A few dish cloths, here and there, and gifts for a soon-to-be birthday boy! 

This guy will be 2 next month, and he loves Brown Bear, Brown Bear...can you start to see the characters in these blocks?

I've knit 4 bases in a week, and there are 9 animals, so I'm going to have to hustle to get them all done, but I think I am up to the task! 

Before I can keep knitting today, I'll need to get the bread and potatoes going for tomorrow's Easter dinner. Dough is currently rising, and I'll cook potatoes as soon as I sign off...

Whether you are observing a holiday or not, I hope that you are able to enjoy some time with family this weekend. I'm looking forward to celebrating that Jesus is alive with my family and church tomorrow! 

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