Darned Family Fun

Well, I made little progress on my current projects due to inordinate amounts of family fun. Hey, sue me. We spent the weekend at the beach, for the annual Labor Day party (yes, we're aware this year's festivities did not fall exactly on Labor Day, or even on the correct weekend for that matter). Brian, the kids and I enjoyed lots of sun, surf, and swimming Saturday, followed by good food and family fun in the evening, and then finishing the weekend with golf (for dh), family bonding and some more beach time on Sunday. Good times. Sadly, I didn't get much for pictures, but here's the view from the deck of the house, just to give you an idea.



Close up of what's out there


And a view up the beach towards Hampton


All in all, Seabrook treated us well, and we really enjoyed the family time. Plus, where else would we want to be? We pulled in the driveway on Saturday afternoon, and the van's readout said it was 99 degrees out! Nothing like the freezing oceans of New England to take the edge off of that heat...

I did work on the gift scarf during the ride up, but I couldn't bring it inside, since it's the recipient's house. Der, right? By some strange twist of fate, I didn't really have much else to work on. My sweater's still waiting for yarn, and the cardigan is finished. I haven't really cast on anything else, because I'm waiting for my Knitpicks for the Tiffany mittens. But I was busy socializing (and eating) so I guess I *survived*. Sadly, the Knitpicks didn't arrive today, either. I am avoiding opening the mailbox, because any mail in there confirms that the postman DID in fact arrive, and DIDN'T leave my yarn. So, if I don't confirm either way, I can continue to believe that there isn't a package on the porch simply because he as not delivered the mail yet today. Clever, huh?

Oh, yes--the highlight of the visit was seeing my SIL, Maura, who just arrived home from France after almost 2 months! Woohoo!! Welcome home, Mo! She came bearing gifts: sweet matching pj's for the kids from Le Petit Bateau (I'll have to get a pic of them all wearing them), a fancy French pocketknife for Brian, and this for me:

These are "all the rage" in France right now. I love it. In real light, it's a much deeper, more bright purple color, but you get the idea. At the risk of embarrassing myself, I'll tell you this: the translation is something like "Think about tomorrow, today" or something along those lines, according to my SIL. Now, she's fluent in French, and I believe she knows precisely what it's saying, but that's the sort of "dumbed down" version she told me, a non-fluent American. Now, I just did an online translation, and it said "Let us act for tomorrow, everyday." I'm gonna give Mo the benefit of the doubt and assume that I am just remembering her translation poorly. It's pretty likely, after all.