Unwanted visitor

If you don't like reptiles, you won't want to read this post.

We had an unwanted visitor this afternoon. My daughter called me to the backyard to see what our cat was playing with. I was beckoned with, "Mom, come see what the cat is playing with.......it is HUGE!" I knew instantly what she was all excited about because we have had these in our backyard before. They are actually quite harmless even though they look terrifying if you don't like reptiles. I personally don't mind these creatures as long as I know they are there.

Okay if you have stuck around this long then you must not be too concerned about what I am about to post. So here it is.....we had a Kingsnake pay us a visit this afternoon and my cat, Willow, was in kitty vs. reptile heaven.

The Kingsnake is harmless and infact got its name because they are the king of snakes. Why are they the king of snakes?......Well it is because they actually will eat other snakes, and is most famous for eating rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes. Since we live on the fringe of the forrest and actually do have rattlesnakes in the hills around us, I am quite happy to have these snakes around, just not in my backyard.

Here is a picture for your viewing pleasure.


Since my hubby despises snakes very much and doesn't care what their purpose is whether good or bad, he killed the snake. So for all of you that hate snakes, there is one less snake in this world.

5th Anniversary

We spent the weekend at the Oregon Coast to celebrate our 5th anniversary. We stayed at the Marina RV Resort at Winchester Bay. It was absolutely beautiful over there this weekend with temperatures in the 80's. The ocean was such a pretty color of blue/green. I don't think I have ever been over to the coast and seen it this color. This is the same beach we were married on 5 years ago.



It's hard to take pictures of ourselves without the kids around so we just held the camera out and took some pictures. This is the best one out of all the ones we took.




We went beachcombing and there were tons of jellyfish on the beach. The down side of this trip is that it had to come to an end. We arrived home to temps in the high 90's.

First Day of Summer Luau


My youngest daughter had a Luau on Wednesday to celebrate the first day of summer and graduating 6th grade. We bar-b-qued hotdogs and pineapple rings and served baked beans, jello, watermelon and chips and for the beverage they had hawiian punch mixed with 7-up. The kids all had a great time playing the limbo game, 3 legged race and hula hoop contest. This was a lot of fun and it really put me in the mood for summer activities.

M.I.A

Well I have been missing in action for the past week. Let me tell you it has been very hectic. My son graduated from high school and my niece graduated from college.


It seems like I have been on the go from the time I wake up to the time I finally crash at the end of the day. I have made some progress on my projects...key word being "some." I am getting ready to start the heel on my first sock and the sweater for my youngest niece that I started and have been neglecting is almost finished.

I also received a very large package from my KKex group SS. She was extremely generous again. Just take a look at all of the stuff she sent me. I especially love the Garfield coffee mug and warmer.


I have sent out my first skein of yarn to my secret pal for the One Skein exchange and can't wait to see the yarn I will receive. The suspense is killing me.

News Bulletin

I started the socks and everything is going great!
The score today...
Teri -- 1 Socks -- 0


Button Created


I finally took the time to create a button for my blog. Feel free to take one and use it on your site.

The Words of the Day Are....

What more do I need to say. See all the reasons to continue to add to your stash at Amanda's site Clothesknit.

The Happy Hooker Chain Gang

Well I just got the SNB The Happy Hooker book and what better way to delve right in and start something from one of the patterns in this book than to join this Crochet Along. Jill aka The Happy Hooker just started this crochet along. She has picked the Stripes(and Stripes)Forever Scarf pattern for the first project. This crochet along is open to crocheters of all skill levels but we will be working with the basics to get started.

Project Spectrum

I'm always game for inspiration and what better than Project Spectrum to help you get inspired to use up some of your stash. I have had several WIM for the yarn in my stash and now I have a reason to get them started. This month's color is blue.

I love Soccer


I love soccer so I joined the Knitting World Cup Squad 2006 at Yarn Monkey's site. The kickoff is June 9, 2006 and it ends on July 9, 2006. I am going to attempt to make a pair of socks. I previously started a pair and frogged them several times, but this time I have an awesome website/online sock knitting class to help me so I am feeling very confident about finishing them this time. And I also will have a project started to work on during the World Wide Knit in Public Day on June 10th.