We've been missing in action this week. I wish I had something exciting to report such as a tropical getaway, but the truth isn't nearly that exciting.
Norma Jean and I went to class on Tuesday. It wasn't a total disaster, but close. We had goofed off the week before and not practiced our homework every day. I was finalizing our taxes and the weather was lousy, so I let classwork slip. This week in class, it showed.
Norma Jean was very distracted by the other dogs. There's one barker in the class that was getting on everyone's nerves. The instructor finally sprayed it with water to shut it up, but that didn't last long. Norma Jean just wanted to leave. She kept looking at the door and every time we started moving, she headed for the door.
She is doing 'sit' and 'down' and starting to get 'stay', but I don't think she really understands what I'm asking of her. She's just following my hands. The words don't seem to register. Maybe it'll come. Who knows?
On the home front, I've finished a couple of knitted items that I can show off. The first is a baby blanket for a friend who is having a little boy soon. This is a pretty little pattern made with a yarn that is basically white wrapped with a strand of blue. I hope Mama and Baby both like it.
Next is this little sweater and hat. A blogging friend had knit this and shown it on her blog. I admired it, so she very kindly sent me the pattern and the yarn. It's a fast knit and a lot of fun to make. I made up the little hat to match.
This was so much fun to make that I'm doing another in yellow with a multi-colored trim. Then both sweaters will be donated to charity. There are a couple other projects still in the works, so I'll wait to show them. Meanwhile Norma Jean and I will keep practicing and maybe she'll figure out what we're trying to do.
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