Jumping on the bandwagon a little late, but these were fun!
Pattern: Monkey, by Cookie A.
Notes: Fun! This was a quick knit and now I have some fun lace socks that look great with my dress slacks for work!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Eye Candy Friday
Today's eye candy comes in the form of a proud mom moment. Last night Young Man's school held their annual sports banquet. We were happy with the school's sports program even before Young Man decided to join a team. Once we had the full experience, we are even more impressed. This is a small school that is part of a small league of small schools. While some of the schools have tryouts for the teams, ours takes all comers. All children are welcomed and all are equally encouraged. No, the school's teams aren't usually winners on the scoreboard, but they are definitely winners on and off the field. I doubt if the children realize just how lucky they are to have such positive and supportive coaches.
Each child gets a certificate of participation and a certificate recognizing something that he or she did in a game. The children aren't given a ton of trophies just for showing up, but two trophies are handed out for each sport: Most Improved and Best Teamwork. These two coveted awards reward the characteristics that we expect sports to develop. We were so proud of all the children at the banquet. The big bonus for Young Man was that he was the recipient of the Most Improved trophy for soccer! This was his first season and he impressed everyone with his field awareness and no fear attitude. Way to go!
Today's eye candy comes in the form of a proud mom moment. Last night Young Man's school held their annual sports banquet. We were happy with the school's sports program even before Young Man decided to join a team. Once we had the full experience, we are even more impressed. This is a small school that is part of a small league of small schools. While some of the schools have tryouts for the teams, ours takes all comers. All children are welcomed and all are equally encouraged. No, the school's teams aren't usually winners on the scoreboard, but they are definitely winners on and off the field. I doubt if the children realize just how lucky they are to have such positive and supportive coaches.
Each child gets a certificate of participation and a certificate recognizing something that he or she did in a game. The children aren't given a ton of trophies just for showing up, but two trophies are handed out for each sport: Most Improved and Best Teamwork. These two coveted awards reward the characteristics that we expect sports to develop. We were so proud of all the children at the banquet. The big bonus for Young Man was that he was the recipient of the Most Improved trophy for soccer! This was his first season and he impressed everyone with his field awareness and no fear attitude. Way to go!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Booking Through Thursday - What is Reading, Fundamentally?
What is reading, anyway? Novels, comics, graphic novels, manga, e-books, audiobooks — which of these is reading these days? Are they all reading? Only some of them? What are your personal qualifications for something to be “reading” — why? If something isn’t reading, why not? Does it matter? Does it impact your desire to sample a source if you find out a premise you liked the sound of is in a format you don’t consider to be reading? Share your personal definition of reading, and how you came to have that stance.
(Two weeks late for Reading is Fundamental week, but, well…)
To me, it is simple: If there are words and imagination, it is reading. Even though "reading" audiobooks and Braille books don't include the visual method of seeing words, they still include processing words and creating images in the mind. About the only thing I wouldn't count as reading would be watching a movie, play, or television program. In those cases, too much is done for me and not enough left to my imagination.
What is reading, anyway? Novels, comics, graphic novels, manga, e-books, audiobooks — which of these is reading these days? Are they all reading? Only some of them? What are your personal qualifications for something to be “reading” — why? If something isn’t reading, why not? Does it matter? Does it impact your desire to sample a source if you find out a premise you liked the sound of is in a format you don’t consider to be reading? Share your personal definition of reading, and how you came to have that stance.
(Two weeks late for Reading is Fundamental week, but, well…)
To me, it is simple: If there are words and imagination, it is reading. Even though "reading" audiobooks and Braille books don't include the visual method of seeing words, they still include processing words and creating images in the mind. About the only thing I wouldn't count as reading would be watching a movie, play, or television program. In those cases, too much is done for me and not enough left to my imagination.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Ten on Tuesday - 10 Favorite Time Wasters
1. Wandering through Amazon.com and their recommendations for my buying habits - hey, you never know when you will find some new discovery.
2. Ravelry - Oh, my what a time suck this can be! Between the forums and the projects and just digging around, this one is very dangerous.
3. Blog reading - I don't have a super-huge blogroll, but it is enough to keep me unproductive for a long time.
4. Checking email - maybe if I check every five minutes, someone will write to me (yes, this does make me feel as pathetic as I did in junior high).
5. Channel surfing - this one requires wresting control of a remote from one of the two males in the household. Young Man can hold his own with Mr. Engineer for King of the Channel Surfers. It's not that there is anything on, but we just surf away.
6. Deadliest Catch marathons on Discovery Channel - I can watch the Hansen and Hillstrand brothers and the rest of the guys any night. Wait, isn't it Deadliest Catch night tonight?
7. National Treasure (the first one) on DVD - I really can't count how many times we have watched this one, but I always enjoy it.
8. Hiding in my craft room - I may say that I'm cleaning or working on a project, but the odds are good that I'm just checking in with my stash of yarn, fabric, patterns, or books.
9. Free Cell - solitaire is a real time waster, but this one at least keeps me thinking that I'm using my brain.
10. Bookworm - another useless time suck, but I love seeing how well I can do.
1. Wandering through Amazon.com and their recommendations for my buying habits - hey, you never know when you will find some new discovery.
2. Ravelry - Oh, my what a time suck this can be! Between the forums and the projects and just digging around, this one is very dangerous.
3. Blog reading - I don't have a super-huge blogroll, but it is enough to keep me unproductive for a long time.
4. Checking email - maybe if I check every five minutes, someone will write to me (yes, this does make me feel as pathetic as I did in junior high).
5. Channel surfing - this one requires wresting control of a remote from one of the two males in the household. Young Man can hold his own with Mr. Engineer for King of the Channel Surfers. It's not that there is anything on, but we just surf away.
6. Deadliest Catch marathons on Discovery Channel - I can watch the Hansen and Hillstrand brothers and the rest of the guys any night. Wait, isn't it Deadliest Catch night tonight?
7. National Treasure (the first one) on DVD - I really can't count how many times we have watched this one, but I always enjoy it.
8. Hiding in my craft room - I may say that I'm cleaning or working on a project, but the odds are good that I'm just checking in with my stash of yarn, fabric, patterns, or books.
9. Free Cell - solitaire is a real time waster, but this one at least keeps me thinking that I'm using my brain.
10. Bookworm - another useless time suck, but I love seeing how well I can do.
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