To start with I have been a very poor blogger during the month of September. If you can believe it, I signed up for SP9 which means I better get with the program and start to pay more attention to my blogging. As you know I have had a bit of an elbow, shoulder problem and it has been a little difficult to knit for any length of time. So, I decided to take a quilting class. Yes....a beginning quilting class if you can believe that. We have a new store that recently opened and it is first class. Lucy and I both took the class. I originally wanted something on the mild side, but wait until you see what I ended up picking out. I will take some pictures today and try to get some posted. Also in the month of September I bought a 1922 sock knitting machine. What a kick. Of course being born in 1922 it is a bit tempermental, but I did finish one sock and hope to make another this weekend. Pictures of that will be forthcoming. I started a sweater and have the front finished and have started on the back. Details and a photo to come this weekend. I made a card for Allison for her scrap book and new baby. It was a great idea her best friend had. I will post a picture of that little project as well. I made a sock for the card and you would think it would have been easy, but working on size 0 needle was a bit of a challenge for me. Let's see, other newsworthy events are that Lucy and I went to a class to dye some yarn. I can't tell you the outcome yet.... Kind of scary. Then on October 7th we are taking a class at Filati in Rocklin to learn how to add beads to our knitting. So this one will be fun. Just in time for the holidays. Yes, they are just around the corner. Other news would simply be we have been on the go a great deal and I have had to work again as Jen has been pretty sick and then she was also gone to her brother's graduation from boot camp. Marines.... I wish he would have chosen the Navy but he wanted to be in the Marines. He looks so nice in all of the pictures. Lucy and I spent a couple of days touring the forest in California. Such beauty to be seen. We went on a tour with Soper-Wheeler Company in Strawberry Valley, Ca (Yuba County) for an entire day and then the following day we spent with Sierra Pacific Industries out of Anderson, Ca. Great tours were provided by both companies and we learned a great deal. I love the mountains and being out in the woods. My doctor's appointment was basically uneventful. I was expecting him to give me some answers and ease the pain, but that didn't happen. He did refer me for accupuncture and I will have the first needle on October 19th. Until then....well, you don't want to hear it. :-) In September we also filed papers with The Department of Homeland Security for and extension for Lucy to stay here until the end of December. I would suspect that they will allow it, but you never know these days. Her date to leave currently is October 5th. None of us are prepared emotionally for her departure on October 5th. I think it will be sometime in early December when they will be reviewing her request based upon their current schedule which gives me hope that they will give it the stamp of approval. Today we are off to Living History Days in Paradise so will be posting pictures later.