Goodbye to Vernal



Tomorrow we load up the truck and take off for Cedar City. The house in Vernal is sold, and we are hopeful that we will be able to move into the new house on Monday. That is, if the mortgage company gets its act together, which is rather doubtful. In the mean time, I guess we are temporarily homeless.

I took these pictures of Vernal from the scenic overlook heading into town, a couple of weeks ago. It was rainy then, and I stopped to get a picture of this double rainbow. This is a bigger file than I usually post, so it may take a few seconds to load.

Anyway, this has all happened so fast! Monday will be one month since I have come back from Norway, and in that time we will have relocated, even if getting settled and putting things away takes a bit longer. School starts on the 19th, so we don't have much time to spare. Jonathan wants to give public school a shot this year, Ashley wants to stay home, and Carol is undecided. I will have to get a job, so depending on what happens schedule-wise, they may all need to be in school. I hope we can figure something out.

The goats, sheep, and llamas are not coming with us yet. We have some fence work to do, and then we'll get them. The people buying our house are the ones who have done chores for us while I've been gone this last month and a half, and are okay with critter sitting one more time. They have also been nice to let us stay a few days after we probably should have been out of their house.

A Bird In The Hand



One of the things that I will miss about here is the birds in the attic. Once in a while they come down the ductwork for the old heating system, and we have to catch them and release them outside. This was the second one in just a few days.

A Knitting Picture



This is what I knitted in Norway after finishing the mittens and on the way home. I finished one at the Stavanger airport, and the second on the plane. If it looks familiar, it is the same yarn and a similar design to my last set of handwarmers. I had more of that yarn, and was wondering if it would feel softer knitted on larger needles. So, I cast on 32 stitches and knit loosely. I like it. A little snug, but not too much so. After a while I got bored, and wanted to try latticework. That pulls it in and makes it tighter. Fine for the wrist, but it is a little tight going over the hand, although still comfortable once on. I kept this pair for myself and passed its predescessor down to Carol, who was the only one of my children not yet owning a pair of handwarmers. Now we match.

Suzie, Up to the Same Tricks



Isn't she cute?

Well, I still haven't gotten the rest of my Norway pictures on Webshots. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. We're in for a long couple of days. We'll see you next week, we hope!