Well, I haven't been able to post for some reason - besides laziness and lack of motivation, you understand - nor have I been able to upload pictures, and so much has been going on... well, it's just frustrating, is all - and I still can't put up a damn title... what's with that??

TONS of knitting, dog stuff, baby birds - they flew the coop, as it were, and the mom is back in the nest for what I am assuming is round 2 - I didn't know they did that!?, kid stuff, garden stuff, building Ikea stuff -

lots of stuff, no? But the big stuff is that the boys and I leave later today for a week up north at the Blue Spruce, which is 10 minutes outside of Algonquin Park - I CAN'T WAIT! It's supposed to be hot and humid all week, which is just what you want when you have the opportunity to be on a lake - we lucked into a bigger, more private cottage than last year, so are pleased that we can all sleep in real beds instead of air mattresses and pull-out couches -

so in the throes of last minute packing - food, fishing rods, and most importantly, several and assorted knitting projects - I thought I should at least say, hey, I'm alive, although I have no photos to prove it - prepare to be inundated upon our return, though...

happy summer!!