Visitors

Last week Captain Y’s parents (Papa Y and Mama Y) came to town riding on a pony, er, driving a car.  They hung out for a couple of days and even though we didn’t do anything super exciting, it was good to see them and I think they enjoyed getting away from real life for a few days.

Captain Y likes to make people go to work with him.  He thinks it’s fun.  Sometimes our guests agree ;-)  Here’s Papa Y workin’ on the boat, and the guys trying to look tough. Please note they are both sporting rain gear. 

While the guys were off on the boat, Mama Y and I tried our hand at crochet.  Mama Y has a little more practice/experience so she is a couple of steps ahead of me.  I thought my fingers would never figure out how to hold the hook and yarn and keep the tension correct and make the stitches!  It took a couple of hours, some hand cramps, and maybe a couple of four letter words but finally I was able to get a chain stitch down.  It took even more patience to turn the corner and work on the second row, but I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of it.  It’s still rough, but I think there is hope!  I think my first official project will be a dish cloth but I also want to try making some flowers.  Hey, I’m plant girl for a reason J 

We also made a trip to Ikea, ate some delicious Mexican food, and Papa Y whipped up a batch of special salsa, spicy and delicious.  Friday it was time for Mama and Papa Y to head back north.  While we always hate to see our guests go home, the holidays are closing in fast we know we’ll see them again soon.