Plans

I'm a novice knitter (or should that be knovice knitter?).  I started on a shawl I plan to wear for my son's wedding in July.  The pattern is insane!  I needed to keep a stitch marker in the center stitch and couldn't tell half the time where that was!  So my friend from a local business told me she did an easier pattern that looks almost exactly the same as the first one I tried (and ripped out 3 times).  She copied it and gave it to me.  Oh my, it is so much easier and will end up looking great with the yarn I have!  Phew!

My husband, youngest two kids, and I are planning on going to D.C. in May.  I can't wait!  But I'm so afraid my arthritic knees will hurt with all the walking.  I have never been a fast walker but now I'm an aching walker.  I've been trying to watch my calorie count and eat less in the effort to lose some weight but it's very slow going.  I know if I could take off a substantial amount my knees would feel much better.  Substantial, in this case, is well over 50 pounds.  I really don't think that's going to happen between now and May.  I'm at a loss as to what to do.  I don't want to suck down ibuprofen like it's candy all day every day while we're there.  I know no one reads this but if on the off-chance someone does, I'd appreciate any and all suggestions.  

I'd like to plan on going to St. Louis this summer but we'll have to wait and see on that one.  A group of friends and I are planning on going to New Orleans again in November.  I so need a vacation and I'll definitely need to go to NOLA.  The music, the people, the river...it's all enchanting.  I don't want to live there.  I love to visit there.  So we're looking at houses to rent for a few days.  Yeah, people really do that!  We'll have to see on that one, too.

I have more plans of minor things in the works but that will have to be another time.  It's time for bed now.  G'night.  :-)