Blue socks.  You can see that because of the design/pattern it really doesn't matter if it's right side up or upside down.  I'm about an inch into the leg of the second sock and I did a total of six inches on the other one, five of the leg and one of ribbing.  Since I seem to be on a sock kick I really want some shoes that show them off. I even have another skein of stripy yarn caked up.  The sleep sack I was trying to make I had to keep ripping out.  I just couldn't get the right size.  I'll try again next week.

In other news I really want a job where I can help the house with the money end of things but still have hours where I can be home for the kids.  My dream job would be to work in the school helping the teachers and doing fun things like putting up a map of the world and putting clues for the students to guess a country (or research).  Since I don't know how to propose that to the school district or get it started.  My second would be to make things to sell.  This is what my husband and I are discussing.  Can I do it? Yes, but is it worth it?  I feel like, in this community heirloom things or hand made are not valued unless the they are the same price as you can get at Walmart.  I made a pair of mittens and it took me about four hours and it was cheap acrylic.  Someone asked what I would charge and I said $25, $5/hour (way below minimum wage) plus materials.  This was deemed too high since you can buy a cheap but functional pair for $10 at Walmart.  I did find a fair trade/handmade shop.  I was just looking around as a customer and found a crochet baby blanket.  Since I crochet and had used that yarn recently I knew the price. They were selling the blanket $15.  I knew the yarn was at least $6 and if the owner takes a commission how much was the person actually making?  It made me not really want to try and sell there.  There are places like Etsy to think about as well.  You can get out of your community and maybe reach a bigger audience but there are also tons of sellers there so you could get lost in the shuffle.  So we are thinking of pros and cons and seeing if it's even worth it to try. My biggest fear is that I sped hundreds of dollars making things and sell $25 worth and that's it.   My sister, B, is so sweet and wants to support this so she actually bought some yarn on Knit Picks so I can make some hats for her children and she would pay me.  We'll see how it goes and I'll keep you updated.

Yesterday I tried to catch up on my podcasts.  I got a bunch of them done but not all.  I know it may make me a bad person but I kind of enjoy it when a podcaster says they can't go to Stitches Midwest because I can't go either.   Knitabulls finally put out a new episode.  It's been months, I was about to give up.  Amy Beth (The Fat Squirrel Speaks) was hillarous as usual.  I'll work on catching up on the rest of the podcasts today as I spin or knit on socks.

Now you are up to date on my life.  I don't have anything else to say.  It's been a nice mild summer and that's it.  Oh I forgot we need to go take out August picture.  I'l see if I can get that done soon.  I'll see you next time.