Friday Mishmash

I just about had a heart attack yesterday morning when I pulled my Garmin off the charging cradle and saw that it was dead.  I couldn't get it to turn on at all (and yes, I did try about 10 times, thinking that surely THIS time it would turn on - anyone else get into this mindset when things don't work?).  Luckily, a quick Google search pointed me to the right directions, I pressed MODE and LAP at the same time, and then was able to power it on.  Whew!  Much as I've been coveting the cute, colorful and much smaller Garmin 10, I couldn't justify spending the money on one while my trusty 305 is still working...and with all the money that's gone into our bathroom redo, even if the 305 died, I don't have it for a new one.  Crisis averted!

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I'd hoped to show you pictures of my completed bathroom today, but apparently the shower door glass pattern was made horizontal instead of vertical (it's a rain pattern), so the enclosure wasn't installed on Wednesday.  It's supposed to be coming this afternoon, but I'm not holding my breath at this point.  Grrrrrrr.

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I saw this last week and it's still making me laugh:

Noisy game, but funny picture!

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You know how we have a cape for our Runner of the Week?  Well, tomorrow we will have a human and a canine winner, so Amy made a dog cape and brought it over to try out on Paco.  He modeled it quite well:

Superdog, out to save the world! 

 Does someone need saving?  Anyone???

"I am too busy watching over my world to look at you" 

We also had a little crafty night, where we watched Amy make sparkly headbands to match our new running shirts - it's nice to have a talented sewer in our group!

Nice job, Amy!

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Sit and Knit update:  Still working on that sweater.  But I got distracted by washcloths - actually, I wanted to try the other way of knitting.  Yes, there is more than one way to knit!  I knit in the English style, which means that I hold the yarn in my right hand and "throw" it over the needle.  The other version is continental knitting, where you hold the yarn in your left hand and "pick" the yarn with the right needle - it's supposed to be the fastest way to knit.  As with running, I'm not knitting for speed, but I thought it might be nice to know how to knit that way.  I started a simple piece (the washcloth) and attempted to knit continental - I armed myself with yarn, needles, and my iPad, where I kept watching a video demonstrating the technique.  After a couple of rows, I decided that it wasn't worth the bother and went back to my tried-and-true way.  I guess the old adage holds true:  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  But I did get a washcloth finished:

 Pattern was knit, knit, purl, knit, knit, purl - you'd think I couldn't mess it up, but you'd be wrong...

And I started on another one, where I'm playing with changing color but not cutting the yarn - you just drop it when you switch colors, and then twist it up the side when you change back:

 

All knit stitches - playing with how many times to twist the yarn on the side.  Fun test project!

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We have a roll-back week with our mileage tomorrow - only 4 miles on tap.  Of course, the heat and humidity is back, so it'll feel more like we're doing 8, but that's running in Texas for you.

Have a great weekend!