It was another gorgeous day here. At the risk of totally jinxing it all, it seems that the three months of rain we’ve just had has evolved into summer just in time for autumn. The rest of the week is forecast to be beautiful too. After growing mushrooms throughout my lawn all "summer", I may actually have to break out the sprinkler tomorrow and give my poor gardens a drink.
B had fun with his new easel this afternoon and then later in the afternoon he took a dip in his pool (an approximately 60", round, three-ring inflatable deal that I got for half price at Canadian Tire). We had a few fits and starts today but nothing crazy and nothing on the scale of what we’ve experienced in the past. Definitely a little more than what I’m willing to put up with but I’m attributing it to him being 3 and cutting out naps for the most part in preparation for school. We also introduced tomatoes back into his diet the other night; he had apple juice this morning and filched a peach yesterday. There will be no more peaches added to the mix and we’ll stick with just tomatoes and apples added back in for at least another week.
Tonight was the Prison Break season premiere, a two hour show. I got my boyfriend (S) to watch the season on DVD with me and we’re only about halfway through Season Two right now. I’ve picked up Season Three for when we’re done and my brother gets back into the country in a couple of weeks and is bringing all the House seasons he’d bought to take with him so we’ll have those too. I had been undecided on whether to watch (and, alternately, tape if I’m working) PB this season or just wait until it comes out next summer but it seems like my fingers on the remote made the decision for me. My problem is that I’m really bad at actually watching taped episodes and eventually just end up accumulating several on the tape until I either sit down and watch them all or say, "Screw it!" and rewind the tape to the beginning and use it for something else. But I only work two Monday nights in each seven-week rotation and B is going to bed at 7 now instead of 8 due to the aforementioned cutting out of his nap so we’ll see how it goes. It was definitely a good episode tonight and as far fetched as the plot sometimes seems to be, I really enjoy the storyline and the umpteen twists and turns. I’ll be sad to see the end of the series, though I do know that it can’t possibly last indefinitely.
While watching tonight I did something I haven’t done in what must be months. I picked up the pointy sticks.

Crappy photo - indoors at night with a flash.
They are my standard toe-up pattern, original created using Judy Gibson’s awesome generator and since tweaked to suit me better. These particular socks are plain Jane stockinette all the way through, quite possible with a rolled cuff but if not, then just a simple 2x2 ribbed one. They’ve been on the go for awhile too. If I remember correctly, I finished up a pair of cabled Fortissima ones and cast on for these while at S’s parents’ house for the first time over the Easter weekend. The poor things probably won’t see any new stitches for awhile again.