Days 127 and 128: Weird Frog and New Knitting Pattern

Yesterday, while out on the back patio, a frog presented himself (or herself) perched here on the top of the back of a chair.  He/she was very pale, and I would have missed him/her entirely had he/she not been pointed out to me.  I promptly took his/her picture, and placed him/her temporarily inside a cleaned peanut butter jar until proper examination by curious young minds could ensue....then he/she was released to go hippity-hoppity into the wild once again.  What a great day to be outside!

I started a new pattern yesterday and found myself in some sort of time warp.  I have been knitting like a fool, and yet, I haven't finished even one skein of yarn in almost two days of concentrated effort.  I have two skeins of this blended, self-striping yarn and I have vowed to use every last inch of it on this "cross roads" scarf.  I altered it some to make it narrower and still get the feel from the pattern while being a quicker knit....and yet, here I still am with many more hours in front of me.  I am many rows from completing the first skein, so I am not yet half way done.

I hope all you mothers out there had a great day!  My kidlets smothered me with love and kisses all day!