Knitting, Nascar and the NFL

It's that time of the year when I can't decide what sport to watch. Running from room to room in our house is keeping me fit at least.

I grew up in Jersey. Not New Jersey, we just call it Jersey. South Jersey to be exact. I lived just 30 or so minutes from Philadelphia, PA. Everyone I knew, my neighbors, kids at school, family are all Philadelphia Eagles fans. Everyone except my Father that is. He had to be a Redskins fan. Needless to say, Sundays and maybe the occasional Monday Night, there would be a hoot and a hollering across our yards as the entire neighborhood watched the Eagles while I sat with dad watching the Skins. As a little kid I had no clue about football. I remember asking my dad what the name of the team was that was playing, he said the Bears, and well I'm a kid, bears are cute, so I declared myself a Bears fan. I even drew a picture of a football field with Bears on it. Fast forward to my teenage years, when I actually pay attention to football, and well, I too joined the rest of the family and chose the Eagles. It was all great really. Now my hubby is a huge Giants fan, so game day around our house is quite fun. He really wants me to be a Giants fan with him and I say yea okay sure honey, but secretly I'm still routing for the Eagles.

Then there's Nascar. I must watch my Nascar. I have to admit though, I tend to not watch so much during the Chase. The broadcasters usually only focus on the top three or so guys the entire race so if your guy isn't up there it's gets pretty annoying. I thought if I had to hear anymore about Kyle Busch this year I'd barf. Now the poor thing is having a boat load of problems, and I think it's hilarious. That's what you get for blabbing your mouth, thinking your bigger than God himself. Ha Ha Ha. I still route for my guy, Stewart, no matter what. He hasn't been doing well this year, but I still picked him for my fantasy team, even knowing that I didn't have a shot in hell. Sure he won yesterday, check that off the list of tracks, but look at the controversy surrounding it. Nothing came easy for him this year. I was beginning to think I was jinxing him. Seemed every time I watched the race and he was up there, he crashed. When I didn't get to watch he did alright. That was my reasoning anyways.

As for the knitting, still working on the wrap. Haven't started the beret yet for my niece. I still don't have a color. I have started a little hat for my lil guy, thanks to Woolly. I just couldn't resist doing one of her new hats. I've ripped it out twice, thinking I dropped a bunch of stitches because I had a ton of "holes" in it, only to get 14 rows in to find I have the same problem again. I know I haven't dropped any stitches - I stuck point protectors on all the needles to prevent that problem. I just don't know. Woolly is doing a Mystery Beret KAL starting in November I plan on doing that hat as well. I'm not going to stress over it. If I finish all this in time for Christmas that's great, if not, oh well. Knitting should be fun not stressful.

So as for this coming Sunday I will be watching Nascar and the NFL. One thing is on in the living room, the other in the bedroom, and I'll be knitting one thing or another.