What do you pack?

Family situations required a trip to New Bern, NC. I thought that we were going to need to go the week before Easter while we were on spring break. The first thoughts that go through a knitter's mind are: What project will I take and are there any yarn shops. Of course it will be THE shawl. I had heard that there is a great yarn hop in New Bern so I went online to find information. The trip was put off until today, Sunday - shop closed. The weather on the East coast is incredible today and we decided not to go at all - there goes my forced hours in the car with the opportunity to knit!!

We stayed in and I have had some time to work on the "Blob". I have finished tier 15. I think I am going to stop after tier 19. I only have two skeins of the alpaca, my daughter is short and tiny, I think that will be long enough. I have read in blogs that people use interlocking foam squares to block. What are these? Any advice about blogging?

Opal has asked for pictures of our kitten. DD named her Lilli Grey, however, she is often called Diablita (spanish for female devil!). This is probably one of the most intelligent cats we have ever had. She plays fetch, our dogs won't even do that. She steals my yarn, chews on it, bites and scratches us and is very unpredictable. I think she is about 5-6 months old. I hope she matures and settles down - and soon!!!!