Wednesday, January 28, 2009

I'm not even counting anymore

Boy, have I been a bad little blogger?!? I had intended to blog every day for a year. Instead, I couldn't even blog every day for a month. I suck. It's true.

I've been a little bit under the weather, but not bad enough that I couldn't blog. It seems I just didn't want to for a few days. My weekend was pretty hectic. I had acupuncture to help me stop smoking. I could have thrown $40 out the window and told myself not to smoke for all the effectiveness of this action. I'm smoking very little, but I think it is only because I'm mad that I spent $40 and I thought it would make it easier not to smoke. Instead, it makes me more mad!

I've done very little knitting. In a fit of stupidness, I ripped back the mitten I was working on. I had made a mistake on the increase for the thumb and I just went nuts and ripped the whole stinkin thing out. I've calmed down some and am trying again. Next, I want to make this.
I can't decide if I want to start on that or continue on with the mittens. I'm not really inspired by the Lion Brand wool I'm using, or maybe it is the color (Cadet Blue). Regardless, it just isn't doing it for me. But as we have a snow day here today, I really think I would like some completed mittens. So I'm goig to dedicate the rest of the day (when I'm not doing everything else) to completing them. Or one of them, anyway.

Friday, January 23, 2009

23. One Sweet Scarf

Finished the Noro scarf this morning before work. Isn't it pretty?










I wish I had made the bind off not so loose, but I haven't blocked it yet and I think I may try to stretch the cast on edge a little to make the ends match up more. I love the colors of the scarf, but I'm not sure I'll wear it much as I barely can stand a coat, much less a scarf. I am planning on wearing the scarf tomorrow though. At least once. Then I will wash it and block it and put it away in the gifts-waiting-for-recipients stash.

The mittens are coming along. I'm working on the increase rounds for the thumb right now. I'm not really find of the cadet blue color, as it seems a little bright for mittens, but I was going for warmth, so I'll try to ignore that for now. I'll post pics of the mitten progress tomorrow.

For now, I'm sooo tired. I think my crazy-busy week at work has caught up to me. I'm headed to bed.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

22. This was a day, for sure

Wow. I can't begin to tell you how exhausted I am tonight! I'm not sure why, really, because a busy day at work is not all that unusual, but I am really feeling whipped.

It could be because I didn't get lunch. Or dinner (although I could have - I cooked burgers tonight, but I just wasn't in the mood to eat.). Now the kids are in bed and I'm thinking I might be hungry. I'll deal with that in a little bit though. Right now I am finishing up the Noro Scarf. I really hope it gets finished tonight, as it is supposed to turn back cold tomorrow and I'm just ready for it to be finished. I'll bet you are too!

I've also been keeping later hours at night and getting up earlier, what with the new puppy and all. I think I spend more time outside than in! I could put him out by himself, but he just sits at the door and stares at me with his head cocked to the side. I'm hoping that gets better as he gets older.

I splurged on myself last night. I bought a scrub top from Wal-Mart. I don't usually buy them there, but it was on sale for $7.00!!! Now I know why. I put it on this morning and realized it was a little bit lower cut than I preferred, and that it was a wrap-type, but I was sufficiently covered. Shortly after getting to school this morning though, we had a student with a medical emergency and after spending a half an hour on the floor in the hallway I realized that I was flashing the emergency services workers. Great, huh? Safety pin fixed that problem. Then I lost my lunch money due to the hole in the pocket where they didn't finish the seam all the way. (Not a problem really - I didn't have time to eat anyway!) I know you get what you pay for, but sheesh! Not to worry. A secretary at work is an accomplished seamstress and she is going to fix it up for me. She'll be mending the hole in the pocket, fixing a seam on the other pocket that is sewn crooked and allows items in the pocket to fall down BELOW the seam and nearly get lost, and she's going to sew the wrap section of the top so I no longer have to worry about being "exposed".

All in a days work, I guess.

Good night!

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

21. We now return you to your regularly scheduled blog.

Did you miss me?

I had seriously written a great blog yesterday. In fact, I wrote it twice. Because of the large amount of internet traffic, I kept losing it. It was really frustrating! Apparently, every person on earth must have been blogging about the inauguration. I wasn't - I was just trying to post another boring sentiment or two! (I know, great and boring? That doesn't mix.)

Regardless, I can't even begin to re-write the post from last night. I'm a tired, stressed out woman. I can't remember what I ate for lunch, much less what I rambled on about yesterday!

Right now, I'd love to be knitting. Instead, I'm wasting time before venturing into that hell known as the FAFSA. I know I need to do it. I'm just dreading it a little bit. Or a lot.

Maybe I can knit just a row or two?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

20. Inaugural blog interruption

OMG - this is the third time I've tried to post tonight and I keep losing it because of all the heavy inaugural traffic. GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

(late edition: So much for posting every day, huh?)

Monday, January 19, 2009

19. Have you ever noticed...

How wonderful a quiet house sounds?

James is outside in the shed, John went to visit friends, CJ and Ryan have gone to bed, Maddie is pacing in the laundry room (quietly), and Jasper is sleeping at my feet.

Ahhh...The TV is turned off. The only sound is the furnace and clicking of the keys as I type. It is very seldom that the house is this quiet, especially with a new puppy.

Not that I mind the giggles the puppy brings out in the boys. It is a sweet sound, especially as we had sobbing a couple of weeks ago with the passing of Whitey.

I'm sure if I had more than five minutes of this solitude, I'd probably not relish it as much. There are those who are lonely in this world and don't have the hustle and bustle of a busy home (and isn't a busy home a happy home?). For those people, I feel a little sorry. Solitude is like anything else - too much is really too much. But for me?

This is just enough. I'll take it.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

18. The answer to my question

I've gotten a response to the "to frog or not to frog" question. Anita called me and basically accused me of being nuts and said "no way". Soooo....Anita will be gifted with the Irish Hiking Scarf in Sage (I looked it up) upon it's completion. She said it was okay if I give it to her, but asked if I could wrap it up and have it be a birthday present or something. I told her "Sure, because everybody needs a wool scarf on the 9th of May."

Since it is still January, I am still in need of the warm wool mittens I talked about. I dug through my stash and found an almost complete ball of Lion Brand Wool in Cadet Blue. I think it will work just fine. I had forgotten all about it.

Very little knitting has been done here this weekend. I did a few rows on the Noro scarf and I cast on and knit about an inch of the mittens (I'm using the vintage Classic Mittens pattern). No, most of what took place this weekend was babysitting the new puppy. I swear, it is like having a newborn in the house again.

Yikes. That's a scary thought.

Friday, January 16, 2009

16. Who buys a dog in the middle of winter?

This is the question of the day.


We have a new addition to the family.


Meet Jasper.





Jasper has been outside, I don't know, 10 times tonight. So far, he has yet to DO his business out there. And everything I've read says to praise him when he DOES it. But until he DOES it, I can't praise him. And until he DOES it, he doesn't know what it is he's supposed to DO.


He has however, DONE it in the house. Twice. And he's DONE the other one once.


Patience, right? And carpet cleaner. Jasper better be a quick learner. It's damn cold outside, and I can only stand there so long waiting for him to DO what it is he's supposed to DO and I'm supposed to praise him for DOING, so that he'll learn what it is he's supposed to DO.


Got it?


CJ says he does look awful cute when he sleeps though.


Thursday, January 15, 2009

15. To frog or not to frog

Remember this?






It's a nice scarf (although never finished). It is the Irish Hiking Scarf, in Lion Brand Wool, color - I can't remember - Olive? Sage? Oh well, a green of some sort.

Originally, it was to be a gift. That gift-giving opportunity is long gone and no longer necessary. It was good practice with cables (and so far the only cable project I've worked.) It's a little wide for a scarf, I think, or at least wide for what I prefer a scarf to be. It also is a little stiff. I knit pretty tightly. I can't think of anyone who I would give this scarf to.

I'm on a very tight yarn budget. I need mittens. Should I rip it back and make myself some good warm mittens? Do you ever rip back a nearly complete project to use the yarn for another one? This yarn was not expensive, and I'm sure I can buy more. But I'm really, really on a tight budget. I mean really. And I know what you're thinking - 'Didn't you just make mittens and give them away?'

Why, yes. Yes, I did. But they were a bit small for my hands and not as comfortable as I'd have liked, although the yarn itself did feel great. I'd like mittens for myself that don't have the flap - just a plain pair of warm wool mittens. This yarn would be great for that.

So-opinions, please.

Should I frog the scarf or not?

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

14. No knitting

No knitting content tonight, folks. Not that you care, since the scarf looks pretty much the same at every stage of the process - just longer.

Tonight was College Financial Aid Meeting night at the high school. As I have a soon-to-be-graduating-senior-who's-leaving-his-mother I attended and learned a lot. I learned that I'm scared crap-less about the process of financial aid (I'm sure that wasn't the intent of the meeting, but so be it). There is just so much to do. And as son has yet to decide on a college landing-point, I feel like we are doing this times two (or three). Son is picking his college largely on the amount of financial aid offered to him. Two of the schools he's looking at offer the major he wants, and one of the schools he's looking at offers tuition-free in exchange for 5 years of active duty in the army, but doesn't have his major. Still, an appointment to West Point is a pretty good last resort to have.

And I must mention the weather. Enough with the cold, alright? Temp tonight is forecast for -3 with wind chills -25. Can you say "Freakin' BRRRRR!" I love winter, but only because I love snow. And if I can't have snow, then give me 75 degrees. K?

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

13. Thirteen

I hate 13. I want to say that I'm not supersticious. (I'm not even sure I spelled that correctly.) I'm Catholic and we aren't supposed to be supersticious. (Still not sure I spelled that correctly.) But, it is what it is.

This morning I was wasting some time before getting in the shower. Kind of my traditional thing to do in the mornings, as it is so cold and so dark at that time of day, and I know once I just decide to 'bite it' and start getting ready for work, I have to actually admit that I have to get ready for work. And the older I get, the less I 'do' mornings. I was raised by a night owl mother and a morning person father. It was a crap-shoot as to how I would end up. It seems I started out like my Dad, but I'm turning into my mother. Well, that's a blog post for another day.

Where was I? Oh, yes, wasting time before getting in the shower. I know that my computer clock has the right time on it, but I usually try to go by the clock on the kitchen stove, as it is set 5 minutes faster and sometimes I can trick myself into thinking I'd better stop wasting time. (Doesn't always work.)

I looked over at the clock on the stove and it said "5:18".
Then my mind jumped to "What day is it?"

Not for any reason other than I just wasn't immediately sure what the date was.

"Crap. It's the thirteenth. Well, at least I didn't look over at the clock and see that it was 5:13."

"OhHolyMotherOfGod." Now is the time that I remembered the stove is set five minutes fast.

I tried not to look at the computer to confirm the actual time, but I couldn't control myself. I hoped that I had wasted enough time (see the 'wasting time' pattern here?) that when I looked at the computer clock it would have already passed to the next minute.

No such luck.

The 'true' clock on the computer said 5:13.

That's a double '13' (date and time) and that cannot be good. I sucked it up, said a "Hail Mary" (because even though I'm supersticious - is that spelled right, already??? - I'm a Catholic, after all and a prayer can never hurt - may not help, but for sure won't hurt.)

I went to the last site I look at each day before getting in the shower. The weather site. Because I need to know how to dress, ya'll. (Or, as Libby teases me for saying "you'all).

The current temp? 13 degrees. Freaking great.

I got in the shower and began my day. As I was leaving the house, I see what appears to be smoke coming from under the siding on the house. We lost our home to fire in 11/1999 (what is it with these numbers?!?) and so I'm a little bit paranoid about fire. I investigate and find that the smoke is more like steam and not actually smoke and smells like clean clothes. Dear Son was doing his laundry, so I assumed the vent must be clogged and venting under the house, or something. (Right assumption, by the way.) I tell son to turn off the dryer until husband can check it out. I leave to drop off the kids.

Son calls and says "It's a good thing you had me turn off the dryer, because when I left the house, it smelled like something burning."

I turned around and returned to the house. Nothing burning, but I'm still a bit paranoid at this point in the day.

I call husband to tell him he'll have to check things out when he gets home from work. He tells me the truck is mechanically 'off' (can't remember what term he used) and that I need to call the repair shop and arrange for it to be looked at. "And while you are at it, see if you can find a vehicle for me to take to work tomorrow, as it is my turn to carpool. I may need to take your van."

Well, sure, I'm not doing anything this morning; let me just get right on that.

I go to work to make sure everything is ready for my sub, as I'm in meetings all day in a different building. My sub wasn't there, but it is early yet. No worries.

I get to the other building, quickly make some phone calls to have the truck looked at; arrange for dear son to loan dad his car tomorrow and carpool with me; argue with dear son that we will still make sure he gets to work even though he won't have his car, and promise that I will pick him up after work so that he will not have to spend the night there; Finish that phone call with 2 minutes to spare before my meeting begins, and I get a call from my building that they have a student there for meds, but no nurse sub. She hadn't shown up yet. Sheesh.

I explain how to navigate the various steps to find the key to open the med cabinet and dispense said med to student. The sub did eventually make it in, but not without panic on my part. I have a diabetic student and I was explaining to the sub how intricately this student must be dealt with, as she has a rather bitter teenage attitude, and you just want to make sure you don't step on her toes and sound accusing that she isn't caring for herself or her condition or you will.get.absolutely.nowhere.with.her.

The diabetic student does seldom have needs though, so I didn't really think it would be a problem. I sit and my meeting begins and 10 minutes later, my cell rings. It's the Sub. Diabetic student came in and admitted SHE HAD FORGOTTEN HER INSULIN PUMP AT HOME.

Seriously, this is not my day.

I manage the problem by phone, send the student home for the pump, hang up. Look at the clock on my cell.

9:13.

Oy.

Decided to buck tradition and screw with fate. I silently prayed 13 Hail Mary's.

Monday, January 12, 2009

12. Halfway there

The scarf is halfway done. I cast on the last two balls tonight and did just a few rows (which means it is over halfway done, really). I love how the colors come together. So pretty...



I put it on the bed to snap pics and Maddie immediately came sniffing around (she loves yarn that is not of the acrylic variety).


She wasn't very happy about the flash on my camera, and just to get back at me? She plopped her happy butt down on the scarf and proceeded to give herself a bath. NOT SO FAST, there, kitty. That scarf is mine!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

11. Recipe day

For lack of anything better to blog about today, why don't I give you a recipe? It is soooo easy. This is has become our VERY favorite salad and the whole family (except John, who is a meat and potatoes kind of guy) loves it.

1 bag Italian style lettuce
1/2 box seasoned croutons (sometimes I make my own, but this cuts down on the quick and easy)
1/2 red onion, sliced very thin
1 can black olives, sliced
parmesan cheese to taste (I use fresh grated, but you don't have to)
1 packet Good Seasons Italian dressing (made to package directions)
(Sometimes I also add banana peppers, but this is personal preference)

Mix it all up and this is The.Best.Salad.Ever.

And I have to add a very happy birthday wish to my Mom - Love you!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

10. My Saturday night


My night has been reduced to this. I'm working the gate at a high school basketball game. I don't mind, really, because at least I can knit while I'm sitting here. I just know my chair at home would be a lot better for my back than the crappy one I've been sitting in for three hours. I'm ready to go home!!!

Friday, January 9, 2009

9. Pssst...Someone is following me

Hey look! I have Followers.

Ahem...To all my followers... (kind of sounds aristocratic, doesn't it?)

Just wanted to say thanks for reading my blog and commenting. The baby blanket is on its way.
Tonight is a quiet night at home, getting ready to settle in for some Noro Scarf knitting. Want to see a lovely one while you wait for mine to be finished? Look at this...

http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2007/04/noro-scarf.html

This one was the inspiration for mine. The colors are a little different, as the colors Jared used were discontinued. I only hope mine turns out as great as his.

In the meantime, I have to tell you, it's been a sad week here at the FooFoo's. Our dog, Whitey, passed away a couple of days ago. He was an outside dog, who didn't get nearly the love and attention he deserved, but he was always sweet and kind, very gentle with the boys, and he'll be greatly missed. He was getting quite old (77 in dog years). I hope he's happy in Doggie Heaven with a new, young dog body and lots of room to run.

We waited until tonight to tell the little ones, as I couldn't bear to tell them at the time because it was almost bedtime, and then I didn't want to tell them in the morning and then send them off to school, and then last night was the program, etc. So, we told them tonight. Ryan took it very well - he doesn't understand, and just asks lots of questions. Soft-hearted CJ is pretty sad though, and I kind of promised that we'd think about getting another dog, this one to live with us in the house.

I'm such a sucker. I don't mind dogs, I just am not very patient with the housebreaking of one. That's what I love about my cat. Anyway, wish me luck. I'm looking for a new dog, not to replace Whitey, but to cheer the boys up. All little boys deserve a puppy, don't you think?

Have a good night - see you tomorrow.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

8. It's Christmas

No, sorry - I don't mean really Christmas. Didn't mean to startle you there. Tonight we had Ry's Christmas program. (Due to all the bad weather we had in December, it was rescheduled over and over again until, finally, tonight. Ry was very excited.



Look at those blue eyes. You'd think that was genetic between the two of them, wouldn't you? (People look at my two youngest boys and can't believe their adopted. John likes to say that he looks like the the adopted one and I gave birth to him!)



Ryan is settling down and getting into his 'singing and acting' mode. He looks quite introspective here.





Doing the Reindeer Pokey.








And finally, after all that hard performing, a guy's got to find a way to relax, right? Gameboy Advance is just the ticket.





Hopefully I'll have some knitting content for you in a few days, but we'll see. No promises.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

7. This is the day...

This is the day when you will be competely bored out of your mind and wonder why the hell you waste your time reading this blog anyway.

For once, I have nothing to say. I know - that's really unusual for me.

I'm working on the Noro scarf, and I'm enjoying seeing the beautiful colors that are melding together (I would estimate I've only knitted about 18 inches, so I've got a long way to go.) However, that being said, if it wasn't for the awesome colors, I would say this yarn is kind of crap. There is a lot of bits of straw in it, which I can forgive - I just pick it out, but it is exasperating a little bit. Then there are sections where the yarn is really thin and other sections where the yarn is really thick - there isn't a lot of consistency to it. I would never pay this much for yarn like this if it wasn't for the lovely colors. I'd say the Noro yarn should be glad it has that quality going for it, or I'd probably stick it in the stash.

But oh, the colors...





On another note, I cannot believe today is only Wednesday. It seems like this week is just dragging by. Going back to work sucks when you just want to sit at home and knit. I say that, but I do feel fortunate that I have a job to go to - there are many people suffering right now because of the economy and unemployment, so I'll do my best not to complain about my job-too much.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

6. Dear Libby...

Dear Libby,

This little beauty is on its way to you for Crystal's precious new baby, Melanie. (Think she would care if Auntie Christie calls her Meli?)





I wish I could say I had made this myself, but it's crochet and we all know I can't crochet and therefore I can't lie about it. My dear sister-in-law made it up a while back and when I was telling her about the new baby, and how I don't have any baby yarn in the house to knit anything (because I had given my stash to her), she said "I have just the thing." And this morning, the little blankie magically appeared on my desk at work.

I hope Crystal and baby Melanie (Meli?) like it as much as I do.

I'm also sending along your (belated) Christmas ornament. I knew you wouldn't mind the belated part.

I leave you with this sweet little angel (don't mind the barbecue sauce on his face - I think that makes him look even more delicious, don't you?)


Ry-Ry says "Hiiiiiiii Wibbbbby"

Monday, January 5, 2009

5. Oh My Freakin' Head

I sure wish my headache would go away. I don't know if it is the 'going back to work' or the dread that tomorrow 'the kids go back to school and we again will get to look forward to homework every freakin night for the next 5 months' but really, I'm sure I could deal with it all better if only my head would quit hurting.

C is in second grade. He likes school well enough, has perfect attendance; he HATES homework though, which is kind of a problem. I pretty much have to sit on him to get him to get his work done, all the while making dinner and keeping R quiet so C can concentrate, which R really gets off on. He likes nothing more than aggravating his brother and when the frustration begins to show (either mine or C's), then R realizes what a grand time he's having and cranks it up another notch. Then we get to rush to eat, get baths, read bedtime stories, and tuck in by 8:00. There is no knitting going on, because when the kids get tucked in, I drop right behind them.

J was so much easier, really, he was. He was an only child until he was 10, so there was no-one to distract him anyway. But J always liked school, never minded homework, was a self-starter and really just did what he was supposed to do without being told. I think he raised himself. Which explains why I'm having such a damn hard time of it now. I blame J. He didn't prepare me for how it is to raise normal kids. J was apparently an anomaly, and I would suggest to anyone that if you had it easy the first time around, and you think for one second that it bears well on what kind of parents you are and that you've got this parenting thing licked, and "Oh, wouldn't it be fun to try again?" (and again in quick succession). Think very seriously about it first. lol - I wouldn't trade these younger two boys for the world (J is 18, C is 7, and R is 5). Just think about it first and do whatever preparation you have to do to be ready. Realize how lucky you were the first time and know that it probably will be different the second or even the third time around.

Maybe I'm just too old now; I don't know. I just feel so exhausted all the time. The younger boys know this about me and use it to their full advantage. They are smart little buggers.

See ya tomorrow. I'm going to take another dose of Ibuprofen and I'm off to bed!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

4. Winter Break is so over...

Well, my winter break is about over. I go back to work tomorrow. School isn't in session though, so I'm not really sure what I'll be doing. I have some filing to do, and probably some cleaning up to do in the office, but I don't think it is 8 hours worth of work! On the upside, I'm having lunch with my co-workers tomorrow and I'm looking forward to that.

Today was pretty slow on the knitting front. I delivered the Open Palm Mittens to my sister, who seems really happy with them, so I'm happy. They blocked out really well and I'm pretty proud of them. I didn't get to work on the Noro scarf today at all; we spent most of the day visiting friends.

I'm really going to miss these days off, though. The first semester flew by really fast though, and I'm sure this one will too. Probably faster, since at the end of it, John will be graduating and looking toward college. I swear it was just yesterday that he was born!

See you tomorrow.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

3. A Day In The Life

Today was a glorious day.

It began with a babysitter arriving at the door at 7:00 am sharp. Dad and I snuck (is that a word?) quietly out of the house for an early morning date...(wait for it).....

Butchering meat. Yes, that exciting time of year again. (Actually, this is lie. The meat was already butchered. We only go to the actual processing portion of the experience. The farmers we buy our meat from takes care of that other part which I don't really care to be a part of. Really, though, if you are a family of meat eaters, buying fresh is really the only way to go. You have absolute certainty that your meat grew up on a farm and was well cared for. And the price can't be beat, as well. I do think it is kind of a shame that Dad and I were so excited for some time to ourselves, that this morning felt almost like a date. It was nice though.

Then we came home in time for a nice nap while the boys were napping (R only really - C was busy playing video games and would not stop racing long enough to - gasp - nap. He's too old for that - just ask him. I, however, am not too old for a good nap. I will forever relish this experience - a nice short nap refreshes the mind!

Now comes the best part of the day - Dad took the boys with him to do some work/visiting a friend of his. Yes, the boys LOVE to go with their Daddy, and while I know it is more work for him to care for the boys than actual work gets done, I appreciate these times immensely. As I was readying the boys for the trip out the door, Dad says "Aren't you coming?" I said...

"Nooooo. I've got so much work to do around here this afternoon. You guys will have fun."

Dad looked a little scared, but I handed him a bag of snacks for the boys, ushered them all to the door and closed it firmly behind them. Ahhhhh..... the peace and quiet. There is not a TV on (or 3!!!!) in this house. Not a creature is stirring. Well, except for the Divine Miss M. She looks really annoyed in this pic, doesn't she?



Now, for some knitting content. I give you one complete set of Women's Open Palm Mittens, in Knit Picks 100% Baby Alpaca Andean Treasure, color: Midnight...



So soft...my sister is getting this pair. (These haven't been blocked yet, so ignore wonky look they have about them.)

Next is the beginning of the Noro scarf in Noro Silk Garden #'s 211 and 284...



Lastly, I never showed you my latest beanie. It fits R, but for some reason he doesn't like it as well as his first one. It will go into the gifts-waiting-for-recipients stash. This is done in Knit Picks Swish Worsted, Color Delft Heather. It took a complete 50 gram ball and fits an average size 5 year old head. Pattern is kind of one of my own doing, not really following a pattern, but more of a recipe.



I have no idea what I will show you tomorrow. Doesn't the excitement just about kill you? Don't let it. There is nothing exciting planned around here. I may have to resort to a fill-in.

Friday, January 2, 2009

2. Oh happy day








Looky here at what Uncle-Stan-the-Mailman brought me today. Well, actually he didn't bring it. I sort of got tired of waiting and made myself a little trip to the post office. At first, they didn't think they had my package. So I drove dejectedly home. As I pulled in the garage, my cell rang with the news that they did indeed have the afforementioned package. I drove back to pick it up and I have to admit, the Noro is beautiful. It is softer than what I had imagined after hearing other knitters discuss it, but there is a LOT of vegetable matter in the mix. I am constantly picking at it. Can't wait to show you pics of the completed scarf!

The mitten isn't quite finished (thumb is done, but still need to steam and sew the edges of the flap. Better pics of that tomorrow!)






Thursday, January 1, 2009

1. Begin 365


I decided to follow Norma's lead and see if I have the stamina to blog every day in 2009. My worry is that I am an incredibly boring person, and therefore going to drive blog readers insane with this endeaver. Not that anyone is reading anyway (it is still so new). Here it is, day One, and I'm stumped about what to write, haha.


This is because it is a holiday at our humble abode and holidays are often spent just trying to keep the children from destroying the furniture/house/each other, etc. Today has been relatively calm in that respect. Very little destoying going on and the boys seem to be actually getting along today. Not that they fight all the time. It is Winter Break from school though, and the more time the boys are cooped up in the house, the more volatile their moods become. Today, we have played PS2, watched way too much Discovery channel (while Dad is watching way too much football - is there such a thing as too much football? Dad would beg to differ.), and continued knitting on The Number Two Mitten, which is almost finished. Just the thumb to go and need to sew the flap and weave in the ends. I think it will be done tonight (maybe!) I am hoping the Noro will be here tomorrow and I will post pics if it is.


Sorry for the quality of the pic - my camera battery was dead so I'm using my cell.


ps - who knew blogging could be so much work? Ha - day one and I'm stressing! It is what I do, after all.