Chugging away here—– MORE THAN mid-way through the 3 week semester… got some antibiotics for my ’2 weeks and counting’ cold… picked up out CSA box several times (Avalon Acres)… finished my first project in cashmere (Jojoland lace) and watched our girl graduate from pre-school…
The big orange hunting socks are finally finished. These took quite a long time to knit compare to the others lately. First they are bigger socks and longer socks and the pattern repeats are on every round – whew! First modeled by Miss Bug… Then by DH. His father is the recipient. Particulars… Yarn: Trekking [...]
A lot of things have been accomplished since the last post – little knitting or crochet, but lots of other stuff. Bug got a haircut… We went to a ‘water’ birthday party… The birthday boy (6) was the recipient of the crocheted Katamari. We went boating for Memorial Day… We made a chocolate cheesecake for [...]
We’ve been very busy this week – 5 “weeks” of a course jammed into 5 days of class. A whirlwind to say the least, but we’re surviving. I remind myself each year that I taught this course one time while 9 months pregnant with a sprained ankle (I can do ANYTHING!). Bug was born the [...]
It has been raining here on and off for about a week. The ground is saturated and everything is beginning to green up. Only the little oak in the back yard still clings to its brown leaves. It is always the last to come around to budding. I saw some dogwoods blooming this morning on [...]
Even though the semester is done, I’ve been at work both days (not for a “full” day, though). I’m not going in again until after New Year’s (my goal). I’m feeling somewhat burnt out at work, so I’m trying to find some peace and replenishment. I have a tough time finding some kind of balance [...]
The good parts… Bug had lots of fun playing outside this weekend. I caught up on paperwork, grading, etc these past 2 days. The light traffic and open parking on campus was a bonus. I went to the bookstore for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon – browsed the books and magazines and then knit [...]
Bug’s first field trip went well. We were both tired and absolutely filthy by lunch time. She fell asleep in the car on the way back to school. They (Cedarwood Pumpkin Patch) had lots of animals (sheep, goats, miniature horses, donkeys, chickens, pigs, turkeys, ducks, and fish in the fishpond) as well as a corn [...]
We had a good time at the park over the weekend. Bug also liked playing with some gloves that we inherited from my great-grandmother. This week got off to a bad start as Cranky-pants (aka CP, Bug’s alter ego) woke up this morning. She (CP) continued on to school where the drop-off was heart-wrenching. CP [...]
Bug, DH, and I went to an Ice Cream Social at school yesterday. There was music and ice cream and Bug loved them both. She was extremely tired in the evening from all of her roaming and dancing and even slept an hour late this morning. She spent all of yesterday in “big girl panties” [...]
