I put the whole music list on and now Miles Davis and John Coltrane is on. I don't listen to much Jazz music, but I like this. It makes me want to learn to play a bass so I can play in tiny dingy clubs at night and wear sunglasses and hang with really cool artsy people.
Except I can't read music. Or play the bass. And I don't really want to start smoking, because if you are going to play jazz music on a bass in tiny dingy clubs, you have to smoke while you are doing it.
Oh hey.... Finger 11! This makes me want to......
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
On growing up
When I grow up, I am going to bake cookies whenever I want.
Even when I really don't want to make cookies. Even when I actually just want to eat cookie dough and watch tv. And the baking part is just kind of an annoying inconvenience to me, so I just make two pans full of big cookies and stick them both in the oven at the same time and take some dough and go watch the tv. And I forget to set the oven timer and burn the whole batch.
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up I am going to drive a car wherever I like. Cool places like road trips and holidays.
And places like work, and home, and grocery shopping, and work, and home, and grocery shopping, and the ga$ $tation, and to the dealer$hip for tire$ and oil change$ and oh, it needs a new tran$mi$$ion you $ay? And how about the battery dies and I decide to jump it with my van and set both vehicles on fire at once?
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up I am going to buy cool things like cups and plates to put in my own kitchen cupboards wherever I want.
Only it seems like the only things I buy go either in the laundry room or the fridge. And in order to put stuff in the fridge I need to clean the icky stuff out of the fruit drawer. And then I look down at my tubby self and decide that this week, I will definitely eat the fruit I bought.
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up, I will be able to read as long as I like and nobody will tell me I have to stop to go to school or eat supper or do the dishes or anything.
And every time I read for a while the boy gets cranky because he's been watching TV all day long and the husband gets cranky because I am not paying any attention to him and sometimes I wonder if I aimed this book just right if I could knock them both out with one shot... but it doesn't matter anyways because I have to go to work.
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up I am going to have a baby just like my doll that I can dress up and lay down in its crib and cuddle and burp.
And I can change his diapers and poo will squirt all over the place and he can cry all night for no reason. And as soon as he learns to walk he can knock his teeth out on a window sill and then one night he can puke all over his bed so I clean him up and put him in my bed and he pukes all over my bed too so we go sleep on the couch and he pukes all over that too but it's ok for daddy because he's sailing that week. And when he's bigger he can push the hazard button in the car which causes the battery to go dead which prompts me to try and boost it with the van. And then he can natter on endlessly about what's 8 plus 2 and doesn't a 2 look like an upside down 5 and also doesn't a 6 look like an upside down 9 and how do houses turn into rocket ships and please stop talking for five minutes please. And then he snuggles up to me, and winds his arms around my neck and says I love you mostly all the way to the whole sky and gives me a kiss right on the lips.
I wish he could be a little boy forever.
Even when I really don't want to make cookies. Even when I actually just want to eat cookie dough and watch tv. And the baking part is just kind of an annoying inconvenience to me, so I just make two pans full of big cookies and stick them both in the oven at the same time and take some dough and go watch the tv. And I forget to set the oven timer and burn the whole batch.
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up I am going to drive a car wherever I like. Cool places like road trips and holidays.
And places like work, and home, and grocery shopping, and work, and home, and grocery shopping, and the ga$ $tation, and to the dealer$hip for tire$ and oil change$ and oh, it needs a new tran$mi$$ion you $ay? And how about the battery dies and I decide to jump it with my van and set both vehicles on fire at once?
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up I am going to buy cool things like cups and plates to put in my own kitchen cupboards wherever I want.
Only it seems like the only things I buy go either in the laundry room or the fridge. And in order to put stuff in the fridge I need to clean the icky stuff out of the fruit drawer. And then I look down at my tubby self and decide that this week, I will definitely eat the fruit I bought.
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up, I will be able to read as long as I like and nobody will tell me I have to stop to go to school or eat supper or do the dishes or anything.
And every time I read for a while the boy gets cranky because he's been watching TV all day long and the husband gets cranky because I am not paying any attention to him and sometimes I wonder if I aimed this book just right if I could knock them both out with one shot... but it doesn't matter anyways because I have to go to work.
I wish I could be a little girl forever.
When I grow up I am going to have a baby just like my doll that I can dress up and lay down in its crib and cuddle and burp.
And I can change his diapers and poo will squirt all over the place and he can cry all night for no reason. And as soon as he learns to walk he can knock his teeth out on a window sill and then one night he can puke all over his bed so I clean him up and put him in my bed and he pukes all over my bed too so we go sleep on the couch and he pukes all over that too but it's ok for daddy because he's sailing that week. And when he's bigger he can push the hazard button in the car which causes the battery to go dead which prompts me to try and boost it with the van. And then he can natter on endlessly about what's 8 plus 2 and doesn't a 2 look like an upside down 5 and also doesn't a 6 look like an upside down 9 and how do houses turn into rocket ships and please stop talking for five minutes please. And then he snuggles up to me, and winds his arms around my neck and says I love you mostly all the way to the whole sky and gives me a kiss right on the lips.
I wish he could be a little boy forever.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Productive Day!
Yesterday I received the RHSS Whip box from my wonderful friends at Post Mortem over on Ravelry:
Included was one (1) RHSS (Red Heart Super Saver) Whip:
I removed some lovely vintage craft magazines* from the box:
And scored some awesome yarn. Phoebe has marked it as hers, so now I can’t give it back!
I then restashed the box with this stuff:
Ian chased Phoebe around with the whip:
She made it down the stairs to safety!
And the whip was a little tangled, so I modified it a bit to make it more useful for actual whipping.
And despite the whipping and drama, I still managed to accomplish one maple leafy strawberry-rhubarb pie, 16 jars of strawberry jam, and one caved-in loaf of bread.
All despite having an aching back and a sunburn from picking the strawberries the day before. Stupid strawberries. Why hasn’t Monsanto genetically modified some high bush strawberries yet?
Anyways. I also froze a bunch of them and dried another pile. Altogether 12 quarts of strawberries passed through my house yesterday.
Today, I am so tired, I sat down to knit. But I finally had to accept the fact that the sock I am working on would not fit any human foot, so I had to frog it back about 4 inches. And it is in this irritatingly fiddly herringbone pattern too. So I actually got a negative amount accomplished today! Woo hoo!
*I haven’t read through them all yet, but I have to say I enjoyed the recommendation in the one I have read to apply DDT to keep moth larvae out of your pear trees…. YUMMY!!!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Homemade Bread.
I make most of the bread around here. I got a bread maker for Christmas, but before that, I did it the old-fashioned way. Many people have asked me for my recipe, and I have to be honest, I didn't come up with it on my own. I actually got it from the internet. And so, for the first time ever, here is my bread recipe. Enjoy.
Stress Fracture
I have been so stressed out lately, I feel like I am holding on by the skin of my teeth. The staying home thing has not been working out, and we came to the decision that I have to go back to work. I got a job at an amusement park but the hours were unreliable and it was only for the summer, so I looked for another job. Looking for work is never fun, but luckily I did get a job.
So I am dealing with starting a new job, dealing with child care issues, and then quitting another job. That part was hard because the park owners are really nice people and I hate leaving them in the lurch like that.
I have been working but as of yet, no paychecks. And we have things all over the house that need fixing, the car needs repairs, and now the new washing machine is not draining and I can't figure out why. Which particularly sucks because I now have dirty work clothes!
Plus on top of all that, we have a spare room that is basically a storage depository, and a whole bunch of guests coming in August. Now, I don't want people to feel bad about coming, it is great that they are and we are looking forward to it! The room would not get emptied without this prompting, so it is a good thing, but still, that is a lot of stuff to get rid of. Maybe I need the Clean Sweep guys to come....
Canning season is about to start, and I don't know how I am going to find time to do that. And my potted deck garden is getting big, but I haven't put it outside yet. Ian needs to get into swimming lessons, and we need to find the cash for that. And we need to go to the dentist as well.
Even my knitting is stressing me out because I seem to be acquiring yarn at an unheard of pace (surprisingly not by me purchasing it; I am just surrounded by wonderfully generous people!) and I don't have the time to knit it!
I also have parcels to mail out that I haven't gotten around to preparing, let alone mailing. And so on and so on and so on....
Whew. I don't think I mentioned everything.... but I feel better for getting that off my chest! I really need to get back into posting here more often. I like having the record of events available for perusing later on.
Now... what to have for supper?
So I am dealing with starting a new job, dealing with child care issues, and then quitting another job. That part was hard because the park owners are really nice people and I hate leaving them in the lurch like that.
I have been working but as of yet, no paychecks. And we have things all over the house that need fixing, the car needs repairs, and now the new washing machine is not draining and I can't figure out why. Which particularly sucks because I now have dirty work clothes!
Plus on top of all that, we have a spare room that is basically a storage depository, and a whole bunch of guests coming in August. Now, I don't want people to feel bad about coming, it is great that they are and we are looking forward to it! The room would not get emptied without this prompting, so it is a good thing, but still, that is a lot of stuff to get rid of. Maybe I need the Clean Sweep guys to come....
Canning season is about to start, and I don't know how I am going to find time to do that. And my potted deck garden is getting big, but I haven't put it outside yet. Ian needs to get into swimming lessons, and we need to find the cash for that. And we need to go to the dentist as well.
Even my knitting is stressing me out because I seem to be acquiring yarn at an unheard of pace (surprisingly not by me purchasing it; I am just surrounded by wonderfully generous people!) and I don't have the time to knit it!
I also have parcels to mail out that I haven't gotten around to preparing, let alone mailing. And so on and so on and so on....
Whew. I don't think I mentioned everything.... but I feel better for getting that off my chest! I really need to get back into posting here more often. I like having the record of events available for perusing later on.
Now... what to have for supper?
Friday, May 8, 2009
Funny Quotes Of the Day
Ian (walking into the laundry/bathroom where I am folding laundry): "It smells like men in here!"
Me: "What men??"
Ian (accusingly): "YOUR husband!"
Travis (from other room): "That better be the only men you smell!)
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Me: "What kind of cereal do you want?"
Ian (making a thoughtful face and tapping his chin while observing the pantry): "Let me think about it........... I think, Raisin Brand. Only you can take the cereal out and just give me raisins."
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In other news, Ian's preschool had a Mother's Day party yesterday. It was lovely. We sang songs like "The More We Get Together" and "Hokey Pokey" and then played Duck Duck Goose, and then we had a "nack" of cookies and juice. Then we got a card and present the kids made. Very sweet. I had been hoping for frozen margaritas but I should have realized it was unlikely at a preschool party at 10am.
I got to have a chat with Ian's teacher. She said he is really smart (he spelled my name for her on the card. I only told him once!) but has issues with sitting still and he also is a little single minded. If he sees something he wants he will step over anybody and anything to get it. He also has problems with keeping his hands to himself.
But that is what preschool is for, to get the issues out. He will be going back again next year for three day preschool. And then the year after will be Primary! Crazyness.
Me: "What men??"
Ian (accusingly): "YOUR husband!"
Travis (from other room): "That better be the only men you smell!)
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Me: "What kind of cereal do you want?"
Ian (making a thoughtful face and tapping his chin while observing the pantry): "Let me think about it........... I think, Raisin Brand. Only you can take the cereal out and just give me raisins."
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In other news, Ian's preschool had a Mother's Day party yesterday. It was lovely. We sang songs like "The More We Get Together" and "Hokey Pokey" and then played Duck Duck Goose, and then we had a "nack" of cookies and juice. Then we got a card and present the kids made. Very sweet. I had been hoping for frozen margaritas but I should have realized it was unlikely at a preschool party at 10am.
I got to have a chat with Ian's teacher. She said he is really smart (he spelled my name for her on the card. I only told him once!) but has issues with sitting still and he also is a little single minded. If he sees something he wants he will step over anybody and anything to get it. He also has problems with keeping his hands to himself.
But that is what preschool is for, to get the issues out. He will be going back again next year for three day preschool. And then the year after will be Primary! Crazyness.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Appearances are everything.
If you haven't already seen this video, you are missing out. I can't embed it but you can click this link and watch it.
After that read this article, which sums up how I feel. I couldn't put it better myself.
We really need to start turning this around, and teaching our children the value of ACTIONS over APPEARANCE. But you know, it sure is hard. Our first instinct is to judge, despite our best intentions.
After that read this article, which sums up how I feel. I couldn't put it better myself.
We really need to start turning this around, and teaching our children the value of ACTIONS over APPEARANCE. But you know, it sure is hard. Our first instinct is to judge, despite our best intentions.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Forgot the camera....TWICE!
Despite the previous post, it has actually been pretty nice around here. Springlike, in fact. On Saturday, we had a picnic in Shubie Park. It was a little nippy out but not unpleasant. Most of the path was still iced over, but there were squirrels and chipmunks out and about already. We had the unique experience of feeding chickadees right out of our hands! One of them even landed on Travis's shoulder. Quite amazing. I was, of course, kicking myself for forgetting the camera.
On Sunday, we went to an Easter Party. They needed a volunteer to man the Bunny Suit so of course I stepped up to the plate. Ian figured it out because of my sneakers. Clever boy. Guess what I forgot to bring... You guessed it... the camera.
I have to start keeping it in my pocket with my phone and chapstick.
As you all can see, I have updated the place a little bit. I haven't been happy with the way things look around here, but I am too cheap to buy Photoshop, and my knowledge of HTML is, shall we say, limited. But I found a free banner website today, so I was at least able to dress it up a little. Let me know what you think!
I have been doing tons of knitting but I need to take pictures, so hopefully a post about that shall be forthcoming soon. In the mean time, please subscribe, I added a link! It will be much easier than checking back here all the time, especially as I am very unreliable.
On Sunday, we went to an Easter Party. They needed a volunteer to man the Bunny Suit so of course I stepped up to the plate. Ian figured it out because of my sneakers. Clever boy. Guess what I forgot to bring... You guessed it... the camera.
I have to start keeping it in my pocket with my phone and chapstick.
As you all can see, I have updated the place a little bit. I haven't been happy with the way things look around here, but I am too cheap to buy Photoshop, and my knowledge of HTML is, shall we say, limited. But I found a free banner website today, so I was at least able to dress it up a little. Let me know what you think!
I have been doing tons of knitting but I need to take pictures, so hopefully a post about that shall be forthcoming soon. In the mean time, please subscribe, I added a link! It will be much easier than checking back here all the time, especially as I am very unreliable.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Ian sees the world through rose-coloured eyes
I sat the boy down for breakfast this morning and noticed something a little... off. His eyes looked a bit red. Well, a lot red. (the shade of this blog or thereabouts) (Also, the second I thought it might be infectious my own eyes started itching) So I had to keep him home from preschool. I took him to the walk-in clinic, and was thereby advised that he does indeed have the Dreaded Pinkeye. (I only have psychosomatic pinkeye)
We were given a prescription for eyedrops, and we went to the drugstore to pick it up. We had to wait for it for 20 minutes, most of which Ian spent advising strangers that his Mommy and Daddy think he has a pink and red eye.
Sigh.
I took a picture:
He wouldn't hold still, and the pink eyes didn't really show up. So I digitally enhanced it:
Then I found out the hard way that he can shoot lasers out of his eyes:
Hopefully the eyedrops will help both conditions.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Maybe I am just a little too uptight.
I don't think Jason Mraz knows what "godforsaken" means. "Godforsaken" means basically that God doesn't want it, so it is horrible, unwanted, and wretched. As in "I feel sorry for my sister living in a godforsaken northern wasteland."
I like this song. I really really do. But seriously? Every time I hear this I want to stick a knitting needle through my speakers.
He needs to find his godforsaken dictionary.
(anyway, I am sure he did his bestest)
I like this song. I really really do. But seriously? Every time I hear this I want to stick a knitting needle through my speakers.
He needs to find his godforsaken dictionary.
(anyway, I am sure he did his bestest)
Monday, March 2, 2009
Epic Mom Fail
I took Ian to the pool yesterday. We went all the way out to Spryfield to swim in the (weak) wave pool. Ian had a great time.
Sadly I forgot his swimming trunks. I decided to let him stay in his undies instead. They were pale blue cotton undies. We were having a high old time in the waves, then he noticed the slide. He swam like mad to the ladder, climbed to the top, and ran to the slide. That's when I noticed it.... His undies were practically clear.
All I can say is thank goodness for Lighting McQueen. He was very...strategically placed.
Sadly I forgot his swimming trunks. I decided to let him stay in his undies instead. They were pale blue cotton undies. We were having a high old time in the waves, then he noticed the slide. He swam like mad to the ladder, climbed to the top, and ran to the slide. That's when I noticed it.... His undies were practically clear.
All I can say is thank goodness for Lighting McQueen. He was very...strategically placed.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Where have I been? What have I been doing?
Who knows? I don't know. I guess I have been really busy lately. I am doing volunteer work, which keeps me busy. I feel like I am running around 24/7. But nothing I am doing seems interesting enough to write about. I guess because it is all routine day in day out stuff. I haven't even been taking pictures. As far as knitting goes, I have been doing some, but it is all reruns. Socks, mitts, etc. I really need to get out of this rut.
We did do something interesting today, actually. (But I forgot the camera) We went to see the Reptiles out at the Exhibition Park. Very cool. Ian got to pet an alligator. I think it was the same alligator as last year. He liked that part the best. Travis liked the big pythons. I liked the turkey vulture. I think a house just isn't a home without a turkey vulture and am planning on getting one forthwith.
I think I shall head out to the SPCA right this minute!
We did do something interesting today, actually. (But I forgot the camera) We went to see the Reptiles out at the Exhibition Park. Very cool. Ian got to pet an alligator. I think it was the same alligator as last year. He liked that part the best. Travis liked the big pythons. I liked the turkey vulture. I think a house just isn't a home without a turkey vulture and am planning on getting one forthwith.
I think I shall head out to the SPCA right this minute!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
25 Random Things about Me
This is going around facebook. I figure if I put it on here, it will import to facebook, and I will get a blog post done as well! Two birds with one stone!
1. I like to knit. I like expensive yarn. I know my stash is not big by some standards, but I am starting to feel the need to reduce it in size, and I am currently on a Yarn Diet
2. The first time I had sushi I hated it. But I tried it a few more times and now I love it. A lot.
3. I hate getting impractical or useless gifts. I would rather get a vacuume than jewelery or perfume. The only exceptions are books and movies.
4. I love movies. I love everything about movies. The trailers, the studio logos, all of it just fill me with a sensation of anticipation like nothing else.
5. I used to read all the time, but since my son was born, I hardly read at all. I am disappointed in myself for this.
6. I spend way too much time on the internet.
7. I am a terrible housekeeper, and nothing anybody can say, and no resolves I can make will ever change that. But at least the How Clean is Your House ladies are never going to show up.
8. I want to have a little farm, with u-pick apples and blueberries, bees, and chickens, and a huge garden. I don't want a big house.
9. I love my son, and I want another child. But I am not sure I can do the first 3-6 months with a newborn again. That was hard for me.
10. I started dating my husband when I was 16 and he was 15. We had some breakups in the early years, but we are pretty solid right now. In 2 years, it will be half my life.
11. I don't mind being 30.
12. I live in Nova Scotia. I love it here so much, I never want to leave. Sometimes I think it is the place I was always meant to be.
13. I have been all over Canada, but I have never been anywhere else.
14. I think cheese is one of Mankind's Greatest Accomplishments.
15. I can't stand margarine. That s*** is foul.
16. I also can't stand turnips, and they put a nasty flavour into everything they touch.
17. I don't believe in ghosts, but I am afraid of them. I don't find slasher movies scary, but ghost movies scare the hell out of me. The Ring is the scariest movie I ever saw.
18. I really REALLY like TV. I think there are some fantastic shows out there.
19. I like some things about camping, but I never want to go for more than a day because I don't like being cold, wet, or dirty. I hate sleeping in a tent.
20. I make all my own bread. I love my new breadmaker.
21. I know how to spin yarn. I am not good at it, and it isn't my favourite hobby, but it is fun sometimes for a change.
22. I drink more coffee than water.
23. I love my cat but it is an entirely one sided relationship. Unless you consider creepy stalking to be love.
24. I rarely wear makeup. Only for special occasions.
25. I have always wanted someone to throw me a surprise party, but nobody ever has.
1. I like to knit. I like expensive yarn. I know my stash is not big by some standards, but I am starting to feel the need to reduce it in size, and I am currently on a Yarn Diet
2. The first time I had sushi I hated it. But I tried it a few more times and now I love it. A lot.
3. I hate getting impractical or useless gifts. I would rather get a vacuume than jewelery or perfume. The only exceptions are books and movies.
4. I love movies. I love everything about movies. The trailers, the studio logos, all of it just fill me with a sensation of anticipation like nothing else.
5. I used to read all the time, but since my son was born, I hardly read at all. I am disappointed in myself for this.
6. I spend way too much time on the internet.
7. I am a terrible housekeeper, and nothing anybody can say, and no resolves I can make will ever change that. But at least the How Clean is Your House ladies are never going to show up.
8. I want to have a little farm, with u-pick apples and blueberries, bees, and chickens, and a huge garden. I don't want a big house.
9. I love my son, and I want another child. But I am not sure I can do the first 3-6 months with a newborn again. That was hard for me.
10. I started dating my husband when I was 16 and he was 15. We had some breakups in the early years, but we are pretty solid right now. In 2 years, it will be half my life.
11. I don't mind being 30.
12. I live in Nova Scotia. I love it here so much, I never want to leave. Sometimes I think it is the place I was always meant to be.
13. I have been all over Canada, but I have never been anywhere else.
14. I think cheese is one of Mankind's Greatest Accomplishments.
15. I can't stand margarine. That s*** is foul.
16. I also can't stand turnips, and they put a nasty flavour into everything they touch.
17. I don't believe in ghosts, but I am afraid of them. I don't find slasher movies scary, but ghost movies scare the hell out of me. The Ring is the scariest movie I ever saw.
18. I really REALLY like TV. I think there are some fantastic shows out there.
19. I like some things about camping, but I never want to go for more than a day because I don't like being cold, wet, or dirty. I hate sleeping in a tent.
20. I make all my own bread. I love my new breadmaker.
21. I know how to spin yarn. I am not good at it, and it isn't my favourite hobby, but it is fun sometimes for a change.
22. I drink more coffee than water.
23. I love my cat but it is an entirely one sided relationship. Unless you consider creepy stalking to be love.
24. I rarely wear makeup. Only for special occasions.
25. I have always wanted someone to throw me a surprise party, but nobody ever has.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
ROFLMAO!
Kinda cute, if you are a total dork. (But don't bother watching after the song ends.... LAAAYYYMMMMEEE!!!)
Monday, January 26, 2009
Starting from Scratch.
I know it has been a long time, but hey... at least I warned everybody in the banner above. So no complaining!
(nstead of going over everything I have done over the last few weeks, (and it was a lot... you all should be jealous) I am just going to start over as if this were a brand new blog. Maybe I will change the colours as well. Any thoughts?
Ian is doing pretty well. Awfully mouthy, though. He seems to have some trouble distinguishing himself as a child as opposed to one of the parents. He enjoys talking back when I tell him something almost as much as he enjoys ordering us about. Luckily, we are both still bigger than him.
We went swimming yesterday. He really needs swimming lessons. He is very confident in the water but can't actually swim. I should be putting him in soon I think. I think I ought to take a swimming class as well. I can swim, but some stroke improvement probably couldn't hurt. I try to get away each time we go to the pool for some actual exercise. Yesterday I swam 4 lengths of the pool, then did 6 more with a kickboard.
I am starting volunteer work at the MFRC tomorrow. I will be going skating with the daycare kids (more free exercise). I am really looking forward to it, actually. We will see how it goes.
I have several knitting projects on the go right now, which I am to lazy to photograph today. Maybe on Wednesday. I am making a pair of ribbed socks for Ian out of leftover yarn from Travis's socks. I am kind of stalled out on that right now because I am not sure if I have enough yarn to finish. I may need to make the feet out of a different yarn, but I don't really have anything that matches. I am also making a pair of pink-striped ribbed socks. I have one finished but haven't started the second because I can't find my notes from the first one. I need the notes to make it match!
I am also knitting a blanket. It was supposed to be a wedding gift but the wedding was ages ago, so we gave them something else. It is going to be a big blanket. It takes a long time to do each row. It gets boring. That is why it isn't done.
I am also making a pair of honeycomb mitts for Ian. I found some Briggs and Little in the exact colours of his coat. This project is currently the most likely to be finished. Also on the needles is the long-suffering Anty Beryl Sweater. The ants are long gone, but the sweater remains. It is awaiting sleeves and a collar. I am also considering adding a zipper and some embroidery. Also, maybe a hood depending what I have left for yarn when I am finished.
I think I may be getting a destash box from a Ravelry group I am in sometime soon. I am kind of excited. Small things amuse me I guess.
And my plans for the rest of today?
1. Remove 9 miles of train track from living room floor to allow for vacuming.
2. Clean fish tank, currently home to only one Catnip and one Darrell (the original Darrel... New! Lemon Fresh Darrel sadly passed just after we returned from holidays. We are just glad we got to see him...(sob)...one last time. :::breaks down and cries... recovers... catches breath::: Anyway, we flushed him down the toilet to be with the first dead Darrell, plus both Larry and Larry 2...THE REVENGE)
3. Somehow finish dishes, despite having no dish soap. And I was just at the grocery store yesterday, DAMMIT!
4. Wash more laundry in the new washer. (the old washer went the way of the Darrels the day we got home from AB...which rocked when we had all that suitcase laundry to do. We got a fancy-pants new front loader instead.)
5. That's about it. It's too cold to take Ian outside (shut up Alberta. I know it is only -15, but it isn't a DRY COLD. You just don't get it.)
(nstead of going over everything I have done over the last few weeks, (and it was a lot... you all should be jealous) I am just going to start over as if this were a brand new blog. Maybe I will change the colours as well. Any thoughts?
Ian is doing pretty well. Awfully mouthy, though. He seems to have some trouble distinguishing himself as a child as opposed to one of the parents. He enjoys talking back when I tell him something almost as much as he enjoys ordering us about. Luckily, we are both still bigger than him.
We went swimming yesterday. He really needs swimming lessons. He is very confident in the water but can't actually swim. I should be putting him in soon I think. I think I ought to take a swimming class as well. I can swim, but some stroke improvement probably couldn't hurt. I try to get away each time we go to the pool for some actual exercise. Yesterday I swam 4 lengths of the pool, then did 6 more with a kickboard.
I am starting volunteer work at the MFRC tomorrow. I will be going skating with the daycare kids (more free exercise). I am really looking forward to it, actually. We will see how it goes.
I have several knitting projects on the go right now, which I am to lazy to photograph today. Maybe on Wednesday. I am making a pair of ribbed socks for Ian out of leftover yarn from Travis's socks. I am kind of stalled out on that right now because I am not sure if I have enough yarn to finish. I may need to make the feet out of a different yarn, but I don't really have anything that matches. I am also making a pair of pink-striped ribbed socks. I have one finished but haven't started the second because I can't find my notes from the first one. I need the notes to make it match!
I am also knitting a blanket. It was supposed to be a wedding gift but the wedding was ages ago, so we gave them something else. It is going to be a big blanket. It takes a long time to do each row. It gets boring. That is why it isn't done.
I am also making a pair of honeycomb mitts for Ian. I found some Briggs and Little in the exact colours of his coat. This project is currently the most likely to be finished. Also on the needles is the long-suffering Anty Beryl Sweater. The ants are long gone, but the sweater remains. It is awaiting sleeves and a collar. I am also considering adding a zipper and some embroidery. Also, maybe a hood depending what I have left for yarn when I am finished.
I think I may be getting a destash box from a Ravelry group I am in sometime soon. I am kind of excited. Small things amuse me I guess.
And my plans for the rest of today?
1. Remove 9 miles of train track from living room floor to allow for vacuming.
2. Clean fish tank, currently home to only one Catnip and one Darrell (the original Darrel... New! Lemon Fresh Darrel sadly passed just after we returned from holidays. We are just glad we got to see him...(sob)...one last time. :::breaks down and cries... recovers... catches breath::: Anyway, we flushed him down the toilet to be with the first dead Darrell, plus both Larry and Larry 2...THE REVENGE)
3. Somehow finish dishes, despite having no dish soap. And I was just at the grocery store yesterday, DAMMIT!
4. Wash more laundry in the new washer. (the old washer went the way of the Darrels the day we got home from AB...which rocked when we had all that suitcase laundry to do. We got a fancy-pants new front loader instead.)
5. That's about it. It's too cold to take Ian outside (shut up Alberta. I know it is only -15, but it isn't a DRY COLD. You just don't get it.)
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