KnitTech

All's Quiet on the Western Front

I am still alive. In fact, I had half a post written out but I didn't get around to posting it. Something about I'm lazy or forgetful, whatever. (Gooo team Apathy!)

Winter has arrived with a vengeance. We woke up to snow on Sunday morning.

About 1000, it looked almost comfortable.

Then about 1400, it started snowing again.

It's suppose to flurry most of the day then really snow tonight and most of tomorrow. Not looking forward to it at all.

I have been knitting, working on Grilltech's blanket. (Yea, I know, it looks like the last time I pictured it only it's the next pair.) I've sewed them together and held it up. Did some cursing when I realized I need at least eight more pairs. It's going to be very colorful at the end because I'm buying local and in batches.

I have been working on a sweater for me. Sleeves are coming along. I've got a gut feeling I'll be running out of yarn. (See what happens when I send a skein as a blog prize?)

I did clean the counters and the fridge door. The handles are white! It’s been so long since I’ve seen it, I’d forgotten.

Humor

Bed time at the Tech house...

List Day

Only one car in at the bar this morning
We didn't get snow in the valley and it's still raining currently
I took Friday off, it’s a four day weekend for me!
Not sure how I feel about the plane off the coast of California
I came to the conclusion it was solar flares
While Grilltech is saying the dolphins (and whales) are making a bid to become a space power
Three hours of schedule manipulation just became obsolete
Finished the green shift scarf
Okay, it was more ran out of yarn than finished
Day is mostly over
Well, then we get to go to the gym

I'm not ready!

My entry to Yarn Harlot's haiku contest:

Knit then up and over
No more counting or purling
Hey! I can have wine

They're talking snow on Wednesday. I'm not ready for snow in the valley. We still have a month to go before winter really should get here.

List Day

Counted ten cars at the bar this morning
Wednesday only had four of them
Didn't take the sweater last night, still working on Grilltech's green shift scarf
I estimate about a foot and a half still to go
While I did vote on Tuesday, I couldn't tell you who won
Tomorrow is Procreator’s birthday
We didn't plan anything for dinner, guess we'll stop by the store on the way home
A gal down the corridor from me is wearing almost the same shade of purple as me, but a different style of shirt
How do you handle the OM fondling your knitting?
I was away from my desk at the time, so he thought I wouldn’t know
The week is almost over, thankfully
For some reason, my left knee is hurting
Maybe it's the weather

Blah

About twenty minutes ago (1010), I decided it was time to heat up lunch. I was grabbing change to purchase some chips when the power went out. We still have computers, because of the generators. The down side? There isn't any power to the crap food machines and microwaves. Grilltech offered me his lunch, but I don't want to leave him without anything.

Power came back on at 1050, so I was able to get lunch. The big display clock on the wall is off by an hour, both a blessing and curse. I can dream it's that much closer to go home, but it's not.

On the plus side, I'm walking down to knit and drink coffee with the Bride. May be I'll take the newest sweater down to work on.

Go Vote!

Be sure to go vote or start a sweater.

#@$! Sock

Today's photos was supervised by Havoc. His hair is starting to grow out.

Fall has made it's way to our street. I love the colors.

Don't they look so cute and innocent laying there? Don't be fooled. These socks are pure evil.

Evil.

I started them on size ones. Had one done to the heel flap, then tried it on my fore arm. It was way too tight. I had to rip it back. The leg was knit on size twos. They're now comfortable and will fit. I started the heel following the pattern (the pattern is suppose to go down to the turned heel), but I decided I didn't like how it was turning out. So ripped back the almost finished heel and did a typical slipped stitch heel.

I knew it would be close on the amount of yarn needed because there was an added repeat on the leg. So when the end of yarn showed up, it wasn't a total surprise. I wanted these socks done, so I used the dark green from the green shift scarf. It does look nice. (But don't tell the socks I said that!)

I was picking up the stuff and moving back to my desk. The sock bag felt odd. I reached in and found more black/gray yarn.

Not enough to do the entire toe, but that's not the point. Perky says the socks wanted to make sure they were included on the blanket.

Maybe. Maybe not. Either way: #@$! socks!

#@$! Sock

Did I not say these socks where cursed? Guess who ran out of yarn a mere 22 rows away from the end?

#@$! socks!!

Nadda

It appears fall has come to our corner of the world. It started raining on Saturday, finally quit sometime on Sunday night. After Havoc and I went for a walk in the pouring rain. By the end of our walk, he was trying to run home because we were so wet. Today's walk was windier, but drier.

I've turned the heel on the sock. Only three more repeats to go and it's done.

Open Letters

Dear Green Shift Scarf,

I like you, I really like you, but you're not moving fast enough for me. Was it only last month, when we coudln't get enough of each other? Things were hot & heavy. But now? It's the same old routine. Knit, turn, knit more. I want our fiery passion back.

Is that too much to ask for?

Knittech

Dear Mother's Moment,

You are sexy and smooth. It's hard to believe how much you and I have been doing so much dancing. Sure it's the avoid dance, but we're dancing, in my book that's a win. I might even get around to working on you again.

Until then, know how much I enjoy working with you.

Me

Dear ~~Cursed~~ Viper Pilot socks,

Can you believe it? He's asking for plain vanilla socks because I'm taking to knit you. To say, you and I had a rocky start would be an understatement. Wrong gauge, lots of symbols I had to learn, and a ripped back heel. I'm amazed both of us are still alive. For the record, I'm going to have you purified before your handed over to Grilltech. There is no way in hell I'm going to let a cursed item near him.

Here's hoping water is enough, because wool and fire don't mix.

Knittech

Dear Roxie,

On Sunday, there was one piece of fruit left from last week. Today we bought 10 pieces which is enough to get us through the week. My goal is to have none left next Sunday.

Wish us luck,

Saren

Dear Perky,

I want you to know, I mean this with all my heart. I'm so jealous of you. Starting over and taking first place, truly is impressive and make me feel old.

Keep up the good work.

Mom

Dear Eldest,

I'm looking forward to dinner on Saturday. Your dad is planning how he's cooking dinner that night.

Shopping?! You betcha!!

Mom

List Day!

There was four cars at the bar this morning
Grilltech stole! my blog post
Guess that means I need to stop knitting on his stuff
Oh wait, I have
Working on a cowl for SandTech
Amy do you recognize the yarn in the last set of pictures?
The pool tried to kill us yesterday
Today I did strength and yoga, and I'm not nearly as sore
I've got a potluck and knit & eat tomorrow
I'd better be careful
There was something else I wanted to say, but I can't remember it
Must be time to post while I'm ahead

Date Nyte, Tech Style

On Sunday night, I was getting ready for dinner. Manged to get the table mostly cleared.

Since we're trying to slim down, the candle goes away. In it's place a biscuit holder that was Granny's. Since biscuit's are a no-no, fruit works just fine.

Steaks for dinner, because we're carnivores.

We got two meals from those bad boys...

Worst Mommy Ever!!

I've been in and out of the room where the good food is stored all day.
Cats keep checking out and are all ready to go into good food alert status

Got the good food dishes gathered up.
Every cat has begun screaming because they never get good food

Put them in the dishwasher and turned it on.
Cats are now plotting my death

It's on!!

I threw down the gauntlet today.

Told Grilltech, you're not level 40. He's now reinforcing his first place status on a bunch of the games, so he can tell me the same thing later.

List Day!

Counted three cars at the bar this morning
Spent the past two days bitching I was cold
Last night, I put my USB blanket in Griltech's bag, today I'm warm!
Did 30 minutes worth of Wii last night, today I'm a tad sore
We're suppose to get lots of rain today
So far, it's only partly cloudy
About gave Grilltech a coronary at work today
Got home to no power in the neighborhood
Spilled diet peach Snapple in my bag
The cursed ~~third~~ second sock was spared
But the USB blanket wasn't

1000 Words

My supervisor for this photo shoot:

A scarf for Grilltech

Swatch for my sweater

Glove for parents to sell

Grilltech's cursed sock, yes, there is a story there but I'll tell it later

Remember the peacock shawl?

I ripped it out. Will try again later.

It's not a good idea to...

....take first place on the board when you've never done the event before. The other players get crabby, especially when they've been practicing and own it.

New High Score...

I decided to take a minute and play basic soccer on the Wii. 525 points later, I'm number one. #@$% two misses...

List Day!

There were only two cars at the bar this morning
The full moon was breath taking
But then full moon's usually are
Today is SandTech's birthday
Sunday is Grilltech's
It has been getting almost downright cold in the building in the morning
It's 0905 and I'm still wearing my jacket
I keep walking by the board and thinking the date (09/XX/2010) is wrong
Thought it was October for some reason
I have over six gigs of music on the iPhone and this is the second time today I've heard this song
Not that's it's a bad song mind you, but there are a bunch of different ones I could be listening to
Perky decided she was going to show me who really rules the board
We watched Prince of Persia last weekend, thought it was sweet
Had to put my jacket back on, it's chilly
I need to find some dark green sock yarn to finish Grilltech's scarf
Called Twisted Ewe to see if they had more, but I don't think they do
She hasn't called me back yet
40 minutes on the Wii is a killer

Why I Rule the Board....

I'm a child of the 80's. I cut my video gaming teeth on cutting edge games like Pong and Mario Bros. The kids have a Wii with a Wii Fit Plus - well they have Wii Fit, we picked up the plus. Anyway, the Wii really speaks to my I’m playing a video game! and I have high score, don’t really notice I’m exercising!. Shhh high score at stake here.

I've gotta say, I really, really like the Wii Fit Plus. Not only does it have the games, but additional benefits like it can design workouts for you. Harder games - WTF?! What do you mean I have to walk and pay attention to remote? That's crazy talk!! that not only work you body but mind as well. Hopefully it will keep me motivated to stay with an exercise program.

Oh and Perky... I'm eight steps away from taking over first place on Wii Step Plus Seriously? That's not me, but it would be awesome if it was.

List Day!

There was only one car at the bar this morning
Which is odd because Wednesday had five cars plus a bike
Today this system is dragging
I should save often
Grilltech is scheduled for Saturday out patient surgery
The day is almost over
My tooth is still a bit sore from Monday
I was asked if I can run across the park on Saturday, can I game?
He was told no...
I moved seats at work, but didn't set-up the computer before I left
Wow, Just Desserts

One of those days

Grilltech has a kidney stone. Not one of those run of the mill-average ones, but a 7mm one. Which means, Friday he's going to the doctor to have it removed.

More knitting time for me.

List Day!

I counted five cars at the bar this morning
I never realized, you'll need to go look yourself actually means yes, please email us to ask the same question I just answered
C1 (Computer 1) crashed hardcore and needed a manual shut down, which means, I lost quite a bit a data
You know, important things like a blog post (I write it in notepad then e-mail it home) and a SQL query I was in the middle of writing and hadn't saved
I was told not spam the support group with negative comments
I can see how making the statement calling the help desk is useless can be taken negatively
Maybe the guy on the other end shouldn't have said, we only create tickets and assign them
No knitting tonight, my arm is still sore
OMG!! Not work safe

1000 Words

Fran* loves her job.

It's not blocked yet, but the colors POP!

I started a swatch, but didn't like how it was turning out. I thought the cables was lost in the colors.

So it's been ripped back. I started another one in black...

It's blocking!!

Close up of the point.

Thankfully it's at the end of the season, so no birds were harmed in the defoliation of our yard. However, the butterflies were dive bombing everyone.

* She hid while the tree was coming down, because she is pretty smart.

Recap

This morning wasn't the best, thankfully I wasn't overly crabby or annoyed at the overall situation. Someone stole my chair, so I went down and traded for an icky chair, that's actually fairly comfortable. Couldn't get logged into the chat program. I went and changed my password, was able to get in after that. iTunes had an update come down, so I dutifully installed it. Now Outlook doesn't run, unless it's in safe mode. I'm hoping they - those guys in black suits - fix it soon. If I do the uninstall of the Apple Mobile Device fix, then I can't sync. I think that's my whining done and out of the way, but I might be wrong.

Donna Lee posted some pictures of the Whoopie Pies she made. (Okay she posted pictures of from Epicurious.) They good really good. I wonder how a cream cheese filling would work instead of using marshmallow. I'm not a real big marshmallow fan.

Grilltech and friends spent most of the day Sunday cutting down the tree in the front yard. (Go read about it on his blog.) I stayed in the house with SandTech and we played on the Wii*. While the tree was coming down, Grilltech was making ribs and chicken thighs. They turned out pretty tasty.

The server is also up and running, so I'll be able to post pictures. Because some people would like to see what I've been working on.

* Remember need to pick up size AA batteries and bring gum to work

List Day!

A day late, does that mean I lose 10% of the total grade? =^.^=
Drove a different route to work, so I don't know how many cars were at the bar
I hope my East coast friends are safe and doing well
They shut down East coast operations until noon today
They it conjures images of men in suits, dark glasses, ear pieces, guns and black helicopters
It's Friday before a three day weekend, it should be dropping off around here about noonish
Plus the whole hurricane thing...
I must be watching too much Food Network, because I'm having strange cooking dreams
The palm of my left hand is itching like mad
One of the songs from the Matrix Reloaded came up in queue, can totally see Neo kicking ass
Maybe it will be a Matrix weekend
Today is almost over... I'm so glad
The Gnome was awesome today, allowed me to cut out early
Had house burgers and pasta salad for dinner
The Eldest came over to show me her shawl project
Love the deep burgundy color
I still haven't picked up Grilltech's blanket
I started a simple scarf instead
Yea, I know, just how much do I have on the needles now?
I've been wearing my shawl at work, I also wore it tonight when we walked around the block
Meanest Wife in the World! Grilltech's not feeling well but I made him come with me anyway

Worst Mommy Ever!!

Fran has decided she hates me, because I held her down to brush her.

Up and Running

My computer is back up and running. Instead of good ol' familiar XP, I got an upgrade to Window$ 7. For several days, I had lost all my emails. Grilltech being the ~~amazing~~ ~~wonderful~~ bestest tech and husband got it back for me. Mentioned something about make a PST file so this won't happen again, but who listens?

I finished a hat for my parents. Still need to work on the gloves. Also, since Grilltech is being so ~~amazing~~ wonderful, I should finish up his blanket. Plus today is the last day of the 20% off sale at the LYS, so I should swing by there and pick up the yarn I need to finish his blanket.

Since the server is now back on line, I can post pictures of my FO's. But I'm a slacker and will get to it some other day.

Busy

Grilltech is the bestest husband ever. Today we moved out two old desks and a dresser. Moved in a new - heavier - desk to the back storage room. Pulled out large table in the kitchen and put the small round one in it's place.

Now it's time to rest. Might even knit once my arm stops throbbing.

The Dead Pool

On Saturday night, a storm blew through the area. It knocked out the power in our section of town - some places are still without power. My computer lost it's power supply. Sunday Grilltech spent most of the day troubleshooting the issue. Finally he pulled the hard drive out of my system and put it in the almost completed new server. So the old server which has a fan going out in it, has to last another two or three weeks.

Grilltech finally was able to get his iPhone 4. We offered his old one to the Eldest. It was going to be a couple of days before she could make it over to pick it up, so the phone floated around his desk. I picked it up and put it on top of one of computer books sitting on the arm of his chair. I heard a thunk, noticed both the book and phone where gone. I assumed both landed on the floor. Turns out the book was on the floor and the old phone went into his glass of water. We're still waiting to see if it will work or not.

I'm going to bed before anything else dies.

List Day, Double Shot

There was one car at the bar this morning
Grilltech received his new toy last night
He's very happy
I have a strong urge to cast on for this sweater (Ravelry)
It doesn't matter I don't have the pattern, I can make it up
And it would be black bamboo
Yes. Yes, I know I'm still working on Grilltech's blanket
And instead of short sleeves, they'll be three quarters length
I never did find the checkbook
Oh ya, it's time to change passwords
I was a lunch playing on FB, one of my leaders came over and had to verify I was at lunch
Havoc's name has now been changed by the microchip people to Havol
Grilltech has started calling him Havol Barkoff
Stupid Wii, says I gained 2 pounds since yesterday
Granted I did it after I ate dinner...

List Day!

Wrote the post yesterday, but posted early this morning.

It seems we hit every red light between home and work this morning
Reports have died, so I'm dead in the water
I have the pleasure of working help desk tickets
Grilltech and I must have been kicking each other in our sleep last night, both of us are stiff and sore
I'm having orange juice on the rocks at work, I think I need more vodka
I've got pictures of the finished shawl, but I'm currently too lazy to post them
Plus, I don't have the final picture
The answer to which report is he talking about - is not I don't know, he just tells me I'm wrong
I hunted for the checkbook this morning and couldn't find it
I'm hoping it under piles of knitting somewhere
Grilltech is dealing with an icky customer
There is thirty more minutes of my day left, I hope he'll get out on time
My desk has been mostly shoved off and I still can't find the checkbook
When should I start worrying about it?

Clean House

The guys showed up and is hauling stuff away. I almost feel bad about just pointing and saying this needs to go away.

Almost, but I'll get over it. Maybe I'll go block my shawl.

Pictures

Havoc's new hair cut. I think he looks uber cute.

I finished another shawl. Another Haruni. Not quite as big as the first one, but pretty close. It still needs to be blocked, maybe this weekend.

I'm back to working on Grilltech's blanket.

Worst Mommy Ever!

Lured the cats out of the bedroom by getting out good food, then went back and shut them out while I made the bed. Every animal in the house is on good food alert.

I'm going to take Havoc out for a drag.

List Day!

Counted three cars at the bar this morning
Saw one of the babies at the nest in the dark
Maybe it is a good thing they have white bellies
We're having an audit at work this week
The whole reason why I'm not reading blogs or knitting at my desk
Yea, I know work
I'm to the point on the shawl it's taking an hour to do two rows
I'm also about 40 rows from being done!
Thoughts of coconut cream pie have dancing around my head
Had this post half done yesterday, but didn't send it home
It was sitting in my draft folder
At one point, I was using the wrong username, but right password to log into a phone server
Needless to say, it didn't work
On the plus side, can't lock out the wrong username
I can't seem to type today
I'm lucky so far, both loud talkers aren't here!!
Was on the phone and then was called by someone else
I'm popular today
Couldn't last forever, one of the loud talkers is back
When I try to do everything, nothing get accomplished
Time to step back
Writing with a pen makes my right arm hurt
I don't know how Perky makes it in the world, everything is set to right handers
Maybe I can find her a left handed cork screw
Grilltech is going to be off to a convention this weekend
I wonder how much ~~crap~~ stuff can leave the house before he'd even notice it was gone...
I've gotta call ~~Taxtech~~ SandTech about renting her truck

They're Birds and They're Angry!

All Grown Up

The nest I've been watching is empty in the afternoons on the drive home. I think there is one Osprey hanging around the nest, won't really know until tomorrow morning.

List Day!

Counted two cars at the bar this morning
Half the team is across the street at the new building, with limited access
I'm having a hard time focusing
Grilltech said something about going stargazing this weekend
All I can think about is if I call in sick tomorrow, could I have my shawl finished?
Roxy, a Wii is a gaming console that has some fitness games
Listening to ABBA, all I think of is the movie
Next week, I'll be moving to sit next to Procreator
I'm still graceful as ever, I tripped over a garbage can in the middle of the bay
The team decided to do an ice cream social tomorrow
Yea, half the team will miss it
Nice, someone bitched about the four of us in a quick circle
Had a hard time not telling the Gnome to byte me
Every time I step on the Wii it goes ugh, today it actually said good
I know, stupid things
Havoc got a hair cut, he's so cute
Off to knit, I've got a shawl to finish

Still Nothing

Grilltech and I are using Perky's Wii Fit.

It's evil clothed in cuteness.

Ready?

...for yet another boring post? The only excitement I have is today I got two more skeins of yarn to help finish the shawl. Too bad I can't knit as much as I want.

You can read about Grilltech's weekend.

Clean House

Fran helped with laundry.

Sabrina helped with dishes.

Uggy helped with the bedding.

Still Nothing

It's starting to get hot here. I'm not real sure, but I think we've hit a 100 once this month. The view down the street is still very green.

Amy sent me some sock yarn to help out on the blanket.

(I think she doesn't like Noro much either.)

Some very lovely colors. They'll make a great addition to the blanket.

Thank you so much!!

Blah

Happy Wednesday. The day is over (mostly) and I can almost relax. Still need to put dishes away and fold the load of laundry, but I can put laundry off until Perky gets home. Her stuff is in the drier.

Fran is fine. Havoc needed the e-collar, and since Fran was there... You saw what happened next. She was not pleased in the least.

Anyway, I'm off to empty the dishwasher. Maybe I'll have Perky fill it...

A 1000 Words

Today's pictures are brought to us by Fran. Doesn't she look so pleased?

I have been doing some knitting. Another Haruni. This time it's for me.

Picked up some yarn while in McCall. Like the colors. The owner said it was new in the store.

Picked up the light green in McCall. The dark green in a LYS. Together they will make Grilltech one killer scarf.

Questions Answered

First a little back ground. Grilltech and I have been married for almost twenty years. Rings around Grilltech have a short life span. They get lost, broken, or warped. Yes, warped.

So after the first two disappeared, it was decided to pick up something cheaper. He picked out stone rings, because their about two bucks apiece. We usually buy two or three of them at a time - because as he puts it - the ring tries to betray him.

These hematite rings break at the slightest provocation. Hit your hand just right on the counter. Snap. Ring falls off, hits the ground. Snap.

So the other day, I'm pulling something out of the medicine cabinet, and one of the rings jump out and smashes to bits on the counter.

So, I had to blame it on Grilltech.

Work isn't Always Bad...

Fun Conversations at work:

KnitTech‎‎ [8:28 AM]:
It says format server and set fire to building?
Are you sure I should be running this?

Mr. White‎‎ [8:28 AM]:
hit "confirm"
and if it fails again, hit "retry"
under no circumstances do you hit "ignore"

List Day!

There was one car at the bar this morning
It was not a good night of sleep last night
Lost the button on my pants
It's not really lost but not where it's suppose to be
Time to start back at the gym and watching what I eat
I should be serious about this weight thing, but it's so easy to eat things that are bad for me
Learned a new awesome SQL trick today
I'm watching Terminator
I'm willing to bet, most people read that with Anrie's accent
I broke one of Grilltech's stone rings last night
Of course I blamed it on him.

A 1000 Words

Last Friday Havoc was fixed. Afterward he was was looking pretty sad. Two days later, he was bouncing around wanting to play.

Saturday, we went to McCall. Really didn't get much in the way of pictures. (I did get some yarn....)

Forth of July was fun, we set off our own fireworks. Nothing like a bunch of pyro's playing with fire.

Open Letters

Dear Google,

I really want to let you know how much I hate your new news format. Half the time, it tells me to set my preferences, which I've done three or four times. Then the news I see has nothing to do with my choices. I'm not sure what crazy-mixed-up world you live in, but Boise is no where near the Atlanta Metro area. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy seeing Red's weather, but honestly, it has no bearing on my wardrobe choice for the day. So please don't take it personally, but I'm moving my news reading to Northwest Cable News.

Sincerely,

KT

****

Dear Inconsiderate Driver,

Yes, I know the scenery is lovely between McCall and Boise. Driving at what you consider a safe rate of speed to look at the deep greens, lovely flowers on the hill and lord knows what else you was looking pisses off the dozens of cars behind you. The state highway department has conveniently supplied some new-fangled items called slow car turn outs. Maybe you've heard of them? No? Let me take a few minutes and explain how they're used. When a car - take for example yours - has more than three cars behind them, it's a good idea to pull over and let them pass. It prevents accidents, and keeps you safe as well. So next time , realize it was meant for you and pull over. Because this is Idaho, and and we do take our second amendment seriously, very seriously.
idiot

Sincerely,

KT

****

Dear Grilltech,

Thank you for a lovely weekend. The food was great. Company wasn't overly annoying. Thank you for assisting in the clean up. Heck you did most of the dishes while I napped. You're amazing and I love you.

Love,

KT

****

Dear Work,

I really don't really want to be here, so can we reschedule for next week?

Thanks,

KT

Did I Mention?

Remember my comment about my sister to the east? Tonight the Wizard of Oz was on AMC. Of course I had to watch it...

Then Kommandant showed me:

Time to Stop

My arm is starting to ache, so it's time to stop knitting. Today I've managed to make a grand total of an hour. So overall, it is getting better.

Yea, one of those days

Left my ~~walkman~~ iPhone at home. Had to spend the day interacting with people. It really, really sucked.

Worst Mommy Ever!

This time the title was earned by not letting Havac chase ducks. He was more than willing to swim after them.

When will I ever learn?

But I don't wanna....

But Aunt Roxie, I'd have to get dressed and put on tennis shoes to walk the movie up to the ~~killer of mom-and-pop video stores~~ RedBox for the kids. The dog isn't here to drag me down there. So can I just stay home tonight and drive down tomorrow?

I didn't think so...

Did I Mention?

Much like my Sister to the East, I am made of salt and will melt when gotten wet. Aunt Roxie, not only sent me out to return a movie, tried to kill me!

Think I'm making it up? It rained on my way back from the ~~killer of mom-and-pop video stores~~ RedBox. If I didn't have such a high dodge skill, I could have melted. It was awful.

Think she bought it?

Seriously? I wasn't laying it on a bit thick? Good.

Now for what really happened:

It was a lovely walk. Another couple was walking the other direction. The foot hills were lit up by the sun, but I was covered with dark clouds on the way East. Very lovely effect. There was very little in the way of passing traffic. I think most of the people were still home getting ready for what ever date they had planned.

Believe it or not, but the foot hills are green. Sure there are splotches of brown on the southern sides of the ridges, but the northern side is a lush green. I'd forgotten how beautiful the city can be during spring and summer. A large flowering tree was dropping it's flowers when I walked under it. The ground was littered with them and more were coming.

The walk back was even better. The rain began to fall, soft and warm. The kind of rain that's cleansing. Cars rushed by, windshield wipers smearing the dust to mud.

By the time I reached the front door, it had stopped. A nice ending to an evening walk. Now if you'll excuse me, I think the next storm is starting to roll through.

List Day!

Forgot to count the cars at the bar this morning
I was mean to Grilltech last night
Today wasn't bad, hosted a meeting I found out after we really didn't need to do
Still not knitting much
We're going to go to my parent's place over the fourth
Best part? They'll be out of town
The first part of the shawl I completed, was the pattern design
Roxie, if you want to see it, I'll post the chart
The Perky and Kommadant are going out of town this weekend
My desk is almost cleaned off; now someone is leaving their stuff on it
Something cute

First Chart

I've got the first chart completed of my shawl. Will start working on the second one. Haven't figured out the transition yet, but it will work itself out eventually.

Worst Fear

With the tennis elbow I'm not able to knit. I'm getting better, but not fast enough. Evil thoughts? You've got all this yarn, but can't do anything with it.

Worst Mommy Ever!

Part 2 -

Open the garage door to let Sabrina in. Havoc runs out there because now-it's-time-to-go-some-place. He won't come in when I call. I do the only thing I can, shut the door and walk away.

An hour later, I'm hearing whines to be let in. I'm looking out the back door, he's not there. However, the front window is open, he'll sit there and whine at passing dogs. I think this is what's going on.

Nope....

They were both ready to come in. I felt so bad, I gave them good food.

That's It!

I'm going back to the gym, I'm hurting myself with this house cleaning. The gym has machines that won't let me over-do-it.

Patrica come get your cleaning fairies, they suck!!

Worst Mommy Ever!

Mopped the floor - had Perky sweep and move everything for me - locked Havoc out side. He's now yipping at the door to be let in. Using his whiny-you-hate-me yip.

Half Done

Vacuumed, had dishes done, and will be folding last night's laundry. Still need to sweep and mop, then do another load of laundry. Figure those can be done tomorrow night.

Are you sure?

Mystery Solved!

The cause of my tennis elbow? Cleaning.

I guess I'll need to stop cleaning... =^.^=

List Day!

Counted five cars at the bar this morning
Database just crashed
Apparently, I don't know my own password to blogger
I do, however, know a password to an application I haven't used in six months or so
Tomorrow is Friday before a four day weekend
Yesterday the doctor suggested a brace and anti-inflammatory
Both seem to be working today
Might be able to knit more than an hour tonight
Grilltech will be making me Salomon BLT's on Saturday night
Perky is pestering me for a list of yarns
Starting to get sleepy
Friday's dinner will be roasted rack of lamb
Yesterday I picked up a new case for my iPhone, odd they don't have mine it's two tone purples

Knitter Down!!

Tennis elbow, can't really knit. Can't really lift anything. Can it get any worse?

Mortal Kombat?!

Roxie, don't watch, you won't like it.

A 1000 Words or there abouts

I think two weeks ago, I started a cleaning kick. These are just some of the yarn I've removed from my desk. The saddest part? There are a bunch more that still need to be removed so I can see my desk.

At the same time of removing some yarn that is staring at me - trying to guilt it's way onto my needles - I picked up some of the half finished projects I've got on the needles.