by Kat | Feb 4, 2008 | General
That would be me – drained of my brain…
I had my final on the book portion of my class today.
I hate trick questions – I mean really. Hate. Them.
Anyways – I got an 88% on my final which gives me a cumulative score of 95% thus far.
I am not disappointed in that at all.
Now starts the hard part.
So, I came home tonight, after finding some appropriate shoes for tomorrow (white crocs… I will post a photo when I have some daylight tomorrow), made myself a bowl of Special K Red Berry, had a yogurt and a glass of milk for dessert and got out Alice.
I plied together the Cashmere/Silk blend I got from Threadbear and the Alpaca that I got for Christmas from Blogless Mary.
A little meditation and the rhythm of Alice is the start of the cure of what ails you.
And, Alice certainly works some magic – the month of NaSpiMoMo really helped me with my technique – both of spinning singles and plying. I am exceedingly happy with the outcome. I learned to spin from the fold making this exquisite fiber. It is hanging in my bathroom drying right now – I promise to get photo’s posted here soon!
Now – in case you all missed it but Project Spectrum #3 Elements has begun – and February and March are Fire! And, there is some knitting that is burning with the warmth of fire happening here at “The Home for the Unemployed”. I have a gorgeous blanket in progress – a blanket of Hemlock Ring fame… I will snap a picture tomorrow before the light is all gone.
I also called my local elementary school this afternoon – I hope to be helping there soon….
Stay tuned for more pictures, but I am turning into a pumpkin and I need to get to bed!
Night all!
by Kat | Jan 25, 2008 | General
So, I had orientation for school today and when I left there I headed over to pick up my text book.
Why?
Because I have 5 chapters to read by class time on Monday. Yes – you read that right, 5 chapters!
We can say good bye to knitting this weekend… it was nice while it lasted!!
So, I am now armed with my “scrubs” for my clinicals, a stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff, and my text book. I have gotten as far as rectal temperature taking – I needed a break and my kids did not want me to practice on them!! Even after I reminded them I had done this to them before…
Yes, you can imagine the reaction that got around here!!!!! Ahhh, motherly revenge is so amazing!! The power!!
Well… they deserved a bit of motherly revenge for their behavior and attitudes lately. Teenagers!
There have been many a time when my mind goes back to a lovely presentation that I had the privilege to attend when my children were very small. The speaker was a wise woman with a great amount of sage advice. I remember her talking about a time when her husband was traveling and she had a colicky baby that would not stop crying. In utter desperation, she laid the screaming baby safely in it’s bed and went and laid on her bed, crying herself. The only words she could find to utter were from the Kyrie. Truly simple and beautiful words – Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy. She said when she was at her wits end, these words helped.
I was so fortunate to not have colicky babies – but, I do have teenagers with an advanced case of teenage-itis.
Those words have become my mantra some days!
And, today was one of them!!
Heidi sent me a text message this afternoon – a very interesting text message. “I need to talk to you about signing something. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox” (the number of x’s and o’s sent off warning bells… )
So, she shows up after school with this instruction from her ‘boyfriend’. You need to type something up that says you give permission for me to date him – he turned 18 today.
Silly kids, Heidi is 17 – not 16. Hmmm, the plans they concoct huh?
Needless to say I did not sign anything…. And, Heidi is not speaking to me.
Teenagers – Lord have mercy on me!
by Kat | Jan 18, 2008 | General
BRRRRRR! It is cold outside, gentle readers! And, we have even colder weather headed this way for the weekend!
Temperature currently 22 degrees Fahrenheit – wind chill 5.
Yeah – cold!
Usually Lake Michigan keeps us a bit warmer in our winter months, but our fabulous friends to the north in Canada have sent this delightful blast of winter on to us. Now, I am all for sharing – but frigidy cold weather – not so much!
A good weekend to stay indoors, knitting and spinning!
On my plate – finishing up some lingering projects – hopefully I will have some FO photos for your enjoyment on Monday.
Oh – and I am in the process of doing a bit of redecorating around the blog. Stay tuned for more changes and updates!
Stay warm and have a good weekend all!
by Kat | Jan 4, 2008 | General
Hello Everyone! Okay, I have a severe case of Knitter’s Cast On Disorder! Last night before Knit night I began to cast on the Nordic Star Socks from Vogue Knittings “The Ultimate Socks Book”.
I have just finished the first pattern set and am ready to begin the second pattern sequence. Yarn – Louet Gems – French Blue and an ivory shade.
I think they are looking lovely! And they are so nice and thick – while not feeling bulky at all!!
Epiphany is tomorrow, which means that Sunday is Saint Distaff Day! All you spinners out there – get ready! And, if you are in the area, Threadbear will be having a wee bit of a celebration that day! Stop on by – even if you are not a spinner!!
Have a great weekend everyone!
by Kat | Dec 3, 2007 | General
Hello everyone – How was your weekend?? Mine was just wonderful! On Saturday, Blogless Mary and I headed over to see Beth for her Anniversary Celebration.
It was a nice day for a drive – the sun was out and the road were clear!! And I had some Spinning Stash Enhancement to do!
Did you all know that yarn stash and spinning stash are 2 different things???
So, Beth had some great fibers on sale – I picked up some Shetland for a great price. I have not yet spun with Shetland – and I love the natural color of this!
Beth had a coupon for those who receive her email newsletter – so, I picked up some Llama roving too!
I wish you all could feel this – it is so soft and has great loft. I have only spun a wee bit of Llama that was a gift from Shannah, who I met at the class I took last month at Beth’s. I wanted to try my hand at the Llama again.
I also got this pound of Merino – the color is just fantastic. What is not to love about Merino!!
On Friday my package from Nordic Fiber Arts had arrived. I have to tell you all, if you have not shopped at her online shop – you need to. The service was outstanding! I cast on for the December Lights Tam from IK Holiday issue on Sunday morning and this is just flying along. Nordic Fiber Arts has kits available for this – you could get this done before Christmas. I am telling you all – I will be buying more from them!!
Mary and I stopped at my all time favorite yarn shop after we left Beth’s – Threadbear! They were having a HUGE sale! I was very restrained, I just picked up a skein of sock yarn and the needles I needed to knit December Lights. The prices at Threadbear cannot be beaten, and the stock of yarn is just amazing. Mary and I are taking a class there next Saturday!! So, we will be spending the entire day there!!
We arrived back in Holland just as the storm was approaching. Mary came over for some dinner and shortly the freezing rain started – we had a mini-slumber party and sat up knitting and talking until late!!
Sunday afternoon Ann and her husband picked me up and we headed to Marie’s for her Holiday Open House. Wow, the house was just gorgeous! Marie has an amazing talent for decorating. Great company, delicious food, and the amazing beauty of the decorations were just the icing on the cake of my wonderful weekend! Marie has definately inspired me to kick up my Christmas decorating a notch!
Lest you all think the weekend was without flaws – there were some dissappointments as well. And, while I try not to dwell on things negative – suffice it to say that I learned some things that were very upsetting this weekend. When you discover that you have been taken advantage of in a very blatant way, it changes how you look at everything. I can assure you that I won’t be quite so trusting in the future.
But, as I shared with Mary this morning – we need to look for the blessings in our lives rather than wait for them to ‘jump up and hit us in the face’.
So, I am heading off to bring Christmas cheer to my humble home – and I am so thankful for Marie’s amazing inspiration!!
Have a great day everyone!
