So, my last entry was pretty depressing. I’m going to try to focus on the good things today. TOH’s brother is a totally level headed guy, so I’m sure he’ll cope well in whatever situation his new assignment lands him in. Even though we had snow yesterday, we’re supposed to have temps near 70 by [...]
So, I don’t really have much to say today. We found out yesterday that my brother-in-law (TOH’s younger brother) is being sent to Kuwait tomorrow. He has a wife and two young daughters. I’m terrified for him. As if this war wasn’t already frightening enough, it’s now that much more personal. In lighter news, we [...]
Well, I lied. I didn’t manage to block the Sheep Shawl last night. I ended up leaving work early and taking a nap. Naps are good. I did work on my exchange gift, though, and I’m at the “official” 2/3 point on it. I think a few hours of concentrated knitting on it this weekend [...]
Well, I did it! I finished the Sheep Shawl last night while watching Angel. I love how the attached I-cord edging works. Tonight when I get home, I’ll be washing and blocking it, and will take some pictures. Right now, in it’s unblocked state, it goes from fingertip to fingertip, which is about 5.5 feet. [...]
I was in a terrific mood yesterday, until I got stuck in traffic on the way home, and everything went straight to hell. It took me over an hour to drive less than 15 miles of interstate. There was nothing in the house to cook for dinner when I got there. TOH was late getting [...]