The Decider

Every now and again I get a chance to read Jesus' General and get a good chuckle. Today I heard this. You may have all ready seen/listened to it, but it's worth hearing again.

Maybe next month?

No new Hardy's in December... Maybe another January one?

Ella survived her shots. We did the whole 5 year old check up early and she passed all the tests. I can't believe she will be five...Now she is at work with me for the afternoon. We walked here and she picked dandelions the whole way. It is beautiful and sunny and warm. I have my office window open. Yay spring.

Mumps

Yes, Mumps has come to Oshkosh. I am taking Ella in for her second shot (given between ages 4-6) tomorrow morning. The newspaper said a four year old was diagnosed yesterday and two college kids on our campus were tested last week. Shit. I hate taking E in for shots, but it is much better than the alternative. Have the Mumps come your way yet?

April 18

According to my baby making tracker it is day 23, so I decided to take a test and it was negative. I told Ron and he says he does not believe it because there's no "proof" yet.
Warning: Non-sequitur ahead!
Today is absolutely gorgeous! My walk to work was perfect. Not hot, not chilly. I took down the plastic from the dining room windows, too. Anyone know how to get the tape residue off woodwork? I have not removed the living room plastic because it still gets below 40 at night, but soon for sure because I really need to clean those windows. If anyone wants to donate some money to our "new window fund" please do it quickly. I really need them before fall. We are trying to save up the $3,600 on our own but are sure to miss the mark this year. Windows downstairs would be a dream come true...
Ron's aunt and uncle are coming to visit us this weekend. Ella is sure to have a grand time with them. I hope G-Peg does not stress out too terribly much. I wonder if I'll get my house clean on time? I do have Friday off so that will be a big help. I really need to dust.

a whirlwind of a weekend

Shopping was fun and I stayed under budget! Tornadoes are not so fun, but none of my family or friends were hurt. So that's good. I am heading out to work. No time to blog.

Sweater Complete

I have finally finished Ella's sweater! Yeah! She tried it on for about 5 seconds last night and it fits funny, is a little too bulky, looks odd, but was made with love. I do not think she will ever wear it again because it's too short and wide plus the weather is much nicer these days, but I think I am going to make another one for the fall. I'll pick a lighter weight yarn and use her measurements instead of a kooky pattern from the back of a yarn package.

The other project I did this week was to put Ella's pictures in my new charm bracelet. I really love it. I know, I know, this is a blurry picture, but it's hard to get a close up of such a small thing with my camera. I have high hopes to one day upgrade to a new camera and give this one to Ella. She loves to take pictures. Sometimes when we are on longer car rides I give her the camera to take pictures of the "world" we are driving through. She enjoys it and creates funny stories about the "world" to go along with the pics. I really should get her to blog about it. That thing has not been updated in ages. We have just been so very busy! Maybe after Easter stuff on Sunday.

Oh, and my report to the general will be right now as I am going to Chicago tomorrow morning: the same. Always the same 5 pound loop... It's getting old.

Have a great weekend everyone! (I guess that means the small handful of people who actually read this thing)

Report to the General

I have decided that I have an unreliable and un-trustworthy scale. But it does say I am at -1, three out of five times, so I'll go with that this week. I just think it should be a little more of a loss... Onward ho!

The Sweater

Well, I did not finish the sweater yesterday... I did not have double point needles OR round ones, so I need to go to the craft store today. Bummer. BUT the only thing left is the ribbing around the v-neck. Here is a picture of the almost completed project. One more Wednesday and I think I'll be able to call it done for real!

Knitting Update

Tomorrow is stitch-n-bitch and I am very pleased to report that I will be, if everything goes according to schedule, finishing Eleanor's sweater. I don't have a picture of it right now because I am at work, but all that needs to be done is sewing it together and finishing the neck. Done. It does look like it's home made, by a beginner, but it is and I am proud that my very first knitting effort did, in fact, yield a sweater for my child. I think for my next project I will make her a matching hat and scarf set. Maybe I'll attempt mittens! I figure I had to learn almost every skill to do the sweater, so I should be able to figure out most patterns. As long as I don't have to change yarn or make animal patterns. One color and I'm capable!
I'll post a picture of the finished job Thursday.

Rainy Cold Monday

Well, the weekend turned out to be rainy and cold. Not freezing, though. And we, mostly Ron, got three more bags of leaves and yard waste filled. We have decided to make the yard a bit of a priority this spring mostly because that damn fence is so ugly and we have to clean out around it before we can paint. And we need to fix our gates. I just think it would be nice if I could send Ella out back to play and not worry about her finding some strange piece of garbage, broken glass, or a stranger who takes her away from me. In other words, I want her to have a pretty and safe place to play with her friends. I am hoping that the weather will allow us to have a few evenings of yard work this week to clean up outside the fence and around the rest of the house. As mentioned before, we get a lot of garbage from the street due to our corner location. And people in Oshkosh are messier, much much messier, than other places I have lived. One nice thing, though, is they have free yard waste pick up once a month! And for our neighborhood it is this Friday.
Oh, I have some good news and some bad news. It's really the same piece of info that can be interpreted either way... We found a fantastic Pizza place this weekend, Glass Nickel Pizza Co. Oh my goodness! I had a half Feta-Licious half Mediterranean pie and it was superb! This could most definitely pose a problem on those days when I am tired and cranky and just want hot yummy food delivered to my door. You see, previously there just wasn't any place I was interested in ordering from so I was more likely to cook something healthy. And, if I get knocked up, that pesto pizza business is going to be too hard to resist. It's a good thing they have yummy salads or I would really be screwed.
I wonder if we have any left-overs in the fridge.... No, I must resist! Breakfast today will be cantaloupe and pineapple! Here is to a week of self control!