Things are often better in the mornings. This morning was good because B let me sleep until 7. Even though it is another gray morning, it's still nice to be able to just take my time getting ready for the day. (My only Thursday class isn't until 11:00) I won't be riding my bicycle part way today (I hate to ride in the rain), but that's okay.
I started a pair of fingerless gloves for myself last night. I'm cold at work when I work on the computer, so I could use a pair. They are striped, so they will be a cheerful spot of color during the gloomy winter days ahead. I decided that it doesn't hurt to have an easy small project (B's sweater is easy, just not small) to have to work on here at home.
This afternoon will be busy. M has another dental appointment (when they filled his last cavity, they found another one on the other side). The poor boy doesn't seem to have gotten my teeth. The only reason I have any cavities (I have two: one in each incisor) is because of the damage to the enamel from hyperemesis gravidarium during the pregnancy with L. We aren't sure what else to do to help M. The dentist doesn't think it is a brushing problem or diet problem. It is just a problem.
Wish us luck. This week is pictures for the two soccer teams. I hate that day.
14 September 2006
13 September 2006
Wednesdays
Wednesdays are one of my long, long days. Just in case you want to know what it is like:
5:45 am. Wake up call. Take a shower, because it helps to wake me up.
6:00 am. Try to figure out what to wear without turning on lights to really wake up drowsing B.
6:10 am. Make coffee, go outside and get the newspaper, and figure out what I'm going to eat for breakfast. (Harder than you think--you eat breakfast without any wheat products!)
6:15 am. Listen to the boys start getting ready as B has gotten them out of bed.
6:20 am. Eat breakfast. Pour a cup of coffee for B and for me.
6:30 am. Tell L he needs to find his shoes so he can eat something before he has to get on the bus.
6:40 am. M has eaten and has his school stuff together. L is dawdling.
6:45 am. Outside for the bus.
6:50 ish am. The bus has come, and I need to leave.
7:30-7:45 or thereabouts: I make it into school. I might have time to check my e-mail, I might not.
8:00 am. Teach first class. (This is a small class, and they like to talk. It really helps!)
9:00 am. Teach second class (in a different classroom, natch!).
10:00 am. Go over to the office suite. Check e-mail. Read over today's lab. Read the lecture outline for tomorrow and take notes. Check e-mail. Grade stuff. (Today: tons of grading. But I'm caught up now.) Maybe I'll knit on ____ sock while I read the lab and lecture material.
Noonish: Eat lunch, tell nursing students I have no idea to whom they need to speak about anything. (Really, I don't.)
1:00 pm. Go into lab and make sure I know where everything the students need is. Type up what the students need to do today and for the next lab.
1:30 pm. Teach lab #1.
3:30pm. Tell students that they are finished now (even if they aren't). Kick them out.
3:35 pm. Put all equipment back where it belongs so lab #2 can find equipment as they need it.
4:00 pm. Teach lab #2.
6:00 pm. Kick students out of lab.
6:00ish. Walk to car.
6:45 or so. Walk back into the house (Except for today--I had to meet B at church and pick up the boys there). Eat dinner (thankful that B cooks on M&W). Help L with homework.
7:30 pm. Start making the boys get ready for bed.
7:40 pm. Give L his nighttime meds.
7:42 pm. Read a chapter to the boys. (We are reading Peter and the Starcatchers right now. Sadly, we have to wait for the final Gregor the Overlander Book.)
8:00 pm. Collapse. Thank my lucky stars that I've finished my second long day of the week and I don't have another really long day until Monday. (Mondays are much the same--but worse, because it's a Monday.)
10:00 pm. Finally go to bed. Tomorrow is an early day too.
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Anyway, I am tired and crabby right now. I just want to watch TV and knit something for me--but I have three active projects right now and none are for me. I'm too tired to work on the kilt hose (too much concentration needed for the cuff) and M's socks are the take to work and knit when I'm not busy socks. I just don't feel like working on the sleeves for B's sweater right now. Yup, I'm certainly whiny today. Part of it is that B is at church showing The Gospel of John (it came out at the same time as The Passion of the Christ, but didn't get the audience although it probably should have) for the adult christian formation class and I haven't seen him all day. The other part is I'm just tired--and there's no real break in sight. Ugh.
5:45 am. Wake up call. Take a shower, because it helps to wake me up.
6:00 am. Try to figure out what to wear without turning on lights to really wake up drowsing B.
6:10 am. Make coffee, go outside and get the newspaper, and figure out what I'm going to eat for breakfast. (Harder than you think--you eat breakfast without any wheat products!)
6:15 am. Listen to the boys start getting ready as B has gotten them out of bed.
6:20 am. Eat breakfast. Pour a cup of coffee for B and for me.
6:30 am. Tell L he needs to find his shoes so he can eat something before he has to get on the bus.
6:40 am. M has eaten and has his school stuff together. L is dawdling.
6:45 am. Outside for the bus.
6:50 ish am. The bus has come, and I need to leave.
7:30-7:45 or thereabouts: I make it into school. I might have time to check my e-mail, I might not.
8:00 am. Teach first class. (This is a small class, and they like to talk. It really helps!)
9:00 am. Teach second class (in a different classroom, natch!).
10:00 am. Go over to the office suite. Check e-mail. Read over today's lab. Read the lecture outline for tomorrow and take notes. Check e-mail. Grade stuff. (Today: tons of grading. But I'm caught up now.) Maybe I'll knit on ____ sock while I read the lab and lecture material.
Noonish: Eat lunch, tell nursing students I have no idea to whom they need to speak about anything. (Really, I don't.)
1:00 pm. Go into lab and make sure I know where everything the students need is. Type up what the students need to do today and for the next lab.
1:30 pm. Teach lab #1.
3:30pm. Tell students that they are finished now (even if they aren't). Kick them out.
3:35 pm. Put all equipment back where it belongs so lab #2 can find equipment as they need it.
4:00 pm. Teach lab #2.
6:00 pm. Kick students out of lab.
6:00ish. Walk to car.
6:45 or so. Walk back into the house (Except for today--I had to meet B at church and pick up the boys there). Eat dinner (thankful that B cooks on M&W). Help L with homework.
7:30 pm. Start making the boys get ready for bed.
7:40 pm. Give L his nighttime meds.
7:42 pm. Read a chapter to the boys. (We are reading Peter and the Starcatchers right now. Sadly, we have to wait for the final Gregor the Overlander Book.)
8:00 pm. Collapse. Thank my lucky stars that I've finished my second long day of the week and I don't have another really long day until Monday. (Mondays are much the same--but worse, because it's a Monday.)
10:00 pm. Finally go to bed. Tomorrow is an early day too.
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Anyway, I am tired and crabby right now. I just want to watch TV and knit something for me--but I have three active projects right now and none are for me. I'm too tired to work on the kilt hose (too much concentration needed for the cuff) and M's socks are the take to work and knit when I'm not busy socks. I just don't feel like working on the sleeves for B's sweater right now. Yup, I'm certainly whiny today. Part of it is that B is at church showing The Gospel of John (it came out at the same time as The Passion of the Christ, but didn't get the audience although it probably should have) for the adult christian formation class and I haven't seen him all day. The other part is I'm just tired--and there's no real break in sight. Ugh.
08 September 2006
The Good, The Funny, and the Annoying
The Good:
Maisie is still really cute.
I was able to ride my bicycle to work yesterday from the bike shop. It was a little hot, but it is so nice not to have to be stuck in the UK/BCTC traffic. Besides, it's a pain to find a parking space in our lot at 10:30 am. Using the panniers really cools down the ride.
The transportation department finally gave L his harness to wear on the bus.
I cast on for the second kilt hose stocking and for a sock for M, just like B's socks.
My 8:00 class is fun--they ask questions, make comments, and crack jokes. It really helps at 8:00 in the morning.
Choir started last night.
It's not raining (yet!) so maybe we will get soccer practices in today.
The Funny:
Maisie seems to think it is her job to herd Murfy into the crate. Then, she runs out, as she's not a sheep, you know.
M has begun referring to her at the Maisinator.
L is always funny. His latest idea was that we (the whole family) should go to the Chinese buffet, and the boys will have Chinese food and I will just eat ice cream. He couldn't understand why Daddy thought that it might not be such a great plan. (Ice cream is good--but it would be hard to resist the Chinese food!)
The Annoying:
My stupid car now won't unlock on the driver's side door with the key. So, I can't lock it, because the passenger side front door won't open from the outside. It will lock and unlock, though. The two rear doors have to be manually locked and unlocked, so that doesn't help. I could crawl through the hatch, but that's just ridiculous. So what I really want to drive is one of these, but in red, of course. Not that it is going to happen, but I can wish.
Even more annoying is the fact that B had another wreck. This is the third one since we've moved here, the second one in front of our house, and the second one for his beloved Montero. None of these have been his fault. In fact, the police reports all basically say that driver 2 was minding his own business when driver 1 hit him. The first wreck was the crazy spider lady hitting B's parked car and totalling it. The second was the fender bender when the lady behind him failed to notice the big green SUV in front of her stopped at the stop light. This one was because the lady (in a hurry to buy her POODLE an Arby's roast beef sandwich) decided to save 2 seconds and come around B on the left as he was turning into our driveway. We have some really conscientious drivers around here. We just want to know why it's always B's car, and not the one that we wouldn't be so upset about.
Maisie is still really cute.
I was able to ride my bicycle to work yesterday from the bike shop. It was a little hot, but it is so nice not to have to be stuck in the UK/BCTC traffic. Besides, it's a pain to find a parking space in our lot at 10:30 am. Using the panniers really cools down the ride.
The transportation department finally gave L his harness to wear on the bus.
I cast on for the second kilt hose stocking and for a sock for M, just like B's socks.
My 8:00 class is fun--they ask questions, make comments, and crack jokes. It really helps at 8:00 in the morning.
Choir started last night.
It's not raining (yet!) so maybe we will get soccer practices in today.
The Funny:
Maisie seems to think it is her job to herd Murfy into the crate. Then, she runs out, as she's not a sheep, you know.
M has begun referring to her at the Maisinator.
L is always funny. His latest idea was that we (the whole family) should go to the Chinese buffet, and the boys will have Chinese food and I will just eat ice cream. He couldn't understand why Daddy thought that it might not be such a great plan. (Ice cream is good--but it would be hard to resist the Chinese food!)
The Annoying:
My stupid car now won't unlock on the driver's side door with the key. So, I can't lock it, because the passenger side front door won't open from the outside. It will lock and unlock, though. The two rear doors have to be manually locked and unlocked, so that doesn't help. I could crawl through the hatch, but that's just ridiculous. So what I really want to drive is one of these, but in red, of course. Not that it is going to happen, but I can wish.
Even more annoying is the fact that B had another wreck. This is the third one since we've moved here, the second one in front of our house, and the second one for his beloved Montero. None of these have been his fault. In fact, the police reports all basically say that driver 2 was minding his own business when driver 1 hit him. The first wreck was the crazy spider lady hitting B's parked car and totalling it. The second was the fender bender when the lady behind him failed to notice the big green SUV in front of her stopped at the stop light. This one was because the lady (in a hurry to buy her POODLE an Arby's roast beef sandwich) decided to save 2 seconds and come around B on the left as he was turning into our driveway. We have some really conscientious drivers around here. We just want to know why it's always B's car, and not the one that we wouldn't be so upset about.
05 September 2006
Highland Schottische Kilt Stocking
One kilt stocking, with a half liter water bottle for scale.
A close up of the cuff, because I still think it looks cool.Now, to start the second one.
September has arrived,
and it's brought some nice cooler weather! That means that I've been doing more knitting. I've been working on these socks for B since we came home from vacation. I have worked on other things, too, but school for the boys started a week after we got home and I spent a ton of time getting all of squared away. Then I found out I was teaching a different class (not bad, but more work) and so then I was extremely busy with all of that. So, I was busy, busy, busy.This weekend though has been nice. No soccer games on holiday weekends (in the spring, we don't play on Mother's Day either), so we were able to kick back and hang out. Well, not really. L had a birthday party to attend on Saturday and I decided to stay with him(I don't like springing his enzymes on unsuspecting parents) so I was able to do quite a lot on B's socks. On Sunday, Berea had their "parade of churches", so the boys and I went with B. It's a nice event. All of the churches get along and socialize with each other (with two exceptions) and everyone winds up sharing each other's goodies/freebies etc. L is a champion moocher and will get something from everyone. His big blue eyes, blonde hair, and tiny self makes a lot of people melt. He loves this event. But Monday, we did hang out at home. Sure, I made the boys labor (they had to clean up the lower level), and I did a mountain of laundry, but oth
erwise we slept later and hung out at home. I had plenty of time to finish the toes of B's socks. These socks are easy, easy. I knit them from Trekking XXL (I bought 2 skeins, hoping that I can make B and both boys socks from it) in colorway 104. I think of them as Pawleys Island colors.
These socks were knit in 2X2 rib on the leg, with a short row heel (this is my second pair with a short row heel--I really like the look of it) and a plain stockinette foot. I used size 1 needles (2.25 mm). They would have been knit faster, but I was busy during this time period. I am going to knit a pair for M next with this yarn. Hopefully, there will be enough to knit a pair for L after that. L has small feet, so I'm not too worried.
I should finish the toe on the kilt hose (that really long green sock tonight. I finished the foot last night after I finished B's socks. I will feel better once that pair is finished, because it is for someone else and I feel that they are taking a loooooooong time. It was hot though, so it was hard to work on them.
So here we have it--a post with pictures. And better yet, no brain shaped meatloaf to be found!
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