EnigLdy~SheepFaced

Monday 10/23/06

My mind and body tried to fall into the slump of the roller coaster of emotions I go through.  I allowed it to do that some on Saturday and then yanked it by the bootstraps back to the list at hand.  I had too much I wanted to accomplish and I don't have time for it to be controlling my life.  I knew that if I didn't I'd end up having a crappy week because of all I didn't accomplish with my two days off work.

I started/finished this book on Saturday:























This book doesn't reflect any part of my childhood/adult experiences but I cannot get over the way this picture looks just like my cousin Tracy when she was a little girl.  Precious memory.

Knitting/Crocheting?  I recently finished a "fall colors" scarf and I started an afghan in crochet.  I have two other knitting projects that I need to knock out but didn't have time to fiddle with them.

Work --- getting it all cleaned out.  Making lists of the knowledge I need to pass on to my cohorts.  A friend of mine from the communication building is putting in her application for one of the vacancies here.  I hope she gets the job and that they'll pay her well.

Guess that is all for today.  Off to lunch.

In lieu of knitting

I am half-way through the bag and hoping I have enough yarn to finish.  Since DD says she'll be stealing this bag from me I will have to buy more yarn anyway.  If anyone has Sari yarn they're wanting to destash please drop me a line.  I haven't touched the Hyphen-Boy bag recently so it lies on the couch sobbing.  Sorry!  I had to work on the checkbook and keep the creditors happy.

Since I don't have knitting pics to share I thought I'd tell you what is up on the reading front.  After finishing audio book Middlesex, I've had a hard time finding an audio book worthy of my ears.  I'm on the 5th try.  I'm not going to force myself to listen/read anything that makes me want to gouge out my eyes/ears.  Maybe Middlesex is just a hard act to follow.  My nightly reading book is this:
   Yes!  My first Michener book!  I am liking it.  This one is (so far) about a family of Mexican bull fighters.  The pages are very thin so I'm sure the book is deceptively thin.  Keeps me off the streets at night.

Work is still insane but a little calmer.  I was nominated (by the associate chair) for the staff excellence award.  Voting by fellow staff members ends today.  Should I win I will receive $1500, a plaque and tickets to school events that I will never attend.  The person I'm up against says she doesn't stand a chance.  We call each other Susan since we're like Susan Lucci and always get nominated but never win.  This time it is Susan vs. Susan.  Everyone else has already won and now it is down to the two of us.  Not really but it sounds hysterical.  We're campaigning against one another and I told her the reason she doesn't stand a chance is that I majored in Advertising.  We'll do anything to amuse ourselves.  Vote for Susan!

Words to the Wise: Count your age by friends.  Count your life by smiles.

Save the Needlework!

My cousin, Ruthie, and I are steadily working on the race to save the orphaned Needlework.  Here is a pic of two pillowcases I recently saved from orphanhood.  I think they were 50 cents each at the local thrift store.  What a find and what a bargain!  Yeah, I shoulda ironed them for their debut on the blog ---- I bet they feel like the woman on the news in her hair curlers.  Yikes, didn't know that was gonna happen or I woulda put in my teeth.

I finished the 2nd glove so that project is finished.  Don't you just love the blow holes?  One is sitting down on the job - I guess he got tired of waiting for me to get finished with his mate.

Isn't it funny how we are able to predict what our spouses will do?  Yesterday when we were installing the new dishwasher, DH had to pull everything out from under the sink.  That is one of the areas that I tend to ignore yet always have the greatest of intentions of getting clean.  He pulled it all out and I'm shrieking inside because I feel like a failure ---- only to myself, mind you.  I really couldn't care about what others think ---- hardest on myself.  Judge if you must, I beat myself so you don't have to.  When he got home from fishing he asked me what I'd been working on (small chit chat, you know) and I mentioned that I cleaned under the sink.  He said, "I knew you would do that.  I said to myself when I pulled out everything, "She will get under here and clean tomorrow.""  Isn't it amazing that Mr. Predicto is able to read me like that?  I was cleaning under there when I was talking to Seester and she was laughing at me and saying, "I have a dragon that lives under my sink.  I try not to disturb him."  If they only knew - I had to restrain myself to not put fabric liners in there.  Yeah, they're normal and I'm....well, not as bad as Ruthie.

Since I finished the gloves, I'm now down to only one project and that is the d@mn socks.  I wanted to keep it this way so that I'd finished them but I've got jury duty tomorrow and I don't think they'll let me in with the pointy needles.  You never know, I could lose my mind and start slinging them at people's heads.  It may not be an issue but I'm going to lean to the safe side of life and take something a little less threatening looking.  Therefor, I'll be starting another project.  It is kind of a fib when I say down to one project because I need to finish the arms for Mr. Bear and get him mailed off. 

The eBay sales went well.  I kept up with my spending level and have enough moolah to pay off the books and yarn I bought on impulse.  I bought $72 worth of someone's stash; I ordered Starmore's Fair Isle Knitting book at a h&ll of a good price; a guernsey knitting book; new dishes; candles at about a 10th of their original, retail price; book - Fancy Feet; 1000 Great Knitting Motifs; Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitters' Almanac; Handknit Holidays; and Decorative Knitting.  Who am I kidding?  They were all at a h&ll of a good price.  GF doesn't pay full price.  There is always a coupon deal or a discount or a clearance - sumpin!  Yes, I even got free one-year financing on yesterday's purchase.  About a half hour ago DD called me and asked if I needed socks.  Here she is, over at Target and picking out $1 and $2 socks for me.  I sure do love that my kids like my frugal-mindedness.  Trust me, DH is trained.  Not fully ----> but I didn't have to raise him.

I hit the thrift store during jury duty break and found three more doilies:
        and some fabric:
    No, I did not NEED any of this but the doilies are beautiful and in excellent condition and the fabric was calling my name.  At $2-$3 each, why not?  I also found some autumn decorations and an embroidery hoop.  Fall is my favorite season and I love the colors - in nature and in decorations.  I look forward to using them.  I enjoyed pulling out the Easter decorations and I have a new stuffed bunny that I'm getting to use this year.  DGB helped decorate the house - he's learning and will soon be the next interior decorator of the family.