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Saturday, July 5, 2008

Thank you to everyone for the very kind e-mails and cards that you've been sending.  I had high hopes of answering each one individually, but . . . well . . . thank you.

Thank you, too, to those of you who reminded me to take note of the good things in life.  Here are a few several:

Good Thing #1:  Nancy and her fabulous husband will be making a stop in Michigan on their way to Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp in Wisconsin just like they did last year when I met them in person for the first time, but this year they're picking me up and taking me with them!  I've got my knitting bag packed -- what more could I need?

Good Thing #2:  In honor of their visit, I'll be hosting a bonus knit-in at my house on Monday night (that's July 7, the day after tomorrow).  Any of you local knitters are welcome, and I guess if you're not local but want to make the trip, you're welcome, too!  I'll have the usual Peasley knit-in menu (soup, salad, bread, ?), we'll go from 6:00 p.m. until the cows come home, and if you're lucky, I might even wear my reindeer pants (Christmas in July, anyone?).

Good Thing #3:  In order to make room for our Monday night guests, we've been taking care of quite a few long-delayed jobs around the house.  Things that were lost that are now found include:  the dining room table, the brick patio, the keys to the safe deposit box (phew!), two rooms in the basement (one for my new studio, one for the kids to hang out in), and the kitchen counter, and I've heard a rumor that we may see the floor of Son Number One's room within the next 24 hours. 

Good Thing #4:  I'll be rooming with Linda at Knitting Camp, and am really looking forward to getting to know her a lot better. 

Good Thing #5:  I'll also get to hang out with Vicki, who's going to crash Camp for an evening (Ssshhhh!  Don't tell!).

Good Thing #6:  I've taken an extended leave from teaching (not ALL teaching, but the five days a week variety) for a variety of reasons, and I'm really enjoying the days that I a) can sleep in without setting an alarm, and b) have absolutely nothing on the schedule for the day. 

Good Thing #7:  I've been able to spend quite a bit of time with Son Number One, since we're sharing a car right now (the Grandpamobile).  I am therefore NOT in a hurry to buy a new car (although I know exactly what I want to get).

Good Thing #8:  We've adopted a very sweet cat for the summer while its family is out of the country.  She keeps pretty much to herself unless you face due west and bend down to peek into her safe zone, in which case she'll walk right up to you and start purring.  Gotta face west, though.  East doesn't work, for some reason.

Good Thing #9:  We're fostering a pair of tadpoles, which Son Number Two frognapped from a lovely stream in Ohio while we were enjoying a wonderful visit with some very good friends.  Is it a crime to transport tadpoles across state lines?  They seem to be very happy in my living room, although they'll be released into the water hazard at the tenth hole of the local golf course when they're old enough.  Swimmy has sprouted all four of his legs.  Fred is a little behind with just two legs so far (this photo is from their pre-leg stage).  Aren't they cute?

Good Thing #10:  Finished objects!

Tasia's Cardigan from Cabin Fever, knit with Trendsetter's ScoubiDu yarn, purchased from a yarn shop in Ludington, Michigan last summer:

The kids and I picked it out together -- can you tell?  Purple!  ScoubiDu!  I ran out of yarn with something like 18 rows of the lower body to go, but due to my super Ravelry powers, I was able to locate a partial ball in North Dakota, which Ashley very kindly mailed to me the minute I contacted her.  Yay, Ashley!

2x2 ribbed socks, knit with Jawoll Cotton Superwash from Lang:

I loved the look of this yarn in the skein, but don't particularly care for the way it knit up.  Too bad, because I have the same yarn in blue.  I've photographed it on SWEN, my trusty rusty weathervane, which was unearthed during the Great Cleaning Binge.

Stockinette stitch socks, knit with Trekking XXL (color 28):

These are actually much darker than you can see here, with a lot of black to them.  I tried a couple different stitch patterns, but they REALLY wanted to be stockinette.  Who am I to argue with sock yarn?

Garter rib socks, knit with Mountain Colors Twizzle (larkspur):

Great yarn.  I really do like thicker yarn for my socks -- my feet feel more cushioned.  Garter rib is really easy.  Every other row is 2x2 rib, and every OTHER other row is knit.  It's a great texture, which I did a crappy job of documenting.

And finally, a glamour shot of the Stained Glass Scarf from Handknit Holidays, designed by Iris Schreier:

Beautiful!  I'm very pleased with my choice of colors. 

I'm missing a photo of the double knit table runner, which is hanging in my laundry room after a machine wash and dry.  It narrowed up quite a bit, but the beauty of a table runner is that it doesn't really have to be any particular size, so that's fine.  I'm sure I'm missing something else, and I've got a ton of in-progress projects that I'll save for another day.  Not to mention the fifty or so completely new projects I'm taking to Knitting Camp.

Hope to see you on Monday night (Remember?  Bonus knit-in!  Reindeer pants!), otherwise I'll see you when I get back from Camp.

Gee -- this is almost like a knitting blog again!

Sarah

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

We got a call from the insurance company today, from the "Total Loss Division".  The car was totaled.  I have to go get the license plate off of it tomorrow, and will take some photos for your viewing pleasure.

Mica the one-eyed cat is scheduled for surgery tomorrow for removal of a kidney stone.

Did I mention that one of the three drivers in the house got a ticket on Friday the 13th?

Stay tuned for the next episode of:  "What the Hell Can Go Wrong Next?"

Sarah

P.S.  I made this tonight.  It was fabulous.  Son Number Two even said so, and it didn't contain peanut butter or A-1 steak sauce, so that's really saying something.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Sarah's Volvo station wagon, 02/25/1998 - 06/15/2008

Bambi, ? - 06/15/2008

Life just keeps getting better and better, you know?

We're not 100% positive that my beloved Volvo is totaled, but based on the amount of damage we saw and the blue book value of a ten year old Volvo V70 with 150,000 miles on it, we're pretty sure it's a goner.  I am SO sorry I didn't take pictures.  I'm tempted to drive the 45 miles to the garage it was towed to, just to document it.

I think I'm either broken, or just numb. 

After I drove at 55 miles per hour directly into the side of the second of two deer running full tilt across a country road (throwing the deer a couple of hundred feet in FRONT of the car), after I watched the front of my car crumple into nothing right in front of me, and after I had ascertained that my husband and son and I were completely fine, my next thought was:  "Okay, whatever.  I'll just call 911 now."  Then I started cleaning everything out of the car and loading it into my reusable grocery bags.  I told my husband (who was pretty pissed at himself because he didn't insist that I take a less deer-friendly road home at dusk) that the most important thing was that we weren't hurt, that the second most important thing was that I didn't mind getting a new car now (I had been fighting it tooth and nail, because I ADORE(d) my Volvo), and that the third most important thing was that Tiger had made that completely amazing putt to send the U.S. Open into an 18 hole playoff.

What is wrong with me?

After my mom passed away, people kept telling me to make sure I was taking care of myself, and to give myself about a year to recover.  I kept saying that I was fine, no problem, let's just get on with things.

And then I find myself doing things like stopping at green lights.

And not minding when I total my car.

I'm not the same person I was six months ago.  I could expound on that, and I probably will, but not right now. 

I'm not sure who I'm going to be six months from now. 

I don't know how I'm going to get all the places I need to go this summer, but I trust that I'll find a way.

First thing on the list:  Buy a new Volvo ASAP.  Lifesavers, I tell ya.  Ditto for cell phones -- I had no idea where I was, but the 911 operator traced my signal and found me.

Knitting content soon, I promise.

Sarah

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Keiko (Sunapee's Nonpareil) Peasley, 08/23/1998 - 05/04/2008

Rowena Elizabeth Edgar Strong, 10/03/1924 - 05/11/2008

Give Daddy a big hug from us, Mom, and please take Keiko for lots of walks.

Happy Mother's Day.

Sarah

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