Sunday, November 08, 2009

Something Cute

Isn't this cute?



The Tiny Prince likes to help his Mama with the dusting so when I saw this at the grocery store last week, I Could Not Resist. (Hey, get 'em used to it while they're little. Some woman will thank you a hundred times over in 25 or 30 years!)






Here's the business side of it.




I want one for me!

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// posted by Ann @ 11/08/2009 08:19:00 AM 2 comments

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Make Way For Ducklings




I love living is a small town! We often get to stop for ducks crossing the road.

This was just a small part of the parade. There were dozens, all walking across. We decided that the parade was over when a couple of them turned around and started back the way they came.
// posted by Ann @ 11/07/2009 04:51:00 PM 0 comments

Friday, November 06, 2009

Plugging Along

I've been out of the loop. Sorry.

We've been seasonally busy at work and are having some staff (good) shifting, butp eople have been oinkishly sick (if you get my drift) and so, afternoons, I have come home and crashed (and played Farm Town and Farmville) and have neglected to update the blog.

The good news is that while I am still tired and have my lifting restricted temporarily, I am feeling so very much better.

The knitting has been limited to the mindless variety:

This is the current in process scrapghan which will be either

1) a baby blanket for the current Native Support "baby shower" taking place all month for the WIC Center at Cheyenne River Reservation or

2) a laprobe for the Senior nutrition program.

The look of the finished 'ghan (and the finish date) will determine where I mail it.

Baby shower is this month, elder blitz is usually for Valentine's Day. If I can't make the case for it looking "baby" (and you know I can stretch that case pretty far) it will go to the Elders anyway.
It's a big (cast on 400) mitered square made of all the blue and green acrylic in the Tiny Prince's scrap bag.



And in other knitting knews, the troops need warm woolies. This is a gaiter that I am mailing off to Ship Support (along with some goodies). It's 100% wool (required for the ground forces). Just a little Hug From Home for a deployed soldier.

Winter is coming fast over there. Good news because the fighting all but stops in Afghanistan because everything is snowed in. Bad news because it's very, very cold in the mountains.
Gaiters and hats use very little yarn and are quick knits. Two nights of tv knitting in that one.

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// posted by Ann @ 11/06/2009 06:40:00 PM 2 comments

Monday, November 02, 2009

In Which There are Prizes

No, sillies, not here!

here!






I was lucky enough (very, very lucky, thanks to my fiend fried friend Rabbitch ) to snag a copy of Franklin's book autographed personally to me (so there!) and so, I am reluctantly relinquishing my personal (bought by me) copy of It Itches to a lucky winner who has donated to the Red Scarf Project.


But wait. There's more!







I am also very pleased to call Ilene Hochberg friend.

My lord, yes, the author of Catmopolitan and other wonderful furry take-offs on popular ::ahem:: human titles lives right here where I do--imagine! She has graciously autographed a copy of her Stylish Knits for Dogs (which is endorsed by the incomparable Mr. Jeffries, as it contains not one single neon acrylic version--though, I guess if you really wanted to, you could sub Red Heart--but please don't tell Mr. J or me!) for the Red Scarf Project.

(Did I mention that there are a couple of great scarf patterns to match the doggy sweaters? And a couple of sweaters for the human at the other end of the leash?)





Hop on over to Norma's blog, follow the instructions for donating to the Red Scarf Fund, then cross your fingers. You could be the wiener winner.


(That was a daschund joke! Did you catch it?)

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// posted by Ann @ 11/02/2009 05:08:00 AM 1 comments

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Graduation Day

There was a diploma, I kid you not. And a weigh in (that was supposed to happen weekly--and didn't) and blood pressure check (ditto).

I got an invitation to "come back and visit" (as if!)

To celebrate (since I know you are wondering), I bought lunch for my crew. They were most grateful.

Tonight is Trick or Treat (yeh, yeh). I'm debating turning off the porch light and eating all the Sour Patch Kids myself.

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// posted by Ann @ 10/28/2009 04:47:00 PM 8 comments

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

One Day To Go

Today was my last skin check, or so I thought. I found out that I need to schedule a follow-up visit in a month. I wonder if they realize that my insurance doesn't pay extra for follow-ups.

The penultimate (second-last ) toasting was nothing special except that I got a new purple smile to replace the one that had fallen quite nearly off. You'd think they were made of platinum the way they hand them out.

So, tomorrow, the smiles come off and I am Free At Last.

Just in time, too. The radiologist's office is looking more and more like a ghost town.

I am celebrating by eating the Sour Patch Kids that we bought for trick or treat. It's supposed to rain tomorrow (yes, I know) and my staff has dibs on the leftover Swedish Fish.

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// posted by Ann @ 10/27/2009 03:40:00 PM 2 comments

Monday, October 26, 2009

Not Giving Up Yet

Only two more days to go and I am not giving up on this blow-by-blow.

i have blisters and very red skin in spots (fortunately not both in the same spot). I itch, I hurt, and I am exhausted.

My plan for today was to go home early. That didn't happen. Now, it's my plan for tomorrow.

Today, I found out that the nurse at the radiologist's office is no longer there. Victim of the economy. There hasn't been anyone at the reception desk the last couple of days. Another victim?

Seems like a good thing this endeavor is almost over.

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// posted by Ann @ 10/26/2009 06:35:00 PM 2 comments

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