Happy Sunday :)
I feel like it's been an extremely long week. I know that weeks are all the same length but it just feels like this last week has dragged on and on.
But, we'll talk about all that later. Right now, it's time for my Self-Imposed Year of Projects update. This is the 25th update so I'm heading into my 25th week....
FINISHED OBJECTS
1. Claudia: started January 3, 2012; finished January 10, 2012
2. Mama's Simple Skyp Socks: started May 22, 2011; finished January 9, 2012
3. Little Man's Cobblestone Baby Blanket: started July 2010; finished February 2, 2012
4. Dalek Dishcloth: started February 6, 2012; finished February 8, 2012
5. Baby Traveling Vines Socks: started September 18, 2010; finished February 17, 2012
6. Snail Hat: started February 18, 2012; finished February 19, 2012
7. Lothlorien Hat: started January 25, 2012; finished March 5, 2012
8. Habitat Hat: started April 10, 2012; finished May 8, 2012
9. Mini Sweet Girl's Pumpkin Hat: started May 31, 2012; finished June 4, 2012
WORKS-IN-PROGRESS
1. Little Man's Giraffe: started May 11, 2011
2. Icarus Shawl: Started March 15, 2010
3. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit Socks: started January 23, 2012
4. Pine Forest Baby Blanket: started February 21, 2012
5. Hermione's Everyday Socks: started March 6, 2012
6. Sweet Girl's Hippo: started May 10, 2012
I've worked a bit on the baby blanket. It's still not finished. Baby came early. I'm thinking I should be able to finish it up within the next week, wash it, block it (and steam blocking the acrylic to "kill" it into place), wrap it, and get it sent off to Maryland before we move. I think that should work out pretty well......if I spend the time knitting at night. We'll see how that goes.
Other than that, I haven't worked on much else. In honestly, the blanket is the only knitting I've done...and I haven't even worked on that very much. ::sigh::
PLANNED HATS
1. Hermione Hearts Ron
2. Ogre Babies!
3. NIN Hat
4. Brandon Ribbed Beanie
5. Godric's Hollow Hat
6. Raglan Hat
7. Bergen Street Tuque
8. Nolan
9. Simple Baby Cap #1
10. Candy Cane
OTHER PLANNED PROJECTS
1. Freeport Vest
2. My Little Slug
3. Shaun (as in Shaun the Sheep)
4. Curly Snake
5. Penelope the Empathetic Monster
6. Socks of some sort (something with yarn from Sun Valley Fibers, possibly two-at-a-time, toe-up)
7. Adipose (Ravelympics 2012 project for Team Tardis)
First of all, the new baby........the one that came early and I haven't finished the blanket. That one. So, baby is a "she" or a "her" and they named her Charlotte Marie. I've only seen the one photo at this point but I'm sure there will be more. I might even be able to share one or two :)
Secondly, Little Man. He's finally over most of his sickies. He's snotting outhis nose but that's about it. I've even had two days of easy drop-offs at daycare. Thursday and Friday, he didn't even cry when I dropped him off. He just went right to playing.
I think Husband is coming home this weekend. We're not going to be ready by July 5th.....okay, not "we," but rather, I won't be ready to move by July 5th. I can pack and pack and pack until I'm blue in the face and my fingers are splitting from all the paper...but I won't be ready. With all the other things going on, I just don't think it's going to happen. I have the Buy & Sell shop coming tomorrow, St. Vinny's on Friday, at some point the new patio doors & screens are going in (hopefully sooner rather than later), a dumpster is being delivered on Thursday, and I can't even think about all the other little things that need to be done.......and then the packing.
Anyway, that's about all I know right now. I hope you all have a lovely week :)
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- Renee Anne
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Showing posts with label baby blanket. Show all posts
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
No-Pictures Wednesday...
I've given up on making something else for the Brown Bag Exchange. I have the sweater and hat almost finished...just need to block both and add the buttons to the sweater. I had planned to make another hat and that just didn't go well. For the first hat, I CO 63 stitches...and it will just barely fit a newborn. So, I figured that if 63 stitches = 14.25", then surely 75 stitches would be about 16.5".....WRONG! 75 stitches would have fit me. No, seriously....I have no idea how that happened!
How did I figure this out? I accidentally pulled out an entire needle while waiting in line to pick up our information for Crazylegs. So, I pulled out the other two and stretched it out. It probably would have been too big, even for my 22.5" head. It stretched out quite nicely. But, way too much for a baby hat.
So, I frogged it and started over later...trying to do a top-down hat. That didn't go so well. I had slick aluminum needles and it just didn't work. I tried using my #4 Blackthorn Needles...they're not slick. I even tried by doing an i-cord first. Again, it didn't work...the stitches got too tight while I was increasing around the crown.
So....I frogged it again. And since I have to turn everything in on Monday, I don't want to bother starting something that I may or may not finish in time. I wound the remaining yarn back up on the niddy-noddy and called it a day.
I'm planning to write up the pattern for the baby hat and post it on this blog...or maybe make a PDF. I haven't decided which yet. I'll post it and have test knitters and all of that...it'll be great.
Other than that, there hasn't been a whole lot going on in my world. I'm thinking about getting Little Man's blanket ready for testers...but I need to do some swatching to figure out gauge (approximate) before I do that...which means I need to find some bulky yarn and some sport weight yarn (and I'm doing mine in a worsted weight). I thought about doing one in fingering weight yarn but I think that would just require way too many skeins for a baby blanket. So, I'll stick to sport, worsted, and bulky, for now...and maybe add fingering weight and, *gasp* laceweight later. Or not.
Perhaps I'll have photographs after this weekend...then I'll be able to share the Brown Bag Exchange photos (both of what I made and what I receive).
In the real world, Little Man went to his first (of many) cardiologist appointments on Monday. With the metabolic disorder he has, one of the problems that can arise are heart problems. Because he has such a mild form of the disorder, the chances that he'll have any heart problems is quite low...but we still have to check. His EKG was fine and he sounded fine. He's having an echo-cardiogram next week Wednesday, a 24-hour heart monitor put on next week Thursday, and then he has his appointment with his pediatrician next Friday. He also needs to meet with his genetic metabolic doctor in the next couple of weeks, too. I swear, the kid has more doctors than I do...and that's saying something. He has his regular pediatrician, his genetic metabolic doctor, the metabolic dietician, the other genetic metabolic doctor (we've seen both), and a cardiologist. I just hope he doesn't inherit my bad eyesight or wind up with allergies/asthma.
Anyway, that's pretty much all I got right now...photos next week, I think.
How did I figure this out? I accidentally pulled out an entire needle while waiting in line to pick up our information for Crazylegs. So, I pulled out the other two and stretched it out. It probably would have been too big, even for my 22.5" head. It stretched out quite nicely. But, way too much for a baby hat.
So, I frogged it and started over later...trying to do a top-down hat. That didn't go so well. I had slick aluminum needles and it just didn't work. I tried using my #4 Blackthorn Needles...they're not slick. I even tried by doing an i-cord first. Again, it didn't work...the stitches got too tight while I was increasing around the crown.
So....I frogged it again. And since I have to turn everything in on Monday, I don't want to bother starting something that I may or may not finish in time. I wound the remaining yarn back up on the niddy-noddy and called it a day.
I'm planning to write up the pattern for the baby hat and post it on this blog...or maybe make a PDF. I haven't decided which yet. I'll post it and have test knitters and all of that...it'll be great.
Other than that, there hasn't been a whole lot going on in my world. I'm thinking about getting Little Man's blanket ready for testers...but I need to do some swatching to figure out gauge (approximate) before I do that...which means I need to find some bulky yarn and some sport weight yarn (and I'm doing mine in a worsted weight). I thought about doing one in fingering weight yarn but I think that would just require way too many skeins for a baby blanket. So, I'll stick to sport, worsted, and bulky, for now...and maybe add fingering weight and, *gasp* laceweight later. Or not.
Perhaps I'll have photographs after this weekend...then I'll be able to share the Brown Bag Exchange photos (both of what I made and what I receive).
In the real world, Little Man went to his first (of many) cardiologist appointments on Monday. With the metabolic disorder he has, one of the problems that can arise are heart problems. Because he has such a mild form of the disorder, the chances that he'll have any heart problems is quite low...but we still have to check. His EKG was fine and he sounded fine. He's having an echo-cardiogram next week Wednesday, a 24-hour heart monitor put on next week Thursday, and then he has his appointment with his pediatrician next Friday. He also needs to meet with his genetic metabolic doctor in the next couple of weeks, too. I swear, the kid has more doctors than I do...and that's saying something. He has his regular pediatrician, his genetic metabolic doctor, the metabolic dietician, the other genetic metabolic doctor (we've seen both), and a cardiologist. I just hope he doesn't inherit my bad eyesight or wind up with allergies/asthma.
Anyway, that's pretty much all I got right now...photos next week, I think.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Genealogy...and other things
I've been cleaning (per this post). Last night I found some amazing things. Actually, let's be honest, I knew these existed but I took some time to actually look through them.
What am I talking about? Something that doesn't involve knitting, amazingly. I found some old photograph albums that were from my maternal grandfather's family. Unfortunately, 95% of the photographs are not labeled and I'm not sure who the people are in the photographs. I can recognize my grandfather and his brother, and their parents. Other than that, I'm not sure. I know there are some people labeled as "Aunt Katherine" or "Grandpa Mousel" and I kind of know who they are. Grandpa Mousel was my grandpa's maternal step-grandfather, if I remember correctly. Aunt Kate was my grandpa's aunt...but I don't remember if it was his mother's sister or his father's sister. I suspect it was his mother's sister. Katherine isn't exactly a German name (my great-grandfather's name was Anton and they were a German Catholic family).
I want to get copies of the photographs and send them to the remaining members of the family. There really aren't many left in the Green family. My grandpa's niece and her husband (in Arizona), nephew and his wife (who live here in town), and his nephew's children and their child (in Washington state and Georgia, if memory serves) are really all that remain from that family. I think it would be nice, especially for Roman (my grandpa's great-great nephew), to have these photographs. But, you can't just scan them using a regular scanner because it will damage the original photo. So, we're going to have to get a digital camera set up to photograph the photographs. I'm also going to look into proper archival of them. I know there's a building at the University of Wisconsin that does this but I can't, for the life of me, think of what it's called. I suppose I could look on a campus map...that would be the most obvious answer, wouldn't it?
I've also found old letters from both sides of the family, my parents' wedding album (I knew where that was), and other more recent photo albums. Oh, and I've found copies of obituaries and other information that some members of my family would give their right arm to have...not that I won't share :)
Ultimately, I think I'm going to have to spend some time at the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Library.
Other than that, I've been spending some time knitting. I'm almost done with my item for the Madison Knitters' Guild Brown Bag Exchange. I'm going to photograph it and I'll post them after I've given the item back to the owner of the yarn I'm using. I frogged my sock. I tried it on and it was way too loose in the cuff/leg. I was at the toe decrease...and I completely frogged it. I'm also still working on Little Man's blanket and a cabled hat for him.
I've been good about using yarn already in my stash. Obviously the sock I frogged and re-started was yarn already in my stash. The cabled hat for Little Man is using some Cascade Pima Tencel that I had in my stash. The blanket has been on-going and the yarn for the Brown Bag Exchange isn't even mine.
Sometime I'll photograph things and post pictures. I like pictures :)
What am I talking about? Something that doesn't involve knitting, amazingly. I found some old photograph albums that were from my maternal grandfather's family. Unfortunately, 95% of the photographs are not labeled and I'm not sure who the people are in the photographs. I can recognize my grandfather and his brother, and their parents. Other than that, I'm not sure. I know there are some people labeled as "Aunt Katherine" or "Grandpa Mousel" and I kind of know who they are. Grandpa Mousel was my grandpa's maternal step-grandfather, if I remember correctly. Aunt Kate was my grandpa's aunt...but I don't remember if it was his mother's sister or his father's sister. I suspect it was his mother's sister. Katherine isn't exactly a German name (my great-grandfather's name was Anton and they were a German Catholic family).
I want to get copies of the photographs and send them to the remaining members of the family. There really aren't many left in the Green family. My grandpa's niece and her husband (in Arizona), nephew and his wife (who live here in town), and his nephew's children and their child (in Washington state and Georgia, if memory serves) are really all that remain from that family. I think it would be nice, especially for Roman (my grandpa's great-great nephew), to have these photographs. But, you can't just scan them using a regular scanner because it will damage the original photo. So, we're going to have to get a digital camera set up to photograph the photographs. I'm also going to look into proper archival of them. I know there's a building at the University of Wisconsin that does this but I can't, for the life of me, think of what it's called. I suppose I could look on a campus map...that would be the most obvious answer, wouldn't it?
I've also found old letters from both sides of the family, my parents' wedding album (I knew where that was), and other more recent photo albums. Oh, and I've found copies of obituaries and other information that some members of my family would give their right arm to have...not that I won't share :)
Ultimately, I think I'm going to have to spend some time at the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Library.
Other than that, I've been spending some time knitting. I'm almost done with my item for the Madison Knitters' Guild Brown Bag Exchange. I'm going to photograph it and I'll post them after I've given the item back to the owner of the yarn I'm using. I frogged my sock. I tried it on and it was way too loose in the cuff/leg. I was at the toe decrease...and I completely frogged it. I'm also still working on Little Man's blanket and a cabled hat for him.
I've been good about using yarn already in my stash. Obviously the sock I frogged and re-started was yarn already in my stash. The cabled hat for Little Man is using some Cascade Pima Tencel that I had in my stash. The blanket has been on-going and the yarn for the Brown Bag Exchange isn't even mine.
Sometime I'll photograph things and post pictures. I like pictures :)
Friday, September 17, 2010
UFOs....and other things
I've joined a(nother) group on Ravelry that is dedicated to finishing off UFOs (Un-Finished Objects, for those not savvy to the knitspeak). The group is called One Day a Week for UFOs. The idea is that you set aside a day every week where you only work on those pesky UFOs in your basket or bag or whatever...the ones that you started a year and a half ago but, for some reason, had to delegate to the "naughty bin" or just lost interest in. So far, I've not actually finished anything...but I've been working on things that I keep setting aside.
This month, they're having a challenge for UFOs. Between September 15th and September 30th, they're challenging us to finish at least one UFO. I have two tagged for the challenge but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get through two of them. I tagged the Andean Treasure Shawl that I've been making for Sherri for over a year now. I also tagged my baby blanket. Both need to get done before December...and both need to get done right around the same time. So, I'm going to try it.
Things were going well. The challenge started on Wednesday. I finished up my socks that day (which weren't part of the challenge because I was so SO close to being finished anyway) and brought both the shawl and blanket to Wednesday Night Knitting at Woodland Studios. I decided I was going to work on the blanket first. I pulled it out and was all ready to go...and then I figured out that I had left the pattern at home on my bedroom floor. BOOOOO! So, I put that away and pulled out the shawl instead....and I was going along and going along when I decided to look at my yarn supply. Yep. Almost ran out of yarn and I didn't have the next skein in my bag. BOOOOO again! I don't think Wednesday was my day to work on either of those projects. I worked on the new baby socks that I've been "designing"...I think this may count as "swatching" since I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing with everything. We'll see.
Anyway, it's now Friday. And all I intend to do today is work on those two projects. Oh, and go to work tonight...
This month, they're having a challenge for UFOs. Between September 15th and September 30th, they're challenging us to finish at least one UFO. I have two tagged for the challenge but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get through two of them. I tagged the Andean Treasure Shawl that I've been making for Sherri for over a year now. I also tagged my baby blanket. Both need to get done before December...and both need to get done right around the same time. So, I'm going to try it.
Things were going well. The challenge started on Wednesday. I finished up my socks that day (which weren't part of the challenge because I was so SO close to being finished anyway) and brought both the shawl and blanket to Wednesday Night Knitting at Woodland Studios. I decided I was going to work on the blanket first. I pulled it out and was all ready to go...and then I figured out that I had left the pattern at home on my bedroom floor. BOOOOO! So, I put that away and pulled out the shawl instead....and I was going along and going along when I decided to look at my yarn supply. Yep. Almost ran out of yarn and I didn't have the next skein in my bag. BOOOOO again! I don't think Wednesday was my day to work on either of those projects. I worked on the new baby socks that I've been "designing"...I think this may count as "swatching" since I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing with everything. We'll see.
Anyway, it's now Friday. And all I intend to do today is work on those two projects. Oh, and go to work tonight...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Wait, what?
I have no idea where August went. I think it got away from me.
I had plans to get my resume and other job application type stuff updated before school started around here. Oops...school started today (fun Wisconsin law that says school cannot start before September 1). So, needless to say but, I didn't get it done. Oh well...
I'm going to be in need of a test knitter or two or three. I finished a hat yesterday (that I also started yesterday). I'm planning to write the pattern up properly but I'm going to need a test knitter or two or three to make sure I'm not crazy. It's going to require bulky yarn and #10 or #10.5 16" circulars or DPNs. Actually, I want to do another one (probably the second version) to make sure I'm not completely off before I hand it out to a test knitter...and so I have something to photograph. If you're interested, let me know :)
I also started working on the second sock (now that the first one is finished). I don't know if it's going faster or slower than the first one. All I know is that it's on needles and I'm knitting it.
I'm thinking that I need to spend more time on the baby blanket and the shawls that I've been working on...those are probably more important right now. Or something like that. And maybe my fingerless gloves. Or not. I don't know.
Anyway, I should go do something productive...
Additional: 11:54am
So, I went off to be productive for a little while (i.e. cleaning in the office and bedroom kind of at the same time). Holy crap! I have a lot of yarn...
I was cleaning out rubbermaid bins in the office and decided to get the yarn out of my dresser drawers at the same time (thus, putting my stash into bins instead of drawers). Now, keep in mind that I already have three regular sized rubbermaid bins packed FULL of yarn in the closet. I added another one...and one that is about half the regular size...both packed full. So, in total, I have about 4.5 regular sized rubbermaid bins full of yarn in the closet. And that's just what's in the closet...I also have a cabinet and two dresser drawers full of yarn (which would probably equate to at least another bin and a half of yarn).
Holy crap! I have a lot of yarn...in case you missed that the first time. Me thinks it's time to sell some yarn...but it's MINE and I DON'T WANNA!
Okay, I'm done now...I think.
I had plans to get my resume and other job application type stuff updated before school started around here. Oops...school started today (fun Wisconsin law that says school cannot start before September 1). So, needless to say but, I didn't get it done. Oh well...
I'm going to be in need of a test knitter or two or three. I finished a hat yesterday (that I also started yesterday). I'm planning to write the pattern up properly but I'm going to need a test knitter or two or three to make sure I'm not crazy. It's going to require bulky yarn and #10 or #10.5 16" circulars or DPNs. Actually, I want to do another one (probably the second version) to make sure I'm not completely off before I hand it out to a test knitter...and so I have something to photograph. If you're interested, let me know :)
I also started working on the second sock (now that the first one is finished). I don't know if it's going faster or slower than the first one. All I know is that it's on needles and I'm knitting it.
I'm thinking that I need to spend more time on the baby blanket and the shawls that I've been working on...those are probably more important right now. Or something like that. And maybe my fingerless gloves. Or not. I don't know.
Anyway, I should go do something productive...
Additional: 11:54am
So, I went off to be productive for a little while (i.e. cleaning in the office and bedroom kind of at the same time). Holy crap! I have a lot of yarn...
I was cleaning out rubbermaid bins in the office and decided to get the yarn out of my dresser drawers at the same time (thus, putting my stash into bins instead of drawers). Now, keep in mind that I already have three regular sized rubbermaid bins packed FULL of yarn in the closet. I added another one...and one that is about half the regular size...both packed full. So, in total, I have about 4.5 regular sized rubbermaid bins full of yarn in the closet. And that's just what's in the closet...I also have a cabinet and two dresser drawers full of yarn (which would probably equate to at least another bin and a half of yarn).
Holy crap! I have a lot of yarn...in case you missed that the first time. Me thinks it's time to sell some yarn...but it's MINE and I DON'T WANNA!
Okay, I'm done now...I think.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Finally, pictures :)
I finally have some photos taken of some of my works-in-progress (WIPs, for those of you that prefer shorthand).
The Icarus Shawl. I'm using Briar Rose that I bought at the Knit-In in March on #6 circulars (32"...I think). Yes, that's a lifeline in my shawl so don't panic. I didn't just decide that it needed a random white string hanging from the middle of it. So far, it's not a difficult pattern but I hate reading charts so I'm glad the line-by-line instructions were included.
This is the feather & fan shawl that I've been working on for almost a year. It's for one of my friends as a Christmas present...but she didn't specify which Christmas. It's made out of Knit One Crochet Too's Tye Dye...I think. Maybe I should check that label again. Anyway, it is as pink as it's coming out in the photograph, I swear! But, the green isn't showing up quite right. Oh well. It's not a colorway I would have picked for myself but, for this particular friend, it fits quite well :)
Ah, my sock. It's out of Trekking on #2-9" Hiya Hiya circulars. Since I detest DPNs (though I do know how to use them properly), these circulars were a Godsend for me. The "pattern" that I'm using is more of a guideline that you can mess with. I'll probably do this up a few times more (read: make two pairs of socks using the same framework), write the pattern up officially and be done with it. Or I might not. I don't know. The sock sits between mid-calf and ankle length. So...it's a mid-mid-calf-ankle sock? I don't know. I hope to finish this one up soon...I'd like to start on the other one now, if you don't mind.
And the last one...for now. This is my self-designed baby blanket. It's on #6-24" circulars (obviously knit flat). I'm working on writing up/charting the proper pattern. At some point, probably after I finish my own, I'm going to need some test knitters (at least one, preferably two or more), to make sure I'm not way off base with things like gauge. I probably am because I've been told I'm a tight knitter (though, I usually line up with what the labels say for stitch gauge...row gauge, on the other hand, isn't even close). I was also thinking about how I want to dispense this pattern to the masses. Do I want to keep it as a free pattern or do I want to sell it or what do I want to do with it? Part of me wants to keep it a free pattern because, well, free is good. But, part of me wants to take my hard work and get something out of it besides knowing that I'm dabbling in design.
Anyway, that's about all I have for right now. Somewhere, I have a hat that I'm working on but it's kind of boring right now (but don't tell Susan B. Anderson that...it's one of the hats from Itty-Bitty Hats, which, for me, was just a reason to force myself to learn to use DPNs properly). I also have a scarf going but I need to find my pattern for it. I know I have it somewhere...again, it's one of those pseudo-self-designed patterns so I don't know what I did just by looking at it. Oh well.
In other random "life news," I had my gestational diabetes test this morning. Really, I don't know what everyone was complaining about with that drink. Aside from the aftertaste, it was like drinking a little bottle of non-carbonated Fanta (or Orange Crush - take your pick). I won't know anything until tomorrow, if there's even anything wrong to begin with. They're also checking (again) to make sure I'm not anemic.
Oh, and my car is misbehaving...still. Normally, cars will run slower than what the speedometer says. So, if your car says you're going 60 mph, you're actually only going 56 or 57 mph. My car is doing the opposite and no one can figure out why (and it's a bit unnerving). When my car says I'm going 60 mph, I'm actually going something closer to 64 or 65 mph. But, it compounds with speed. In town, when it says 25 mph, my car says 25 mph and the GPS says the same. As I go up in speed, so does the difference. By the time I'm doing 70 mph on the Interstate, the GPS says I'm going something like 75-77 mph. I know this...but it shouldn't be happening this way. The other way is "normal" and expected...this way (the opposite) is not. I had an oil change after the doctor appointment. Yay, my car's first oil change...and then the "check engine" light came on. BOOOOOO! I'm willing to bet that they just didn't reset the "service now" feature after the oil change. But, tomorrow morning, I'm taking my car back up to Madison to the Volkswagon dealership, getting a loaner, and they're going to play with my car and try to figure out what's going on with it.
It's going to be a long few days.
Anyway, that's about all I have for right now. Somewhere, I have a hat that I'm working on but it's kind of boring right now (but don't tell Susan B. Anderson that...it's one of the hats from Itty-Bitty Hats, which, for me, was just a reason to force myself to learn to use DPNs properly). I also have a scarf going but I need to find my pattern for it. I know I have it somewhere...again, it's one of those pseudo-self-designed patterns so I don't know what I did just by looking at it. Oh well.
In other random "life news," I had my gestational diabetes test this morning. Really, I don't know what everyone was complaining about with that drink. Aside from the aftertaste, it was like drinking a little bottle of non-carbonated Fanta (or Orange Crush - take your pick). I won't know anything until tomorrow, if there's even anything wrong to begin with. They're also checking (again) to make sure I'm not anemic.
Oh, and my car is misbehaving...still. Normally, cars will run slower than what the speedometer says. So, if your car says you're going 60 mph, you're actually only going 56 or 57 mph. My car is doing the opposite and no one can figure out why (and it's a bit unnerving). When my car says I'm going 60 mph, I'm actually going something closer to 64 or 65 mph. But, it compounds with speed. In town, when it says 25 mph, my car says 25 mph and the GPS says the same. As I go up in speed, so does the difference. By the time I'm doing 70 mph on the Interstate, the GPS says I'm going something like 75-77 mph. I know this...but it shouldn't be happening this way. The other way is "normal" and expected...this way (the opposite) is not. I had an oil change after the doctor appointment. Yay, my car's first oil change...and then the "check engine" light came on. BOOOOOO! I'm willing to bet that they just didn't reset the "service now" feature after the oil change. But, tomorrow morning, I'm taking my car back up to Madison to the Volkswagon dealership, getting a loaner, and they're going to play with my car and try to figure out what's going on with it.
It's going to be a long few days.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Swap
I think I'm participating in my first-ever swap. I found it on one of the Ravelry groups I belong to for teachers that knit. Okay...so I'm an unemployed teacher but I still get it. I have no idea what I'm going to send, as I have no idea who my swap partner is. I know that there will probably be chocolate involved, as well as teachery stuff (like pens/pencils/markers/highlighers/etc.) and, of course, yarny goodness. It should be interesting.
One of these days I'm going to have to post pictures of goodie things that have been going on. I have pictures of the baby belly as well as my sock and my self-designed baby blanket. Part of it is that I just have to sit down and photograph these fun things and post them. Part of it is that I'm too lazy to do so. I admit it. Actually, I've been spending a lot of time cleaning and going through things so I haven't had time to do much other than that. Perhaps sometime this week I'll make time for that. Or not.
Otherwise, things are going normally around here. The house is getting cleaned, I can finally see the bottom of the bedroom closet, my yarn is getting stored away safely, the usual.
One of these days I'm going to have to post pictures of goodie things that have been going on. I have pictures of the baby belly as well as my sock and my self-designed baby blanket. Part of it is that I just have to sit down and photograph these fun things and post them. Part of it is that I'm too lazy to do so. I admit it. Actually, I've been spending a lot of time cleaning and going through things so I haven't had time to do much other than that. Perhaps sometime this week I'll make time for that. Or not.
Otherwise, things are going normally around here. The house is getting cleaned, I can finally see the bottom of the bedroom closet, my yarn is getting stored away safely, the usual.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Goings on and such
I think I'm finally over my sickness...I still sound terrible but otherwise, I'm fine. Just in time for my last day with my kiddies for my summer job, right?
Other than not being sick anymore, and the end of my summer job, I've been working on my Icarus Shawl and my self-designed baby blanket. I'm hoping to finish both before the parasite comes out in November. I'm not sure that's feasible but I'm going to try anyway. I'm also looking to start some socks (again)...I may do some baby socks just for (almost) instant gratification.
One of these days, I'll post pictures of my work on the shawl and blanket.
I think that's all for now...woo!
Other than not being sick anymore, and the end of my summer job, I've been working on my Icarus Shawl and my self-designed baby blanket. I'm hoping to finish both before the parasite comes out in November. I'm not sure that's feasible but I'm going to try anyway. I'm also looking to start some socks (again)...I may do some baby socks just for (almost) instant gratification.
One of these days, I'll post pictures of my work on the shawl and blanket.
I think that's all for now...woo!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Frustrating times ahead...
So, I'm back in school at UW Madison. This is all fine and well. I'm a full-time student, taking 15 credits (for now - more on that in a mo').......and yet, I have no time to do anything. I'm barely keeping my head above water. I have never had this problem before, even when I was student teaching AND working 30+ hours/week at the same time. What's the problem, you ask? Well......I'm taking two Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education (RPSE) classes and a Communicative Disorders class (ComDis). Again, these are fine. They're all required for my special education major. I'm taking an Educational Policy (Ed Pol) class. This was kind of for "fun" but it fits well with my major, my work experiences, and potentially my future goals. And then there's my Art class.......that was supposed to be my "fun" class. Granted, it's a studio class and will require projects on a weekly basis and reading and my sketchbook...but, seriously, it's a 100-level class and you want me to mat things? And you expect me to use Illustrator C3 (or, in my case, C4) like I've been using it for years? And you seriously want us to do a project in less than two days, taking in to account that not everyone lives on campus, has access to campus facilities all the time, and actually has a job? I don't think so. I'm thinking that I'm going to drop the class. So what if I'm going to have a huge W on my transcript. I want my sanity back! I spend more time doing work for this class than all my other classes combined!
So, I think, pending hearing back from my advisor (that I've never met), I'm going to be dropping this class. I was so excited about it......and I'm hating it. I don't need it for anything and I don't want to be messing up any of my other classes as a result.
Other than that, I haven't been knitting much......too much homework (see above). I started a sweater whilst camping but I didn't get very far and I haven't really had time to work on it since then. We'll see. I was hoping to finish it before Hallowe'en but I'm not sure that's going to happen. Also, I have at least one baby blanket to make and a shawl...when, oh when am I going to find the time.....
So, I think, pending hearing back from my advisor (that I've never met), I'm going to be dropping this class. I was so excited about it......and I'm hating it. I don't need it for anything and I don't want to be messing up any of my other classes as a result.
Other than that, I haven't been knitting much......too much homework (see above). I started a sweater whilst camping but I didn't get very far and I haven't really had time to work on it since then. We'll see. I was hoping to finish it before Hallowe'en but I'm not sure that's going to happen. Also, I have at least one baby blanket to make and a shawl...when, oh when am I going to find the time.....
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