Summertime

Ripping up carpet as a fun summer activity is overrated. It is all really stinky old carpet and sharp little staples that can slice you up in a moment. On the other hand' it is terrifically satisfying to uncover a gorgeous oak floor...so it is all worth it in the end.

Slinking back in....

Boy, for writing every day on this, I have fallen off that plan spectacularly! But, I am not going to beat myself up over it.
In the last few days, I noticed someone fixed the neighbors fence. I assume the parents of the young hooligans that dismantled it. I got a good laugh over that one, as I can just imagine how it all went down.
Parent: Where did you get that stick?
Hooligan: Uh, over there!!!
Parent: Where over there?
Hooligan: (pointing) Over there!
Parent notices the neatly stacked sticks under the tree. Realizes with horror that they came from the neighbors fence.
Parent: You didn't take them from the fence did you?
Hooligan: (nods)
I imagine there was some reinforcement about taking apart fences that don't belong to you, but I could be wrong.
In other news, life just keeps churning on.

Good grief.

This is turning into a turd of a blog. I don't think there is much going on in my life that is interesting to me, much less anyone else. I mean, buying tires, and knitting on a sock as they were installed doesn't qualify as heart stopping excitement. And yet, it is part of my life. The most exciting thing that happened today was a toss up between realizing someone has been dismantling the front fence of the neighbors place. Which I am watching for the next few weeks....and picking up kid from school due to behavior. Won't go into that one, but have realized on the house front, I need to rake leaves and make my presence more known. Also, good idea to check the back yard and see if hooligans have been raiding or not. I assume not. Am thinking the fence was an irresistible target with the loose pieces. At least, I hope that is the case.

If it's not one thing, it's another!

Of course, today was rainy, and I didn't get much done that I needed to do. Tires for the small car? Naw, and it was left home specifically so I could do that. I forgot completely. I think some days I need a spare brain to remember the simple things!
This evening comes along, and the Durango went and popped up with the dreaded "check engine" light. I tightened the gas cap. The light remains on. So, tomorrow, instead of looking into tires, I will be visiting the mechanic to see if he has time to hook the vehicle up to the tester and find out what is going on. Normally, I like surprises, but I am guessing here, I won't be a fan of this particular one.
On the up side, I got to knit and hole up out of the rain today for the most part, and played some kick ass pinball with the hubby and younger son this evening at the convenience store!

Yay!

This morning is good. As in, I finally figured out something that has been bothering me on a circular shawl that has been on the knitting needles for an unspecified amount of time. It has been in time out, on hiatus, and I have to say, with one round of it being 576 stitches, it is no mean feat to knit a round. It is easy, mindless knitting. I am tired of the mindlessness of it. So, I decided to look through "Literary Knits" one more time. It didn't make it into the return pile for the library, so I think it is a good thing. There is a shawl in there, done to Elizabeth Zimmermann's Pi directions....the one in the book is sport weight yarn...I am doing mine in laceweight yarn. Anyhow, the upshot of all this is, that shawl in the book has a feather and fan border. And the math is done for a 576 stitch circular shawl. I plan to put this edge on...and instead of doing one repeat, I think I will do a few of them, in hopes my circle shawl will look amazing with a really wide lace border. I am excited about the project again, which is half the battle.
Back to reality, though, for a moment. I have a lot of other things to do today, so the shawl may have to wait for a while before getting any attention. The daily grind of dishes, and grocery shopping needs to be done before I sit down for what will turn into a marathon of knitting.

Under the Wire

Getting this post in under the wire, as in right before bed. I don't have anything interesting to write about tonight. It isn't even interesting to me.
So, having said that, I guess I have nothing to write about. I could write about how my little dog tortures the cat...basically running at her and over her. The cat will growl and complain, yet, if the dog stops, she is grabbing attention. It goes back and forth, all day...until the cat gets sick of it and goes outside.
And that is it....the most interesting thing about my day is watching the cat and dog fight.

Promises, shmomises!

Yep, right off the bat, I blew it! I missed the first three days of November on this blog. I could say I feel terrible, but that would be a lie!
I went on a trip to see my dad, and his girlfriend, and left the boys and hubby behind. It was a lot of fun, and I knit like a bandit, and also finished Under the Dome, which had been going on and on and on. That is a long book, people! Over a thousand pages of Stephen King's particular brand of madness. Blood, gore, psychopaths....yes, it had it all, in a neat little package called The Dome! It was good. He tells a good story, but it was nothing like the miniseries, which by the way, I am disappointed they didn't just make it a one season thing. Nope, they had to spoil it for the almighty dollar and sign on for another season. Sigh. Damn them!
I enjoyed the drive home today, it had a bit of everything weather wise. I started off with 29 degrees and blue skies, which makes for nice driving. Later in the six hour trip, I ran into rain, then snow flurries (nothing sticking!) and back to rain, and ended up at home under a blue sky. I like to drive, and this was one trip where I made few stops and just went. Fun stuff.
So, I will attempt to actually be more diligent on this blog thing. That's my story. And I am sticking to it!