Weekend Update (with embedded knitting content)
After the DNA party on Friday, not much to report…
Bad visit to the scale Saturday morning, though it was good to see my pals.
Thing One keeps telling me she hates my new haircut and keeps trying to get others to say they hate it, too. Lovely. I’m having a hard time getting it to do the little flippy-do on the sides that the hairdresser did, but I’m getting there. Even if I don’t get it quite right, it still looks pretty good, or at least I think so (see new profile picture in top right corner).
Yesterday was errands, a bit (but not too much!) of housework, several loads of laundry, a quick nap, and lots of relaxing. I’m about halfway through Auntie’s paperback copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which I started on Friday night. Loved getting that extra hour of sleep last night! It was great not to have to prod the Things to get up & ready this morning in time for us to make the early service at 8:30 (we’re teaching the 4-K class through November, and they have an early service for the teachers). Why, I even had time to “do” my hair and even….gasp!…put on a little makeup! Pot luck afterwards. It’s really nice that the girls have gotten to an age where I don’t have to have my eye on them every second. Of course, it also helps that they’re pretty trustworthy. I can just check on them periodically. Had a couple of good talks, which I don’t usually get to do after church b/c the kids are antsy to go, and we’re wiped from teaching.
Got some said news, though. Saw a guy at church that we hadn’t seen in years, and right before I asked about his wife, Hubby said, And this is his fiancee, Inge. Ooops! Guess they got divorced. What a drag. Later, I found out that another couple we know who went through a tragedy is divorcing. So, so sad. I just hate to hear stuff like that, you know?
OH. I have been doing some knitting. MEY, I’ll be finishing Carrie’s scarf this afternoon. Pictures tomorrow, I think. I’m feeling pretty overwhelmed with how close Christmas is and how much I need to do. I sat down the other day with a notebook and listed out all the projects I needed to complete and the due dates. Yikes! Going to a baby shower on the 12th and need to crank out that gift, too, but that means I need to finish the green scarf first b/c I need the needles for it. Then there’s Nana’s birthday. And the two other scarves for MEY. And the sweaters for the Things for Christmas. And stuff for my table at the school boutique. Gaaaaaaah!………Pictures tomorrow, folks.
what is a DNA party?
lil whiny girl thats boy crazy, sorry for the confusion. DNA is the stock symbol for the company where Hubby works. It’s a convenient abbreviation for the company name.
Wow - your hair is short! I haven’t seen it in person yet but you know how I am about long hair so I’m leaning with Thing One. Your hair is now shorter than Boogers!!
Easy answer, buy more needles a girl can never have too many!!
Cheers
buzy, buzy! I liek your new haircut! don’t listen to the thing.
I like your hair cut. It’s chic and modern. I was going to ask if you update your blog daily. When I came back to the main page, it had been updated. How do you find the time???
Natalie, one look at the dirt, dust, and dog hair levels in my house, and you wouldn’t need to ask that question…LOL