One Crazy Fiber Lady

Thanks again to everyone for their well wishes regarding the state of my head, which is pretty much back to normal today.  Good thing as there is a weekend a few hours away.  I’m out of the office at 1pm today.  Have to love summer hours, except for giving up my lunch all week that is.  Without the dark we couldn’t see the light, right?

Anyway, I happily made yesterday’s gift knitting quota.  Because I’m such a geek, I had to calculate what quota really meant.  Nancy isn’t at all surprised at this revelation?  Some quick work with the calculator and I can reveal that my daily quota is 3,850 stitches.  I was able to do some 1100 stitches on my commute in this morning, so I’m well on the way to today’s quota.  I’m very content with the pattern and how the project is coming out.  I do so love having milemarkers to reach for, so I guess I’m not entirely about the process.  I am by nature a task oriented person and am not happier than when I can check something off a list as being done.

I’m just about done with the project at work, and with an hour or so work today can check that beast off as well.  Next week will bring a new task.  I like variety, though I doubt that came as a surprise.

This weekend?  Well first I have more quota knitting to do.  I have to do the grocery shopping tonight and pick that up tomorrow.  I have an appointment for a haircut (trim) tomorrow.  My baby sister (okay she’s going to be 35 in September) is moving out of the area this weekend and is holding a remainder sale.  I promised to come by to help/socialize.  While I’m happy that she’s met someone who makes her happy, and that she’s building a far larger house.  I’m not entirely enthoused that that house is several hours away in Pennsylvania.  Right now, she lives a couple of miles away.  Hours?    I have all sorts of household things to do and I would like to get some of the new fleeces washed, though there is threatening rain in the forecast all weekend.  I would dearly love some spinning time as well.  I can’t remember the last time I sat down at a wheel, or even held a spindle.  I nearly spun last night, but decided to knit a few more rows as I watched the disappointing end of the Yankees/Red Socks game.  I need to get my secret pal gift out on the mail.  I’ve had the dickens of a time compiling a gift for my pal.  She has been a very sporadic poster and even then, mentioning music and current events more than yarn preferences.  How rude   I finally have the first gift ready to go and will  hit the post office this afternoon before picking up the monkeys from daycare.

Since I’ve no knitting/spinning/fiber pictures to post with most of the crafting energy going towards the super secret, I was digging through the archive looking for pictures.  I’m continuously amazed at how much changes as little ones grow.  I enjoy the screen saver on my computer at home as it randomly displays images from my hard drive.  My favorite pictures are the ones that show the monkeys a year ago.  In that vein, here are shots just about a year ago.  Compared with this year’s pool pictures and I’m instantly reminded of how much has changed in twelve months.

Have a great weekend all.

Craft on.