Super Saturday

I such a fan of alliteration (obviously).  Melissa is hanging with us this weekend, and she has been a huge help with the painting. I certainly don't look this cute when I'm painting!

 

 This picture shows the truest color.  I am really happy with my choices.  It's Benjamin Moore in Harbor Mist; blue with just the right amount of grey, exactly what I wanted.  I think it makes the white trim look so much brighter.

We didn't finish, because we're having Andrew over tomorrow for his birthday, but we did get the majority done.  I don't mind waiting until next weekend to finish the rest of it. 

 

Thanks to everyone for the helpful advice about the arthritis.  I bought some Tiger Balm today, I'm taking my new meds, and I'm planning on relaxing the rest of the weekend.  And I've got my fingers crossed that we get a little snow tonight.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend, no matter what you're doing!

Fun Friday

9:00 a.m.  

I had two doctor appointments scheduled for today, and while I could have made it into work in time to teach my last two bells, I decided to give myself the afternoon off.  For some reason, I have been feeling fragile this week; not sure if it's hormonal, seasonal, or just a whole lot of little stressors adding up to one big stress blob, but whatever the reason, it hasn't been a particularly easy week.  So, I'm sitting in a coffee shop relaxing between appointments and enjoying the portability of my iPad.  And my knitting, of course.

 

12:30 p.m.

  I've finished with my appointments and I'm now in another coffee shop doing some knitting and reading.  I'm trying to come to terms with the diagnosis I received that the pain in my neck is arthritis, according to the x-ray.  It shouldn't be a surprise really, since both my parents have it, but it wasn't what I was expecting.  I have to have an MRI and go back to discuss the results within the month.  

This is a close up of the Tulips sweater I'm making; can't decide which photo shows the truest color.  

 I've just divided for the sleeves, so it's moving along.  

 8:00 p.m.

Decided to paint the kitchen tonight, or more accurately, I painted one wall in the kitchen.  It's not the best idea to paint at night, but I couldn't wait any longer.  The photo was taken with the iPad, and it's crappy lighting, but I think it may be exactly what I was envisioning.  I'll know for certain tomorrow, when I can see it in natural light.  

 Hope your Friday was a fun one!

 

 

Wacky Wednesday

Let's have some knitting content, shall we?  Although the colors aren't true, this is the green and purple Tulips sweater I started on Sunday.  I'm already at the arm divide, so it's coming along nicely.  I don't think the colors are as pretty as I had envisioned, but they're not bad.

 

The Honey Cowl would have been done by now, but the sweater has distracted me.  I really love how the colors are looking in this and can't wait to finish it and see how it looks.

 On my way back from the beach this morning, I surprised this little fellow.

 

I followed him as he jumped from the fence, to the gate, and through the flower bed,

 

until he finally found safety up the tree.

 The seagulls were out along the shore.

 And doesn't the sunlight look interesting in this photo?  I'm going to have to start getting up earlier if I want to catch the sunrise, since it's coming up earlier every day.  

 One more work day for me this week, which is a good thing, since I've been a bit cranky this week.  Pretty sure no one will miss me on Friday!

Tired on a Tuesday

 I feel like I made it through a tough stretch and can exhale a bit now.  I looked so tired tonight that when i was getting gas on the way home, two young men (complete strangers) told me that I looked as if I had had a rough day! 

Two more days of work this week, then a two and a half day weekend; I have two doctor appointments on Friday, so I am taking the whole day off.  My next class doesn't meet until next Thursday, so I can relax, aka procrastinate, until next week!

In knitting news, I'm three quarters of the way through the Honey Cowl, and have started on a baby sweater.  I'm using the Tulips pattern, but only using two colors, purple and green.  I'll take photos in a day or so. 

Meanwhile, enjoy today's beach photos.

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today was my mom's birthday, and there was a beautiful sunrise.

 My mom, on her 72nd birthday.  She wasn't feeling well, but she still looks good!

 Happy Birthday, Mom!  We love you!

Travels Again

After spending all day in class yesterday, my plan was to spend today lounging around the house.  Instead, I spent it driving three hours north to sit with my cousin in the hospital. She's almost 50 (younger than me) and was admitted late Friday night with a pulmonary embolism.  Needless to say, I wanted to spend some time with her.  The doctor has her on blood thinner and is happy with her progress, except for the fact that they don't know why she developed a clot.  Anyway, we had a lovely, long visit (how do people visit without knitting, btw?) and then we stopped in Richmond to eat dinner with Stephanie on our way home.

I love the old buildings in Richmond.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Tomorrow I'm back to work.

Project Planning, Yet Again

 The weather around here has been so odd this winter.  Almost 70 degrees the other day, pouring rain in the morning and sunny in the afternoon.  The groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter, but we haven't had a recognizable winter this year, so I don't know what that means.

I've been enjoying knitting so much lately, but I'm afraid my knitting time is about to be greatly reduced, thanks to my class starting tomorrow.   I'm hoping to knit a few quick baby knits for a couple of babies that are due soon.  I'm looking at this, this, this, and this.  Or maybe something from this book.  So much knitting, so little time.

I stopped by a hardware store this afternoon and picked up two samples of paint for the kitchen.  I had planned to paint this past summer, but my broken foot prevented that from happening.  And even though I don't really have the time for it, I am so tired of the blandness of our kitchen that I'm going to figure out a way to get it done.  My goal is something beachy yet serene feeling, like Alicia's house.  

 I made it to the beach this morning (I've been going in the afternoon most of the week)' and I'm so glad I did.  Even though the wind coming off the water took my breath away, the light was gorgeous.  such a great way to start my day.

 

 

 

 

 Happy weekend!