Hmph

Dec. 8th, 2025 03:34 pm
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Me: There's no reason I shouldn't like this car. I'm going to try to have a more positive attitude.

Car: Beeps while I'm going straight through an intersection. Again.

Me: I hate this car.

Tomorrow

Dec. 7th, 2025 08:17 pm
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We have more testing at work. Essay writing. Then we write our unit essay. Then one more week until break...

Today I...

Dec. 6th, 2025 07:06 pm
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Got Jane Austen Evening tickets.

Went shopping for my school's Angel Tree--a 14 year old girl who likes Spiderman, crafts, and whose favorite color is green. A green hoodie, Spiderman stress vall, and Spiderman Uno are on the way. Today I bought her a Woobles crochet dinosaur, tie dye pillow kit, make your own stickers book, markers, mechanical pencils and a little sketchbook, a Spiderman backpack clip, three candy canes filled with Skittles, m&ms, and peanut butter cups, and a Target gift card. I really hope she likes it! I had fun picking everything out.

And I'm making my new favorite soup for dinner. Potato cheddar with jalapenos. I use olive oil instead of butter, milk instead of cream, and more broth because I like a lighter cream soup, but it's delicious! Gift link below.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021839-potato-cheddar-soup-with-quick-pickled-jalapenos?unlocked_article_code=1.608.RGaF.jCeQcTgxXPa8&smid=share-url

Tomorrow...

Dec. 5th, 2025 09:22 pm
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Jane Austen Evening tickets go on sale at ten tomorrow. I'm ready...

*yawn*

Dec. 4th, 2025 09:18 pm
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Testing is exhausting, but it's over. Until Monday when we take another test. I was able to knit during testing today, which was nice. The kids need less technical support than they used to.

And it's gotten chilly in the mornings this week, so I remembered the one feature I wanted in a new car--a heated steering wheel. I wish I had remembered that in April, but that was air conditioning weather. Well, it's still air conditioning weather in the afternoon, but it's been in the 40s in the morning. Not cold enough for the heat, but the wheel is like ice. The only thing I really use the heat for is to aim it at the wheel. I figured out how to turn the heat on today, but couldn't get the stupid skinny vertical vent to aim at the wheel. I thought it was a bad shape for air conditioning, but it's horrible for heat. So I just turned it off and lost all feeling in my hands. I'd rather do that than be hot.

I almost got rear ended on the way home. I forgot it was a school zone after stopping at a light, took my foot off the gas at 20, the Jeep behind me still wanted to go 45, got huge in the mirror, and came to a loud, screeching stop. I suspect its automatic braking kicked in. Yikes.

I want a heated steering wheel, but getting rear ended isn't how I want to do it!

I was about to knit...

Dec. 3rd, 2025 08:14 pm
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But Poppy just came and sat on my lap. I don't even see him much, so I think I'll take advantage of this!

Again!

Dec. 2nd, 2025 07:36 pm
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I knit a row at work today! After doing lesson plans...

My car yelled at me for leaving the lane in the same intersection it's been yelling at me in. It's annoying me more than it should. I did satellite view on Google maps and if it's current, the crosswalk is messed up. I promise, I'm not leaving the lane! Stop yelling!

Whew

Dec. 1st, 2025 09:00 pm
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I mathed right and the first row of lacy things lined up. And I've knit three days in a row!

Sleeves

Nov. 30th, 2025 09:11 pm
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The sleeves are on, and I think I figured out how many stitches I need before starting the pattern. Counting is hard.
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More!

Nov. 29th, 2025 05:59 pm
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I knit 6 rows last night. I'm almost at 9 inches, which is where you cast on the sleeves.

You're supposed to do it after row 13, but I'll probably do it after row 5. Those are the rows that start the stockinette between the lacy pattern. After that, I need to figure out how many leading stitches I need to start the pattern to make it line up. The pattern tells you, but I'm making a different size and gauge. And probably row number. It's not a big thing, although since it involves math, my brain is uncooperative. I'll wait until the stitches are cast on, then it should be straightforward. I'll put stitch markers and count backwards. Maybe I'll get there tonight...

Knitting...

Nov. 28th, 2025 08:40 pm
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I knit 5 rows yesterday. I just picked up my knitting tonight...

Jane Austen Evening

Nov. 27th, 2025 04:52 pm
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Tickets go on sale next week. Two years ago I had a cold. Last year the fires. This year is going to happen!

I've been thinking about my dress. I think I'm going to make the one I was going to make last year. All I got done for it was buying fabric and finding out my pattern was missing. I'd still rather use that pattern, but I realized that the diamond back pattern will work just fine too.

I should probably think of a new day dress too. I bought fabric for a new basic white dress last year.


I've started thinking. That's a good thing. There's two months, which is plenty of time, even if I don't get started right away. Which I'm not...

Day 1

Nov. 26th, 2025 09:02 pm
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Day 1 of break was relaxing. Yay!

Whew

Nov. 25th, 2025 07:13 pm
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Five day weekend. No plans. Nothing that I have to do.

Ok, I just knocked on wood!

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