Jury Duty

I had Jury Duty today and it was quite silly. We we're welcomed by a sitting Judge who thanked us for our service and told us how rewarding serving on a Jury could be. There was some "jury" joke about meeting your future spouse at Jury Duty, but we were warned not to tell our current spouses so as not to upset them. And then we were allowed to watch an uplifting video about the personal and self-esteem rewards of jury duty. Lame. All in all it was a wasted four hours, but I'm free from it for at least a year. Yay me.

On a fiber related note, my shrug is 100% knit and 75% sewn up. I just have to add the large lace border. (It's the 'Hug-Me-Tight' from Knit2Together, knit in Filatura di Crosa Adina Mix.)

I'll post pictures as soon as the camera is located again. It wandered off.

Slogging thorugh

Nine days until the end of the semester from hell. NINE DAYS, people!!!! I'm not sure I'll survive. I don't know what possessed me to take five classes this semester (yes, I do--I just don't want to admit to my faulty logic in a public forum) so instead I will say, knitting has been done, yarn has been procured, RSC 2.0 has arrived and the No Sheep Yarn Swap has been entered. And that's all you get until finals and papers are out of my hair.

found!

the camera has been located! pictures and knitting news to follow!

lost:

one digital camera.

this would not be a strange occurence aside from the fact it was the first digital to join our family and the other two are currently touring the national parks of utah.

i think zeke borrowed it and has left it in a sink somewhere.

School...

Is going well. I got A's on three midterms and a B on the one I didn't study for, so I'm happy. And my week of death is nearly over. I have work and class still today, but only work and one late class tomorrow. My week sucks from Monday through Wednesday, and then it's easy as pie.

And I have an action packed weekend. Ice-skating, Irish Pubbing and Family Time. Should be a good weekend.

Now, if I can only get my camera to work...

Babies...

Time to show the babies!

This is Number One Son: Tobasco, "Toast" to his friends. He'll be 5 years in October and is the true definition of a mama's boy. He loves his snuggles and will run away anytime Zeke approaches him, crying like a little girl. His daddy calls him Lead Cat. He lands like a ton on bricks, usually on Daddy's stomach.

This is my little girl. Her name is Teriyaki. She is the most cat-like of the three. She'll accept attention when SHE wants it, not when you want to give it. She loves to tease us by lying on the floor, exposing her snow white, furry belly and when you approach to stroke it... run away!!

And then we have Tzatziki a.k.a Zeke or Poo because he can be a little shit. He's the most playful. Sometimes we suspect he may be a dog in disguise. He loves to "help." The best place in the world to take a nap is his mama's lap--when she's knitting.


Notice anything interesting about their names?

It Came!

My RSC 1.0 has arrived and it is beautiful. The colorway is "Monsoon" and an amazing blend of lime green, grey, and medium brown. Almost toffee brown, but not as warm. I also got a nifty binder, pattern, a keychain of "Emergency Sock Yarn" in the same colorway and a coupon for 10% off! I'm so ordering more of the STR yarn. It's superwash merino. It's surprisingly soft.

I can't wait to start my socks, but I need to go to the yarn store and get new needles. I don't have Size 0 DPN's.

On an unrelated note, the babies have a new toy:

That's Zeke on the top of the pagoda.


Homework time...