It’s been quite awhile since I posted to this blog. Things in my life are always changing, and I’ve decided to try a different approach to the blog world. I will still be writing, posting about my knitting, and talking about my life, but I’ve moved things over to http://mehlhouselife.wordpress.com
Happy knitting and I’ll see you around!
For Today, February 23, 2009…
Outside my window… sunshine and the last remnants of snow
I am thinking… it’s hard to be home sick when you can’t knit or read without feeling dizzy
From the learning rooms… hoping that I haven’t missed too much in Latin 2
I am thankful for… our modern conveniences!
From the kitchen… Dr. Pepper is quiet the remedy
I am wearing… comfy clothes =]
I am reading… War and Peace is getting interesting now that I can keep the characters straight
I am hoping… to feel better by tonight
I am creating… a vest that is quite the learning experience
I am hearing… BBC America’s Bargain Hunters show
Around the house… bedroom is a complete disaster >_<
One of my favorite things… is learning new things just for the sake of knowing
A few plans for the rest of the week… I have to get some letters mailed, including some scholarship info and early registration plans.
Here is a picture thought I am sharing:
If you want to join in the Simple Woman’s Daybook, take a look at Peggy Hostetler’s blog here: http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/
FOR TODAY January 26, 2009
Outside my window…
It’s still extremely cold. It didn’t snow today, and it should be warmer tomorrow ^_^
I am thinking…
that I am very worried about my clarinet audition music…
I am thankful for…
the great friends that I have.
From the learning rooms…
I finished my Latin homework, but the Physics will have to wait for another day.
From the kitchen…
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream!!
I am wearing…
The new giant black boy hoodie from Target. It is fuzzy and I loves it.
I am creating…
The Triangular Lopi Shawl. I’m almost done… Miles of garter stitch…
I am going…
to bed, after a bit.
I am reading…
I am three chapters into War and Peace. So far, I wish I knew more about Russian history and how to speak French, but it’s rather intesting.
I am hoping…
that my blogging mojo will come back >_<
I am hearing…
Ann’s music wafting up from the basement and Joe telling me a story over skype.
Around the house…
my room suddenly got really messy again, even though it was clean last night! Frustration…
One of my favorite things…
I love the new music we are playing in Band. Second Suite in F for Military Band (Op. 28, No. 2) – look it up
A few plans for the rest of the week:
Cello tomorrow, Pep Band Friday, work Saturday, and lots of things in between.
Here is picture thought I am sharing…
If you want to join in the Simple Woman’s Daybook, take a look at Peggy Hostetler’s blog here: http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/
I just thought I’d let you know that I am, indeed, still breathing. And knittng, crocheting, sewing, and reading. It’s been quite the start to a new year, and it has thus distracted me from blogging however.
I will definitely fix that asap.
Happy knitting!
“I am proud to be a Librarian!”
(The Mummy, 1999, Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz)
While I’m not an official Librarian, I do work at a library and I would like to go to school to be a librarian. I love books! Currently, I am a Page – I get a cart of books, sort it, and put all the books back on the shelves.
Some times I don’t really want to go in to work, but I do really like my job. It’s air conditioned, it’s kind of fun, and… most of my co-workers knit! It’s really cool to share knitting projects with them. Last week, I got the best surprise when I came in. B gave me three shopping bags full of yarn!!
(Sorry for the terrible photos)
I have some things planned already.. I’m going to use the red Reynolds Chesapeake to make B a Noble Cowl. (Ravelry Link) I want to make a felted bag from the Tipperary Tweed, and a baby blanket from the cotton. So many ideas!
And besides all of that, I have been working on some small projects. Alucard’s birthday was a few days ago, and I had been persevering at a pair of fingerless gloves for him. But he has big hands. I tried using the Knucks pattern from Knitty, but it wasn’t even close. After two gloves that didn’t fit, he said that he really wanted a hat anyways. >_<
I like making hats, and I cast one on yesterday. I’m going to embroider the Nintendo logo on it – my first endeavor at any big embroidery! I’m excited ^_^
I’ve also been working on a scarf using the three leftover skeins from Magdelena’s shrug. It’s the Not Quite Straight Scarf by Nicole Hindes. I really love this pattern! I wanted something just easy enough to keep me interested.
I also went on an adventure to an alpaca farm near here! The couple who own it were really nice and we will definitely go back again. It’s going to be made into the fingerless gloves for my art teacher.
Enough talktalktalk! I’m going to go knit, and hopefully you weren’t bored to death by this post!
Today is my last day of school for the week.
Then I can relax (and forget about my Physics test >_<).
And I have a big post on the way.
I finally found time to post!
Things have been pretty crazy around here with the start of school. It takes me forever to get back into the swing of things.. I’m kind of a perfectionist but I also hate actually doing the homework, which leads to a lot of procrastination. For instance, yesterday I got to school and realized that I had completely forgotten about my Latin 2 assignment and that I had to lead the newspaper discussion, but I did have the donuts that I promised my first hour class. (Priorities might need a little check there!..)
I am enjoying it though. I was elected as the Newspaper Editor in Chief, and I’m having a great time doing that. Our first issue comes out on September 30 and I can’t wait! (It’s a monthly paper.)
My duties as NHS (National Honor Society) Secretary began as well. We got our first “assignment” for the year: to color 50-ish sheets of cards with two cards per sheets. Color, as in with crayons, markers, or pencils. In one week. I’m sad to say it, but coloring and I do not get along well.. at all.. it was a very long night…. (To give you an idea, it took Alucard and I two hours to do all of the cards in crayon.)
In other news, I have been knitting like crazy on a birthday present for Magdelena 
The Evening Shrug from Purlbee was something I’d found awhile ago, and she unknowingly helped me pick out the yarn. I’m using Ella Rae Classic in a lavender shade and I’m halfway done. That took me eight days and her birthday is on the 25th of September. Halfway to go! Wish me luck! (No pictures of this project yet though..)
I also received this in the mail last week:
I bought the yarn to make the Urban Aran Cardigan! It’s Elann Peruvian Highland Chunky and I absolutely love it. It’s very squishy and the color is perfect. (Although, it didn’t photograph well.) The colorway is Mocha Heather. I haven’t CO for it yet, I’m waiting until I have the birthday present done.
This pictures is a little closer to the true color.
I have more to tell, but I’m saving it for later! Happy knitting ^_^
That was the phrase that I heard continually yesterday, when I was at the Renaissance Festival! I absolutely love Ren Fest. I’ve been twice this year – once with friends, once with friends and the family. For those of you who haven’t been, it’s a festival set up to look like Renaissance England. There are a ton of shops selling jewelery, pottery, glass creations, period garb, swords, you name it. The food is delicious – they have humongous turkey drumsticks! There is jousting a few times a day, all sorts of demonstrations, games, and shows to see. (Anybody heard of Puke and Snot?)
Eventually, I would like to get my own outfit (garb) to wear there, but currently it’s a little out of my budget range. And if my sewing skills get a lot better, I’m thinking I could try to make parts of it, rather than buy it.
Alucard knows me too well, and buys me the things that I say I love, but won’t buy myself.
^_^ I love the dragon!
It is so much fun, and if there is one near you, I strongly suggest that you go!
That’s all wonderful and nice, but some of you are still wondering where my promised knitting content is. Well, I’m still waiting for it too.. hopefully soon, I will have much to show you – and I’m saving posting about the Shifting Sands Armwarmers until that post. Persevere! It shouldn’t be much longer!
And one more Ren Fest picture to top it off:
but not much to post on. (I finished my Shifting Sands Armwarmers and they are toasty =] ) I’ll get something together after I’ve got the first few days of school taken care of.
Until then!
