that darn Facebook

I've been bitten by Facebook and have sadly neglected this blog. Ahhh.

Updates - a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

Wedding plans going full steam ahead. Maia found her beautiful gown. She tried on two and was done. What an easy decision, the first fitting is in April.

She also picked the invitations, they are simply elegant. We worked on the wording yesterday, hope that when the proofs arrive they are just wonderful. Again, Maia looked through the book and the second one that she had marked was the one she picked! Noticing a pattern here...

Today, besides waiting for the Jets and Vikings to advance to the Superbowl, I'm waiting for Best Buy to call and say my new laptop is ready!

My new years resolution is to keep up with this blog (didn't I make that resolution a few times already?)

Here is a picture of my lovely nieces, my sister's girls, aren't they adorable?

Knitting

It's been a little while, once again!

Since this started as a knitting blog, here is the sweater I just finished. It was a blast to knit and easy as pie, too. I ran out of the main color yarn, Encore, and thanks to the friendly ladies at Wooly Lamb put together a complimentary plum i-cord edging. The buttons make a nice statement, putting a little fun into the whole thing. The pattern, Garter Play Cardigan, is from Top Down Sweaters, by Doreen L. Marquart. A pattern book that I'll no doubt use again.

An update

My cousin Brenda's wedding last week was awesome! Pictures are up on my Facebook.

Since we were in Boston and WEBS, America's Yarn Store is only an hour or so out of the way, we stopped in. Love Dave for not complaining and for leaving me there for an hour while he went for lunch. I had one pattern with me and found the yarn, but while walking through the warehouse, found some to die for yarn and a pattern and have a new vest on the needles as we speak.

My top down jacket, except for the i-cord binding all around, is finished and I'm out of yarn. Hopefully the Wooly Lamb (their link is wonky, visit the store, not the website) will have something that will blend nicely.

That's all for now, I'm glad to know that I can access this page from school, it will give me something to look forward to doing during lunch!

A quick post

No, I haven't fallen off the end of the earth, just been busy and lazy at the same time.

My cousin and his family visited from California last week, what a treat to meet our newest baby! Grant is 7 months of adorable baby! Pictures to follow.

Next week we are off to Boston for another cousin's wedding. My mom was the oldest and there is a 16 year difference in her siblings ages so I have cousins who are younger than my kids. I have an aunt that is the same age as my husband. Makes for fun introductions.

School is fine, we are in the midst of testing testing testing and more testing. Last week were the state tests, today was PSAT's and tomorrow and Friday are benchmark testing for core subjects. Not bad except the library has been used as a testing site and we are informed of the schedules the day before, makes for some upset teachers and frustrated librarians. :) I've spent most of the time proctoring out of the library and got to meet lots of new kids.

Been sewing and knitting ~ finished some cute purses and have a dress in progress in the sewing department, a sweater down to its last sleeve and socks that are about done in the knitting lanes. Getting antsy to finish so I can start something else! The predicted storms for the weekend assure a good bit will be accomplished.

Until later...

Dolly

AKC - Lot's of Dollars

Dolly

8/1997 ~ 9/2009

Miss you

OOPS, a stumble

All good things... today we were assigned lunch duty which essentially shuts down the library for the kids who were coming in to us instead of going to the cafeteria. I'm torn in two by this, I love seeing the kids in a non-threatening way and joking around but at the same time, we now are limited to only three blocks of time per day to have kids in the library.

Greg, my partner and I have not taken a full lunch or a prep period in the two years I've been there, and now with the duty we cannot fit in our contractual lunch or prep times and keep the library open since we are gone part of the day. Argh. Repeat slowly.. 'we're all about the children' (a previous administrative saying)

Today there was a fight in the library during one of the scheduled classes, while the teacher tried to break it up, I went out in the hall to get security and one of the vice principals was half way down the hall, I called out to him and tried to let him know quietly that there was a fight going on...he hollers back 'did you say a fight? in the library?' a few times. I was looking for the candid camera since the word fight is like a magnet to get the kids running to the event Gotta love it :)
A few books tossed and tables upset but no major damage that I could see. Hopefully the kids involved are not too banged up, another day in paradise!

New addition

Just for fun ~

Jigsaw puzzle of the day can now be found on the bottom of this page.

Enjoy, it changes daily.