Dad's scarf is coming along. Perhaps a foot or so into it, and I know that aint much, BUT...I had to take a break from the 8 row boring repeat, to start this.
I've had this pattern bookmarked forever and finally decided to cast it on for a lil one that will be visiting us this weekend (pssst...Krissy, Roger and Owen arrive tomorrow!!!!) If you havent guessed, I'm just a tad excited! Its been FOUR years since we've seen each other. In those four years, she and Roger have been blessed with Owen and we've added two more kidlets to our tribe. I think back 10 years and my how our lives have changed!
Anyway, back to the dino hat....I probably could have finished it in one evening, but I followed the pattern and didn't like the binding off and seaming the top. So I pulled out my Little Turtle Knits pilot cap pattern and improvised the top shaping. Alas...I frogged all the way back to the neck, started over without having to bind off and seam ANYthing. I even improvised along the front and finished the moss stitch border much in the same way Theresa wrote the LTK pilot cap pattern's applied i-cord. I'm so stinking proud of myself!
Anyway, I'd show you, but I'll wait until Owen tries it on and I can snap a picture of HIM wearing it So stay tuned tomorrow or Sunday.

As for the "real life" stuff going on here. Yeah, it all still sucks. I've had a headache for a week now. I'm not sure if I should just cast it off as stress related or if I should actually see a doctor. There is something about three days of mega dosing ibuprofen with no pain relief that sort of scares the piss out of you. I still hate SUNY-Cortland, and come to think of it I actually hate Cortland as a whole. The past year has SUCKED (so badly that to really emphasize it I would make that word bright red and blinking if I could!)
I miss my old home
I miss my old neighborhood
I miss my old neighbors.
I know Cassidy misses her friends and her old school.
I miss 29cent per pound bananas.
I miss my plethura of yarn stores
I miss Triple M and The Mic
I miss Spotted Cow
Hell, I miss fresh cheese curds!

Of course, if we never made the move to NY, I'd be sitting in my living room on the north side of Madison, right now, whining about how much I miss my family.
True, its all a trade off. But knowing what I know now. Knowing how truly un-ethical, and un professional SUNY Cortland turned out to be, I'd go back to missing my family every second of every day. Because we would have a home. The kids wouldnt be upset about the upheaval. Richard, as I said in a post weeks ago, would still be working with all the incredible people at the DNR. I wouldnt be losing sleep over not having any medical insurance come February. And I wouldnt be restless with hate for everyone who had anything to do with our experience in this shit hole town.

So with that said,
In 2005 we even had a flood (yep you read that right!) and disease (Richard's diabetes diagnosis, and Connor's constant illnesses), all we would have needed was a swarm of locusts!
Heres hoping 2006 will be a better year. I'm not sure my sanity could handle any more than we've already dealt with.
If you couldn't tell already, I'm in a foul mood and counting down the minutes til Krissy gets here. I know I'll feel better when I see her.

Around a year ago on this day..

• Happy New Year's EVE (with music) Part 3 of "several" - 2007
• Happy New Year's EVE (with music) Part 2 of "several" - 2007
• Happy New Year's EVE (with music) Part 1 of "several" - 2007
• Whew, we're up again! - 2006