COLD!!

After a nice warm Sunday and Monday (55F) Iowa went in the deep freeze yesterday. It dropped 50 degrees in 24 hours. This morning I was so cold walking into work I couldn't feel my legs, feet or hands, and they were all covered up pretty well. It is just too cold for humans. All I want to do is stay home in some flannel jammies, put a Charmed disc in the DVD player and knit lots of wooly stuff.

Well that picture didn't work like I wanted it to. Suffice it to say, it's friggin cold.

Frustration

Just when I thought it couldn't get any more annoying, I decided to sprain my ankle yesterday. It's not bad. Just annoying, but also means I need to not even try to run on it for a few days at least. The weight is not going anywhere but over the edge of my jeans.

I do have a pair of socks almost done. I will finish the toe tonight. Then I can cast on for a new felted bag!

It Lies

The scale that is. How is it possible that I can be so good with my food and even better with the exercise and that damned thing isn't looking any better. My clothes are slightly better, but not a lot. WTF am I doing wrong? I know how to lose weight. I am better at gaining it. I should try not to gain it, because losing it just sucks. Another weigh in tomorrow. We will see. Grrr.

You guessed it!

It is a new year and thus I must put a new ding in my car. Fothermucker!

I have one finished sock. Love it. I have started the second sock.

My flair for writing papers is stalled, and thus I have this blog to distract me.

Can not eating enough make you gain weight? Ask me how!

My Baby is 12!

My ornery and wonderful son turned 12 on Saturday. We were at an SCA event but we had birthday cake with about 100 other folks. It was fun. He'll get a little party with some of his kid buddies sometime later this month. I am not sure if he has yet outgrown birthday parties. Probably not. Every time I think he is a big "man" he shows me he has a streak of pure little kid. This is not always a bad thing, it's just a reminder to me and his dad that he's still our baby boy. I am sure once the hormones get a hold of him all will be lost.

I am getting into my first class for my Masters of Public Health program. It's online, which is a weird format for me, but I think I might like it. It's like having homework that's online chatting. That can't be all bad. My first paper is due next week. It's been 17 or so years since I wrote a paper. Yikes!!

Tiny picture

What happened there?

Hello. . .is this thing on?

Blog failure. No, Mel failure. Failure to post.

Soooo busy!! Not enough knitting.

School (Masters of Public Health) starts this week, but really it started last week with "introductions" on the online Blackboard and reading. I think I am glad that I am only taking one class at a time right now. This is going to be a lot of work.

My good friend Talbot was knighted last weekend. I had the fun of making some food (with help) for the celebration.