hard to post when one hand is busy molesting new yarn

i love the green
Originally uploaded by threadandscissors.

i have been working really hard on blankets for new upcoming humans. ever since becky found out she was having a boy, i set to work on his blanket. then i bought the "teach yourself visually to crochet" book and am so anxious to start another one! i can't stand that i don't have another pair of arms. anyway, as you have probably noticed i have not been on the internet nearly as much as i want to be. crocheting takes up a lot of time.

Sickness breeds productivity (sometimes)...

crochet wip
Originally uploaded by threadandscissors.

Well, sorry for the absence this week, but I have had a head cold from hell, and have barely managed the simple act of getting to work this week. School was sacrificed this week, and I missed out on a memorial walk for my friend's father, who passed a year ago unexpectedly. It wasn't until Saturday afternoon (with a little help from my mom) that I finally begun feeling better. Health is a beautiful thing. Something that I take for granted far too often.
In my illness haze, I started on a baby blanket for Becky's baby, which they found out on Friday is going to be a boy! Every stitch I think about how special this little boy is going to be, and how lucky we will all be to watch him grow up. What a wild ride this whole life thing is!

Portland adventure

Dan and I stayed at the Grand Lodge this weekend. We drank too much, soaked in the pool too long, ate too much, and had way too much fun. We shopped a bit, visited with some girlie friends, and missed others immensely!
I also found the dress I am going to get married in! I would post it, but that would ruin the suspense now wouldn't it?
We also found the mecca land: Woodburn Company Stores. Both of us had always dismissed it as fairly generic, until we learned of the Cole Haan Outlet store. Here is a picture of our Cole Haan collection:
Mine are the orange and silver ones, the other four are his. Me? Jealous? Nah...


really. not at all.

tooling around flickr

sierra feeding me
Originally uploaded by succulent kiwi.

Allison and I.

Mental Blankness

I have been experiencing a period of mental blankness. I have a blank slate in my head ready to be filled with creative ideas, and not a one to be found. My brain seems to have set up a sealed wall inpenetrable to craftiness. And so I have spent my time doing something I should have done at the beginning of this term: study. Procrastination, especially when related to school, is one of my most treasured and most frequently utilized personality flaws. This term, if awards were given, I would win in every category. I have successfully secured subpar grades for myself in both of my classes. It may be possible to earn a B in one, but the other is looking like my 17 year old grade level, and needless to say, its an embarrassing blow to my ego. And I have only myself to thank! That is the worst part...
In my Psychology class I blew my first test so badly that me teacher offered to make a worksheet that would potentially bring me up to a 75. However, on the next test I surprised her so extremely she had to write, "Congratulations" on my test when she gave it back to me. 26.5/28.
In Human Anatomy and Physiology, I have simply not put in any time outside of class for studying or review. I did not expect anything different than the scores I received, however it is still painful to see them in red ink. I am hoping that I can even out my scores in A&P with the final two exams, though it will be a tough run, and will likely have to be retaken next year. We will see.
Dan is going out golfing today with some friends, and I am having lunch with Mom at Cornucopia. Then I will plan on settling in for some good studying, laundry, and sweeping. Not even an attempt at craft this weekend as I have now accepted my creative block as being a temporary condition which may prove advantageous to my scholastic situation.