Ramblings...weather, scarves, hot chocolate, Sunday school, and the upcoming week

We've had a very weird/winterish spring.  March came in like a lion and out like a lamb...and then there has been ridiculously cold April.  April 19th - we saw snow!  It was mostly flurries but add to the flurries a blustery Artic wind.  Brrrr...I'm cold just thinking about it.

We've, also, experienced several (SEV-ER-AL) rainy, gray, overcast, Eyeore-ish days.  [Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh.  Whenever I think of Eyeore, I picture the vintage-looking Eyeore.  Purple-grayish.  Cuddly.  I love Eyeore.  Most of the time, A.A. Milne gave Eyeore a pessimistic attitude...but every once in a while, Eyeore took on a cup-half-full attitude and it always, ALWAYS cracked me up!]

Random?  Yes.  You know you love my randomness.

I have three infinity scarves to work on. 
The 1st is black with white polkadots;
the 2nd is solid black with the other side a black-white-&-pink print
and the 3rd is a mystery to even me, the sewer.  I've not purchased the fabric for the third.  You see, it's a birthday present...and every time I go meandering through the fabric store, I've not found a yard of fabric that screams/hollers/shouts the birthday girl's name.  The other two scarves -- the fabric seemed perfect.  This third scarf...(sigh)...I'm not sure what to do...so I am waiting.  A little bird (i.e. another sewer in the Rockford JoAnn Fabric's store) told me to take a roadtrip to Janesville or Algonquin - as both of those stores have larger selections.  Hmmmm...  I'd be all-over the Algonquin roadtrip, except...I learned this week that my beloved Caribou Coffee on Randall Road closed up shop on the 14th of this month.  Closed.  Gone.  Bye-bye gluten-free dark chocolate hot chocolate. 

Speaking of hot chocolate - yesterday I made some deeeelish hot chocolate using my Penzey's Dutch-Pressed Cocoa, almond milk, sugar in the raw, and gf vanilla.  Now that I think about it - I might make myself another mugful.

Yesterday I realized this week is the last full week of April...  Wow - this month has flown by!  Ridiculous!  I said it like this, "Reeeeeeee-dic-uuuuuuu-lus!" 

Today was my second Sunday in grown-up Sunday school.  Our class is studying Bible prophesy.  If I could go back in time to my 20-year old-self, I would say, "Angie Good, take the Bible Prophesy class!!!"  I didn't.  Instead I took Romans and Life of David and General Epistles.  All excellent Bible courses at P Double C.  This Sunday school class has been sooooo interesting.  For example, never did I know that Israel is only 65 years old.  I guess I always thought the country existed for forever...  It hasn't. 

This upcoming week, I have several FUNNISH events...
1. Monday night - thrifting with Rhonda
2. Tuesday night - my last sewing class (Sniffle.)
3. Wednesday night - Bible study
4. Thursday night - hit the gym...and hope it doesn't hit me back!
5. Friday night - decorate for the ladies banquet...which will also include laughter and fruit skewers.  It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye!
6 Saturday - Spring banquet

Circular knitting needles & running in the rain

"I've said it before and I'll say it again, I hate hearing knitters say they're afraid to try things in knitting.  I know this is a remarkable statement for someone who lives an entire life based on the sport, but hear this:  It's only knitting.  One of the beautiful things about it is that (as long as you don't leave needles lying around), it's not dangerous.  Leap on!  Be afraid of bears, of bungee-jumping, of faulty wiring in old houses, but never, ever be afraid of trying something in knitting.  Wool is reusable, your mistakes are your own, they can all be fixed, and nobody dies or is fired when you make them.  It's only knitting, and it's one of the few times in your life when there are no bad consequences to a mistake."  ~ Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, Knitting Rules!

Sooooooo I did it!!!  I bought circular knitting needles!!!  I know that I have been talking and talking about buying these needles and I finally did it!  It was a rather invigorating evening.  The clerk at Michael's asked me if I found everything I was looking for...I replied, "Yes!  I have feeling these knitting needles are going to change my life!" 

Well, I started on my top secret knitting project tonight.  It's for Christmas and it's for someone who stalks my blog.  Sooo enough said.  :)  I must confess -- these circular needles are going to take some getting used too. 

Today was a BIG day at work... I had to chase down a lady today.  Honestly chasing this elderly lady and her husband was the most excitement I had all day.  Granted - I am not complaining!!!  It was a nice, quiet day.  I think it was the rain and the fact that today was Monday. 

Did the rain today make you cold?  I was freezing cold sitting in my cubicle at work.  Oh how I wished I would've brought my fleece blanket to work with me.  The rhythm of the rain added to the morose-ness (is that a word?) of the day.  Today was a good stay-in-your-jammies-and-watch-Anne-of-Green-Gables-while-consuming-massive-quantities-of-hot-chocolate!!!  (sigh)

But alas, someone had to go play the role of Engineering Secretary...and it might as well have been ME! 

Happy Monday!

Knitting police

"There are a lot of ways to do things.  Think outside the box and be in charge of your knitting.  With wool as my witness, and despite how that lady treated you in the yarn shop that one time, there are no knitting police."  ~ Stephanie Pearl McPhh, Knitting Rules!, page 143