I got Yarn!

Thank you, Yarn Barn Kansas! I placed the order on Friday, they shipped it on Monday and I got it today. The color is Beautiful, even better than on the web.

I know who'll get my business while I'm in Germany. I'm going to start working up the gauge tonight. Gotta go, can't wait to knit!

What the heck is H Pyloric

Tom had an Endoscopy today and he's healthy. Yes he has H pylori (Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes chronic inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach), but it's treatable with antibiotics. The Doctors kept telling Tom it wasn't cancer, not to worry. Easy for them to say. But they were right. He's fine. Most of his problem was stress.
So it looks like we'll be moving to Germany some time in 2009.

Little knitting involved

Photo of Missy in a sweater I knitted years ago.

Now on to the current stuff: No knitting involved
I have to be careful what I write as family and friends read this blog. But darn it, some day’s it just doesn’t seem worth it. And yesterday was one of those days.
You get up in the morning; go to work and some days it’s like beating your head against the wall. All for nothing! I hate to complain, but I’m so very good at complaining! Recently at work it seems that I spend weeks writing up pages and pages of system requirements (too technical for you?), do all the documentations, make screenshots, not to mention all the meetings to discuss the requirement. After all the work is done the submitter decides to withdraw it. UGH. What a waste of time!
Then there’s the “non-work” part of my life. We are still planning of moving to Germany, but there are so many set backs. Tom’s got some heath issues that need to be addressed first (nothing major). Then there’s the house, cars, camper and that darn BIRD. It’s like I take one step forward and two steps back. Moving at any time is stressful, but this move seems to be moving backward.
We spent last weekend empting the attic and throwing away stuff, but it doesn’t look like we’ve done anything. Tom did get the back of the house painted and he’s working of the front. The house is three sides’ brick, so mostly it’s just painting the trim around the windows. But still it’s a lot of work and I’m not a very good painter’s helper.
We spent days’ clearing out junk from the study, only to fill it back up. How is it that you throw away stuff only to have it reappearing within hours? Does this seem wrong to anyone else? I’ve just about given up on accomplishing anything.
Ok, a little knitting info: Last week end I placed an order with Yarn Barn Kansas. When I checked the status of the order yesterday it said “On permanent hold”. Crap, is there something wrong with my credit card? Yep, panic set in quickly. I called them yesterday morning, and talk about a friendly voice on the phone. The girl who answered was able to explain that “permanent hold” actually meant that they didn’t have enough of one dye lot needed to fill my order in the color I requested. She asked if I’d like to change the color and she walked me through their web site to select a different color yarn. Talk about customer service! I was impressed. And it made things a little brighter in my corner of the world. I’ll let you know as soon as I get the yarn and if their customer service lives up to the first impression.

Knitting continues

Wednesday knitting group met again this week. As usual we have some members that show up every week, and other's that can't make it each time we meet. They are all such a different lot.

In the past when teaching knitting, I've set out a schedule to ensure that the new knitters learn different techniques with each project. This group seems to want to walk before they can crawl. That's not a bad thing, but I sometimes feel I'm loosing control. They want to work on big and/or difficult projects before they learn the basics. I'm trying to keep up with the every changing needs of the group.

Marva is still the prize student. She's been knitting for almost 2 years and what a Gem she's become. I think she's already knows all I can teach her. Of course she's been with me the longest.

Deb is quickly becoming a designer. The baby blankets she's knitted are beautiful, and they are her own pattern.

The new girls have really kept me on my toes. I think I'm learning as much from them as they are learning from me. Every week is different and they make me smile with their enthusiasm.

Once again I'm photoless. My fault, I forgot the camera. Sorry. kd

I know I'm MIA

Yes, I know I've been missing in action lately. It's just been so "nutty" here. We are still on track to move to Germany. Looks like it will happen the end of January/first week of Feb. We haven't put the house on the market yet, as we are still trying to get it ready. Tom's got some medical appointments to finish. Then of course, I have to renew my passport and I can't do that without government orders. Time is just ticking away.....

But on the good side, I'm still teaching knitting. Our Wednesday group is still meeting. Funny, some of the "girls" are trying to jump ahead so quickly. I keep saying, you got to learn to knit and purl before you can do lace.

Just goes to show they are already loving knitting.