Well, I’m trying to get back into the swing of a normal routine this week, but the weather doesn’t seem to be cooperating! Yesterday morning the local schools had a two-hour delay because of icy roads. Tomorrow’s forcast is looking rather bleak (a wonderous mix of snow/sleet/rain/freezing rain) and I have a hunch school will be cancelled. We live in a pretty hilly area — in fact, the school is up over a hill — so anytime the conditions look somewhat bad IĀ just count on school being called off, or at the very least a two-hour delay in the morning.
This morning I need to finish putting away the piles of Christmas gifts. The decorations are all down (oops — except for the wreath on the front door), but the toys are still all in the living room. Poor Noah got a tee-ball type baseball set for the spring and he is just dying to play with it. Considering that there are still a lot of icy spots on the driveway, and the rest of the yard is covered in snow, I think he’d need more safety equipment than just a helmet to help protect against injury! Only seventy-odd days until spring is here. Maybe I’ll get a January thaw. Hey, a girl can dream, can’t she?
Let’s see, what else is new… a week from today is my ultrasound! Everyone is making me crazy asking about it, so there you go š And yes, we are hoping to find out the baby’s gender. I think the grandmothers would go nuts if we made them wait this time. I still have to finish up my Dad’s Christmas present, too. I’m knitting him a wool watchcap, and I knew when I started it I should have just knit it flat instead of in the round. I’m almost to the point where I need to switch to DPNs and I just have a bad feeling about it. Hopefully it will all work out. If not, maybe he can wear it next fall! I also need to mend one of my maternity shirts. Of course it’s my favorite one that I wore all of two times! The hem at the bottom fell out in the wash, so that has to get sewed up. Other than that I have laundry (as usual) and I need to do a quick sweep of the house.
It would be nice to get myself motivated after I finish this entry so this afternoon I can just sit by the wood stove and knit or read. For Christmas, Drew gave me Knit One, Kill TwoĀ and A Deadly Yarn, both by Maggie Sefton. Either would be perfect for a cold winter’s afternoon! Well, I need to switch the clothes from the washer to the dryer so that’s my cue… Enjoy your day!
I’m sorry that I asked so many times about when your big ultrasound appointment is. I think that I’m just about as excited as you are for it to arrive! haha š One week ~ not long at all yet hard to wait. Those knitting-related novels sound like fun. Oh, and thanks for the tip about the gardening book! I’m thinking spring …
I can’t seem to get motivated so far this week either. I need to get the Christmas stuff down, but the house looks so cute š
How exciting that you will know the gender! Are you leaning one way or another? Have names picked out? š
Motivation is not abundant around here, but I’m trying to pace myself vs. getting it all done in one day and being exhausted!
*hugs*
Good luck with the ultrasound.
I absolutely love this graphic you have. Would you mind telling me where you got it?
I hope right now you are sitting by the woodstove and knitting and all is going well on your project.
I have finally cleaned up from Christmas and it is a bit of a relief.
Ruth
Can’t wait to hear what you’re having … if you’ll share. š It’s always so exciting to know.