Ramblings of A Mutant Penguin

The Mutant Penguin Herself Speaks - Personally

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Thursday Thoughts

I am watering the lawn out front and back as I type this blog entry. The promised rain has not come. And this weekend is jam packed with things I'm doing so I'm watering now. I am also doing laundry. I need to bring work home tomorrow because a client is coming in Monday and I want to have everything in order when she meets with the attorney. So I will work on some things tomorrow afternoon, Sunday night and if I must, I will go in early Monday. I am going to Reno Saturday on a bus trip with some friends from work and I am sure it will be like last year - a real blast! Sunday is KC and I missed the last one and if we don't want Devvy to give up our time slot and chairs, we have to go this time. Well geez, I had said I couldn't go because I was going to be with the little man in my life. Not my fault others didn't go. Anyway, I am going this week. Tomorrow afternoon before I dig into the casework I have to drop by my other LYS (this one truly is closer - 2 streets over!) and see if she was able to get the thread for me for a project I'm working on. And I have decided to make another fedora with a shorter main body to the hat (and smaller stripe) so I need to pick up some grey Cascade and I'll get a small ball of darker grey wool if I can. I'd hate to have to buy a full 220 skein of dark grey for only a small amount but the bright side is that would make a nice bowl for a guy, I suppose.

Why am I talking about crafting when this is my Ramblings blog? Well, it seems I spend a lot of time doing that kind of stuff lately. I am looking forward to seeing the little guy for Easter and spending some time with his parents. If Sean has drill that weekend I am sure Ally will work Sunday so it'll be me, Matt, Joey (hopefully), two dogs, two cats and one lizard. Well, maybe 3 cats if that supposed-to-be-short-term other cat is there. I hope he's in Ally's room because he has a bad skin condition that a lot of people who get around him are allergic to and I'm pretty sure that includes me. We'll see.

I am not looking forward to a hot summer and I think this will be worse than last year. I will be spending a lot of time inside my house with the blinds tightly closed, little clothing, under and in front of fans. There will be little, if any, knitting. Maybe I can manage to do a bit of thread crochet. But my crafting will be restricted to my work environment or such. In the summer, no matter where I am, I am always lethargic. Well, unless you take me shopping. :)

I am thinking tonight of not just the busyness of this weekend but what I would like to do next weekend. I have a hair appointment but other than that, I am a free penguin. Yeah, well, that usually manages to change somewhere around Thursday night or Friday morning. And that is always a pleasant surprise. A movie with Amy. Lunch with Jo. I am usually up for anything and glad to go. I manage my time pretty well. But here's the secret... if someone calls me or emails me and says, "Want to do (whatever) (whenever)?" I never say no unless I am feeling sick or truly have another obligation. I love spending time with my friends. They are my family here. They keep me grounded and sane (ok, as sane as I can be) and happy. I am really lucky to have such an abundance of friends and love and blessings in my life.

That's what I'm thinking about this Thursday.

Monday, March 19, 2007

My Brother's Grandson



OK, I am always posting pictures of Matt. I can't help it. But I want to share this picture that my brother Den sent me last night. They took Andrew Jacob to have some pictures done a few weeks ago, right before he started smiling (of course). Anyway, here he is!