Just step away from the yarn.

I did! I walked away! I had the pretties in my shopping cart, and I put them back and left. Aren't you proud?

So yeah, go buy the vesper so I don't. I don't know how long I can hold off.....

So, 2 weeks ago we bought a car. A Chrysler Pacifica to be exact. It's such a mom car. I almost feel like a grownup!

Also, Braxton Hicks = total suck. I'm beginning to worry about this whole... how the baby is going to come into the world part of pregnancy. I may have to start telling everyone I see in scrubs that I want drugs. Lots of drugs! :)

Civic duty? Check!

So I actually got picked to be on a jury yesterday. In a criminal case. I was totally freaked out, but it was really interesting and I'd totally do it again. I am still on call for the rest of my two weeks, so I have to call in every night after five to see if I have to show up.

Monday there was a little drama, at the metal detector. I had the choice to ditch my metal circular needles, or walk back to my car in below zero weather and leave them there. Yeah, guess what I did? I handed over my needles. They were only susan bates, so.. Whatever. I brought only bamboo needles today. They let them pass. So, you can get on a plane with metal needles, but not in a courthouse. Just in case you needed to know. Thankfully I did have back up knitting yesterday. And I only got to knit for a few hours. Poo. Today I got to knit during breaks. So it's all good.

Too Cold!

It's too cold to do much today. I did go to the grocery store, and almost froze to death on the way home. We made our Green Chicken Chili for supper, and I've just been sitting around updating my Raverly page.

I finished the first of my husbands' socks. This was taken yesterday afternoon.
I finished it last night while watching the food network.

Also finished (well, except for the weaving parts) are my Vesper Socks.
Have I said that I love them yet? Because I do. I love them. They are the first ever socks that I have knit (and finished) for myself. Considering my stash is like 98% sock yarn, I better knit myself some more. :)

So for the next 2 weeks I'm on jury duty. I have to go in Monday morning. Can I tell you I'm freaking excited? It'll suck to make only 20 bucks a day, but I can knit while waiting. KNIT!!! I'm so happy you have no idea. I'm going to bring my mommy snug and probably the 2nd sock for my hubby. So. Excited.

Yes!

Check it. I totally got the fabric for my nursery today. (image stolen from craftyplanet.com)
This is going to be the main selection. When I get in it, I'll take it to the fabric stores and find some others that go with it. I'm planning a quilt, some curtains and a crib ruffle. So cute!

On a not so exciting note, our heat is screwed up. Again. A few weeks ago it went out, and hubby and his uncle fixed it, buy getting a new thermostat. Well, it's not working again. Poop. Hubby is going back to home depot, and uncle is coming back to poke around again. The heat will kick on, run a sec or two, then kick off. The temp is sitting at 63 degrees. Me and the dogs are under a blanket in front of the fire place. Thank god for that.

Musing on knitting monogamy

You know, it's really funny how much knitting you get done when you focus on one thing. I've been dragging around the sock for almost a week. I've turned the heel, and I'm working on the gusset. Yeah! And, this is with a size 12 sock. Of course, now that I've been good for a week, I had to pick up something else to work on. I've got a BSJ sitting around that I started, and now I want to get this done for charity.

But still, focusing on one thing really gets you progress. Go figure!

Anyway, I don't think that BSJ is going as fast as it should. Probably because I have to stop and count every 2 seconds, to make sure I haven't screwed up again. It's not that it's hard, it's not. I just can't seem to ever get the decrease in the right place.

Anyway. That's about all I've got for tonight. I haven't looked outside lately. Are we snowed in yet? Please? I want to stay in bed. All day. That would be grrrreat.

Okay, why does my check spelling button not work? why???

I guess I lied.

No pictures of the vesper socks. I haven't woven in the ends yet. But, I shall post the socks I started tuesday night, after I had finished my vesper socks. They are socks for my husband. He picked out the yarn on our vacation. It's jitterbug, in the Sea Breeze colorway.

The yarn isn't quite as yellow as it appears. My colors are off due to night photography. But whatever. You gt the idea.

We got the insurance check in the mail last week for my car. (Finally!) And so now begins the fun of car shopping. I think currently I'm leaning towards getting a Ford Escape. Haven't test driven one yet, so I don't know if my hubby will fit in one, but they're cute and get pretty good gas mileage, and I think we should be able to fit 2 dogs and a baby in one. It doesn't seem like such a scary step up into a larger car than say, getting a mini van. :)

My brain is full of random thoughts.

And so, dear readers, I shall fill you with random thoughts.

I finished my Vesper socks. I shall take pictures tomorrow when the sun is out and I find my camera. I think my husband still has it after vacation.

Vacation was fun. It was the best ever. We ate lots of food, I met his friends (they like me!) and I got pretty yarn and jewelery. Which, I shall take pictures of, when I find my camera. (see above)

Have you ever heard of the movie Fido? Oh. My. God. I do love me a good zombie movie. But a good Zombie movie, set in circa 1950's? Hi-larious! Seriously. Due yourself a favor. Add this to your netflicks cache.