Thank goodness I never delete anything

I wrote down on my calendar that the Bible study I sit for on Wednesdays (which has been pretty chaotic with two "snow" days so far this go 'round) was off on March 12th for spring break. I was informed of this in the confirmation e-mail I received about the job just before the term started. Well, for some reason I decided to go back and check the original e-mail this evening, and thank goodness I did--because it is actually next week they are not meeting. If I hadn't checked, I would've just not shown up tomorrow morning, when they would have been expecting me. WHOOPS.

This week and next are very busy babysitting times, for the very fact that the local colleges are on spring break during this time. Because the placement service I work with also places many students, this leaves a lot of jobs to be filled when those students go away for a week or two. I think I will probably end up working around 30 hours this week and quite a few next, as well.

Anyway, the tooth pillows were a big hit, I still haven't finished the latest sweater I'm working on (hopefully tomorrow), NFG is coming to kick it over here for Game Night tomorrow night, I really need to run the dishwasher and stop at Kroger to buy sweet potatoes for Sunday. And the cats are fighting for some reason unbeknownst to me. All in all, that about sums up the current state of affairs over here at the Casa this evening.

Guess I'd better turn in, seeing as I have to be up in the morning after all!

More stuff I made

Karen and I watched the last six episodes of "Freaks and Geeks" tonight. It was awesome. But now, it is late, and I need to sleep. So here are the things I finished making today . . .

"Undah duh seee" sweater (size 2):


Custom-made tooth pillows for my Tuesday kids, Emme and Rees:


Okay, really REALLY need to go to sleep now. Happy whatever day it is by now!

Blahg

I'm going to be honest--I don't really feel like writing a blog entry tonight. My stomach feels kind of funky, I'm tired and I really just want to knit a little bit more, then go to bed. However, I made a promise, so here I am to fulfill my obligation. (Although since Sundays aren't technically part of Lent, some people take them as a reprieve from their Lenten disciplines. I'm not really down with that, so here I am.)

Good day today. Good church, including the baptisms of the adorable Will and Drew, followed by lunch with Adrienne, Krista and Nicole. Started the tooth pillows that I am making for Emme and Rees, the kids I watch on Tuesdays. Got some more work done on the current sweater I'm making (this one has fishy buttons), then headed over to 12 South for the evening service at Mercyhill. It was great! I love the way Joel teaches. Plus, they had really great snacks (the overindulgence of which is perhaps responsible for my current digestive woes).

Came home, finished Emme's pillow, got into bed to do a little more knitting before sleepytime, and remembered I still had to write today's blog. That pretty much brings us up to right now.

Easter is two weeks from today! Will I continue the daily blog habit after I am no longer obliged to do so? We shall see, I suppose.

Face Preservers

I know that I've discussed snow and Nashville's relative lack of it recently, but last night we got a legitimate snowfall. I was out on the roads after the mess started last night, and it was pretty bad. I was pretty prepared for a program at the Edmondson Pike Library this morning with no one but myself. However, when I got up, the roads were reasonably clean--and by the time I was getting ready to leave for the 'brary a little before 10, even my little side-street had been plowed! I began to have renewed hope that some daring souls might come out.

Well, dear readers, apparently Nashville is terrified of having its collective face rocked off. I know, it seems counterintuitive, right? Michael (who was playing with me) and Jenny did make it over without difficulty, and Chad came from his apartment just up the street, as well. And, since it was so slow at the library, Katie Sue got to join us for a bit.

Anyway, I don't fault any of the wary who didn't make it. After all, having one's face rocked off can be a daunting prospect. Also, there was real, actual snow on the ground, and I'm sure that not everywhere had been plowed yet by this morning. However, I'm not accepting any excuses for missing our repeat engagement on April 19! If Nashville has snow in April, people not coming to my program will be the least of our worries.

Here's a picture I took when I got home from the library, before everything melted away. A few hours earlier, the grass was actually completely obscured! That is certainly a record for my time in the Volunteer State.


I worked on another baby sweater yesterday and finished it up this afternoon. I haven't measured it to work out the exact sizing, but it's smaller than the daisy one. I'm thinking 12 months? Since this one is more of a boy-ish design, I put the buttons on the other side.


I haven't updated my wishlist in a while, and I really should--'cause I have some things to take off! I now have a shredder and a food/postal scale.

I'll be off babysitting in a little more than an hour . . . hopefully it won't be too late of an evening, since we lose an hour's sleep tonight (boo!) Make sure you remember to set your clocks forward an hour (1:00 a.m. becomes 2:00 a.m.), and I'll see you again tomorrow!

Happy birthday, Zoë!

Z is turning 5 today! I can hardly believe it. In commemoration of this auspicious occasion, here are a few of my favorite Zoë moments. There were MANY to choose from. Some of these photos have appeared here previously, but I don't think anyone will mind looking at them again.

Peeking through a knothole in the deck:


Sledding off the very same deck a couple of seasons later:


Coffee cozy or hat?





SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS!!!

I couldn't let this post go by without a knitting photo, which of course has to be Z's birthday-related. (Although I did make that pink hat up in the sledding picture, as well as the coffee cozy, of course.) So below is a picture of the birthday present I sent off last week. I'm assuming that she has opened it by now, although it is two hours earlier in Sunriver and I think she was going to school today? Of course, I'm not convinced that she's a regular reader of this blog, so I'm probably safe.



A Zoë-sized (I hope) hooded scarf. Not too exciting, in fact if I were five I might be kind of disappointed. But I thought she might be able to use one, what with all the snow and all.

I'd better get going, as I have plans to meet Allie and Hal for lunch in about 40 minutes! They are in town visiting my cousin/their son Matt. We are meeting at (where else) Sam and Zoë's!

A field of daisies

Here is the baby sweater I made today (size 2-ish):


And another hat I made earlier this week . . . Tuesday?


I ran back down to Cool Springs to get some more of those 50% off buttons after babysitting in Brentwood today. Joann's must have received a shipment since Tuesday, 'cause they had a much bigger selection and I stocked up! Tomorrow is a "stay home and knit" day, so I'm hoping to have another baby cardigan with more adorable buttons to show off approximately 24 hours from now.

It's a bit early for me to be heading to bed, but I am really worn out this evening. More tomorrow!

Hooray for mini meatloaves

So, the little individual meatloaves I made for dinner at tonight's NFG were a success. As I believe I mentioned previously, I stole the idea from Rachael Ray (you regular readers may remember that Grace and I made them up in Indiana a few weeks back). I didn't follow RR's recipe apart from the size, but tweaked my own applesauce meatloaf standby. I substituted BBQ sauce for half of the applesauce, and they were mighty tasty. And there were only 3 left out of 18, so I guess I made the right amount.

After this morning's Bible study, I spent most of today running around doing errands, and then cooking for tonight and doing kitchen chores. I also made a batch of granola and one of apple-cinnamon oatmeal mix. Yes, I make granola. I also make yogurt, and on occasion, cheese. I'm *that* girl.

Speaking of which, while we were waiting for it to be 2 pm on Sunday, so that we could get the Alley Cat's version of queso which is the best in the world (and isn't served until the lunch menu kicks in at 2), we walked over to East Nashville's Turnip Truck. This is an organic food/produce store, and it kind of blew my mind. I mean, I've been to lots of stores that stock products like these (where art thou, Trader Joe?), but I don't recall ever seeing such a vast selection! I took a photo with Karen's camera of the mind-blowingest product I came across:

That's right, it's hemp milk Under the brand name, "Hemp Bliss." I didn't buy any (especially at those prices!) 'Cause I might be *that* girl, but I'm not THAT girl.

Time for beddy-bye for me. And when I get up in the morning, I'll have my choice of store-bought cereal, homemade granola or oatmeal for breakfast! Delightful.