I am posting this entry from a Wyndham hotel room.  I thought they had free high speed Internet access.  This is a five day trip and I am counting on this access to help maintain my sanity.  I was told by the young man at the front desk that the free access is for their club members.  I am not a club member.  Luckily the young man was a kind soul and granted me my evening dose of Internet. 

This is the beginning of the trip.  I am at my most fresh and charming.  It is all downhill from here.

I do not know if I can pull this trick off again.

What am I doing?  Why am I away?

The daughters are riding in a horse show.  I have a wake up call for 5:15 tomorrow morning.  I will spend the whole of these five days getting up at ungodly hours and spending all day and part of the evening at a barn and ringside.

Of course I brought my knitting — I am hoping for great Halcyon progress pictures.

If you don’t hear from me again it is because the front desk to offense to either my demeanor or my odor ….

At first glance, the package from Vicki looked a bit …. disappointing.  I don’t care how ‘krispy’ nor how ‘krunchy’ it is – cod is cod.  Would she really send me seafood?  I know we are embracing a healthier lifestyle, but fish?  Is Vicki nuts?  I mean, what do I really know about this woman?  Maybe it is some kind of Spearfish joke?

not to worry, our Vicki remains gifter extraordinaire! She assures me that the Milky Way popables were quality tested ….

As if to prove that she has lost nothing of her sense of humor, Vicki sent along a little something that Kathleen and I can enjoy together!

and finally, saving the best for last …..

 

did she know I was the only knit blogger left without a copy? did she see my shameless begging at Cara’s site? (see the April 29th entry and comments further notice that I was not the winner) 

Thanks Vicki!!  You’re the best quitting buddy a girl could ask for!  :)

I ::heart:: you!

Knitting is one big word problem. 

In my house, Boar is the mathematician, I am not.  Whenever there is a math, chemistry or computer question he is the go-to guy.  Anything else, see me.

Having finished the Spearfish, I am back to working on Halcyon.  I thought I was taking extra care with row counting. 

Scene I:

Ann and Boar are sitting in their den watching The Staircase on the Sundance channel. 

• B: is that the guy?
• A: yes – that one there with the pipe.
• B: do you think he did it?
• A: yea – how many dead women can you find at the bottom of a staircase?
• B: is his brother a lawyer?
• A: it seems like he must be.
• A: Boar?  if I am on row 3 of a four row repeat, row 9 of a twelve row repeat, row 7 of a sixteen row repeat and row 15 of a twenty four row repeat, what row am I on?

See how I answer his questions and he answers mine?  that’s marriage people!

Do you know he actually figured it out? 

Well, almost figured it out – he would have figured it out if I had given him the right information!

People, I have just finished row 58.  Even with all of the calculations it took me 3 hours – three hours to knit 3 rows!! 

I think Anita is right, that gris gris gave me some bad juju.