- A Milk Run Shawl in Knit Picks' jade swish worsted. I only have a few rows left, then the ruffle trim. I am making "version 3", the one with the ruffle on all three sides, so it may still be a few days before it's done.
- The same pair of plain ribbed socks I've been working on FOREVER. Mostly because I don't pick them up very often. One is done and the other has about 3" of the cuff done.
- A pair of asymmetrical cable socks that I started for a sock group I'm in at my LYS. I'm knitting them in a sweet burgundy color in Dream in Color Smooshy yarn.
- My Miette sweater. I haven't worked on this in awhile. Now that the weather is actually starting to warm up, I may start working on this again.
- A Central Park Hoodie for my daughter...which is languishing because I'm knitting for myself, and lastly,
- A Catkin cape. I started swatching this, and am not loving it. The beautiful yarn may become some other scarf or wrap for me.
Chicken news: All of the girls are grown-up now and laying. Hermione, our silver-laced wyandotte is very strange. She is close to or at the bottom of the pecking order, but she pecks everyone. She, Hedwig, and Myrtle all get picked on by the other girls. The three of them have lost some feathers on their back from the older girls pecking at them. We get six-nine eggs a day now: that's a LOT! It's probably three too many chickens for most backyard chicken folks. When we move, more on that later in the post, we'll probably give the chickens to our friends the Monks. The Monks have a small farm that is close to us. They already have 3 horses there and have been wanting some chickens, so it will be good for them. I really enjoy my girls everyday and I am going to miss them. Ellen promised I can come and visit any time.
Parenting news:
- Our daughter, the oldest, has been working as a PTA for a couple of years now and really loves it. She has been married for almost three years...where does the time go?
- Our older son graduated from college two years and still loves his job. He and his fiancee broke off their engagement this past November. It has been very difficult for him and he is still adjusting to single life.
- Our younger son is still in Art School in Vancouver...a little more than one year down and less than one to go...yahoo! Kirsten, Zach, and I went to see him in Vancouver at the end of March. We all had a great time and got to see lots of interesting things and places while we were there.
Work news:
- Only 12 regular teaching days left at UD, then a final exam. I will miss a lot of things about my job: my friends, the students, the actual teaching...especially on lab days. There are, however, things I won't miss: grading, having less than 10 students show up for class the day after an exam (out of 38 enrolled students), creating exams, reporting students to Student Affairs for cheating, and faculty meetings.
- I will be starting as the director of Jesus House on July 1st. I have been volunteering there for almost a year now and it is a wonderful, blessed place. I really feel as though I'm on holy ground there. There is always something to do and it varies so much from day-to-day. I love that there is variety in the kinds of things that need to be done. I love that going to mass and contemplative prayer are part of my "job"! I can't wait until I'm at Jesus House full-time and I only have one job.
- Our house will officially be listed to sell on Monday or Tuesday. The realtor was here late last week and we're really, really close to being ready now. Jeff and I have worked our fingers to the bone the last couple of weekends getting everything clean and tidied. All we have left is: a little more weeding and mulch in the front flower beds (most is done), a small part of the basement (most of it is done and looking good), and cleaning out and rearranging things in our garage. Those are our projects for tomorrow. Then we just wait for a buyer. We have only been in our house for six years so we're probably going to have to sell our house at a loss. I realize that's not uncommon in this economy, but it is still frustrating to lose so much money. Oh well, we can't take it with us when we go. As soon as we get a buyer, we'll start looking for a house to rent near Jesus House.
