Archive for November, 2005
November 21, 2005 at 4:26 pm · Filed under astrology
Success and good fortune are strongly indicated today, D’. Attendant with them, not surprisingly, is a strong sense of optimism. All sorts of changes and surprises are in store for you. You may receive some information from a business partner that radically changes your short-term plans. A trip may be in order, or you may have a visitor. You accept the change in plans with your usual good humor. You are such a winner, D’!
I’ve been waiting all day for some of that short-term-plan-changing info, but no dice. C’mon, good fortune, I’m right here! Yo!
November 16, 2005 at 11:26 am · Filed under fitness
The way I’ve been feeling the past few days brings back memories of my freshman year of college. Except I haven’t had any alcohol, and I’m still staggering around watching the walls undulate.
After two days (and finally acknowledging some strange little chest pains I’ve been having on and off for weeks), I decided to call Dr. Ann. Whenever anything out of the ordinary starts happening to my body, I immediately think about my thyroid. Maybe my medication is out of whack, and I’m turning hyperthyroid. She didn’t think so, but it had been more than six months since my last blood test. So, off to the lab I went.
I told the technicians that I was a challenging draw. (This is something I’ve learned to do after many missed veins.) After having my right arm poked, they tried my left hand. Then my left forearm. After that, back to my right arm. Then my left arm. Good thing I’m over my fear of needles, eh?
Finally, a technician and a student-in-training walked me over to the adjoining hospital to visit the people who draw blood from preemies. I offered up my heel, but no dice. The technician there found a vein in my right arm, but nothing happened, even when he moved the needle around. He asked me to show him the inside of my left wrist. (!)
After the needle was in, I realized my whole arm was shaking. I apologized, and the technician said, “It’s not you, it’s me. Keeping this going is like holding on to a butterfly wing.”
My thyroid is fine, by the way. I have a viral thing going on that’s causing the dizziness, and my chest pain is a classic case of costochondritis.
But the bruises? They get the sympathy from my kids.
November 11, 2005 at 3:12 pm · Filed under knit/crochet
The Hufflepuff scarf is finis! Peter graciously agree to pose for me. He’s probably more of a Gryffindor (gets in trouble, dislikes rules) but he makes a fine Hufflepuff as well. I used the rest of the scarf yarn to make a short version of Alison’s HiP Scarf. I think I’ll wear it as a headband.
Only one week remains until the Goblet of Fire movie, yay! I started a Gryffindor scarf for Pete. If I manage to finish it in time, we’ll all have something appropriate to wear when standing in line. (We have tickets, but we’ll still stand in line for good seats.)
I also finished my Moebius scarf (I’ve been spelling it incorrectly, I guess). What a fun and quick knit! It was a worthy use of my remaining ball and a half of Noro Kureyon. I also used up a bit of the Lamb’s Pride I had left. Now I know what to do with my odd balls of yarn. The next one I make will be shorter, more like a cowl.
November 9, 2005 at 9:28 am · Filed under family
My mother-in-law’s lumpectomy took place yesterday. They found a golf-ball-sized growth that may or may not be cancer, but the good news is that her lymph nodes were clear. So she’s not going to have chemo, and was given the choice of whether to have radiation. (She’s doing it.)
This is such a relief. I know it’s not over yet, but we’re happy to have such a positive report.
November 8, 2005 at 12:03 pm · Filed under peter
I don’t know how I missed posting about such an auspicious occasion, but Peter has braces now. He did very well in the dentist’s chair, although I suppose he’s had plenty of practice during all these months of preparation.
The cool thing is that the staff actually invokes Peter’s name when they are talking to other kids about following instructions. Can you believe it? He did an awesome job with his appliance. Now it’s a mere souvenir.
November 4, 2005 at 1:34 pm · Filed under knit/crochet
A while back, I bought the book A Treasury of Magical Knitting. It was fascinating, but a little intimidating. I don’t know how many times I read the page about casting on, going through each step in my mind and trying to picture how it would work.
Today, after getting coffee, vacuuming, paying the bills and balancing the checkbook, I decided to finally give it a shot. As the book warned, the first half round is awkward and tricky. But I kept at it, and lo! I have a project on the needles. Not that I didn’t have anything else to work on.
