Whodunit?

Last night we had Clue Murder Mystery Bunco/Angela's Bunco Baby Shower. The pics are on my kodak site. (As a reminder, if you don't know the password, ask me.) Turns out it was Shannon in the bathroom with the candle. Wait.....that's not right...it was Rainbow Skye in the library with the candlestick. (Actually, it was both.)

Here's a pic of the sweater I knit for Angela. She's due to have a girl in November. Her name will be Anneliese Dawn. That's sweet.

I think this is my favorite sweater that I've ever knitted. I don't know if it's the awesome color or the Squirrel Nutkin buttons. Probably a combo of both.

I hate to report that we're still going over to my parents' house to shower. Well, I don't hate reporting that we do practice good hygiene by cleaning ourselves daily, but I hate that we're not doing it in our own home. The electrical work slowed Jason down. I understand that it has to be done correctly.....I just wish it went faster. There is now insulation hung so work is progressing. He'll only have Saturday to work this weekend because Sunday is the baby pageant, and the weekend after, he'll have no days to work because of Lincoln Days. I keep telling myself that the finished bathroom will be the best (little) bathroom ever, and it's totally worth the wait and inconvenience.

How I envy you your finished, usable bathrooms!

Sweet Caroline

Introducing Caroline Renee. She was born September 14th and weighed 8lbs 4oz. Congratulations, Dana & Jared!

The Eighth Continent

My least favorite co-worker of all time (which is really saying something) is now of the belief that India is not a country. She believes it is a continent. I am so flabbergasted by her stupidity that I can't utter the words to set her straight. India is a country. India is a subcontinent. It is not a continent.

Over the weekend I finished two scarves for Christmas. I crocheted them instead of knitting, which I haven't done in a long time (crochet, I mean). I've got to get back to knitting the green baby sweater because bunco is next Tuesday, and I need to have the sweater finished for Angela.

Christy's hosting bunco this time, and she's planned a Clue Murder Mystery Bunco. My character is Lilly Pad- a groovy 70s chic who likes to dress disco-style. I guess I'll try to scrounge up a pair of bell bottoms and a sparkly tank top. I can't wait to see everyone else all dressed up. The last time Christy hosted was last October, and it was Halloween-themed, of course. She sent us witch hats ahead of time, and we decorated them to reflect our personalities. Someone has pictures; I'll have to track them down...

I'm Still Alive

I know some of you were getting worried because not only have I not posted in a week....I just haven't been on the internet at all in a week. I've been checking in with my favorite blogs and reading some emails on my phone, but of course, that's not the same as being on the computer. Anyway, I'm okay, not sick or kidnapped or missing. I've been reading a lot lately. Also, we're still without a bathroom so we've been spending a lot of time at my parents' house so we can shower. I can't wait until the bathroom is finished! Hope to have something more exciting to post soon.....

The Accidental Farmer

One day I noticed a weed growing at the corner of our house. I never said anything to Jason about it because I'm the anti-neighbor and was amused by the thought of such a huge weed growing in my yard. Would someone say something to me about it?Yesterday, Jason informed me that it's not a weed; it's corn. We have two ears growing. I thought that was pretty cool and had visions of eating homegrown corn tonight at dinner.

I went out after work to take these pictures and discovered that not only are the ears size-challenged, the whole plant is covered in fire ants. I'm allergic to fire ants.

We'll be eating pizza tonight.

Sad note- One of my favorite voices has been silenced. Don LaFontaine died yesterday. His IMDB says that he did the voice overs on 3,500 films but this article puts the number closer to 5,000. Wow! Movie trailers just won't be the same without him.

Labor Day

There is work happening in my bathroom, but I got kicked off the job. (I am not complaining!) Truthfully, there isn't enough space for three adults in that bathroom. Especially not with crowbars and hammers flying. Dad and Jason have been hard at work for about 7 hours. I might post some pictures tomorrow. We discovered a layer of flooring we couldn't even imagine. And there was a comb hidden behind one of the walls. And someone at some point decided to use old t-shirts in one section for insulation. And I'm not sure the wiring is up to code. Did I mention the house was built in 1948? There's been a lot of coughing from behind the closed door and plastic dust curtain; I really hope Dad & Jason don't get sick!

Saturday, Jason & I spent hours at Lowes getting all of the stuff we needed. We also spent a couple of hours at Home Depot the night before. By the time we got home on Saturday, and after a quick stop at the Heartland Festival that was just long enough to eat some Dippin' Dots and a snow cone and get heat sickness which resulted in hurling my guts at Walmart, I passed out for about three hours. I had a strange dream that all of the demo was completed while I was sleeping, and when I woke up I was very surprised that the new toilet and sink weren't already installed. Then I remembered which Jason I'm married to.

On Sunday, Dad abducted Jason to go over to Rob B's house to build stages for Lincoln Day's. (By the way, I got out of stage manager duty. Yay me!) They worked on the stages for NINE hours. Dear Lord, those must be some awesome stages. Meanwhile, I knitted, cleared out most of the stuff in the bathroom, and watched the US Open.

Today, I've been doing laundry, randomly checking on the boys' demo progress, knitting, and watching a Star Trek: The Next Generation marathon on the SciFi channel.

Now it's off to my parents' house for dinner and a shower!