Happy March - My Birthday Month!!!!!

Good morning,
Today started out cold and windy. Not as bad as it could be - at least there was no rain - yet. Don't they say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb? Yesterday I left work downtown and the temperature was wonderful. It felt like Spring. I got home and the wind was howling and it was freezing cold! I couldn't believe the temperature difference. Oh well, that's Chicago for you!

Couldn't do much knitting last night as my back was hurting. Still hurts a bit today and the aspirin I took aren't helping yet! Hopefully they will kick in or I will take some more at 10:30 a.m.! Hate when my back hurts!

I just bought Season 1 of The Game of Thrones on Blu-ray from Amazon.com. I am almost through Book 3 and can't wait to read Book 4. It is a very good read and I'm looking forward to watching the show.

Unfortunately there was a lot of damage and deaths with yesterday's tornadoes. I think they reported that there were 80 tornadoes across the Midwest! Luckily my family in southern Illinois were all spared any tornadoes!

Well, off to work I go now. One more day of this week. Tonight is knitting and we're going to be talking about getting together on Sunday's, when Woolly Lamb is closed, to learn how to quilt! Of course, we have to take a shopping trip to buy all the tools!! : )  That will be fun! I hope we all follow through with this plan as I'm looking forward to getting back to quilting again!

Have a great day and look forward to the coming of Spring later this month!

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - TOMORROW IS FRIDAY!!!!!

Well, will we get the snow predicted tonight? I hope there will be a lot again so we don't have to go to work tomorrow! It's the end of February so we know the snow won't stick around too much! : )

I was very upset today because I broke my tooth! Of course my new dentist and her partner are at a seminar and won't be back until Monday. Now I'll have to get it pulled and have an implant put in! I don't want to have to go to an oral surgeon to get it pulled or dug out! I'll probably have to take some time off work too! Not good if you've only been working since the beginning of January. My boss was very understanding and said not to worry! I am a lucky person in that respect! Luckily I don't have any pain but definitely cannot eat on that side. It's a molar in the back.

Knit Night was fun tonight. We laughed, ate, and did a bit of knitting. I picked out some beautiful soft yarn to make a hat for my Aunt Elaine. This is the yarn and the pattern. The yarn is a beautiful, soft Berroco Vintage red which doesn't show that well on the pic.

I'm anxious to begin knitting this hat to see what it looks like! I'll probably change the pattern a bit to better match the sample my Aunt wanted. I will start it tomorrow night and post a pic when it is bit more completed. I know, I know, I have startitis...it's very contagious when you visit a knit shop!! Brittany, I promise I will get your pencil scarf started before Spring!

Have a wonderful day and be sure to stop and smell the roses!