It's very quiet right now. Quentin's left for work and the boys are snoozing. I'd like to take a nap, too, but I have a lot to get done. Seems like there's always stuff to do around here that require me to be awake, never mind work, lol. Whatever happened to everybody telling me homesteading was "easy" and "you get to sit around and do nothing all the time, right?" I'd like to know when I get to start sitting around and doing nothing! Oh, wait, I get to do all that when I'm dead. And I'm not planning on that any time in the near future, so I guess it's work, work, work.
What's sad about the day is that we have had news that his grandmother is not doing well. She's 95 years of age, and in poor health. It's just a matter of time before we get the call. I can't get more than one unpaid day off for the funeral, which is going to be in Missouri, several hours from here. I won't take the day off and make a long drive up, be exhausted and hurting, and then have to follow Quentin back ... it makes no sense to have to take two vehicles for ONE funeral. I won't get extra time off as she is not my grandmother. Quentin will get three days paid bereavement time, so he will be representing us at the funeral and such. I met his grandmother once, she is a sweet lady, and I liked her very much.
Writing is going well on the latest book. It's really short at only about 14 pages or so of some favorite jams, jellies and condiments (like salsa and chutney) that you can make fairly easily yourself. It's just that with work and all, there's not a lot of time to work on it. I have only so much time in a day and have to divide it up into teeny portions so I get a little bit done on everything, every single day, if at all possible. One of today's chores, if you can call it that, is some Amazon shopping.
I have quite a bit on gift certificates there, but I want to get some new bamboo knitting needles. The kind that are 6" double-points so I can make socks on them. I have my bigger bamboos for bigger projects like sweaters and afghans and such, but it's a bit difficult to do socks on those. Yeah, I know, there are methods to use a long cable needle to make socks two at a time and supposedly make the process go faster. I'm a purist. One sock at a time on double points. Mind, I do love sock knitting. I don't get what many knitters call SSS, or Second Sock Syndrome. As in, you get the first one done, especially if it's a complicated sock, and then realize you STILL have to do the other sock. Me, I am different. I get the first one done and realize I only have one more sock to do, and I feel a little blue about it. Of course, then when they are done, I get to wear these lovely warm things I've made. At least till I start wearing them out. Then I darn them. I take the worn out sock to the trash, drop it in, and say, "Oh, darn!" I keep the one that's still good, and so I have quite a few socks that are about the same length but have no mate. I don't care if they match or not, I just want my feet warm in the plant, and so it's homemade woolies for my feet!
I also need to order a book for my Mom as a present, and the rest of the thread for that quilt top, because I keep forgetting to do that. So excuse me while I get a snack to tide me till a quick meal before work (I'll sit in the break room before work and have a good nosh so I'm full up till break four hours later, then have another good nosh at break to tide me over till I get home and can have dinner). Then I'll find us all some lovely freebie books and then I'll see about my shopping and some more writing and some needlework and who knows what else? Hugs, all!
KINDLE FREEBIES OF INTEREST
Natural Cleaning Tips 101 - Using Vinegar, Baking Soda, and More
Natural Cleaning Tips 101 - Using Vinegar, Baking Soda, and More
Apartment Gardening
Basic Rabbit Care Guide
Raised Bed Gardening: How to Use Simple Raised Beds to Grow a Beautiful Vegetable Garden (Raised Bed Garden - Your Ultimate Guide to Planting the Best Garden)
Container Herb Gardening Made Easy: How To Grow Fresh Herbs At Home In Pots (Cheap, Easy Green House Plan, No Thumbs Gardening) (Homesteading Book 5)
Crochet Pattern Bear Hat Adult Size
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