10-15-13 my mother's house

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the old wallpaper is now revealed. Boy, does that spark nostalgia!

Looking from the little kitchen to the big kitchen. What a mess.

The big kitchen full of stuff.

More tools and stuff.

Dan, the Storyman, and Fletcher discussing progress. 

The cabinets are slowly going in.

I like the round doorway.
It was so freaky seeing  all this. Very disconcerting to have my childhood home changed.

10-15-13 My patio progress

The crew arrived this morning to start building us a new patio.

They hauled rocks, scraped the existing surface...

Put mortar over the bricks on the wall, and started laying rock.

It was a mess.

But I could see potential.
Worked from home all day grading midterms.

10-14-13

I treated myself today.
On the way into work I stopped by the cart selling Overall Company Pops and got a hazlenut chocolate.

Taught a good class tonight on digital probeware. 

10-13-13

Sock progress

Done sock!

10-12-13

I bought double pointed needles. I am making socks.

My sweet Dan got us a Pumpkin.

I had a great day. Worked in the yard for two hours then scrubbed Squirt's bathroom walls with bleachy water to prepare it for painting.
It's simply amazing what fruits and flowers are alive in our yard this time of year.

While I felt great, I over did it. By 2pm I was feeling the familiar migraine coming on. Spent the rest of the day in bed.

10-11-13

Yellow butterflies are loving this sage plant in our back yard. 

 

 

Mom's kitchen is coming along VERY SLOWLY. The Storyman is slow to get anything done over there. 

10-9-13

My niece got the scarf and book I sent to her. She is so excited for my sister to teach her to knit!

Meanwhile, I started on some new yarn.

10-7-13

She got an iPhone. Why, I'm not sure. But she did-- and now I can text her!
Today after my neuromuscular therapy (massage) I went to school for a three hour meeting. Got a migraine about two hours into it. Worked in my office for a while then just had to come home, take medicine, and get in bed. I had a grad student teach my class. It was bad.

10-5-13

We did some yard work today and Dan cut down the big collections of bushes that was in front of the dining room window. Now we can see out! 

10-4-13

This little salamander was on our back patio wall this evening. I noticed him while we were having dinner outside. The weather is so nice now.

Mom took me for lunch to hear some speakers. This one is an actor who went to Auburn a long time ago. This luncheon was to celebrate 50 years of integration at AU.

10-3-13

 

It's tent day here on the Plains.
This means that a football game is nigh- in two days!
I taught tonight and even though I started class with a migraine brewing, it went away. That's how much I love teaching.

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10-2-13

Today was Hey Day at school. Symbolically, my department voted unanimously YES on my tenure. Now it goes to the college vote. It's a relief.

This is my "knitting in the round" practice loop.

9-29-13

The kitchen floor is in! We had a nice dinner at mom's out on the back deck with friends.

Frisbee is doing much better.

9-28-13

Oh my goodness I'm the faculty adviser for a sorority. How did that happen???

9-27-13

A bedtime treat: warm cup of decaf and two knitting projects!

Today I met with students and prospective students for several hours. Rode my bike to school and back.

Tomorrow is going to be spent all day with girls in the new engineering sorority I'm faculty adviser for. Better bring knitting.

9-26-13

I walked to school today and it gave me a headache. Had a tall glass of iced tea at Starbucks with a new colleague and went to class anyway. It went away as I was teaching. Great class.

9-25-13

I cooked tonight. CJ inspired me to make salads and actually cook again. It felt good and my family sure appreciated it.

9-24-13

CJ left today. It was sad. I finished crocheting this shawl and stayed home all day catching up on work. No migraine- I felt good. We voted tonight in the local election and then got burgers from 5 Guys.

9-23-13

I had that migraine today too until CJ and Dan sent me to a massage therapy place and after two hours it got worked out. I got home, put my hair up in a bun, and went to class to teach. CJ watched and took this picture. I love teaching so much. I just had to get better to go to class tonight.

9-22-13

So today I had a migraine, but I was determined to take CJ to the Overall Company in Opelika for a decaf latte. We went- and it was great. I'm using her photo because I didn't take any-- my bad.

9-21-13

I taught CJ how to knit! We went to downtown Opelika today and hit up a yarn shop. Had lunch at an Italian place, and went in a few shops.

9-20-13

Here I was after driving around trying to find the International Terminal at the Atlanta Airport (it dawned on me on the drive that Canada is not actually in this country). I called CJ trying to find out where she was and after parking and going inside the International Terminal we found each other! Yay! 

It had been three years...

We were happy to see each other again.

9-17-13

My sweet girls gave me a special collection of gifts for my birthday. Today I hung the cute turquoise (my favorite color now) bird house up on the patio.

9-16-13

When we were in Highlands, we bought these lamps. See? I think they look nice and it sure is good to not have to have the overhead lights on to see. I can just turn on one lamp. See my purse? The green one is my yarn (knitting and crocheting) bag.

9-15-13

My birthday ring from Dan- amber.

Dry Falls. Anything but! We walked under it.

Dan's in the corn crib.
We really enjoyed our vacation in Highlands. Back to work tomorrow.

9-14-13

I'm fine. Best sleep ever last night. Great day shopping for my birthday present in Highlands. Amber earrings, ring, and pin/pendant for necklace. Tonight dinner at Wild Thyme.

9-13-13

My workshop went well but the migraine came back around 2pm strongly. Dan drove the 5.5 hours to our cabin in Highlands with my eyes covered. Pain pain pain.
This is our Nest for Two.

9-12-13

We stayed here, at the Inn at Va Tech. My day was horrid. Migraine so bad I was curled up in a ball on the floor during our meeting. Afterwards spent the rest if the day and evening in bed.