4-13-15

Sitting in conference sessions, knitting.

4-12-15

I don't want to ever forget this day. Presented a paper with Jes. Standing room only. Great reception. Ran out of papers to distribute. Handed out 20 business cards. Jes was a pro!

4-11-15

We took the train from Milwaukee to Chicago. Worked on our paper and presentation for two days. Psyched!

4-10-15

We are in Wisconsin with Jes and my inlaws, MIL and FIL. Eating well! This is JES and her cousin Lex.

4-5-15

Easter dinner at my mom's.

4-4-15

I crocheted a flower and felted it.

4-3-15

31 years ago today Dan and I had our first date. Xxxooo

4-2-15

Here it is!!! Felted!!!

4-1-15

I finished the bag I knitted today and started felting it in my mom's industrial mixer. My grandmother died today. I started knitting this bag while visiting her. Now it serves as a tangible memory.

God bless Grandma. 

3-31-15

This is the patio at the hotel we are at. I love the furniture and the big umbrellas. We are at the Brice, a really awesome place.

3-30-15

Dinner with my department chair and colleagues in Savannah. We tried all the desserts.

3-29-15

Savannah!

3-28-15

I planted about 40 bulbs in this area in the backyard today. Did a little yard work and some shopping at Walmart and the yarn store.

3-27-15

Frisbee got a new memory foam bed and it's taking some getting used to. Our landscape designer came out today to see about some new plants and we saw this mushroom in the garden. It's a basket stinkhorn.

3-26-15

Little furry creature I'm knitting.

3-25-15

Azalea afire in the back yard.

3-24-15

Dinner at Live Oaks was pretty good. Hamburger with lots of stuff on top and really good fries. We were celebrating the Texas order tonight.

My Gingko is doing well!

3-22-15

Saying goodbye to Grandma. I knitted her an alpaca furry pillow to hug. My heart aches.

3-21-15

Out of mud comes... Food

3-20-15

A day thinking about life and death. A day punctuated by small joys. The smile on my grandmother's face when I told her I loved her. When she said she was waiting for her husband to pick her up. When she winked at me.

3-19-15

I knitted Grandma some little socks because she has sores on her ankles and heels but her feet were cold. I made cookies. I made chicken soup, and she had some from a spoon. This is not easy. I had nightmares last night.

3-3-15

I made alpaca mittens for my friend Drunken Waffle. 

3-18-15

We arrived after an 8 hour drive at my grandmother's house. She is preparing to depart from this world. It is sad and surreal and makes me feel deep things. 

On the way here I found out I was awarded a grant I had applied for. I was elated!

3-17-15

My students working on performance assessments. 

3-16-15

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3-14-15

Fund raiser for the local Habitat chapter. I was surprised at how many people I knew or recognized.