I'm sick again. I'm back on a clear liquid diet, and it's been over a week since my digestive tract worked properly. Today I ate a lot of blue Jell-O, drank a lot of blue Gatorade, and ate blue Gummy Lifesavers.
10-10-14
It was this:
The baby surprise jacket is ready for buttons and a seam along the shoulders. But first, I want to bring it to my students at the high school and show them how it works.
10-9-14
This is my latest project. The yarn I chose is an acrylic/wool blend. It's a pattern called Baby Surprise Jacket. it's called that because it's made in one piece and then when you're done, you just folded up and seam the shoulders, and it's like a surprise. Making it really has me thinking about how garments are constructed with increases and decreases.
10-8-14
Dan spotted this little guy in our carport hanging out upon the ledge, peering down at us. I thought it was an adorable little creature and so I took a picture of it. Today I met with a research evaluator at the coffee shop. I drank another machiato.
10-7-14
I went to the coffee shop and met with my friend Drunken Waffle today. This is a picture of what I drank this morning-a machiato. I'm not sure how to spell that, but I ordered it because it has less milk than a latte.
10-6-14
This is a flourless chocolate cake. I made it for a luncheon at work. However, I did not go to work today because I still have a really bad intestinal problem. I actually taught class online tonight from bed.
10-3-14
Today I got a nice yarn donation for my project. Also visited with the geology faculty to discuss the new degree program. I was really tired today and was at school from 9:30-4:30.
Today the intestinal ailment began.
10-2-14
I discovered a gem- a store just a few minutes from my house with all this fresh produce and unique things. I had lunch there in the cafe with my friend Drunken Waffle.
9-30-14
Last day of September. This morning I went and had coffee with my friend Drunken Waffle, and a student came by to chat also. I guess I was holding court from the coffee shop. It was enough just to hobble into the coffee shop and back to my car. My student encouraged me to see a doctor. So I went. And, I got two amazing practitioners who diagnosed me with a sprained mid-foot. They put me in this brace, and it really has helped me walk today without the severe pain I'd had since Saturday night. It fits in my shoe too... so it was a good decision to stop by the clinic. I like having a medical clinic on campus for stuff like this!
9-29-14
I've fallen and I can't get up!
Seriously. This happened.
Saturday night I hurt my foot while walking. Yes, just walking. It was dark in the house, and late, so I must have stepped wrong. Today, after spending a day as an invalid yesterday, I had to be at school for ELEVEN hours so I brought a bag for ice and wrapped it up a bandage. My student loaned me her mother's cane. I bent down in the hallway after class and FELL and landed my butt on the cane.
I'm laughing in this picture.
And I asked my student to take this photo for my blog, so I would remember this day
and
never take walking for granted again.
9-27-14
It's been a while since I crocheted anything, but I decided to crochet this thing to make it go faster. It's a device for my curriculum designed to keep a soda can cold.
The top flap folds in. Now to find a soda can to test it with.
9-24-14
I was determined to teach my young students how to make knitting needles today despite the past week being full of daily migraines. It was successful.
9-20-14
My sister Sta sent these to me. That was the sweetest thing ever- and it makes me realize how easy it is to show love. Send flowers. These were to congratulate me on my tenure. Don't they look lovely in my dining room? Today I was in bed all day with the migraine that started yesterday. Not Fun. I did take a Maxalt and a Tylenol/Codeine this morning and felt pretty good for a few hours.
9-19-14
Today Vicki visited campus and taught science to some preschool kids on campus. She also talked with colleagues in my department. I started to get a migraine and had to skip dinner.
9-18-14
Today was my promotion and tenure reception. Vicki came, and here is a snapshot taken by the photographer there. Vicki looks great, but what in the world am I doing? Gazing longingly at the florescent ceiling lights? Invoking the holy spirit? I look like a very strange person.
9-16-14
I've been meeting an old high school friend for coffee every Tuesday morning and it feels so good to have a regular social activity in my week. Tuesday evening is the knitting club meeting, so it's a good social sandwich.
Today I taught my knitting class. This is a hat one of the students made.
9-15-14
I was really crabby today. Woke crabby, stayed crabby. Gave a pop quiz at the beginning of class because kids were skipping... then came home and got on the couch to knit and watch The Wire episodes and the crabbiness faded away.
9-14-14
Sunday dinner at Mom's. Shrimp cakes over a pepper/garlic sauce and rosemary+thyme biscuits.
9-13-14
Woke and said, "Today is going to be a great day!"
I worked on my evaluation report all morning until it was time for a late lunch, then worked on this hat for my knitting class. It's the project I'm teaching them next.
I worked on my evaluation report all morning until it was time for a late lunch, then worked on this hat for my knitting class. It's the project I'm teaching them next.
9-12-14
Today I woke up and was cured of the migraine I'd had for most of three days. I went to work, met with some of the folks I had to cancel on yesterday, got a letter with my raise for the year (!), and then Dan and I went to dinner at the best restaurant in town, Acre. It was really good. Afterwards we picked up ice cream and went to my mom's to have ice cream with her. She gave me my birthday present- this lamp with bugs on it. I love it!!!
9-11-14
I spent this, my 51st birthday, in bed with a migraine. I cancelled all my meetings and just hung out in bed checking Facebook on my phone for birthday wishes. This was my view:
I'm working on a fingerless mitten pattern called Prickly. It uses two colors of wool, and looks neat. It's slow going, that that's OK today.
9-9-14
I invited to students from a local high school to visit for the day. We worked on designing wind turbines, we took a tour around campus, had lunch with some of my graduate students, and had a great time. We even found some time for knitting!
9-8-14
I invited a guest speaker to my class tonight. She is currently in ninth grade student at the local junior high school. She spoke as well as any professor at this university, and my students were completely enthralled with the things she had to say, and the perspective she brought to us as a student in the system they are preparing to teach in. It was a great class. 
9-7-14
Mom had some experiments she had to run on us. Bean salad? Potato salad? Foccacia recipe? Pork stew? Meatballs? Everything was delicious. Especially the onion and bacon jam. 
Lemon potato salad
Foccacia with grapes
9-6-14
Dan took me to a game. I wore earplugs the whole time, and actually enjoyed myself watching the pageantry. We had to leave after a quarter because the lights were blinding me.
9-2-14
9-1-14
My favorite month, day 1.
Today I washed and peeled paint off a door so Dan could paint it.
Worked on my evaluation report.
Did some research on knitting and spatial thinking.
My head has hurt a bit on and off today. I'm worried I'm on the verge of a migraine.
8-31-14
On this last day of August, which is hard to believe, I post photos of four projects I did this summer that I mailed last week to my niece and nephews in NJ. I had taken the boys shopping for yarn, and with that yarn I made to order, these slippers and scarf.
Today I worked on interview data and correlated it to the numbers I crunched yesterday. Good times, good times. Dan and I went out for BBQ.
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