Friday, May 4, 2012

I Am Hopeful

Last night was knit night and I headed off for our meeting place around 7:15 p.m. As I was heading that direction I could see rain. It was everywhere. Purple clouds all around on the horizon. And I got to the meeting place just in time because moments after I arrived the skies opened up and down came the rain. So far things are looking good for a summer of green. Grass is beginning to grow and this morning the sun is shining. I expect that after last night's rain (which fell all night long), and with this morning's sun the expectation is that the leaves will be popping out any time at all. If this continues there will once again be a nice crop of hay... all good for alpacas.... and me too. I am hopeful.

Spinning is going on.... lots.... I have decided to do things a little differently for sock number 2. This time instead of carding and measuring and spinning small amounts I have spent the last two days prepping fibre for spinning.... and now the spinning is going on uninterrupted. It's awesome because I turn on a movie and just go. So sock number 2 is well on its way to being done. It's just that there's not really anything to show yet except for singles. Still I am hopeful that this will go nice and smoothly.

The whole house this morning was a grouch fest. I came downstairs to cats and smelly things lieing on the floor. Someone had forgotten to put them out last night. Daughter #1 got up like a bear and Teapot got up like a fool that wanted to irritate Daughter #1 and Daughter #2 and me.... it turned into everyone sitting in a place away from others, eating their breakfast with a scowl on their brow. Not a good way to start a weekend... but I am hopeful on that front too since weekends generally turn us all into happy people. I am much happier now that I don't have to be a referee between Teapot and Daughter #1. Daughter #2, after the first few moments, dove into the bathroom to do her makeup and avoid the craziness that was coiled inside her father.  I'll have to have chores ready for them before they get home so that there will not be a repeat of this morning... keep them busy... that's what I say.

Ok that's all I've got for this day.... I'm off to finish some more spinning..... Maybe tomorrow I'll have something more interesting to write about. Aren't you hopeful.....?




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