Better mood and pictures of Clappy

Well, I've recovered from my doom and gloom mood of a couple of days ago. Looking forward to Thanksgiving and having some time off. I made a Pear-Cardamom cake lastnight and I think it'll be a nice dessert offering.

Here's a photo of Clapotis as it's making its way to the end. I've had some problems with decreases and had to frog back a few times to get on track and make sure the dropped stitch interval was symmetrical, but for the most part, I think it will be fine. I was hoping to have it done to wear on Thanksgiving day, but that won't be happening.



I actually started this piece two years ago just after Thanksgiving at my sister-in-laws's (where we are going this Thanksgiving as well). She was amazed at how many times I started Clappy, knitting for a while, realized a mistake I was making and then ripped it out to start over. "I could never do that," she said. But I thought it was fun and the constant frogging helped me figure out the pattern and how it worked.

After Clappy is done, I have some sewing up of kid sweater pieces to do. Then, 4 y.o. guy (Little D.) needs a pair of socks, so I'll be doing those. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Grouchy blog entry

There is incessant jackhammering outside my office on the street. It is a huge pain in the ass. My 4 y.o. makes a scene every morning at preschool dropoff. I thought we prepared for a better dropoff and talked about getting stickers for a good dropof. His dad and I told him if there were enough stickers this week, we could do a special thing together. It didn't work. He knows Mom is an easy mark. He doesn't do this stuff with Dad. I know, I know. Rome wasn't built in a day.

The fun part of the day is that walking from my car to my office, I passed a student with a knitted Pac Man hat on! Complete with all the multicolored characters! It was so great that I voluntarily pulled myself out of my doomed mood and smiled for a while.

Grrr. Not to mention the hell drive to Philadelphia Thursday morning. Wish me luck. There will be fighting brothers in the back seat. It was easier with the dog.