Well, here I am avoiding necessary housework again.
We will be implementing classroll.com during the upcoming school year at Southern Huntingdon. Monday, August 16, is a training for those of us who want to be trainers for the rest of the faculty. Marion will have just arrived late Saturday, so I think she may still be recovering from her jet lag that day. As to whether I can attend the first general training session the next day, that depends on how she feels about being left alone this early! Maybe she'll want to take part in field hockey?
Cats are no good for inspiring one to clean. As I type, Sissy is on another chair curled up and snoozing, and Bubba is sacked out in the original kitty tunnel. I have no clue at all where he was sleeping last night. He disappeared about 9 p.m. and I didn't see him again until shortly before my alarm went off! I say "original" because the other one I ordered four months ago finally came. It's "y" shaped with a hole in the middle under a pompom on a spring. Of course, Bubba HAD to be the first one it it... through all four openings, including the one it the top! He just couldn't stand seeing Sissy in there and dove through the top after her. Unfortunately but hilariously, his back end is a little wider than his front end, so he kind of got stuck. Ethan and I both about rolled on the floor!
On the knitting front, I am finally done with the lace panel at the bottom of the Faroese shawl and am plugging away on the boring garter stitch rest of it. I worry that I may get it mostly done and then decide that I can't stand it, knowing there are mistakes in the lace. Frog pond! My WeatherBug just chirped to warn me again about the storms coming through tonight. Goody. Thunder, lightning, heavy downpours, possible hail, potential for flooding through tomorrow morning. Must be a cold front coming through. After it passes, we will suddenly drop into the 50's overnight Thursday! Saturday looks like it will be a glorious day for the KnitOut at The Mannings! I hope Barbara from DRU can make it!
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Wow, two entries in one month!
School starts in about three weeks for teachers, four for students. We will have in a full week before Labor Day. I'm hosting a French exchange student this year and know already that there will be a German exchange student in one of my French classes.
Cats do NOT like vacuum cleaners! I'm rearranging the furniture in the bedrooms and haven't seen either furball since I fired up the Eureka about two hours ago. (This is a break... it's really hot and humid today.)
On the knitting front, I think I've finally got the Faroese shawl going properly. About fifteen more rows and I'm back to plain old garter stitch with decreases, nothing fancy! On my next break, I think I'll work on something to donate to one of the AC4C charities.
I hear a dust bunny calling my name.
School starts in about three weeks for teachers, four for students. We will have in a full week before Labor Day. I'm hosting a French exchange student this year and know already that there will be a German exchange student in one of my French classes.
Cats do NOT like vacuum cleaners! I'm rearranging the furniture in the bedrooms and haven't seen either furball since I fired up the Eureka about two hours ago. (This is a break... it's really hot and humid today.)
On the knitting front, I think I've finally got the Faroese shawl going properly. About fifteen more rows and I'm back to plain old garter stitch with decreases, nothing fancy! On my next break, I think I'll work on something to donate to one of the AC4C charities.
I hear a dust bunny calling my name.
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Geez.
Long time no blog.
Let's see.... the school year ended without incident. The yearbook got done and should be ready for delivery the first day of school. I took two classes for continuing ed this summer: a weeklong workshop at Penn State on Shakespeare (very interesting, ways to incorporate video and music into a lesson) and a writing workshop at the IU (also interesting, now to apply what I learned!)
Fanny returned to Germany the end of June. I miss her and can't wait until next summer when I go to visit. I've got to find some way to brush up my poor German so her parents and I don't have to rely totally on Fanny or Nicole to translate for us!
The cats are now going through the giddy teenage phase of their development. They'll be a year old soon, so I think that's about the equivalent. Sleeping all day, especially on my bed or in the sun, then running around like idiots chasing each other. Okay when I'm up, but not appreciated at three in the morning! If Bubba didn't have fur, he'd be covered with bruises from banging into doorways and furniture when he can't take a corner as fast as Sissy.
Knitting/crocheting: working on socks to donate to AC4C. I should also be doing more on the sleeveless top that's part of the knitalong we're doing on DRU. Instead, I'm finding the squares for the sampler afghan intriguing and attention holding.
Anything to avoid housework!
Long time no blog.
Let's see.... the school year ended without incident. The yearbook got done and should be ready for delivery the first day of school. I took two classes for continuing ed this summer: a weeklong workshop at Penn State on Shakespeare (very interesting, ways to incorporate video and music into a lesson) and a writing workshop at the IU (also interesting, now to apply what I learned!)
Fanny returned to Germany the end of June. I miss her and can't wait until next summer when I go to visit. I've got to find some way to brush up my poor German so her parents and I don't have to rely totally on Fanny or Nicole to translate for us!
The cats are now going through the giddy teenage phase of their development. They'll be a year old soon, so I think that's about the equivalent. Sleeping all day, especially on my bed or in the sun, then running around like idiots chasing each other. Okay when I'm up, but not appreciated at three in the morning! If Bubba didn't have fur, he'd be covered with bruises from banging into doorways and furniture when he can't take a corner as fast as Sissy.
Knitting/crocheting: working on socks to donate to AC4C. I should also be doing more on the sleeveless top that's part of the knitalong we're doing on DRU. Instead, I'm finding the squares for the sampler afghan intriguing and attention holding.
Anything to avoid housework!