It has been a month and realized I haven't posted anything here. Wow! Here is the latest...
Went on a couple lunch dates with Mark, the guy who only wants to date one woman at a time. I convinced him to meet me since meeting is not 'dating'. I am not sure if he is seeing/dating the other woman but I didn't ask. We are currently exchanging email and texting but nothing chemistry or combustion is happening. He has his life together but he seems not as confident in public as I thought he was. He waits for me to get out of my car before he goes into a restaurant. Usually people go into the place and wait for each other. The second lunch, I was waiting for him with a glass a wine. 10 minutes delinquent of our scheduled time, I went outside the place and then he came out of his vehicle. WTF!? I asked him why didn't he go into the place... no sigificant answer that made sense. I am not sure if I should be honored that he evolves his world around the appearance of someone or that I should move on to someone more confident. I think the latter is my choice.
Being home every day has made me too comfortable. Letting the girls out in the backyard with the beautiful butterflys has made Freckles a hunter. She killed this marvelous monarch right in front of the terracing.
Ended up knitting a couple hats: first one was a catalyst to make for a little girl's birthday present for the end of this month. I made it in one day and asked for the mailing address to send to her mother (who requested I make this). I believe her mother is avoiding the payment that she agreed to surrender...she has not contacted me back with a mailing address nor a time to pick the hat up. I plan on using this hat myself. Note to self: no more exchanges with this person who cannot follow through on commited requests. I am not a slave!! Here is the wooly hat.
Meanwhile..I have been spending waaay too much time at my LYS. But I am helping to sell a certain type/brand of yarn with my fininshed shawl projects :)
My friend Nina went in for a right mastectomy on October 30 and had an uneventful procedure. The easiest part is over..now comes the recovery: psychological and reconstruction stages. I am hoping she will follow her post-op education. That evening I found out that my best friend, Camille is learning how to knit. She brought in her practice swatch and was knitting. I didn't believe it was hers but she was actually making knit stitches! I am proud of her.
Made a hat for myself in one evening. I am now into making socks again; toe-up method. Before it was cuff down finishing toe so this is a challenge to make them in reverse.
As you can see...I need to get back to traveling on the road for work. They have not given me a true start date for my next anticipated assignemt in Bakersfield. There is really no work her in the West coast but they don't want to send me to another region like I was for Detroit > 2 years. Got my sabbatical approved and going on an African safari March 2009! Can't wait to be with wildlife again!! Until then, I will have to enjoy the wildlife in my own yard. Check out the hummingbird I caught picking at my bird of paradise.
Then there is this beautiful butterfly - check out the terrific markings!
Then there is the indoor wildlife: Freckles watching her prey/gift that she gives me daily for attention.
