losing my knitting mojo?

For some reason, I just can't spend more than an hour here and there on my knitting.

Am I losing my knitting mojo?

I really hope not. I blame it on going back to work, and lack of interest in my current WIP's. The first week of school has come and gone. I can't complain too much. It went well. Seems like we have a nice group of kids this year. I am, however, already sick with my first cold of the school year. Don't know how that happened. Sucks.

Anyway, for those of you who aren't visiting the Reading Blog I thought I would share my August reads with you. Still really behind in reaching 100 for the year, but really, does it matter if I do?

Anyway, here they are. Some have links to my reviews if you are at all interested.

*Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert(aug)
Pretties by Curtis Westerfeld (aug)
*The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong (aug)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (aug)
*Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (aug)
* Holes by Louis Sachar (aug)
Uglies by Curtis Westerfeld (aug)
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (aug)
*The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (aug)

* Links to my reviews.


I promise some knitting content to come. I have another square finished for the RMBR blanket and maybe some progress on the little wee sock will be done soon.

here's to the beginning of summer

Look what came in the mail yesterday. A new, signed book that I won in a contest over at Em's Bookshelf. Thanks Em! I have already started reading and am enjoying it so far.

So, the end of May has come and gone and I am far from being half way through the 100 books. I have read 33. Not bad, but not half.





May books:
26. Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (may)
27. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (may)
28. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares (may)
29. Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong (may)
30. Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (may)
31. Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (may)
32. Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (may)
33. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (may)

Current reading list:
Emma, Jane Austen
Harsh Cry of the Heron, Lian Hearn
House of Dance, Beth Kephart.
Haunted, Kelley Armstrong

Not sure how many of these I will get through before I leave for Italy.

Knitting:

I have finished the main knitting on my Tangled Yoke. All I need are the button bands and the buttons. I am also ready to turn the heal on my second Luna sock. A bit of my knitting mojo has returned.

Just in time, too. Last day of work is Thursday! Summer break is so close I can almost taste it. :)

no knitting to see here

I seem to have slowed down in my knitting lately. I haven't pulled out my sweater or socks in a few days now and I am not really sure why. I have been reading more lately but that hasn't interfered with my tv watching which is when I usually knit. I am just not picking it up. It sits next to me in it's Ziploc bag untouched. I guess I am having a bit of knitter's block. :)

School is winding down. Lots of stuff to get finished and cleaned up. Grades need to be in by Wednesday. Flower bed has to look nice by 8:30am Tuesday. I need to go buy flowers! Awards Ceremony on Friday. Program on Thursday! I almost forgot that one. Need to begin cleaning up the classroom. Last day is on June 4th. Then I will need to focus on getting things ready for our trip to Italy. I am feeling unprepared for that. Everything is booked, itinerary settled on...I just need to figure out the packing situation. Backpack or get a new carry-on rollerboard? Osprey has a really nice one with straps if needed. A bit expensive, though.

Anyway, busy busy.

cuties

fluffy cuteness



amphibious cuteness

Gardening Day

Gardening Day
Originally uploaded by my_weezy

Saturday we had a Gardening day at our school. There were close to 100 people, staff and parents, there to help build these beds and clean up the courtyard. It was wonderful to see how much support we have in beautifying our campus and providing great learning oppurtunities for our students.

It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining. There was a crisp breeze keeping us all from overheating. Music was playing, everyone was working together, having a great time. I wish I could show you pictures of everyone that was there. I got some great pictures.

It is days like this that I am so happy and proud to work with such a great community. Our school services pre-k students from four Title I schools. Our parents and their kids are with us for only one year and yet the parent-community involvement is so wonderful and comparable to what you might expect in more affluent areas. We are very lucky.

I can't wait to see these beds filled with the flowers, plants and vegetables the kids will plant.

A knitter is born

I am so proud.

A friend, who I taught how to knit last year brought me her first finished scarf today to help her bind off.

Yay!

Even more exciting, she had a large skein of yarn and new needles with her to cast on another.

She plans to make three scarves, two for her nieces and one for their mom. Very cute.

I mentioned that I still needed to teach her to purl. She decided she'd rather enjoy having gotten the hang of the knit stitch and make a few things before learning something else. :) I can't argue with that.

The teacher next door to me has also been wanting me to teach her to purl and shaping. She is tired of only making rectangles in garter stitch!

I think I have made myself a little knitting group at work. :)

is it time for bed yet?

I am exhausted.

I stayed at the school until 530pm today getting things ready for our first day with kids on Monday. We had Meet the Teacher today, a planning meeting, and had to get all the paper stuff ready. Welcome packet for parents, lesson plans, schedule, class list. Urg. It didn't help that all my files from last year were erased from the computer over the summer. I was sick the last week of school and didn't backup my files!

So, I haven't knit since Tuesday...I think. Maybe Wednesday. I know for sure I didn't yesterday since I fell asleep when I got home at 400pm and didn't wake up until this morning. See, I really am tired. And, I have come down with a cold. No fun.

I did start another pair of socks. Actually, I started them a couple times since I messed up the first time and had to frog it all and start over. I kind of missed where it said to do a 2x4 ribbing, not 2x2. Oops. 2 inches worth! I will try and work on it a bit tonight if I don't fall asleep early again.

I picked up a sandwich from The Kitchen Door for dinner. Chicken salad. It is usually the yummiest sandwich but right now, for some reason, it is not tasting very good to me. In fact it makes me sick just to look at it. I thought I was hungry. I seriously think it is because the register guy said "tuna sandwich" when he rang it up. I know it is not tuna. It doesn't smell like tuna but when I take a bite, I swear there is a bit of a tuna taste to it. I hate tuna.
It's all in my mind yet it is turning me off my dinner.


*Random*
My hair tie just broke and inside the stretchy material is an i-cord! Who knew? There's lot of it. Very weird.

back to school

Its that time of the year again.

It was back to school with me today after a relaxing and restful extended summer. It was "teacher detention" as someone on Ravelry perfectly coined our in service training days. The kids don't actually start until next week. So, it was a lot of sitting and talking and a little bit of chatting with those we hadn't seen all summer. Not too bad. We at least are an all prek school so we don't have to sit and go over last year TAKS scores!

I took my knitting with me, which was good, since it kept me awake. It has been awhile since I have had to get up that early! I will probably be in bed by 9pm tonight. I took the market bag and got a few rounds done while I listened to new teacher introductions and school expectations for students and teachers. I had another teacher longing for her own needles which she had left at home.

So, more of the same tomorrow and then we get to work in our rooms the rest of the week. Woohoo! There is a lot to get done. And the knitting will be heading back with me.

back to work

I have been busy with work stuff this week. Registering kids for school. It takes quite a long time. My back and neck ache from sitting all day on very uncomfortable chairs, so my knitting has been put on the backburner for now. I can't bring myself to sit and knit after 8 hours of sitting. I did take my sock with me today and got a few rounds in during the lulls. No pics. Will hopefully have a pic of my pair of finished socks soon.