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We are in the end of the year....
Dec. 2nd, 2024 10:21 amIts now December. Holy cats. How did we get here already?
The end of the working week was the 22nd. We had errands and things, I had a massage. Then it was packing and picking up the house. We got up with, we thought, was enough time but traffic was snarled due to a bike race even at 530 in the AM. Then security was absolutely batshit and they only had 2 stands of 4 open? The college kids in front of us were also on the same flight. We all ran in socks to the gate and when we boarded they shut the doors. That was a lot of anxiety and we were all pretty frazzled. The nice thing I had done was get us snack packs from the airline and that was super nice. They were tasty and inexpensive for what you got. That really helped our moods. We got into Seattle a bit early, had a short wait for bags and then had to wait for buses for the rental car. We got a Jeep Grand Cherokee and that was super nice. Good luggage space, comfy seats and it handled the mixed roads we had. We drove up through Leavenworth and Steven's Pass. It was snowy through there but the roads were clear. We had a bit of rain but nothings slick on the roads. Got gas and snacks in Cashmere and then up to Omak. It was chilly, in the low 30s but heated seats and steering wheels were nice.
MIL was looking really good. We spent the rest of the week doing errands, cooking, and doing small projects around the house. Mel installed a new hand built shelving unit in to the kitchen to put the beverage fridge, roaster, dehydrator, cookbooks on. We also got her a new microwave cause the POS she bought at walmart was like 500W of suck. But in general we relaxed, crafted and chilled. Benton went hiking around the hills. It was dreary, wet and cold most of the time. I made a pumpkin pie with homemade crust, home made sweetened condensed oat milk, the sausage dressing and green bean casserole from scratch too. I love to make mushroom soup! Everything turned out tasty. My pie crust turned out well though I had a hard time rolling it. It was a bit dry but baked well. I added more water on a later batch and that shrunk a bit in the oven when I parbaked the crust but was easier to roll. So that is okay. But I'm getting better at that and that is the thing.
I cast on for socks for mel and read. I read Dirty Work by Devon Monk (#29) on the plane. I then started Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw (#30) and finished that on the way home. I then started Daindreth's Assassin (#31) by Elisabeth Wheatley. I still have Practical Demonkeeping (#28) that I just need to finish.
We did odd jobs around the house for mom like hanging brackets, moving cabinets on the wall, and installing door stops into the floor. I'm good with power tools and so is mel...it just surprises folks. Since he's a handtool only guy at home.
With it now being december the house needs to convert to holiday festiveness inside and out. My studio needs to convert to sewing but I need to wrap gifts and get them out of my corner of my studio. Fabric is in shipping so I probably won't have the main fabric till this weekend. But we shall see how I feel after getting my tattoo on Saturday.
But we relaxed and slept and relaxed. And now I have 11 days left of work for the year. And a lot to do before new years.
The end of the working week was the 22nd. We had errands and things, I had a massage. Then it was packing and picking up the house. We got up with, we thought, was enough time but traffic was snarled due to a bike race even at 530 in the AM. Then security was absolutely batshit and they only had 2 stands of 4 open? The college kids in front of us were also on the same flight. We all ran in socks to the gate and when we boarded they shut the doors. That was a lot of anxiety and we were all pretty frazzled. The nice thing I had done was get us snack packs from the airline and that was super nice. They were tasty and inexpensive for what you got. That really helped our moods. We got into Seattle a bit early, had a short wait for bags and then had to wait for buses for the rental car. We got a Jeep Grand Cherokee and that was super nice. Good luggage space, comfy seats and it handled the mixed roads we had. We drove up through Leavenworth and Steven's Pass. It was snowy through there but the roads were clear. We had a bit of rain but nothings slick on the roads. Got gas and snacks in Cashmere and then up to Omak. It was chilly, in the low 30s but heated seats and steering wheels were nice.
MIL was looking really good. We spent the rest of the week doing errands, cooking, and doing small projects around the house. Mel installed a new hand built shelving unit in to the kitchen to put the beverage fridge, roaster, dehydrator, cookbooks on. We also got her a new microwave cause the POS she bought at walmart was like 500W of suck. But in general we relaxed, crafted and chilled. Benton went hiking around the hills. It was dreary, wet and cold most of the time. I made a pumpkin pie with homemade crust, home made sweetened condensed oat milk, the sausage dressing and green bean casserole from scratch too. I love to make mushroom soup! Everything turned out tasty. My pie crust turned out well though I had a hard time rolling it. It was a bit dry but baked well. I added more water on a later batch and that shrunk a bit in the oven when I parbaked the crust but was easier to roll. So that is okay. But I'm getting better at that and that is the thing.
I cast on for socks for mel and read. I read Dirty Work by Devon Monk (#29) on the plane. I then started Grave Importance by Vivian Shaw (#30) and finished that on the way home. I then started Daindreth's Assassin (#31) by Elisabeth Wheatley. I still have Practical Demonkeeping (#28) that I just need to finish.
We did odd jobs around the house for mom like hanging brackets, moving cabinets on the wall, and installing door stops into the floor. I'm good with power tools and so is mel...it just surprises folks. Since he's a handtool only guy at home.
With it now being december the house needs to convert to holiday festiveness inside and out. My studio needs to convert to sewing but I need to wrap gifts and get them out of my corner of my studio. Fabric is in shipping so I probably won't have the main fabric till this weekend. But we shall see how I feel after getting my tattoo on Saturday.
But we relaxed and slept and relaxed. And now I have 11 days left of work for the year. And a lot to do before new years.
