I made a pair of socks this week. They are knit out of Knit Picks Felici in the Cheshire Cat colorway. They are fine. I’m trying to work my way through my self striping stash, and this is what I pulled out. My cold knocked my brain out for most of last week, and sock knitting was about the only thing I could do.
Last weekend we met up with John’s family to go on a horse drawn carriage ride. It was going to be a sleigh ride, but we don’t have enough snow. We really lucked out with weather, as it was in the upper 20s for our ride after a week of highs not getting above 10.
Today the kids and I spent most of the day at a homeschool winter party. We read books and played games. The parents put on a play. After that Audrey and I headed to Girl Scouts. All of that means I’ve had enough time with people for the week.
Good news! I’m finally over my cold.
Bad news! I’m getting a new cold. Elliot, once again, is patient zero in our house. He has been sick for a couple of days, and now the rest of us are sick.
We managed to make igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks last week out of crayons. It was a fun project, and now I know that if you make metamorphic rocks out of crayons it looks remarkably like our back yard after Wrigley eats a box of crayons.
I hope to write about my November and December books later this week. I will also post an update on my Vertices Unite (spoiler alert: I have not touched it since the cast on party). I’m going to host a KAL knit night on Feb. 5, so if you were not on the first call and want to be on the second call let me know and I’ll get you added. I’m thinking about doing a monthly call for the next few months, because I really like hanging out in Blogville.
I hope you all have a great week. Especially if you started a new job today.
mildlygranola 
Wrigley is an artist, and not the first to use poop as a medium. I’m sorry you’re getting another round of cold. But I’m glad you’re hosting more knitting hangouts.
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I would love to join you all in a virtual knit night. Will you post it in the Ravelry group?
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Yes, somehow I missed the notification on the time and date for first KAL. Can you add me to the group?
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You bet! I am sorry about last time!
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Such a busy week! I hope everyone in your house feels better soon. The socks look great! I’m really looking forward to the next KAL chat.
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Definitely trying for this call! Think it would be fun to knit with others:)
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Bummer about another round of colds. I am getting over my bug, but not so for DH. In to see doc tomorrow and hoping he can get some antibiotics that make him feel better quick.
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I hope they can fix him right up!
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Me too, he’s not slept much this past week.
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I hope everyone is feeling better quickly! Colds are everywhere this winter. My family has upped our vitamin C, D and zinc and it’s helped a lot:)
Your socks are lovely! The Felici yarn is addictive:)
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I need to get back to taking vitamins. Felici flies off the needles!
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I tend to slack on vitamins in the summer when I know I’m eating good quality fresh fruits and vegetables but take them religiously in the winter when fruits and vegetables are the ones that have traveled a long distance and aren’t as bright and vibrant. I’ve noticed recently that even bananas are pretty bad this year.
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Bananas are awful this winter.
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Clementines haven’t been very good also. They’re sort of dry and shrunken inside.
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Yes! Our fruit bowl looks awful.
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I used to teach plate tectonics to 6th graders with layers of jello… your crayon geology looks great!
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We used graham crackers on top of a pan of frosting to discuss plate tectonics. It led to chocolate covered faces.
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Oh my goodness – I hope you and all in your house are feeling better! Both the carriage ride and the homeschool party sound like so much fun 🙂 Also, I love your method for teaching about the different rock types – that sounds like a great learning activity. I love your socks!
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I love the creative ways of learning, I I probably would have retained much more doing this than reading text books or listening to teachers droning on. The carriage ride looks like fun. Hope your new cold was milder.
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My cold was milder, but the rest were not so lucky. I was able to stay home and spin all week, which is what I really want to do anyway.
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Nice socks and since I am way behind in reading blogs, I hope everyone cold is over by now! Sorry after you got well you got sick again. I am surprised you don’t have enough snow right now, I thought in your part of the country you did not see the ground until Spring once it was Winter! Horse carriage ride sounds cool!
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It really depends on the winter. Some winters we don’t see the ground for months. Others we get a good melt every week or two.
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