Mittens, Almost Complete!

Since the Olympics started I received the new yarn for Sara's second mitten. Yarn Harlot had opened up a Knitting Olympics, and I had originally said I would attempt a lacy neckwarmer. I started to work on it, made a great headway and lo and behold! my yarn for Sara's mitten came in. Quickly, I changed my sport venue and started to work on the mitten. I'm happy to report that with the Olymics closing on Sunday, I may very well achieve my goal of finishing the mitten before Sunday evening.

Sara is going to Cancun on Saturday with some friends. Of course, we have snow forecast, and the last time she tried to go somewhere, the flight was canceled. She was to leave on December 19, but the snow was so much, the airports were closed; she couldn't get another flight for another 3 days. She ended up going to Georgia with her boyfriend. Dave and I had a very quiet Christmas day in the snow. The week after Christmas we did have our traditional Christmas dinner of Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding, and Trifle for dessert. Not shabby at all!

Work has been nothing but travel arrangements, cancel travel arrangements, make new travel arrangements. Not so bad to make the arrangements, but all in one day? Come on; didn't "we" know that "we" wanted to go first-class in the beginning of all this? And didn't "we" know that "we" did not want to wait until 10:00 p.m. for the Red Eye before? Oh, well, I just work here.

With the weather as it has been, there's been very little riding lessons. Sara and I did go to Talbot Run and ride two of their horses. Sara rode Jake, a virtual push-button horse; I rode Louie, who for some reason, could only go to the left. He did go to the right, but it was almost as if he was going butt first! Dressage whips are wonderful!

Ordered some more yarn to make yet another pair of mittens. I found some variegated yarn and I plan to pair it with white! I think it will be a very stunning look.

I am still going to the gym; however, my intake has been more than outlay of calories. Sara is inspiring me, but when I get home, I seem to forget it all. I'm just sick and tired of this weather, sick and tired of work, and just sick and tired of being sick and tired. Hmmm, there is a trend here.