There's a Calm Before the Storm

or so CCR tells me. This song just popped up on itunes, and I decided to share. Have you ever seen the rain come down on a sunny day? Sun is cold, and rain is hot, I know. I love it!!!


Yes, I've loved CCR my whole life. What don't I like? Club music, most rap and anything too slow for too long!

I cleaned most of yesterday. It's not my favoritest of jobs, but it had to be done. I still need to mop and clean the bathroom, but that's another day problem. Today I work in a couple of hours. Fun times. It should be interesting, at very least.

What else is going on? We bought an ice cream maker Monday night. Last night we used it. I also bought some mixes, I figured we can make our own when I get used to it. The funny part? I got ONE taste. Dee said it tasted too much like the protein powder shakes she drinks during swim season. However, that didn't stop her and Katie from eating the entire batch. Like I needed the calories anyway. We'll make vanilla tonight. I just hope there are still some frozen raspberries for me tonight! I'm looking forward to making lemon sorbet. I love love LOVE lemon ice in the summer. I wonder if I'll be able to make orange sherbet as well. You know, the creamy kind that is inside of a push up? YUMMY!!!! DREAMCICLES. I'm in serious trouble. Barb made some incredible looking Kiwi sorbet I can't wait to try......I just figure that's for when the excitement wears down. The girls don't like kiwi on a good day. Yes, I am also thinking we'll be making peanut butter cup, and fudge brownie ice cream as well. I have 3 years of dreaming to freeze up!!! I'm actually not the first person to go running for ice cream. I do like it, but never enough to buy it often from the store. One bowl, and I'm done until it's time for the next flavor.

I also bought a new skirt pattern yesterday. Yep, screw the socks, I'm all into the skirts right now. I knitted a bigger swatch IN THE ROUND, so hopefully, I'll only have to knit this one once. Im using Cascade Fixation...cotton with a bit of elastic. Hopefully it'll hold it's shape better, and, oh I don't know, work the way I want it to. I've modified this pattern for my gauge and my (lack of) height. We'll see. I love experimenting. Elann.com has (had) this yarn on a bag sale for about half the price that I can usually get it. I am hoping to have leftovers as I have several ideas for what else I can make out of it. However, those items, I wouldn't make at work if somebody paid me!!!! No thank you, very much. You do realize that means I'm going to have to come up with a new name? Ugh. You have no idea how long it took me to name the girls. I take this job of naming WAY too seriously. Snarky is coming to mind, though. We'll see. Anyway, be warned.......I'm sure more skirt pictures are on the horizon.


Lastly, here's my bleeding hearts that are in bloom by the garage. Life is good.