I got the fourth hat made up this morning and the box is all taped up ready to ship on Monday. All four hats are different sizes so I hope they each can find a head that will fit them. I don’t knit to size very well.
Jim and I took a 2 1/2 mile hike this afternoon. It was a bit windy and cool but it did feel good to stretch my legs a bit. My back has been bothering me today – I think from the position I have been sitting in while knitting. My body is out of shape for knitting!
I’ve gotten 8 eggs from the eggs in three days. They are cute little eggs that will get bigger as the girls lay more eggs. About half the eggs were laid in the nesting boxes and the others in the coop somewhere. It is hunt and find right now. Hopefully as they get used to laying they will use the nesting boxes more than the floor or the top of the nesting boxes.
I haven’t gotten any more knitting done on my other project I have on my needles. Maybe tonight I will get to it. I got the checkerboard part of it done which took a lot of concentration last night. Until I get to the other end of it will be easy knitting. I do have to count rows and follow a pattern but it isn’t a complicated pattern. It will take me two or three days to finish it up though as I am using smaller needles.
Monday I need to check to see if Hobby Lobby has the right color of yarn I want so I can make a blanket for someone as a Christmas present. If they don’t have it, I will have to order some. It only takes two days to make a blanket as I will use big needles for that project. I need to have it done and mailed by the 15th at the latest so need to get cracking at it.
I made a batch of fudge this afternoon. It looks fine. I cooked it about two to three minutes too long but it isn’t crumbly so I will call it good. I need to make two or three more batches of fudge to get enough for my kids and family. They all love that stuff. Jim doesn’t care for it so much.
I need to start making one Christmas goody a day for the next week so I can get everything done. I need to mail some treats to family and mail is slow these days. I hope to have everything done and in the mail no later than the 15th. We will see how successful I am.
Lots of gifts I ordered will come in next week. I need to spend a bit of time each day wrapping presents so it doesn’t become a marathon project. I don’t like to wrap.
Jim is having ham loaf and tator tots for dinner. I am having meat loaf and a baked sweet potato. He likes his ham loaf dry and I like meat loaf moist and I like meat loaf better than ham loaf. He likes cracker crumbs and I like oatmeal. I divided the hamburger into half and ground some ham to add for him. This way we both get what we want.
I slept hard for three hours last night and then sleep became hard to find. Finally got a second sleep of about two hours. I didn’t take a nap again today in hopes that I will sleep lots tonight. I sure could fall asleep easy right now though.
When I go to Hobby Lobby Monday I will need to stop and pick up a few groceries. I’ll have to go through my recipes tomorrow and check my pantry and see what I will need to make what I want to make for Christmas goodies. I am going to try not to make so many this year. I won’t eat any of them and I’m not sure many are things Jim will like. Since we aren’t gathering for Christmas this year I won’t have a chance to get rid of leftovers.
Grateful for a good hike this afternoon, grateful the first batch of fudge turned out OK, and grateful for the smell of dinner cooking in the oven.