It's Official

I'm now unemployed. That had to be the longest eight weeks of my life. Working the first five and training the last three. Thankfully Auntie Bob kept me sane the last three weeks. I'm quite certain that if it would have been someone I didnt get along with, it would have killed me. Good luck to her - she will need it. Now I'm off to file for my unemployment.

P.S. If anyone needs a hearing aid they should check out the Hearing Loss Clinic - they're located in the North Hill professional centre and are amazing people. See, I can give out the competition names now, I'm no longer employed by DH!!

Yes Virginia, Nana does know how to knit!

I know, I know - there has been a definate lack of knitting content, or for that matter any content whatsoever!! Life has a way of happening and continuing along it's merry little path without much thought for blogging LOL.

My mom will be gifted with a "Knitters Dozen of Socks" for Christmas this year - now a bakers dozen consists of 13 but a knitters dozen consists of eight (8). Seven Days of the Week and One Spare for Wash Day!! Needless to say, most of the socks this year have been for her. I present to you pairs number 6, 7, and 8.

Number 6 was a pattern from the Make1 Sock Club - Pretty Please Socks by Amy Swenson. These were done in Knitpicks Essential Tweed in the colorway Inca Gold. Completed with size 0 needles.

Number 7 was a pattern that I made a couple of times last year. It's a basic Golf Sock pattern in the "Box of Socks" that is super fast and easy to make. Done in Cascade Fixation in a variegated yarn. Completed with size 3mm needles.

Number 8 is a basic 3x1 rib pattern. Done in Regia Cotton Tip and Top. Completed with size 0 needles. I used some left over black Koigu for the toes and heels to offset it a bit.

Wednesday night I'm supposed to meet with Kittin for a bite to eat - haven't seen her in ages and am really looking forward to catching up. Then it's off to the Gilli meeting.

Of course none of this knitting wouldn't be possible if it weren't for new employee #3 (yes she has a name, but for the purpose of Nana's blog she will be referred to as Auntie Bob). She is catching on quite quick but unfortunately ten to eleven years of wisdom will not be imparted within two and a half weeks. It's rather too bad that Auntie Bob is such a great person, we have had a great time these past two and a half weeks but alas she too will come to the realization that DH is indeed a DH and with any luck she'll dump him for a better job. I certainly wish her all the best no matter what she chooses to do - it's only DH that I hope fails miserably.

These are a few of my favorite things....

...three grandbabies all in a row......from left to right - Mr. T. - KM - and LP. Manchild was here for the weekend and forwarded this picture. All of the pictures I took are still in said digital camera. I even had KM for the morning on Monday while Manchild and DIL had an appointment elsewhere.

New Employee #3

Another day of training - another new "potential employee" - another two days of "test driving" the staff - OMG what is he doing? Hiring a new employee, or buying a new car? Speaking of cars, guess who didn't renew his vehicle registration and guess who got blamed for it? We'll see how this one goes - perhaps she won't think it's too much work for too little money, however he did increase the wage offering in the latest advertisement. Only seventeen more work days and counting - lay me off will ya - we'll see who has the last laugh!

Look at the curls

Oh my Mr. T. - how you have grown!! Was cleaning up my work PC (actually looking for my resume, which BTW I didnt find) and came across some old pics but this one had to be the best!! His little cabled sweater that was too tight for his big head. I wonder if Mommy kept it? Circa 2005 or maybe 06??

Guess who came for dinner this week?

Look at that face - and those dimples!!

Humpty Dumpty Update

Humpty Dumpty is partially fixed and started back to work for four hours a day this past Wednesday. He will be on modified duties and modified hours for the next four weeks to see how his heel can handle it. So far it's been not too bad, however by noon when he gets home his foot is horribly swollen and of course that starts the vicious cycle of ice and elevation so that he can get his foot into runners to head to physio. He's been in physio for four hours daily for the past eight weeks for strength training and might even join a gym this summer as he's gotten quite used to exercising.

Thanks to everyone for all their help in the past five a half months - OMG, can you believe it took almost half a year before he could work part time again - never mind, the surgeon originally told him he would probably never do his job again so Way to GO Mr. Grammy, you're my hero yet again with all that hard work getting yourself back in shape!!