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January 13, 2005
Dad's Birthday
Today is my Dad's birthday. And I think I can honestly say that he is mellowing with time. Actually called my brother the other day. Didn't get my brother but rather his wife and she didn't even hang up on him. Stayed on the line and chatted with him a bit (a bit hostile of course but what can one expect?) Dad is going to try calling again this weekend to speak with my brother. I plan on remaining a bystander, though at the ready if I can be of any help to my nieces or nephew.
I've been working a bit on my list. It's part of the extended entry if you would like a gander at it.
I've been working on a few knit projects lately. One is part of an exchange. I have a picture of what I want it to look like in my brain, now to get it to look like that picture. Can't tell you what it is cause she may be a reader here. Once the exchange is done, I'll post a couple of photos and the pattern.
Well, I think I'm finally clear of the sinus infection but still battling the upper resp. infection. So vertical time is still limited. I've decided to knit socks for CIC since I have quite a bit of yarn that would work for this project. Plus I feel a strong need to help.
SO, now I'm off to knit and possibly take a nap.
Happy Birthday, Dad! I love you.
1. Scrap, sand, and paint the bathroom ceiling
2. Rip up and replace the bathroom floor
3. Rip out and replace the walls around the bathtub. (seems my bathroom needs lots of help!)
4. Spend more time with my folks
5. Organize my yarn stash
6. Submit 3 of my designs to magazines
7. Make my designs available to other knitters
8. Organize my books
9. Organize my family's books
10. Empty out the junk drawers (I have three)
11. Weed out the closet
12. Clean off the deck
13. Clean out the storage bin
14. Learn to take better care of my car
15. Teach my teenagers to drive
16. Teach them to take care of the car
17. Save more money
18. Visit my friend G1 in FLA
19. Write more letters
20. Go to New York City
21. Go to Boston
22. Re-tile the chimney floor
23. Hang my 2 sided mirror
24. Spend less time wondering “what if” and more time doing
25. Learn to spin
26. Learn to felt
27. Take a business class
28. Volunteer more at the school
29. Start a workout program and stick with it at least one month
30. Go to Canada
31. Get CPR certified again
32. Take Nathan to a baseball game
33. Go to Mardi Gras
34. Visit my cousin in South Carolina
35. Finish more projects
36. Frog what won’t get finished
37. Repair the screens on the front porch
38. Visit a dude ranch with Myla
39. Spend more time with friends
40. Make more desserts
41. Take the kids to see the National Christmas Tree
42. Learn ASL
43. Learn to drive a bucket of balls
44. Design and knit more mittens
45. Successfully design another adult sweater
46. Blog at least 3 times a week
47. Use up more of my stash
48. Visit and write reviews of more yarn shops
49. Fix the kitchen faucet
50. Fix the kitchen sink
51. Kayak further
52. Attempt to leave a comment on blogs that I read
53. Be a better housekeeper
54. If 52 fails then be a better knitter
55. Stop binge shopping
56. Spend more time on my bicycle
57. Open my own bank account
58. Pay off my credit card
59. Buy a fleece
60. Re-write my Resume
61. Re-write my patterns
62. Organize my knitting diaries
63. Make a slip cover for the couch – that I like
64. Go on a date with my husband
65. Talk more with my neighbors not just the family
66. Launch my website
67. Take Nathan to all the Smithsonian Museums
68. Go horseback riding with Myla
69. Stop complaining for 3 weeks
70. Take a knitting class
71. Organize my magazines
72. Learn to understand the computer
73. Program the VCR (really)
74. Bake more cookies
75. Knit 45 hats for charity (44 now)
76. Organize a family vacation –
77. and then go on it
78. Repaint the hand rail
79. Build a new step
80. Call my SIL once a month
81. Learn Fencing
82. Read more books
83. Brick in the flower beds
84. Re-plant the flower beds to be more useful (herbs)
85. Find another part-time job
86. Keep a daily journal
87. Pay off other credit card
88. Fix the outside shower
89. Spend time with my friends
90. Take Nathan Putt-putt golfing
91. Work on more puzzles
92. Send out cards on time
93. 20 pair of socks for CIC (18 1/18/05)
94. Visit Pittsburgh
95.
Posted by Genia at January 13, 2005 01:17 PM