The Mystery of the Blinder

So you want to know what was in the box marked "Blinder"?  Do you mean what was originally in it?  Or what was in it after sitting in the laundry room for 3.5 years?  Originally, there was some kitchen stuff, including, of all things, a blender.  I looked at the box for the longest time trying to imagine what the hell a blinder was, when my DH, who maybe is not so fussy with proper spelling, immediately said, "I bet it's the blender." 

The blinder/blender came out of the box in the initial unpacking and I guess we just used that last box for putting random junk in that we didn't want to throw away, but didn't have time to find a proper place for.  In it were two excellent pairs of gloves.  Could have used those a few weeks ago.  The newspaper from the day that Alex was born.  I showed it to him and asked if this would be something he would want to keep.  He looked it over and agreed with me that nothing very interesting had happened on Jan. 17, 1996.  There was all my non-official military papers, memorabilia type crap.  DH and I have a bit of a feud over this stuff.  I want to trash it all because it's boring and unimportant and DH wants me to keep every last scrap.

Yesterday, DH painted our bedroom and that's it for the painting.  No more paint fumes!  Sadly, it was also the demise of my knitting table.  DH didn't mind the table, but I had to be honest and admit there was no way I would keep it clean and tidy.  So now I have a small armchair and my projects in various bags. 

Finally, I feel like there's a possibility that we might actually have the house ready by the 14th.  But I just want one room that I can say is DONE.  I thought that we had the kids' bathroom done until this morning Alex calls out, "The cold water handle just fell off!".  Item number 277 to add to the to-do list.  I'm halfway giving up on the kid's rooms.  I'm going to hope that the people who view the house will realize that these are the rooms of real children - not robotic cleaning machine prototype children (although, where can I get one of those?) - and cut us a little slack.

DH had brilliant idea - pay the kids 50 cents per lb. for stuff removed from their rooms.  Whether it was trash or donations to Goodwill, as long as it didn't come to TX with us, they'll get paid.  I think Grace has already filled a bag with about $8.50 worth, owing mostly to a big encyclopedia of Barbie (from a yard sale) that weighs about 4 lbs.  I'm just glad they are dealing with it, because I do NOT want to know what horrible things they've been stuffing in the toy boxes.

Even though my knitting spot has been disrupted, I've still managed to get a little done.  The Once Upon a Dream socks are now past one heel.

I'm not entirely sure that the pattern is working out like I had it planned in my mind, but I like it anyway.  The color cheers me each time I work with it.  I feel like if I'm going to make pink socks, they ought to be PINK.  I might also have ordered more Wollmeise last weekend.  I was thinking, if I'm going to stop ordering yarn before we move, wouldn't it make sense to have one big huge order to really close things out?  You understand my reasoning, right?  So okay, 10 skeins of Wollmeise, whatever.  They aren't all for me; Angela is going to buy at least one of them.  Wollmeise is just yarn crack.  Once you get a skein, you want more.  There's no fighting the addiction.

I had made some progress on Alex's socks.

See the little stick figure dudes?  Had to frog them when we couldn't get the cuff over Alex's feet.  I went up a needle size for that part, but I've only worked as far as their knees right now.

I'd like to promise you that every blog post is not going to be about moving and selling the house and the many details of our move to Texas.  It probably won't be every post, but that's kinda the main thing going on here, so it's the blog fodder for now.  I told DH as soon as we get a contract on the house, my knitting table goes back up.  So send good, profitable real estate vibes our direction.  It can't hurt.  Also, when we sell the house, I'll have a contest and give away a skein of Wollmeise.  Deal?

Comments

[Jeannie]

~~$$$$$ vibes~~ for a good house contract.

Your socks look great! I especially like the stick figures. Your colorwork looks so even. I've just attempted some mittens and there is NO way I would post a close up shot of my work.

[Angela]

Holy crap, 10 skeins of Wollmeise???? I know I saw the list, I guess I just didn't count! Ten SOUNDS much worse than it LOOKS! ;-)

[weezalana]

Ahhhhhhh, bl*e*nder. That makes sense. And I must say, the 50-cents-per-pound idea really is brilliant.

And you know, if you need someone else to help lighten your moving load, I would be happy to take some of that Wollmeise for you. I'm a giver that way.

[hakucho]

Very pretty socks. I love the color :)

[Lacey]

Hope your house sells quick, fast, and in a hurry. And I agree with weezalana, if you need to dump lots o' yarn, I'm here for you. Whatever you need...I'm here for you. :P hehehe

I like the little man socks too. They are cool. :D