Drive Your Tractor to School Day

You gotta love it. Small town Michigan at its best. For the past several years, the local FFA chapter has sponsored "Drive Your Tractor to School Day" on the last day before Spring Break. Farmboys and women polish up the Ford/Case/John Deere/Farmall/Agco/etc. and drive to school, parking in the main parking lot.

I stopped by today and shot a few pictures. Tractors lined up both sides of the parking lot, and farmers in their Carhartts everywhere you looked.

I won't be there for lunch, that usually is a fund raiser for FFA, as well as a bale toss and milk chugging contest.

Merry Christmas,oops I Mean Easter

Pardon the mistake, but with the weather, it should be understandable. While we have been basking in warmth, the evil weather genie decided a wake up was in order. So, while here at home we only got an inch or so, farther south there was upwards of a foot of snow yesterday.
Quite the surprise. And it hit fast, too. I had to drive in to town last night to the business expo. Since Younger Son decided to come along, we wouldn't fit in the truck. I putzed along and we made it, but it was exciting. Glad it was still day light at the time.
I have been plugging away on the yellow sock, starting the heel flap so it should be on its way to being finished soon. Then as I continue with the blue/green pair, I can let my mind wonder through the sock stash to decide what I want to make next. A cotton pair--Sockatta would be good, for summer. but I also have some solids I would maybe like to attempt a cable pair in. Well I should have time to consider it before digging out the needles again. The only downside is that the yellow socks are on 8 inch dp. They feel so long. I do like my Knit Picks Harmony dps in 6 inches. much more manageable.
I am still waiting for pictures of my Great Nephew. Now that he has made his appearance, I guess the angora trimmed pink sweater will wait a while before being cast on. Maybe I can find some nice blue. Since we didn't know who he was till he came, he probably doesn't have a lot of blue yet.

Maundy Thursday

Not a lot of knitting lately. I have plugged away on my yellow striped socks. I can't wait to get to the "eye of partridge" heel. I like the look of it. It was easier to do in the paler color. The first socks I used that heel on were harder to do, in a dark colorway.
I did finish the Shape It scarf, except for a multitude of ends to weave in. I lost interest in it at that point. The second ball of Platinum had at least 5 knots in a 99 yard ball, way too many to make it fun. I didn't touch the last ball, probably that was knot free.
We are still coughing a lot at home, I feel better, but am ready for the cold to be over. With the cold weather, I start coughing whenever I go outside.
Tonight is an evening edition of dinner with the aunts. We are meeting at another spot, so that hopefully we can get more of us together. Hubby is even planning on joining us. Then after that I need to bop over to church for a Maundy Thursday service. And Then---I signed up for the midnight shift for the prayer vigil. I need to find some prayer books to use to help keep me away for my hour. I have a feeling with my froggy throat, singing will be out.

Life on the Farm

Almost back. Sniffles are almost gone. I can for the most part survive without a box of tissues near by. And Hubby seems to be sleeping more, coughing less.
Farm news. Our first calf of the season was born. A robust black Simmental bull with a white blaze down his face and between his eyes. I don't know if I will be able to get close enough for pictures. He is only about 70 pounds, but a frisky thing. Every time Hubby goes out, he is bouncing around the pen or nursing, with his tail beating time as fast as he can. So only 3 more to go in this round until later in the summer.
Supposedly spring is coming. We had up to 50 degrees yesterday, but is much colder again today. Sunny though.
I have been plugging away on the pink shape it scarf. I haven't taken a new picture but will when it is done. I am in that stage where I need about an inch. Knit a humongous amount of rows/time, remeasure, and still need 7/8ths of an inch. Or at least it seems that way. Hopefully I will have that done today. I need to go back to the Lady Eleanor Entrelac shawl and finish it so I can start the Cinnamon colored one to raffle or sell for church.
I also need to find out where I could have put that water bottle cozy. Or I may have to fashion another. I will be using them more now, with warmer weather coming.

Cough, Cough, Sniffle, Sneeze

Well it was bound to happen, living with a house full of sneezing, coughing men. I came down with the crawling crud. Thanks in no doubt to my regime of vitamins I have a much lighter dose. But I still say, thank the good Lord for Sudefed and Musinex. I have managed to keep my could somewhat at pay. And, I also want to give a shout out to Vicks scented Puffs Plus. The Vicks gives head a good jolt and the plus part means that even though I have been blowing my nose unashamedly all day, it feels soft and painless. I have selfishly been hiding them from my family who thinks it takes 5 tissues to blow their nose. I can't see wasting the money since they are a lower count box.
With the cold there hasn't been a lot of knitting done. I have been working on the pink shape it scarf at home and my yellow striped Arbor Yarn socks, in parakeet colorway. I have been setting them aside for over a year while finishing 2 other pairs, in a red/fuchsia/orange hand paint by either Lorna's Lace or Brown Sheep. (I forget which), as well as a deep red/wine/mauve pair in Arbor Yarns Cherry Festival colorway. I guess you can tell yellow is not my favorite color. It has a mint green and apricot splashes that are spiraling around the yellow and now that one sock is done, I am determined not to abandon it for the next pair. That is already on the needles, because I wanted to try out my Knit Picks Harmony DPs. This is a potluck blue/green jewel toned sock yarn by Cherry Tree Hill that I can't wait to get on with. So, I guess the yellow sock must keep on slogging along.