How's this for weather??

This is our local weather for the next 36 to 48 hours: (Check out those wind chills...)

Today: Snow and widespread blowing snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near -13. Wind chill values as low as -46. Windy, with a north wind between 28 and 31 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow likely and widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around -19. Wind chill values as low as -47. Blustery, with a north northwest wind between 21 and 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday: Areas of blowing snow before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -13. Wind chill values as low as -47. Blustery, with a west northwest wind between 13 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

We are having a winter like we haven't had in years! An honest to goodness blizzard even!

Today I plan to knit, knit, knit and then knit some more. I'm about 1/2" away from being done with the sweater for DGS. It feels like it has taken forever to finish. I intend to cast on 3rd DS Fuzzy Feet and also cast on my hat for the BlizzKAL. I also have every intention to get the buttons on DGD's cardigan and if things go really really well I'd love to cast on her dolly's sweater too.

I'm starting to think there might not be enough time left to get all these things done. Of course it could help if I got off the computer and actually started doing these things. Oh yea, I maybe need to make a couple meals and wash some dishes and clothes too.

Bye Bye!

Blizzard

All of North Dakota is in a blizzard warning. I've never seen the noaa weather map look so colorful. It is windy already but the snow hasn't started and actually isn't supposed to until later this afternoon. So if there are things to be done we all better get to it this morning.

So I'm guessing that the Nodak Knitters (Ravelry group) Blizzard KAL will be starting today. I have my yarn, patterns, needles etc all ready to go but I also have to finish DGS's sweater and start on some Fuzzy Feet slippers for 3rd DS for Christmas. So there'll be lotsa knitting going on.

32 years ago yesterday, my DH & I lost a baby boy. He was born and passed away on the same day. He had a wonderful head of dark hair and looked so much like DH. It's such a sad time of year for us even all these years later. After seeing our 3 other boys grow into men I always wonder what Daniel would have done with his life, what personality he would have had, if he got married....all the simple but precious things in life.

New yarn, Sick kitty

New yarn....what a wonderful thing. Love the internet and credit cards and computers. Swell inventions.

The yarn is for stocking hat and mittens for the BlizzKAL. Now I have a dilemma...I want to knit but don't want a blizzard. Uff. I love the yarn. I love the color. About all I'll get to do with it for now is wind it into balls. Maybe that will even be fun...

What wasn't so fun today is Sissy is sick. She looked off yesterday. I went shopping and DH said she acted normal and seemed fine but this morning she was feeling miserable again. So I called the vet and took her in this morning. After 2 Xrays the vet decided she is constipated for sure and possibly has something stuck in her intestines. For now we are using hairball treatment and see if that will get things moving. If not then she needs to go back to vet on Wednesday and then he was talking enema and after that surgery. Uff. Her and Maddie are constantly eating something that they shouldn't be so it is entirely possible that she has something stuck in her gut that isn't supposed to be there. We've never had a cat before that eats so much junk. It's a full time job just making sure they aren't into something that they aren't supposed to be. Worse than kids. She is at least eating again and had a drink after she got home so that is a good sign. Both cats could stand to drink more water so ran to Petco after the vet appointment and picked up a water fountain. It basically cost a young fortune for this trip but we knew what we were getting into when we got cats again. Anyway, Maddie is in love with the fountain and I'm thinking we'll have a water mess everywhere if she doesn't drown herself first!

Usual Saturday

So today there is vacuuming and clothes washing and I already did some knitting. Which reminds me. I must have been high on the tea leaves last night when I thought that I could finish the DGS sweater. I did knit the shoulders together and do the neckband which is a nice accomplishment but finish?? No way.

So I've started one of the sleeves on DGS sweater. I've found that I really dislike the decreasing and counting rows. It'd maybe help if I got my row counter out and used that but why make it easy on myself?? Ha.




I've got everything ready for the Nodak Knitters's BlizzKAL on Ravelry. Well, everything that is except the yarn. Still waiting on the Georgia Rose Peace Fleece. And I think we'll be waiting for a blizzard to start somewhere in ND before we can start knitting. That's okay with me considering I have Christmas Fuzzy Feet yet to do too! Augh. Notice how Maddie was so nice as to actually pose in the picture? She's such a smart kitty!