Boring

Life has not been so interesting the past few days.

Rocky came down with a cold the day after Thanksgiving so we stayed home and watched movies. Rocky had to see 300 because Dr. Laura (the radio talk show psychologist) recommended it; I don't. In my opinion the acting was mediocre and the warriors abs were obviously painted on.

We Are Marshal was a good movie about a college football team trying to recover after almost the entire team died in a plane crash. And last night we watched Arlington Road which we enjoyed. It is about a professor of US history thinks his neighbor is a terrorist.

Yesterday the Eugene Spinners' Guild was here for lunch. We crammed 13 of us (most with wheels) in my living and dining rooms. We had a nice time and the potluck lunch was wonderful. I am working on a yarn that is turning out nicely. It is white baby alpaca in which I am plying two strands with two strands of a variegated rayon thread. I plied the first skein last night and am quite pleased with the results. I'll try to get the first skein washed soon so I can show you.

Winter Weather Already

Thanksgiving was another non-event for us this year. We went to Rocky's parents for dinner and that was it. The plan was to head to John Day for elk hunting today but Rocky decided to catch a cold instead; so we're just trying to keep warm.

Last weekend was non-stop rain, but at least it was warm. This long holiday weekend is beautiful and sunny, but freezing cold. We've been waking up to white frosty mornings with frozen water buckets. I'm so ready for summer to get here again; I want my cake (dry weather) and to eat it too (short sleeve temperatures).



I think sitting by the wood stove working on my stocking cap is the order of the day. Here is a photo of the hat from the Cabela's catalog:

I'll take a photo of my version of it when it is finished. I think my yarn is smaller so the hat might end up child sized, mine is alpaca so hopefully somebody will be able to wear it.

Nonsense

There has been a lot going on over the past week, but mostly stuff I don't feel I should be posting for the public to see. Stuff dealing with work, law suits, and scumbags. I have learned that our justice system is seriously broken and benefits lawyers above all else. I am clinging to my belief that what goes around comes around and justice does eventually get served. I wonder if a voo doo doll would speed things along.

Tonight I am enjoying the house by myself for a little while longer until Rocky gets home. He received a "fishing emergency" phone call from a friend last night and they were off this morning to see what they could catch. I just hope it isn't poison oak this time. I saw the cutest stocking cap in the Cabela's catalog that I'm going to try to knit if I can figure it out without a pattern.

3-D Experience

This weekend my sister, Dotty, came for a visit. While Rocky was watching the Ducks win another game we went to dinner and a movie. We went to see The Nightmare Before Christmas, the 3-D movie that is out right now. It's not very good. It is a musical which took away from the story and they didn't make much use of the 3-D technology available. The best 3-D affect happened before the movie even started.

Oh well; we had a nice visit anyway and I was glad to see her.

Deer Hunting

Today is the last day of the western buck season in Oregon. Rocky and I went hunting yesterday and Wednesday to no avail. For those of you who know me know that hunting is not my passion, it is not something I dream about, ever. Rocky would eat, sleep and breath it if he could.

The following are my observations about hunting:

• There are way more roads in the forest than you would ever imagine, and they seem to criss cross and repeat themselves frequently. I can not count the number of times we passed signs that read "16 LP". I know there had to be more than one of those signs, because we passed them over and over again. We couldn't have been running in circles; could we?
• Always take spare knitting needles. I broke one just as we arrived at our hunting area the first day and I can tell you that passing those "16 LP" signs gets very boring after about two hours.
• The autumn leaves falling make more noise when you are hunting. We kept hearing what could have been the footsteps of deer, but when we would look in that direction all we would see were the leaves falling, and they made the same noise as the deer.
• It is impossible not to step on twigs when you are trying to look for deer. I was given the instruction to stay very quiet and keep an eye out for deer. Well, in order to step quietly in the woods one really must keep their eyes on the ground. The deer could have been right next to me, but I would have never known it unless they wanted me to know as I was being very careful not to break twigs or rattle dry leaves.
• Deer hunting is not good exercise, don't let your husbands tell you otherwise. I was instructed not to take more than one step per minute and it is important to stand perfectly still for at least 15 minutes at a time about every five minutes. I wasn't told so, but I think blinking and breathing are allowed. Oh, and I guess that passing gas isn't loud enough to scare deer, but try not to cough, sneeze, or hiccup.
• Three point turns are not good enough on forest roads. We were required to execute many seven and nine point turns. Actually Rocky did all the driving, and if I were being totally honest, I tell you that my eyes were closed during most of these turns. Many of the dead end roads we traveled ended on the tops of mountains. The tops of these mountains were only as wide as the road.
• Afternoon naps in a warm truck are essential to finding the deer.

What did I learn from this hunting experience? My purpose for going hunting with Rocky is to try to keep him safe, by having 911 programmed in my cell phone. I don't know if that does any good since cell service is scarce in the mountains, but I know that two people is better than one in case somebody needs help.