My Milkshake Brings All The Boys To The Yard...

Well...not really. Even if my milk shaking abilities were of the boy-luring variety, I don't actually have a yard since I live in a condo and all. I do have a couple of kickin' parking spaces, but they don't seem to be filled with boys either so I'm reasonably sure that I'm safe from the milkshake seeking hordes.

Besides, if I take the song any further than that I am saying that, "my life is better than yours" and that I'd be willing to teach you for a fee. That seems rather presumptuous, really.

Where was I going with this????

Oh. Right. My new blender. Sorry. I got lost in the intricacies of yesterday's hip-hop. It really all relates to hummus. I like hummus. And I've been making my own pretty regularly for a while now since it is a good snack and gives me a hit of the protein that I often miss in my diet. But, living in a small space, I tend to limit my appliances wherever possible. I've been using my little, two speed immersion blender for my weekly hummus production and not all that thrilled with the results one can get from a ten dollar small appliance. So I decided to upgrade. Meet my new, multi-speed, can-chew-through-concrete KitchenAid version:

And it makes the aforementioned milkshakes, as well!

A bit pricey for hummus. But it is something that I use weekly, so I'd say it is an investment. And it is red! Like a sportscar!

With the help of my new Hummus Maker, I was able to get my snacking needs met for the upcoming week but that was about it for today, I'm afraid. Yesterday's bout of productivity in the outside world must have really taken it out of me. I made it to the grocery store (the new early morning Sunday shopping continues to work well and limit the amount of "marketing stupidity" experiences) and got everything successfully put away. But there was little else in the way of "finishing." I worked a bit on the sock, a tad on the Feather 'n Fan Thingie That Will Never Be A Scarf and spun a teeny amount. Nothing is really even close to the finish line, though so it didn't seem worth getting out the camera. You'll just have to take my utter sloth on faith. I thought about all the things that needed to be done around here. But that was about as far as it went.

And it looks like another busy week is looming for The Sheep. My class work group has finally gotten a handle on the direction of our upcoming project and the homework is coming fast and furious on that front. The meeting that I have successfully avoided thanks to several well-timed cancellations is going to happen this week come heck or high water. I had managed to wangle my way out of a field trip to the state capital on Tuesday when the parent of the child with whom I usually travel opted to go in my stead. But that little plan seems to have fallen apart so it looks like I will be boarding a bus bright and early with a gaggle of fifth graders whether I like it or not. And I am down two staff people until the new hires are ready to start. Sure, I can knit in class or on the bus to Augusta...

But it's not looking good for any real progress this week. Not good at all. Until Friday, that is. I have a doctor's appointment and opted to take a full sick day rather than try to drive back and forth so perhaps I'll have some breathing room then. Spring break is still two weeks away, though. A very, very long two weeks.

I'm suddenly feeling a strong craving for a milkshake...

SA