Sheepie's List

I spent today composing a mental list of things I would rather discuss instead of knitting.  Here it is:

1.  I am happy to tell you all about how sticky and humid it was today and how the rain did absolutely nothing to help with this situation.

2.  I could go on for hours about how the kids in my small class have reached the stage I like to call I Am Going To Get Suspended Because I Am Stupid Enough To Believe That This Is How I Can End My School Year Early And That No One Is Going To Consider Making Me Go To Summer School.

3.  I would enjoy nothing more than adding to #2 by telling you that I am currently planning the summer school programming for at least one student and gearing up to put together stuff for another one who thinks he is bullet proof.  I've had the latter in my class for five years now and see no reason whatsoever why I couldn't survive one more year with him should he decide to not attend school long enough to pass the 8th grade.

4.  I could wax philosophical over how I had to sneak the Absurdly Gi-normous Kitty's pink blankie away from him so I could wash it.  I would then proceed to ponder why he is now perfectly happy with the green blankie at which he turned up his little nose not a month ago.  Suddenly, the green blankie is the finest blankie to ever grace a sofa and I have no earthly idea why such things play out in this manner.

5.  I find the idea of telling you all about canning maple-walnut sauce yesterday simply intoxicating.  The fact that it looks a little bit like brains in a jar in this photo does little to diminish that joy...

I just won't think about it too much because that would give me nightmares.  But I'm still finding it a preferable topic.

6.  I have no reservations when it comes to sharing that I spent all day yesterday (and a bit of the night before) watching a Deadliest Catch marathon and am still looking forward to watching tonight's new episode.  I don't feel even the least bit tired of my crab fishermen.  Not one little bit.



Yup.  There are lots and lots of things I'm willing to discuss.  Just not knitting.  Knitting is stupid and has a tendency to fling itself off the needles on a day when you have deliberately set aside lots of time to knit for miles and miles and miles.  Knitting likes to laugh in your face when you say things like, "This shawl has been going so well that I'll bet I can knit without even thinking about it and finish the whole thing before lunch!!!"  Knitting wants to know what you are going to do about those three little stitches that you didn't manage to get back on the needle because it doesn't think for a minute that you are going to spot them before it's too late.

Seriously.  I'll chat up a storm.  Just not about knitting.  That is going to sit in the basket until I work up the state of calm needed to tink alllllll the way back to a point where life (and the pattern) made sense.  Meanwhile, please feel free to enjoy the other topics.

It is the end of the school year.  It may be a while before I get to those three stupid little stitches...

SA