I should be a plumber....no, really, I should

This morning the toilet wouldn't flush, I know, very sad story. Apparently Blair was aware of this new development in the Toilet Saga, due to the evidence he left behind. I knew this couldn't last all day, so I took the lid off of the tank and investigated. Never having seen the inside of a toilet tank before I was not totally sure for what I was searching. After a few jigglings of the handle, I noticed it was not attached to anything. I decided that was probably odd and so further continued my searching of the tank. I saw a chain loose in the bottom and mused to my very attentive helper, Murray Mermelmann, that it probably should not have been lose. I walked into the next room and got out my handy tool set and removed a 13 inch long crochet hook. With my tool in hand, I walked back to the tank and commenced the fishing-out of the chain. I pulled briefly on it to see what would happen and was rather pleasantly surprised that it was attached to an apparatus that lifted and released the water from the tank. I then attached the chain to the lever coming from the handle, and flushed again just to make sure I had properly attached everything. I then replaced the lid and thoroughly washed my hands for several minutes. I do, indeed, think I have the makings of a top-notch plumber.

The past few days

Have all been exhausting!! Between the travel and being sick I have had very little energy. I did, however spend much time over the past couple of days getting ready for an Etsy update. I have made several books, and I have alot of stationary items to post. I've taken the pictures, I just need to crop and adjust them.

I made my first felted scarf from roving today. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I wasn't sure about the colors at first, but after the felting they really melted together really well!
(Ask me why I didn't retake this picture...I can't tell you!)


The long picture I took of this was VERY blurry, and quite frankly, I'm too lazy to take another one, so please feel free to use your imagination!

One of those Moments

Do you ever have one of those moments when you just know what you need to do? Beyond a shadow of a doubt know? Well, for my entire life I have avoided education. People have always said I would be good at it, that it was what I needed to do. And for that very reason I avoided education in college. Well, now that I'm out of college I've started substitute teaching. All of it has been at the local elementary school. Today I just knew that if I didn't go into education I would be professionally miserable for the rest of my working life. It's like I have no choice but to go into education...it's what I'm called to and supposed to do. There's no avoiding it now. I just have to decided what to do about it.

I'm a slacker...again

I haven't blogged lately. I have been really busy, though. I cast on and finished my Socks for the Cure pink socks for Dee. I finished both of them in 5 days. I think that's a record. Unfortunately I don't have any pics right now. I have cast on for a skirt that I'm really excited about and that's my main project right now. I subbed for an Elementary P.E. teacher Monday and that was interesting!