No pic to show what I decided to start tonight while watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory…”you’re weird”. LOL
After six hours of my life, actually more than six, as I was up by 5:20 a.m., out the door and sitting in front of JoAnn’s at 5:55 a.m. waiting for the rain to hopefully slow down and that really, really long line extending from JoAnn’s past Safeway to dwindle down. I had my 20% off total purchase coupon and I was set to by a 7′ pre-lit Monterey Pine Christmas Tree. But…oh, no…no coupons on what they called a “best value”. I didn’t buy the Monterey Pine they had sitting there, mocking me…Ok…so I bought yet another Ott Light…this one for my work table in my craft area in the loft. I LOVE my floor Ott Light I always use when knitting (my eyes are getting old).
I get home around 6:30 a.m., didn’t go back to bed, got the woodstove roaring again, had a cup of coffee, fed the rabbit and sat to knit….still working on the simple v-neck pullover I started at retreat…it’s mindless knitting, it won’t be a quick project to get done, too boring. After knitting for several hours and watching HGTV…I kept thinking about that tree. Alex said she would go with me to go purchase it…so I didn’t get $20 off, I’d live.
Another long line, grabbed another pair of Clover shorts as I can’t find my size 9’s, had a 50% off coupon for that…only $2.25 for the needles…bonus. The box was smashed for the Christmas tree…it was the last one…it wasn’t the Monterey, it was the Slim Poleline tree. “Can I bring it back if there is a problem, being that the box was smashed,?” yada, yada. “Yes, with a receipt”.
Well, home we went…I read the instructions, I put things together and what happens…the middle section has only half the lights working. Ok…how does one fix this. What’s this…a busted bulb on the top section…unplug tree lights, take out light…get spares that came with…spares do not fit these lights. Kevin was willing for me to keep the tree just to make me miserable as he did not want the tree in the first place. A branch is broken…ok, time to load it up and take it back.
Needless to say, three trips today…all spaced out in good time…and they were fine about giving a refund, but not the happiest and I felt like I was the evil one for bringing it back. I hate to take things back…Kevin knows it too.
Since debit was my choice for payment…I get cash back (they already had my money being it was a bank day). Kellie and I are on our way back to Graham to get the mail from the post office and I swing by to get us a Frosty. Num. Going up the hill past LRI, but to the new light at the Graham Fire Station on Meridian…the Tahoe sputters and spits…I ran out of gas…turned onto the new street, verily, as there is NO steering when the power goes off in the Tahoe. Luckily I had my cell phone with me and I called Kevin. We were only three miles from home…but three cold miles as I had been eating a frosty and I didn’t have jacket (I was soooo hot from putting up and taking down that damn tree). Kevin didn’t get mad, didn’t say a single comment as I never have run out of gas and he has it happen to him a few times. Silly goose.
Have I mentioned I’m not a fan of Intarsia…half of the Sheep Sock (pattern which I printed out from the internet April 30, 2001 <—-notice the year)I did in intarsia…then went back to my trusted and faithful fair isle technique. What was I thinking?
Enough…I’ve given you the low-down on my day…I still have kids to take home from Alex’s movie night…only a half hour more till I can drive them home…
Looking forward to some zzzzzzz’s…..we will be off to get the usual Christmas tree at one of the Orting tree farms…why break tradition, right?
My hat’s off to you for braving a day out in the retail jungle on the day after Thanksgiving. One outing is admirable, but three qualifies you for shopping sainthood.
Because Brian was away in New Orleans for 4 1/2 weeks we are still short on money (he doesn’t make as much in the guard as he does at his civilian job) anyway, we’ll be lugging out the artificial tree instead of buying a real one. Unfortunately, ours doesn’t come prelighted and nobody ever wants to help set the tree up or string the lights. Maybe I’ll designate a houseplant as this year’s Christmas tree!
Kevin is nice to not say anything. Considering all that you had gone through he sounds like a wise man.
I made two scarves from the peace fleece you gave me. Thank you again! It was delightful yarn to work with and there is enough left over to trim mittens or slippers for the girls.
Enjoy your weekend, it promises to be lovely outside. I’m going to FINALLY plant my garlic.
Oh dear. Sounds like you had quite a day. I hope the rest of the weekend goes better, and that you find a perfect tree at the farm!
Your package was shipped off on Friday, so hopefully you will get it early next week. I hope you like it!
Happy knitting.
yhsp (who has forgotten her knitty log-in!)
P.S. any knitting technique that sounds like a disease (Intarsia) can’t be fun… can it?