Just Cuz I Can't Sleep

So I was sifting and sorting through iPhoto and decided to post these pictures from the Lake Lure trip. Most are from hikes we took around the Lake Lure area or along the Blue Ridge Parkway. And there's one of the Prius we upgraded to, which was kinda fun. Happy viewing!

Merry Christmas!

Look! It's a Purple Perky Potholder Scarf!

I'm not sure I'll make any more of these, but I'm relatively pleased with the outcome. I think these squares would make a better blanket or throw. Which I need right now so I can take a nap and wake up without a cold. Sniiiiiffff.

Ausgezeichnet!

I was delighted to learn I got an A in my German class, thus upholding my 4.0 status. Ach du lieber!

Looks Like a Pixar Character

Lenore's safety and health gig with the FAA has her occasionally traveling to exotic places like Fargo, ND and Cleveland, OH. Her latest expedition to Evansville, IN involved brief tours of their airport facilities so she could inspect things like lighting, wiring, etc. Safety first! Many of these locations are tiny airports out in the middle of nowhere. Here's a photo from one of her inspections that made me laugh. Her account read as follows:

"Steve and I drove 1.5 hours to inspect this lighting system on an airport that gets about one plane landing each week. The houses around it were really nice. It look as though, if animated, it could be a Pixar character. I found no infractions on this 2 foot site. We did find dry rotted cables and a light out at other facilities."

Then Laura got ahold of the photo...

"Hey, where are you going?"

Ta Daaaa!

My new shed is DONE!
Photo by Lenore, who was nice enough to go over and snap the picture before it got dark. I leave in the dark and get home in the dark, so it's been kind of hard to document the progress! Now I just have to get the depreciation holdback on the old shed from the insurance company. It is a considerable sum and I was promised it would be sent once the shed was done and the final bill submitted. Would anyone like to hold their breath for me?

I tried to take pictures of the various stages...as you can see, I kind of forgot to take a few during the initial framing!

Mmmmm...

Apparently Hoops cannot be left alone with the Christmas cookies. Julie brought us a lovely assortment of cookies, and Hoops was very interested in sampling them. It was just luck that I caught her licking her chops!