The day the lights went out in Warkworth....

Today was fun! I have half of my Olympic Shrug done (makes it sound like the shrug has done steroids and a serious training program or something) and am ready to do the other half. I have totally loved doing this project; the wool is so soft and springy. I knit one of my Hurry Hard Handwarmers today so I am completely halfway through my two projects. I am loving my handwarmer; used some leftover yarn and away I went. It was a nice knit - quick and very low stress. We had snow, wind and now we are having freezing rain. This afternoon the power went out (right in the middle of the freaking hockey game!). It does happen occasionally (I think the power went out more often when I was living in Montreal as a teenager) although when it happens in the winter I worry about the pipes freezing. Running water (or lack thereof) affects every aspect of the farm life; including the water closet (we are on a septic tank). The light was good so I did knit for a while and then Ed and I played cribbage for a while (he won two games, I won one) and while I was seriously Jonesin' for a cup of hot tea Ed gets this great idea to take our electric kettle and plug it into the car with this adapter he had bought. As he was going out the power came back on! While happy with our adventurous nature I was glad to just put on the stove. Nick missed all the fun - he was at a friend's house (supposedly to watch the game; his friend had a snow day). Nick is having a great time; his assignment for the two weeks that the Olympics are on, is the Olympics (aside from his piano, guitar and voice lessons and practising). How awesome is this homeschool? He is keeping an Olympic journal, although I haven't seen my name in there! He has been a great cheerleader for our knitting Olympics!

My ongoing frustration is of course my blogging and how much of a geek (and not in the computer way) I am. Tried to put on the Olympic Timer - failed. Tried to put on the Indigirl's pattern trackers - failed. Tried to change the margins on my sidebar and main page - failed. I have bought a couple of books but oh my god I am so out of my depth. I think I have Javascript but don't really know. May have to take a course or something. Have to get my current and future projects up on my sidebar - among other things. Oh well, at least I can still knit.