Is there anything better than good news in the mail? I think not. I just got a letter from Kohls Cares, which is essentially a scholarship program, telling me that I’m moving on to what they term as “regionals”. That means I’m a lot closer to, you know, winning. I was so thrilled because of this, as you can well imagine. It’s for exemplary service in a volunteer position, which people, if I haven’t been exemplary, I don’t know what is.
Not only is this for 1,000 dollars, but I also can extract another 1,000 from KSU due to their matching program. Awesome right? Well, we can see if I win.
But I will win, because I well, have got more volunteer hours in one year, than most people do in their life. I had over 250 last year at one place, and over 100 at the other. The year prior I was over 50 at the one place, and probably close to 50 at the other. This year, I’ve gotten over 150, so people, I do a lot. So, I’m pretty optimistic. Granted, I was raised Methodist, so that may be related. Anyway, I still think I’ve got a good chance.
And, even if I don’t win, they still sent me a $50 dollar gift card. I’ll take what I can get. (I do need new underwear . . . ) And it is an honor. (He says in British accent, while making sweeping gesture.)
So, the knitting. Sigh, that’s really all that I can say on the subject. Sigh. I’ve been knitting some, but not really anything amounting to anything. I’m at that phase of my knitting where I’m knee-deep in a lot of stuff, and that means that it will be a while before I finish anything. The TSLS — that’ll be several more weeks, at the rate that I’m going. The top-down epaulet sweater — still on the first sleeve, no body. The socks, if I would ever work on them, could be done in a few days, they only need half a foot and a small toe. Sadie’s sweater is about half done, but I’m not working on it till I see her next and make sure that this half fits. So, that’s where I am, Project summary in less than 100 words.
Now, off to go online shopping. I would go to a store, but I really, really love packages. (Like enough to pay for shipping.)
*I couldn’t think of anything else for a title.


It still isn’t quite a full square, but I ran out of yarn, and peoples, I am really ready to see the tail end of this one. It’s not that I don’t like it. It’s easy knitting, it’s wonderfully soft. (An Angora/Wool/Nylon blend that I ripped out of a store bought sweater.) It’s easy knitting, making it great for dimly lit coffeehouses (though here lately it hasn’t been really portable), knitting in the darkened room while the baby’s about ready to fall asleep, wonderful to knit while watching Oliver too — no pattern and it can be thrown aside quickly as he totters toward the coffee table, and this thing was wonderful to knit on through the throws of Downton Abbey. However, during all those other times, it was very dull knitting. And it’s huge. Let me do a little math . . . . to the best of my knowledge the white center of this shawl has . . . . 62,160 stitches. That’s a lot of knitting, and that’s just the white part. With the rest of it, it is certainly is in the neighborhood of 150,000 stitches, or will be by the time I get through with it.
