Sundays are my day for chores around the house, so I’ve been pretty busy today. We even had about an inch of snow, too, which still surprises me. It’s not unheard of this early in December, but it’s pretty rare.

Some of the things I’ve done today:

• Made pancakes for breakfast. Dad loves them and was stuck at home unable to golf, so I made a batch when I got up.
• Dusted and vacuumed my room, including the corners and under the furniture
• Scrubbed the bathroom (except the floor)
• Disinfected my humidifier
• Printed labels for Christmas cards for Mom and myself
• Wrote out my Christmas, er, Holiday cards
• Blocked my sweater
• Made popcorn as an afternoon snack–this is something else that Dad likes, but ever since my beautiful, glass, microwave popcorn popper broke, we haven’t had any. (I don’t like the packages of microwave popcorn, and cleaning the pot is so inconvenient.) But still–a snowy day seemed like a good time.
• Looked for the needles for my next sweater, realized I’m using my only Addi Turbos in size 6 for that KSH neck-warmer, and now have to either hurry to finish that or (gosh!) buy more needles. How is it possible that I only have 2 needles in size 6, and that one is a creaky bamboo pair? I actually used that for a swatch last night, but it made so many creaky noises, I don’t think I want to risk my sweater’s survival on them. (Which, really, is okay–I’m not a huge fan of bamboo needles, anyway). But that leaves a 6 on a 40″ cable, which is way too big for the sweater pieces, and one on a 24″ which is perfect but currently busy. Sheesh. How’d I let that happen?
• Changed the dress of my American Girl doll so she’ll be properly attired for Christmas
• Helped Mom (a little) with the Christmas tree.
• Did some reading.
• Sorted out some books to donate to the library–always a painful experience for me. I know, you’d think that with 2600+ books, giving up 10 or 20 wouldn’t hurt, but it does!
• Ran outside in a pair of clogs to move my car out of the driveway so the landscaping people could plow the whole inch of snow we had. The sad part about this is that the company (a different one) that was supposed to clear away our autumn leaves hasn’t gotten around to it yet–our clean-lawned neighbors must hate us.
• Tried to catch up on my magazine reading. I’ve got an issue of the Smithsonian that’s been on my dresser for over a week, as well as Spin Off and the new Interweave Knits. Silly though it is, and as much as I enjoy these magazines, I always begrudge them the time–I’d rather be reading a book.
• Gave some thought to selling my Ashford Kiwi, which might not be a bad idea. I think of it fondly and it’s a fine wheel, but it really never gets used compared to my Lendrum, and maybe it would be happier helping somebody else to learn to spin . . . except, the thought of trying to pack it up to ship it somewhere is a little intimidating.
• And did I mention? I blocked my sweater!

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