Apparently not true today, though. Turns out I won a prize over at Jennifer‘s March Madness contest. I guess Curious George liked my donation, huh?

I won one of these three sheep, and she asked me to choose . . . but how am I supposed to pick just one? (I mean really!) So I asked her to surprise me . . . they’re all cute, aren’t they? How nice . . . and all for a good cause, too.

And, while I’m giving thanks, Dani was nice enough to take the picture of my nephew and Chappy from Sunday’s post and remove the redeye for me, because she said, “the shot was too cute not to fix it.” Wasn’t that nice of her??

I’d make some comment about the “kindness of strangers,.” but really, my blog-friends are feeling less and less like strangers all the time. Of course, that means I’m starting to feel just a little jealous of those going to MDSW in, what, three weeks? Because, apparently, face-to-face meetings still matter a lot to the way our brains are wired. (And, what an interesting blog that looks to be, even if it’s not, you know, about knitting. All sorts of interesting entries about the way we think and act. Very cool.)

In tonight’s knitting, well, I worked on my Celtic Dreams (the end of the first skein is coming up fast). I worked on my Peacock stole, which is coming along slowly, but is still moving.

But, I’m afraid, the teal socks are still in the doghouse (where, I have to admit, they color-coordinate just beautifully). I just haven’t forgiven them yet for their collusion in the heel fiasco. I fully accept what responsibility was mine, but am disappointed in their lack of communication–they knew they weren’t ready for the heels, but they didn’t say anything, so . . . they’re just going to have to wait for another day or so.

Oh, and my car-stereo adapter for my new MP3 player came today. Of course, there was only ONE radio station available, but it does work. (Why, I wonder, do these things come with a limited number of preset radio stations? Why don’t they have dials like the radios themselves?) I also bought these cute little speakers for it. Tiny, light, doesn’t need batteries, and–best part? They were EASY to take out of the clam-shell packaging. It just opened to a good pull. No scissors. No sharp edges. No frustration. It’s a miracle! The reason for the speakers? Primarily because I plan on bringing the Harry Potter 6 audio book along for Mom’s an my vacation next month, and this way, we can play it in the room when we’re too tired (or more interested in knitting or sewing) to read ourselves.

And, oh yeah, I ordered new headphones, too. I did mention how I hate the earbuds, right? And while I was trying them the other night and struggling to get them in place, it occurred to me–when I was at the doctor last month trying to get my ear canal flushed for half an hour, they told me the opening in my ear is tiny. Maybe that’s part of the problem? But anyway, for the rare, rare times I’ll want to listen via headphones, well, these will have to do. Gosh, joining the 21st century does get pricey . . . but just imagine how much more it would have cost if I’d gotten an iPod!

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