I'm up and about, a bit... we are fur-sitting for our boss while he is on an overnight equipment-run. His twelve-year-old dog Rascal has a swollen ear, and needs someone to watch her on the steps when she goes outside. Hopefully things will be getting better this week, all around -- we have our fingers crossed for it. I've been telecommuting some of my work, knitting and watching movies to pass the time.
The girls absolutely love the toys Lynn made! They were having a raucous run through the house this morning with the curly rattle one and 'helping' Mr.J put away the laundry for me (by hopping in and out of the drawers and investigating the water going into the washer)
I'm not allowed to have any coffee :o( or tea, or anything that has caffeine... that is going to be hard!
In Other News: My Prototyping article was featured in Craftzine! Thanks Craftzine!
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Friday, November 10, 2006
Package from Lynn
Mr.J had to bring me home sick a few nights ago, and the doctor says I'll be down for a few days to a week. They loaded me with medication, and I should be better by Monday, or its back to the doctor I go. To distract everyone from my terrible posting lapses lately - here is the wonderful package Lynn sent me from Canada!
She sent vegan and vegetarian goodies, some unique Savoury from Newfoundland (very special!), vintage knitting books (LOVE the socks one!) and handmade goodies for the girls too! Sally already has one of the rattle toys off in the kitchen somewhere. I might have to get it out from under the dishwasher for her soon :)
Thank you Lynn! It is such a wonderful package and it came at a great time :o) I'll have to make TVP chili for Mr.J now when I feel better! He loves TVP chili!
Blog Linky: Knitting Thoughts has good sock tips up today!
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Sally and Willow: Picture Day!
A bit of sad news
7/4 black kitty is dead. The neighbor lady who has Tux's two brothers found her dead on the back porch last night, probably hit by a car. They had been looking for her for a week now, and wanted to bring her inside with her brothers.
She has filed a police report, as she thought someone had done it because of Halloween. There was an article about keeping black animals inside in our local paper - and they couldn't find her that day. The lady said the poor kitty was pretty torn up. :o( :o_( She was a sweet little girl who let me pet her a few times and talked to me a lot. Even the times when she was too worried to let me pet her, she would come and walk around my legs, meow at me and then 'dance' away with her tail up.
So, I'm loving up my girls - and had a picture-taking fest with them this morning. They go for their yearly vet check-up and boosters on the 17th. I am so glad they are healthy and safe with us.
Sally smiles for the camera
Bite that fishie!
Sally: I've got it now!
Willow: Mom, did you have to?
Pretty girl Sally!
Willow is a bit tied up right now...
I'll have pictures of Lynn's wonderful package later tonight - there are still some email, printing and server things to clear up on the work project. CarrieK: Watch your mailbox!
7/4 black kitty is dead. The neighbor lady who has Tux's two brothers found her dead on the back porch last night, probably hit by a car. They had been looking for her for a week now, and wanted to bring her inside with her brothers.
She has filed a police report, as she thought someone had done it because of Halloween. There was an article about keeping black animals inside in our local paper - and they couldn't find her that day. The lady said the poor kitty was pretty torn up. :o( :o_( She was a sweet little girl who let me pet her a few times and talked to me a lot. Even the times when she was too worried to let me pet her, she would come and walk around my legs, meow at me and then 'dance' away with her tail up.
So, I'm loving up my girls - and had a picture-taking fest with them this morning. They go for their yearly vet check-up and boosters on the 17th. I am so glad they are healthy and safe with us.
Sally smiles for the camera
Bite that fishie!
Sally: I've got it now!
Willow: Mom, did you have to?
Pretty girl Sally!
Willow is a bit tied up right now...
I'll have pictures of Lynn's wonderful package later tonight - there are still some email, printing and server things to clear up on the work project. CarrieK: Watch your mailbox!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Mr.J says I have to post these tonight!
Pictures of his incision, and today's x-ray showing the plate and four pins. The doctor said he should be healed up in about four more weeks. He has a removable cast now and can type again!
Almost there...
We've been working almost straight since Thursday night on this project. Now we're just waiting on the software company to walk the manager through the installation of some proprietary software.
And here is the final result.. from the server end. These wires can be neatened up later - they are out of sight in the office. Each one of those little white boxes represents two lines of CAT-5 dragged down through the wall and across about 20 feet of wall on the other side.
Lynn sent Mr.J and me a wonderful package from Canada! I'll have to get pictures of it tomorrow - but Wow, thank you Lynn! CarrieK also sent a nice card from California. Thank you Carrie!
Squint Update : Kellen says he is over 5 lbs now! Can you believe that?? He is also going in for his 'surgery' soon -- wow, what a big boy he is getting to be!
Some assorted pictures from the weekend ...
Two shawl pins for my grey shawl.
Each one is about 2 inches long.
The one I had used for my green shawl
kept coming undone!
Sally cat thinks said shawl is her cat bed at night...
The moon in a pretty halo.
It was gorgeous Saturday night - this picture doesn't do it justice.
Jesse gets the stitches out of his hand today - and probably a new cast put on. That happens about an hour from now.
Lynn sent Mr.J and me a wonderful package from Canada! I'll have to get pictures of it tomorrow - but Wow, thank you Lynn! CarrieK also sent a nice card from California. Thank you Carrie!
Squint Update : Kellen says he is over 5 lbs now! Can you believe that?? He is also going in for his 'surgery' soon -- wow, what a big boy he is getting to be!
Some assorted pictures from the weekend ...
Each one is about 2 inches long.
The one I had used for my green shawl
kept coming undone!
It was gorgeous Saturday night - this picture doesn't do it justice.
Jesse gets the stitches out of his hand today - and probably a new cast put on. That happens about an hour from now.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
6 pair of CAT - 5 = 12 wires through drywall
CAUTION: GEEK SPIEL
We were up until 2 am last night working on the network at SovereignIT's latest 'gig', which is deadlined on Monday... sort of. We still have some more work to do today. This particular office has phone lines and network lines going every which way, that have to be hidden in the walls (it's a 'professional' office, where customers will come).
Drilling holes and stringing wire.
The part I hate the worst is feeding the wire through a small hole near the ceiling to try to fish it down to be grabbed by another wire (clothes hanger) and pulled out a small hole near the outlets. This is tedious work, and we already ran into some OTHER electrical wiring in one wall that wasted a good hour's worth of work last night. It's been years since anyone knew what was in those walls, apparently, so we had to choose another place to put that box and cover up the unused holes.
one-handed wonder (seriously)
Mr.J is doing great at all of this - trying to do a little too much maybe. He is actually hooking up the CAT-5 terminal boxes with only two fingers and a thumb. Plus, he is 6'4", which means he doesn't have to stand on a chair to feed wire in at ceiling-level (WOW).
Cat-5 box half wired
At 1:30 am we realized we were short a few pieces and our boss down at the SovereignIT office a mile away had apparently went to bed... so we called it a morning.
We'll be heading back out there after grabbing those supplies at the hardware store. And, after all the fun physical wiring is done, we get to make 'the magical network stuff' happen as well.
this morning Willow says: 'Play with me!'
We were up until 2 am last night working on the network at SovereignIT's latest 'gig', which is deadlined on Monday... sort of. We still have some more work to do today. This particular office has phone lines and network lines going every which way, that have to be hidden in the walls (it's a 'professional' office, where customers will come).
The part I hate the worst is feeding the wire through a small hole near the ceiling to try to fish it down to be grabbed by another wire (clothes hanger) and pulled out a small hole near the outlets. This is tedious work, and we already ran into some OTHER electrical wiring in one wall that wasted a good hour's worth of work last night. It's been years since anyone knew what was in those walls, apparently, so we had to choose another place to put that box and cover up the unused holes.
Mr.J is doing great at all of this - trying to do a little too much maybe. He is actually hooking up the CAT-5 terminal boxes with only two fingers and a thumb. Plus, he is 6'4", which means he doesn't have to stand on a chair to feed wire in at ceiling-level (WOW).
At 1:30 am we realized we were short a few pieces and our boss down at the SovereignIT office a mile away had apparently went to bed... so we called it a morning.
We'll be heading back out there after grabbing those supplies at the hardware store. And, after all the fun physical wiring is done, we get to make 'the magical network stuff' happen as well.
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