Bit of Ivory

Yesterday was an almost perfect Easter Sunday. It was a bit windy, but I wore a mid-calf skirt and sandals, no jacket, and no nylons. The tulips and daffodils and hyacinths in our front yard looked lovely, and the newly-planted pansies had recovered nicely from the trauma of being planted. I taught about the Passover in Sunday School, made rolls (half regular, half orange), ate too many potatoes au gratin (or “all-rotten taters, precious” as we called them last night) and watched Ben-Hur with the fam. All in all, a good day.

Then I woke up this morning to see several inches of snow.

*sigh*

It’s almost completely melted by now, but still. It’s just not right.

Anyway, my classes are done (CRAZY!!), and I’m ostensibly working on a paper for the whole of this week, although I doubt it will take me that long to write. Tomorrow I’ll pick up a stack of essays from the class I’m TA-ing for. Dr. Walker wants me to have them graded by Wednesday. So tomorrow night will be fun.

My brother and sister-in-law have decided to name my future niece Anna, as long as she looks like an Anna when she’s born. At the moment she’s due on July 22. Pam will be coming in for Lumos the day before, and I’ll be leaving for the Utah Shakefest with her and Jen the next day. Here’s hoping Anna’s born a bit early. I’ve finished her hat (except for sewing on the buttons) and have started on the sweater. Oh, and I finished my bag, too! Here’s a couple of pics (click on the thumbnails for bigger pics):

Here’s the bag from the outside. It’s nice and big, so it makes a great knitting bag. I’ve already gotten several compliments on it.

The inside of the bag, which I lined with various-sized pockets to hold things like yarn needles, scissors, stitch counters, straight needles, circular needles, and other fun stuff. Took me forever to find the magnetic snap. You can see the back of Anna’s sweater peeking out in there.

Anna’s not the only baby on the way– my sister Laura, who got married at the end of February, is also expecting! She’s due the end of November. Yes, a honeymoon baby. She and my brother-in-law are very excited, although Laura’s quite sick already, poor thing. My aunt Becky is also expecting, due mid-October. That last one was quite a shock, I’m telling you– Becky described it as having an “Abraham and Sarah experience.” There’ll be twelve (maybe thirteen– I’m not exactly sure) years between the new baby and the next closest sibling, and Perry’s got grandkids (from the children of his first marriage) older than the new little one. Becky’s still in shock, I think, but we’re all very excited. Our family loves babies.

New 24 tonight (I’m surprised more of you aren’t into 24, actually), and new Gilmore Girls and House tomorrow night! Yay!