Good: The newly created, thanks to Susan and Teri, DeStash Blog. You can post the yarns, books and fiber you no longer want and sell it to others.

Bad: The temptation to buy yarn, books and fiber that I don’t actually need!
Ugly: Being too late for a couple of items I really would have bought.

Good: Health insurance with prescription coverage.
Bad: Prescription coverage that doesn’t cover Zyrtec – the one medicine that consistently relieves my seasonal allergies.
Ugly: The headache I get when I don’t get to take the medicine that helps my seasonal allergies.

Good: We get Panera for lunch every Friday here at the library. It’s something we all look forward to for the end of the work week. We especially like their soups.
Bad: Our particular Panera does not adhere to the soup schedule. There’s one soup that we all really love and it’s seasonal. So, of course, everyone gets excited when we see it on the website. And then we call to order lunch and find out that they don’t have it. What’s the point of having a soup schedule if you’re just going to serve soup all willy-nilly? I mean, really.
Ugly: The reactions of some of the library staff when they are told the soup they want isn’t available. I’m telling you, it can be downright violent around here when that happens!

All I’ve got left are goods, isn’t that great?

Good: Hand dyed sock yarn from a friend. That’s not just good, that’s awesome!

Good: 91 knitters signed up to make a pink square for little Grace. When we pull it together, we really pull it together!

Good: Cece is participating in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Good for her! And good for you because you can go here and support her.

Good: Winning the photo caption contest at Mason Dixon Knitting. I’ll be getting a signed copy of the book AND a dishrag kit. Doesn’t get any gooder than that, really.

Good: Lots of knitting time on a Tuesday. In fact, enough knitting time to finish Hannah’s flamingo socks.

Bad: Getting that knitting time because the kiddo is throwing up. Since midnight the night before.
Ugly: The medicinal remedy for throwing up. You guys know the drill, right? Hannah’s dignity was definitely compromised.

Good: Knitting at quilt night.
Bad: Being subjected to some of my friend’s ideas of cool knitting. This is a doll leg.

Yup, the leg of a doll. Because Lois must knit a doll for her granddaughter. She’s out of her freakin’ mind. But, we already knew that, didn’t we?

Good: Signs of Spring!

I finally have a purple crocus to go along with all the yellow ones.

And my daffodils are growing by leaps and bounds!
Bad: Signs of Spring in the form of bugs. We are suddenly being over-run with ants. Yuck.

Good: Rolling up the back window of the Jeep for the first time since last Fall!

Good: Welcoming a new spinner to the fold.

Good: A finished clapotis.

Actually, I finished this quite a while ago and just hadn’t told the blog yet. I love this scarf! I made it narrower and longer than the pattern called for and I can wear it doubled up around my neck. And the yarn! Oh, the yarn. It’s Hand Maiden Lady Godiva. It makes the most wonderful fabric.
Bad: How much you’re going to hate me if you click on this link. You won’t be able to resist the Lady Godiva.

Good: Being a cat.

I tell ya, Mason has it pretty good around here.

Good: Getting that stuff in the picture for Valentine’s Day. I think this means that Dale finally “gets it” about the knitting.
Bad: Getting a new sock book while in the middle of the Knitting Olympics.

Good: Receiving my 2000th comment on the blog!
Bad: Having the 2000th commenter be Dale. I can’t exactly send him yarn for a prize now, can I?

Good: Singing at the top of my lungs while Sirius radio plays in the Jeep.
Bad: Sirius Radio cutting out.
Ugly: Hearing my singing voice minus the radio. Yuck!

Good: Finding out that Hannah doesn’t need a root canal!
Bad: Calculating that the rest of the dental work she needs will still cost around $1000.

Good: Getting a new refrigerator with all kinds of fancy stuff.
Bad: Multiple failed deliveries.
Ugly: Customer service from Sears. I won’t bore you with this whole story but it’s been a disaster. My advice? Don’t buy anything from Sears unless you can carry it out yourself.

Good: Heading to SPA this weekend with Blogless Sharon. I’ll be meeting up with old friends and making new ones, too. It doesn’t get any “gooder” than this and that’s a good way to end this post!

Good: Having a heartfelt discussion with my quilting friends about my lack of interest in quilting these days. I love my friends and want to see them but really want to knit and not quilt. We all agreed that what matters is getting together, not whether someone is quilting or knitting or just sitting around doing nothing. We even decided to change our name from the “Hungry Quilters” to the “Hungry Friends”! Now that’s friendship, kids!

Good: Finishing sock #1 for the Bloomin’ Feet swap.

Good: Weighing the remaining yarn and finding out there’s enough for sock #2. Yippee!

Bad: Seeing so many of my bulbs pushing their way up through the ground already. I want to yell at them, “Turn back! Retreat! There’s six more weeks of winter yet!”

Bad: Not having finished a book in ages! I’ve tried and tried but it seems like no matter what I pick up, nothing holds my interest. I’m a librarian and this is bad. I’m open for suggestions, though. If you have any ideas to get me out of my reading slump, I’d love to hear them!

Ugly: Learning about RFID technology and consumer privacy. I attended an eye-opening workshop on this subject last week. Let’s just say I won’t be recommending this for my library anytime soon.

Good: Having 32 people sign up for the Buy More Yarn program! I thought I might have 10!
Good: Supporting yarn shops through this endeavor.
Bad: Competing against the likes of Risa, Dave and Aunty Nin.
Ugly: Writing all that freakin’ html!

Good: Receiving a sheep ornament from Margene for hanging on Lucy. Lucy loves jewelry!
Bad: Having Mason notice the spinning wheel for the first time!

Good: Winning Mim’s mannequin naming contest and having her send me one of her home made books! It’s so pretty.
Bad: Forgetting to take a picture of the book so I can show you. But you can see it here, on Mim’s blog.

Good: Stephanie’s Olympic Knitting program. I think almost every blogger in the universe has signed up for this one.
Bad: Committing to knitting Lisa Lloyd’s Cable Moss Vest as my Olympic Knitting Project. I read the charts and instructions last night. Yikes.
Ugly: I’ll be lucky if I get a tin medal, never mind the gold.

Good: Listening to Sirius EZ on the way to work and hearing Barry Manilow, which made me think of Cara and Vicki and Ann.
Bad: Hearing Pomp and Circumstance on Sirius Pops. I love the piece but it always makes me cry.
Ugly: Remembering just exactly how long it’s been since I marched through a football field to that music.

Good: The ladies at Dunkin’ Donuts have my medium black coffee ready for me every morning.
Bad: Dropping my medium black coffee in the parking lot at work.

Good: Playing Dance Dance Revolution with Hannah, Jessica, Patrick and Dale.
Bad: Having to wait my turn.

Ugly: Dale’s attempts at playing this game. The man dances to his own drummer, if you know what I mean.

Good: Homemade cookies from the Superintendent of Schools
Bad: Earning the homemade cookies by recommending her for a new job.
Ugly: Eating the cookies for breakfast.

Good: Meeting a bunch of new bloggers at Claudia’s last Sunday.
Ugly: Keeping up with my bloglines subscriptions now!