Birthday

I had a great time up north with my parents.  This was the lake on Monday, the morning of my birthday.  It was 44F when we got up and the lake was steaming.  So beautiful!

I brought up several projects and only ended up working on one:  the quilt.  The binding is sewn on in the front and I'm blind stitching it down on the back.  It was a little difficult to do tonight because Galen kep curling up on the quilt in my lap.

Saturday Dad and I found a new gravel pit.  Gravel pits are a blast if you're into rocks.  You wait until it rains and the rocks are wet.  That's when they're at they're best and most beautiful.  I can see myself getting a rock tumbler some time in my future.  Next time I'm at the cottage and it rains, Dad and I will be cruising the gravel pit.

I drove back home Monday morning and treated myself to a movie in the afternoon.  Total Recall.  I liked it but then it's never a hardship watching Colin Farrell act.  My enjoyment of the movie was marred, however, by the couple sitting behind me who talked all throughout the second half of the movie.  I just don't get people and how rude they are.  Far too many people feel entitled to do what they want, the hell with others.  My coworkers wanted to know why I didn't say anything.  I've tried in the past to get people to shut up but all that happens is they tell you to f**k off and they talk louder.  So then you go out and talk to a manager, missing the movie.  The manager goes in and the rude people don't talk so the manager leaves and then they start talking again, only this time they're louder.  It's getting close to the point where I don't go to movies anymore and instead rent them from Netflix.  Sorry to rant but I was raised to be considerate of others and it blows me away how rude and self-centered people can be.   I just don't get it.

The Michigan Fiber Festival is next week.  I'm soooo not ready for it to be here already.  This weekend is my guild meeting and Sunday I start moving my camping gear up from the basement.  I work next Monday and I have the rest of the week and the following Monday off.  It's my first time off since May.  Did I mention that I'm not ready for this?   I need to start making lists of food and supplies needed for camping and for camping in August.  I'm both excited and kind of freaked out.  It's a weird combination.

Comments

[gayle]

The worst thing about rude people is that they raise their kids to be rude, too. (And they always seem surprised...)
I love seeing the changes in rocks when they're wet. (And it makes an ideal activity for pre-schoolers, btw - 'painting' rocks with water. The rocks look cool, you can paint them over and over, and the only mess is a little mud. Hours and hours of fun!)