Top o' the morning to you!

Things are going to be a bit calmer this week, I believe. Jo's play is over, thank goodness! She and the rest of the cast did really well, but the play itself wasn't exactly to my taste. Her's either for that matter. She told me that she didn't want to try out for another one that contains bad language like this one. Luckily the plays scheduled for next year at the college are more family friendly and will include a musical! For now though, she is concentrating on her finals. After that, she and her brothers will be going to Sakuracon in Seattle. I'll take a picture of her in her cosplay outfit the next time she tries it on.

This morning we took the dogs for a walk again. Robbie tends to get a bit frantic when walking past dogs barking at him, so I tried a new tactic - Treats! I had him sit, focus on me, and then gave him a treat. We repeated the process till we were right in front of the dogs and then walked on past. Success! Shelties do learn very quickly.

Gary is busy getting his tractors running for the spring field work as well as pruning all the fruit trees. We have apricot, cherry, plum, apple, peach and nectarines, as well as some raspberry bushes. When a tree comes ripe, I make what I want of it, usually a pie or a cobbler, and then take the rest to church. The seniors there love having access to fresh fruit that they don't have to pay an arm and a leg for! I would like to plant a veggie garden this year, but it's hard to take care of it working full time as I do.

Almost done with the first sock of the pair I'm working on. This is actual sock yarn this time, done on size 2 double pointed needles. Will share a pic when they are finished. I work on the socks in the morning a lot of times, plus at work during my breaks and lunch.

Have a great day everyone, and Happy St Patrick's Day. We have Irish on both sides of the family after all. My branches include O'Connor, Casey, Gill, Daughtry and McFadden. Gary just confirmed while doing family research that his grandmother, Orpha Verhuel, who was adopted, was the daughter of a Dora McDermott! So our kids are a real mix - German, Norwegian, Irish, Scot, English, Welsh, and French!