Go Ahead, Make My Day.

And if you don't know what movie that line is from, you must run, run, I say, to your nearest Blockbuster and rent ALL of the Clint Eastwood movies. You don't know what you've missed.

I have been awarded.

I know! 

But look! It's true!

It's from my friend, Grace. I could not have been more surprised, or honored!

Thank You, Grace!

I feel like Miss America, sitting here in my pajamas, at midnight, drinking tea and catching up

on my blog-reading.

Whew, good thing this isn't like Publisher's Clearinghouse, where they show up on your doorstep with a camera crew. Wouldn't THAT be a blooper reel!?! 

I did manage to upload all the wedding pics this afternoon. But I really don't have it in me to put it all into a post tonight. In the morning, I promise.

I didn't knit a single stitch of the Super-Secret project today (School Board stuff is eating up my life right now, will get better after Wednesday). I can't show it to you yet anyway.

Still on the fence about a project for the Ravelympics. I'm considering a kid sweater. Size 2 years. All wool. Some intarsia. Not difficult, as I've done about 6 of these sweaters over the years, but can I do it in 17 days? I may be setting myself up for failure.

Now, If I could get a babysitter for the house, husband, kids, school board, and post office...I'd have it made!!!

Introducing...

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher H. Sawyer.

What a lovely wedding. We had a blast!

I took 534 pictures. Seriously.

I won't post them all, but the ones I must post will take me an afternoon to upload. And that would have happened this afternoon, were it not for...what else? Another thunderstorm.

The power flickered too many times to count over the course of an hour, and burned out our DVD player. Kaput. No way was I getting near my laptop!

On the bright side, yesterday's weather was as good as we've gotten in these parts. Translated, that means it was foggy, but didn't rain. And Hallelujah! It was flat calm!

Will we EVER see the sun on Frenchboro again? 

The newlyweds are due back Tuesday. They will honeymoon during the winter while the rest of us are shoveling snow.

Tomorrow: an overview of the wedding! I may have to break this into two parts due to the sheer number of pictures, but really, it is to distract you from the fact that I have Super-Secret-Knitting on the needles, and cannot divulge any details....

And look what I found tonight, completely by accident...Twist Collective.

Check out the designs by one of my faves...Ysolda Teague. I heart all her designs!

Tomorrow's the Big Day!

Chris and Emmie's Wedding! The event of the Millenium! We are so excited! I made a vat of fish chowder for the rehearsal dinner, which took place tonight. Hopefully all went well. What horrible weather we had today; it rained buckets! Praying for dryness tomorrow, if not sun.

Our 'weekend' off was wonderful. The Big Guy got his traps, Thing Two got shoes for the wedding, and I got (what else) yarn! I just received my copy of Mason-Dixon Knitting from Amazon and immediately started a secret project. Now don't anybody go looking into this book to see what it might be!!

The kids swam in the pool all afternoon and evening (no floaties! we are officially swimming now, woo-hoo! I was afraid he would backslide..)then we retreated to the hotel room for some pizza and a movie. It turned into a late night, which sort of didn't work with the early morning wake-up. They slept in this morning, I can tell you!

We've got a very full weekend planned, what with the Post Office Saturday morning, the Wedding in the afternoon, and the after-party at my house in the evening. (You knew there'd be more food and drinks at my house later, right?)

On Sunday, the Ellsworth YMCA is joining us for a baseball game and cookout. Somebody please remind me that I need to cook something to bring to that, will ya?

Monday is a Goodbye party for my friend Scott (I'm still in total denial, but I'm not one to ever pass up a party...)

Wednesday there is a meeting at the Mount Desert High School regarding the Consolidation of Admin offices. School Board stuff. Ugh.

Saturday is the Annual Frenchboro Lobster Festival. I will be at the Post Office in the morning, and then passing out Stamps By Mail Order forms during the festival.(This increases our sales dramatically, and makes for good relations with the real USPS!) It's a fun time; good food, great raffles, face painting and games for the kids, etc. All proceeds benefit our one and only church, the Long Island Congregational Church. I'm Catholic, but this is our church. God doesn't seem to mind!

Note to self: don't forget to make the 10 pies you promised on Friday night. Do not go to bed until they are done.

We leave for Boston again the next day. Dentist appointments, done. Up next, Doctor appointments. Both kiddos get shots this year! (They've already been forewarned.)

They also have a week of camp coming up, which I am really excited about. They need to get out in the world....we live in a really closed environment, which has it's pros and cons.

Eh, like everything, I guess.