"Put On A Happy Face"

This song was hard to play, I felt like I needed to channel my piano teacher (that would be Jackie, the famous Jackie Dempsey, of Squonk Opera) to play it well. I did better the second time around, but still, not something I'm good at. Singing it was more satisfying, mostly because I still haven't gotten over the thrill of being able to hit all those notes around my break without crashing. It's those little things that make one's day.

No bonus folk song today, not enough time, with the working and such. I'd better get a move on, though, since my brand new all-girl folk band has its first rehearsal on Sunday, and I need to practice like you wouldn't believe. I am grateful that someone else is setting the agenda for this one, though. Right now I am more content to follow, than to lead.

I just want to knit. I want to listen to my iPod and knit knit knit.

I went to a local yarn store today that was having a sale (while my daughter was at school!), as a treat for myself. Alas, none of the yarns that they had, and I needed for various projects, were on sale. I did fall in love with another Noro yarn (Blossom: wool and silk and mohair oh my!), though. Ah! Those colors! I think I might have to go back tomorrow and buy what I need to make a sweater. It still won't be cheap, and it's very hard to justify, since I have way too much yarn right now, and I should be making Xmas presents, and not even thinking about more stuff for me.

But I am. Me, me, me. It was a long summer. I turned forty. Life is short. Buy Noro.

(This message was brought to you by Noro yarns.

Don't even think about getting to that sale and snatching it all up before I get there tomorrow.)