Inexperienced me didn’t even look at my insurance card, because I know we have a $1000 deductible. Gayle suggested looking to see what my Comprehensive deductible was, and what do you know? $100. I am a happy girl. So, I’m going to re-evaluate the financial situation before making any rash decisions about a spinning wheel. Thank you, Gayle! Hero of the Year!

Thank you all so much for your kind words and even a few suggestions for a PayPal button. You’re so nice. I think I’m going to be ok though. I’m still crunching numbers and deciding what to do.

In other good news, look what I found at my LYS.

The magazines were mine, but I now have a MAGAZINE RACK! It’s big and cumbersome, but magazines are expensive, and mine were getting thrashed. Plus, they were stashed in so many different places, that I rarely even saw some of them. Now they are accessible and safe. Hooray!

I must admit to being somewhat shocked that I could fill it so well. I thought I’d have more room to grow than I do.

In actual knitting news… (I know it’s been awhile).

I’m still working on the red Flower Basket Shawl, slowly. I half-felted mom’s clogs while doing laundry yesterday. They take FOREVER to felt, so I’m doing it in stages. I hope to finish the job today. My sister-in-law wants a cardigan, so we spent Tuesday morning looking through my magazines and books. It’s obvious she’s not a knitter because her eyes started to gloss over after a couple hours, and I was disappointed we had to stop. Yes, we spent a couple hours looking at books and magazines. Add that to my telling you that we didn’t make it through them all and you have an idea of what a book/pattern junky I am. I have no desire to change that.