Life with Boose and Finch

I'm starting to realize I'm inclined to start each post with it's been awhile since the last post.  It's mainly because each time I get time to just sit, I've been knitting or trying to study for my deputy exam at the end of this month.  On the brighter sign, I can make lacy designs now with yarn overs. I failed my deputy exam at the end of last month.  I definitely knew a lot more than I did when I last attempted it in July 2019.  Usually the exam is done in front of a panel of three people.  This time, it was a phone call.  At one point, I froze while answering and the panel started to worry there was something wrong with the phone.  Luckily it was just me.  I caught up with a friend who was actually taking his exam at the exact same time and one person on his panel actually had the call dropped so he had to start completely over.  The exam is timed, and so you can guess how scary that might be.  I'll be much more ready (and third tim...

Excellent Packinghouse Lighting I've always thought of September as a birthday month.  Mine and my grandfather's are at the beginning, my dad's is this weekend, and various friends are scattered throughout the whole rest of the month.  Ro was supposed to be born in October, but I was pretty happy when his birthday ended up being at the end of September instead.   I usually don't even like to tell people when my birthday is or how old I am.  I finally gave up this year and started telling anyone I met that that day was a good day because it was my birthday, my deeply cut finger was healing nicely, and I was excited to have two cans of Full Circle Brewing's Pie of the Tiger waiting at home.  One of my awesome coworkers ho works really hard to keep up with team events such as birthdays bought a delicious oreo cake for after lunch.  Usually around this time of year, we are trapped working in a 40-degree cold storage room all day and have to borrow pe...