September 13

Here is the finished product. It's a little bigger than I wanted, but now I have a better idea of how to do the next one. AND, this opens the door for stocking caps, socks, sleeves....

September 12

Today instead of studying all day, like I should be, I spent some time teaching myself to knit "in the round." I'm pretty proud that I got it figured out....or at least I think I have.

September 10

They had 10 for $10 pork chops at Hy-Vee, so DH and I picked some up. We made yummy grilled pork sandwiches for lunch today. Sorry the picture is a little blurry, but I was hungry.

September 8

My lab partner doing a diabetic foot screening on me. Good news, I'm not diabetic....or if I am, I still have nerve sensation in my feet. :)

September 6

So there is a sunken-in spot in the grass, and some wiseguy decorated it. Pretty funny, I think. Funny enough for me to take a picture of it, anyway.

September 5

Iowa's first game of the year is today. We didn't tailgate or go to the game, but we walked around and checked out the sites and the crowds. Notice the long line at the port-a-potty. Also, a random drumline going down the street on its way towards the game.

September 4

Making chili today with lots of fresh jalapeno peppers.

September 3

So here's what I've been doing all week....reading these notes over and over and over. We had our first exam of the year today, along with a quiz over 100+ pages of reading about vaccines. I'm really happy to have a 4-day weekend ahead of me!

August 30

Today I casted off my first project!! It was a little weird just having that one stitch on the needle, but it worked. It was very exciting, and now I have a giant knitted square with holes and knots in it. :) Next up: a scarf made of beautiful bamboo yarn.

August 29

My dear friend drove all the way from Chicago to see us. He brought his laptop and showed us all of his photos from his recent two-week trip to Europe. We had a fun evening!