No knitting for awhile?

Well, I finished my sister's housewarming gift. It turned out pretty cute. The picture doesn't do it justice. I did mess up...at the end I wasn't paying attention to where I was in the pattern and started working the wrong side on the right side. Luckily I was about done anyway so ended it a litte early. She told me that if I hadn't told her about the mistake that she wouldn't have noticed. I think it's really noticeable, but she's happy so I'm happy.


I started a purse for my grandma. She mentioned wanting a felted purse at Thanksgiving, so I'm making one up as I go along. I'm using Cascade 220 in two shades of green. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures because there isn't much progress to report on at this time.

Today was the first real winter weather of the season. Everything was covered in a sheet of ice. When I got out of the car at work this morning I slipped and fell (imagine that, klutzy me took a fall!). I caught myself on my left knee and hand. My knee has a huge bruise and my hand/elbow feel a little like it felt when I broke my right elbow when I was 18. I'm going to wait it out and see how it feels tomorrow. I probably shouldn't even be typing right now, but Baby G is sleeping so I have a free minute for once at night.

You might be wondering how I broke my elbow. I worked as a cook at Pizza Hut in high school. I was working the night a tornado hit town, knocking out power to have the residents. Naturally these people had to go wherever was open to eat supper, so Pizza Hut it was. Another cook had just spilled some pizza sauce on the floor and (kind of) cleaned it up. As I was walking to the oven with a pizza in my hands, I slipped and fell. I caught myself with my right hand and ended up sitting right in the pizza I was carrying. After a trip to the ER on Pizza Hut's buck, they found a fracture in my elbow. I had to wear a sling for a few weeks, go to physical therapy, and explain my embarrassing broken bone to everyone at pretty much every graduation party in town. Fun times!!