Oct 31, 2011

Marvelous Monday Update 10/31/11

Here it is... the end of another month. The dreaded S-word inching its way closer and closer. Gotta feel sorry for those folks in the northeast, don't you? Wow, that was a dumping of the heavy white stuff! I, for one, am NOT ready! I haven't even gotten out Little Blow and tuned her up for the upcoming season.

Last week was pretty uneventful. I'm getting into the swing of things with school again. There's not an enormous amount of reading like last semester, and the instructor actually participates in the online discussions. I managed to write my paper on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which is due at the end of this week. (And No, I didn't use the "Dummies" book, I just thought it was a humorous graphic.)

Graduation ceremonies is on Saturday. Can I say a big WOO HOO!?! It's a bit of a buzz kill going through graduation ceremonies knowing that I still have 6 more weeks of class left. So you'll probably hear me belting out an even larger WOO HOO in December when I finish class. *big grin*

On the stiching front, I've got my 12 Days of Christmas presents purchased and just need to wrap them up and get them in the mail to the recipient. I am still singing, "Who Let The Frogs Out?". For some reason, I was having a terrible time with Purple Garden last week. I frogged at *least* six times! Ack. I think I'm on the right track now. Obviously with all that frogging, I didn't finish an entire section. But here's the progress so far:

I need to replace the batteries in my flash.
I think that's why the fabric looks purple instead of pink.
*sigh*

I do have a bit of a rant this week, so excuse me while I carefully step up on soapbox I have. Don't laugh, ya'll know how clumsy I am. OK, now for the rant...

The BF took me out for breakfast yesterday to a small family-style restaurant. I've been there many times, and the waitress we had has worked there a long, long time. I ordered my breakfast with scrambled eggs. I'd say 99.8% of the time, I order scrambled eggs. BF heard me order scrambled eggs. My plate comes with eggs over-easy. I didn't notice right away because I was fiddling with the newspaper while she set the plate down and walked away. As soon as I noticed, I did the little finger gesture (No, the *that* one!) to get her attention. I told her she brought me the wrong eggs. Why did she bring me the wrong ones? Because... She wrote it down wrong. The waitress goes to the kitchen to order more eggs. I thought it a bit odd that she didn't take my plate, but whatever. Five minutes later, she returns with an empty saucer plate and tells me to slide my eggs onto it! A bit odd, but OK. I managed to get the eggs onto the saucer without making a mess. Guess what was swimming in the grease under my eggs? Thankfully, not a bug! There was a hair that wasn't mine!! When the waitress returned to retrieve the over-easy eggs, I told her there was hair on my plate. She then says, "Well, let's just get you a whole new plate", grabs it and walks away. She was nice as pie the rest of breakfast, and I was peeved because truly my meal should've been comp'd. BF says that's the last time we'll eat there. Seriously, what kind of restaurant provides service like that and makes the customer pay for it?!

*steps down off the soapbox*

24 comments:

Berly said...

Good luck with the new semester, you'll do great!

Sunshine said...

Purple Garden looks Great!!!! So sorry Freddie visited you. He visited me a couple times working on this project too....

Kay said...

Happy Halloween!! Nothing planned here for our household but to pass out candy. The weather has been something else. I have family in Pennsylvania and they ended up getting a foot of snow over the weekend. Looks like it could be a long winter for many this year. Seems like there is a lot of reading to do for school. My husband says the same thing as well. Purple garden is looking great!

Carolyn NC said...

Just think- by Christmas, you'll be done!! PG looks great - keep those froggies away! Hope your snow stays away, too. :)

EvalinaMaria said...

Sorry about frogs, yesterday I was frogging too (on my oldest UFO). Stitching looks lovely, as always.

Just one more final exam, it must be awesome to feel that finish line so close.

hugs

Sue said...

Purple Garden looks stunning Meari; I KNOW you will be finished in time.....lol........your needles are smokin'.........

I will be thinking of you Saturday when you graduate!!!! HAPPY DANCE!!!

Hugs,
Sue who has to get back to my LK! lol

Anonymous said...

Purple Garden is beautiful Meari!!

Karin in CA

Lynette said...

Your PG is looking great Meari! I've done a fair bit of frogging on mine too!

Debra said...

your stitching looks great and a big WOOT for almost done with school! Yuck on the breakfast!

Kate said...

Purple Garden looks lovely. I'm glad to hear your last term looks like it is going to be much better than your previous one.

MaryT said...

Stitching is beautiful!! One time Meari went to eat breakfast at a truck stop and they had on the menu chopped beef and gravy over toast. I hadn't had it in years. Well they bring it out and what do I have large chunks of spam in gravy and cold and I mean refrigerator cold cream gravy!! I wouldn't eat it and told them to take it back and the waitress said well you're going to pay for it!!! I said I don't think so...........Guess what didn't pay for it!
Mary Louise in IN

Anonymous said...

So glad we left the NE 12 yrs. ago & came out west where we are still having temps in the 80's. Try to look at this last semester as only 6 more 6 wks to get all the work done. Love your WIP. I think you should have gotten your meal comped. I wouldn't go back there anymore either. Have a great day.
Betty in AZ (ILCS)

Shelleen said...

Sorry that you had a bad experience at the restaurant. We have one in our town where the food is good but they always give me the wrong order. I stopped going there.

Lyn said...

Your project looks great. Lets hope those frogs stay away from both you and me!

Katrien said...

Purple Garden looks great. Sorry the frogs came around.

Veronica said...

Aiks! Sorry to hear that the frogs came a-visiting. They're such are nuisance, aren't they? Good luck on the new semester :)

Hugs,
Veronica.

Nancy M said...

I'm so glad we don't get Noreasters!!! Don't think I could handle that much snow that early. Carl did change the oil in our snowblower tonight though. Sorry about the frogs...but it's looking great. Have fun at your pseudo graduation this weekend!

Carol said...

I can see why you won't be returning to that restaurant!! Really weird about her having you slide your eggs onto another plate--and the hair--ugh!!!

I'll be thinking of you on Saturday and listening for your screams of joy as you graduate, Meari!! Even though you still have a few weeks of class left, you'll feel so proud as you receive that well-earned diploma :)

Dani - tkdchick said...

Your Purple garden looks so pretty!

Akila said...

Wow, reading this post I realize how much I've missed. You've really done quite a bit. Purple garden looks lovely. And so does your SAL :)

glenda said...

I agree..you should have been comped for that meal. Amazing the lack of service and quality out there these days. (I sound 90 years old!)

PG looks so beautiful!

too_busy_to_stitch said...

PG is lovely! I am SO not ready for snow - and we are being a short very sharp winter, with lots of snow but an early Spring :(

Shelley said...

Purple Garden is looking beautiful!! Can a battery's strength really effect the flash quality? I don't think my camera has a separate flash battery.

Yuck! Anything that doesn't belong on the plate is enough to make me want to yack! I would definetley not return to that restaurant.

Happy to hear that you and BF are still getting along so well ;)

chrisstitches said...

Not a good meal at all.
Chris