What the...?

Yep, that is what people will say when they see this little treasure. This is my first Olympic Bear. Yes, he is jacked up. The pattern was a little tough to understand and even our resident expert at SnB was confused. I am working on bear No. 2 in some of the bagged wool from Elann. This guy is going to be felted in hopes that will provide a little forgiveness to the maker. I have this guy propped against a wine glass for the photo and really, he looks like his maker had been dipping into the wine glass during construction.

I have also managed to finish the baby sweater for baby SOS. I hope they like it. If you look closely you will see that I need to work on A) carrying multiple strands of yarn and B) seams. It's all a learning process my friends...all a learning process.

"What the...?" also applies to a conversation I had today with a worker at the LYS. Keep in mind, I have a long-running love/hate relationship with the LYS. I love the owner but hate that they refuse to enter the 21st century. I love that they have nice yarns but hate that they are not open nights or Sundays. Most of their employees are, well, let's just say, experienced in life. Anyway, I called looking for Eucalan and here is a replay of my conversation with the Octogenarian who answered.

Me: Yes ma'am, do ya'll carry Eucalan?
Octogenarian: WHAT?
Me: Do you carry Eucalan?
Octogenarian: No, we don't have that brand.
Me: Well, do you carry another brand that is similar?
Octogenarian: Similar?
Me: Yes, another brand of wool wash that is similar to Eucalan.
Octogenarian: No, all we have are some brands of the Superwash wools.
Me: Ok... thank....you?

How can someone work in a yarn shop and not know about a wool wash. Needless to say, I will not be spending the $2.00 on a tank of gas but instead will spend $5.00 on postage.

I wish I could say that the stupidity ended there today but then my boss showed up so it really was just starting. I was already cranky from amassing a total of 2 hours of sleep last night so I was finding it hard to not throw things at him. I have been on Naprosyn for 3 weeks now for tendonitis in my shoulder. Seems as though this little pill which bring much relief also has quite a few side effects, most of which I have experienced. The strangest is the "dream abnormalities". I have had the strangest dreams for the past week. Last night's ended with me waking up while kicking my dog/husband (they all sort of blended there). Thankfully, neither one seemed to care. I don't think I will be tackling bear No. 2 tonight - it's off to dreamland for me!