My all time, favorite expression. It beats “don’t get your panties in a bunch”, hands down.

Plans are under way. I worked my last day, took a board certification exam and all eyes are turned to Australia.

Before we go, however, I’ve been compulsively tackling projects.

I knit my own pair of knickers on the knitting machine. It took about six hours (including ripping out and redoing) and I love them. I used wool sock yarn and plan to wear them as one of several layers, tomorrow, when we will watch the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival parade in temperatures below zero.

Tim gave me an inkle loom for Christmas,