Fun fur and frozen hot chocolate

The title will make sense in a moment.

Mom and I went to knit night at Second Cup tonight, after not coming since January (we had a lot happening). A few familiar faces were there. I worked on my fun fur scarf and drank a frozen hot chocolate and tried to follow the conversation - there were quite a few other people there, and at one point these two guys came in and one of them was talking very loudly. It was still fun, though. Next time I should start a hat and bring that. I printed off Turn a Square by Jared Flood, so that'll be my first hat. Or I could start my Harry Potter scarf and bring that next time. A hat would be more portable, though.

I think I've decided where to apply for a job: Value Village. I think I'd like working there, because I love organizing things on shelves and stuff, and in October they have a lot of customers because they get in a bunch of new and used costumes, and I think I'll have fun helping customers find the right costume. Plus, it's within walking distance! It will only take me 10 to 20 minutes to walk there, depending on weather and traffic, and I only have to cross at one intersection. Perfect. I should probably start writing a resume soon.

Another option is Coles in the mall, or the Golden Griddle. The Golden Griddle I could probably walk to, although it would be a long walk, so I might as well take the bus. My sister said she used to walk to the mall when she worked at a couple of places there, so I could walk to and from the mall. There is a bus stop nearby, though, so I could just take the bus back. It might be safer to walk up and take the bus back.

Tomorrow is youth group. Yay!!! Not only did Mom come up with a couple of ideas for the youth group that I can relay to them, but I'll also get to see Micaela, and probably Riley. Sela's probably back in New Mexico, though - she went back today - so I won't see her. We aren't really friends anyway, more like acquaintances. And OH GOD ELYSSA'S PROBABLY BACK FROM ITALY OH NO. I'm not looking forward to that. Oh well - you can't always get what you want, so say the Rolling Stones, right?

More info on the tooth.

I was very upset when I posted about my tooth, so I'll try again.

When Dr. G started drilling the hole into the bone graft, a piece came out. This was because the bone graft was too thin. So, he put another, larger piece of cow bone in my mouth. It hasn't completely healed up yet, so I can't wear my flipper yet.

Because I'm on a diet of liquid and semisolid foods, I've been eating Kozy Shack rice pudding and chocolate pudding. We got it when we went to Metro, because Mom thought I'd be on soft foods after the post went in. Good thing she got it, because I'm on soft food due to a second bone graft. Yay me :p We got ginger ale recently, too - probably when Dad went to Shoppers Drug Mart to buy pop. It's a pleasant change from water, I must say - my stomach's been a bit off today, probably because I was swallowing my own blood in my sleep, as gross as that sounds.

I might go visit Grandma today, and if we have time, Mom wants the two of us to go to Second Cup to knit with the other gals. I don't have a problem with going to visit Grandma, I'm just not sure if I should go to Second Cup - I guess it would be all right, as long as I get an Italian soda and keep my mouth closed so that I don't gross people out with my awesome new bone graft. But I can't get a warm drink like white hot chocolate, because I've been trying to drink through the side of my mouth, and... well, it would be difficult. Best stick to cold drinks, since I can probably use a straw without poking my stitches.

So here's what's new.

1. We got a phone call from Uncle Brent on Monday - Grandma had a stroke. I wasn't expecting this, but it didn't surprise me that much, because her health isn't the best - she had been sick quite a bit as a child, so that must have taken it's toll on her. Grandma and Grandpa are in Arizona at the moment, so none of us can visit her - Aunt Patti's flying down to see her, but hey, good for her. We don't have the money to fly down, so...

2. I found out last night that a girl in one of AJ's classes got hit by a car. She's in the hospital with a broken pelvis and brain trauma. It could have been prevented if the superintendent hadn't cut door-to-door school bus service for kids in the magnet program, because she was trying to catch a MARTA bus when she was hit. I found out from my mom that they did the same thing here, with our gifted program, making kids either take public transit or have someone drive them, so when my sister was in middle school, my mom had to drive her.

3. It's so cold, and my mom's so exhausted from the news of Grandma's stroke, that she's not sure if we'll get to the knitting meet-up at Second Cup tonight. I'm not too bothered about it, though, because of the current situation...

4. The cat has taken an interest in stealing my flipper (removable fake tooth), so now I have to snap the lid of the case down and put it up on the shelf so that she stays out of it.

5. On the upside, I reorganized my yarn stash so that my acrylic and acrylic-and-wool blend yarn are seperate from my 100% natural fibre yarns, like my green aran superwash. I still have to move my novelty yarn into a better bin, but the bin I want to use is drying in the laundry tub.

6. Also on the upside, Max has invited me and a bunch of other people over to his house later in the month to watch episodes of Firefly back-to-back :)