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Jim got his job back with the trucking company he worked for last winter. He left early this morning and will be gone for two weeks. We've both agreed to try to be more positive about the situation this winter, because the money is pretty good and at least he's employed.  So, the upsides are that I get a little more time to myself, which is really nice. Having today to do whatever I wanted felt pretty luxurious and very relaxed. It also means I can stay at work later without feeling like I'm cutting down on time with Jim; I just need to remember to bring extra food so I don't starve to death if I stay late.  It also means Claire will sit on my lap. I'm beginning to think she sits on Jim's lap because of his big comfy chair, and not because of inherent difference in lap or preference for him over me. When I use my computer, I sit on the floor against the couch, with my legs sprawled every which way. Since Jim took my laptop with him on the road, I'm using his desktop, which means I get to sit in his giant comfy chair. And lo, the cat comes to take advantage of the lap.

I made toffee yesterday. It went over so well at our friends' house for gaming I made another batch today. I'm gonna take it to lab tomorrow.  I also made some pumpkin walnut muffins, but I accidentally put in twice as much butter as I was supposed to and they are now pretty irrevocably stuck inside their cupcake liners. They taste fine, but to eat them you have to resort to scraping the paper with your teeth. Which is fine at home alone but not so convenient if I want to add some to my lunch. :-P Also, I desperately want some dried currants so I can make pumpkin currant muffins. Why are dried currants so hard to find??

I haven't knit anything today. I'm really itching for a lace project, but the patterns I want (Ravelry links) aren't free. I should suck it up and just buy one of them... the only problem is that I feel restricted to knitting large things for my silly game group, which would mean I can't start until January 1st. I might just start one now anyway and game be damned!
Seriously, though, there are actually about 15 other things I should really knit before I start another big lace project...

Man, this entry is boring.