Happy Patriots Day!!

today is Patriots Day and one of the peripheral holidays in Mass -- most government workers don't work, but the rest of us poor slobs do. most importantly though, it's Boston Marathon Day. that along with The Yankees being in town, means that getting into and around the city of Boston is mayhem. whoever thought it was a good idea to have over 20,000 people running from Hopkinton to Copley Square ON THE SAME DAY as a Yankees-Redsox game must have been smoking crack. by the way, as of this afternoon, the 4 game Yankees-Redsox series has gone to the Red Sox 3 wins to 1. heh heh heh.

the big news though is the weather. 2 weeks ago this is what was going on outside my window...
today they are predicting a high of 85 degrees. spring is so random here in New England.

and no, i did not finish priming yesterday ... but i did finish WALL PREPARATION which the man at the home depot will tell you, is the most important step. i took a vacation day today to avoid the insanity downtown, so i'm priming today. and during my union breaks -- because i'm entitled to them -- i'm doing a couple of rows of crochet. i'm trying something a little different. i'll post pictures when i've got something to post.