Friday Funnies

If you are in the US I hope you have a nice long weekend. If not then have a terrific regular weekend. Also try to stay warm if you are in the path of the polar vortex.

Three on Thursday

 

As another week comes to an end these are the things I am currently thankful for.

1) That this is a long weekend because of MLK day on Monday (I am ignoring that it is also inauguration day).

2) That once I get home from picking Preston up from school tomorrow I do not have to leave the house again until Tuesday since it is going to be bitterly cold.

3) The for the first time in several days I did not wake up with a headache this morning.

Wednesdays Are For Knitting and Reading

I really want to do more knitting and reading in 2025. So far I have read and knit everyday of the year. Even if I only read 1 page or knit 1 row I am calling it a win. I even managed to finish a project.

Pattern: Olivia Lacy Baby Hat

Yarn: Premier Just Yarn Worsted in Turquoise

Needles: Size 5

Started: 12/13/24

Completed: 1/11/25

Comments: A nice and easy pattern. This is preemie hat #1 for 2025

In reading I am currently reading two books. The first is The Miracle Power of Your Mind by Joseph Murray. I should finish this one today or tomorrow. I am finding this very interesting. I am pleasantly surprised about the author's view on women. Considering the book was published in 1952 he had a pretty modern take. The second book is There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins. I am only about 30 pages in but I am liking it so far. I also am in the middle of The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life With One Simple Habit by Mel Robbins. I did not finish before it had to be returned to the library so I am waiting for it. At this point there are 7 holds ahead of me so I think it is going to be awhile before it is my turn.

True Life Tuesday: Samuel Worth Hill

 
This is the man behind the famous saying "what in the Sam Hill?". Samuel Worth Hill was born on November 9, 1815 in Starksboro, Vermont. His parents were Richard and Betsey Hill. He was educated as a civil engineer and surveyor. His first job was to survey the town of Albion, New York. In 1840 he moved to Wisconsin and became a school teacher in Racine. In 1841 he joined the United States Topographic Survey to mark the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan. After this is was assigned to survey the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan including the Keweenaw Peninsula. There he worked with Douglass Houghton un Houghton dies in 1845. After Houghton's death he worked with Foster and Whitney to conduct a geological survey of the area. It was during this survey that the area's copper resources were discovered. 

Hill assisted in the creation of the Central and Phoenix mines and was also the first president of the Copper Falls mine. He also came up with the idea to create a 3 mile canal between Portage Lake and Lake Superior. In 1859 he also platted the villages of Hancock and Portage Township. He was also twice elected to the Michigan legislature and eventually retired in 1875.

On July 16, 1851 he married Susan A. Warren. She was a school teach and started the first school in the Keweenaw. After Hill retired from the legislature he and his wife would winter in Marshall, Michigan and summer in the Keweenaw. He passed away on August 29, 1889 in Marshall. His home is listed as a Michigan Historic Site. 

Hill had a propensity to tell colorful stories and loved to swear. When his family and friends would retell his tales they would replace the cuss words with Sam Hill. Eventually this spread across the Keweenaw and eventually made its way into the American lexicon.  

Monday Musings

Another new week is upon us and these are the things I am currently thinking about.

1) I am so over January and it is only the 13th.

2) I started feeling sick Friday afternoon and felt better just in time to go back to work today.

3) I feel cheated that I did not get to enjoy my weekend but being sick was a good excuse to just lay on the couch and watch football.

Here are the pictures for the week.

Helping make dinner.

The Home Bakery made national news for their life size cake they made of the Amon-Ra St. Brown headstand touchdown celebration. We drive by it every morning and stopped one day to take a picture.

Amen!

Friday Funnies

I hope that you all have a terrific weekend!

Three on Thursday

As the first full week of 2025 comes to an end these are the things I am currently thankful for.

1) That we have almost survived the first week of work and school after the holidays.

2) A football filled weekend starting tonight.

3) That I actually lost a pound this week despite eating like crap the last couple of weeks.