Sheep: The Home Invasion

Do you ever notice that when you develop an interest in something, it begins to pervade all aspects of your life?  If not, well, then you haven't developed a sufficiently strong interest in something!!

Today, I thought I'd do a little blogging about how sheep have invaded my home.  Yes, yes, I know, Miss Marshmallow, Sheep of the Century, invaded my home, in person (in sheep?), for a couple of months last year, but that was different.  I'm talking about the more subtle ways that sheep have found their way into my home.

First, there's the fibre (or fiber, if you're an American speller).  I have fibre everywhere.

It's in my basement craft area.  It's in my home office, because I keep a spinning wheel there.  It's in my living room, because I have a half knitted sock there.  It's in my bedroom, because I have a knitting project on my bedside table, and there are even some buttons sent by a friend to celebrate my love of spinning wool.

There is fibre in my kitchen, because on my kitchen table there is a basket with wool in it.  Not to mention my knitting work-in-progress bag, which has sheep on it...see?

It's everywhere!  And I love it!  I can't get enough of wool.

Then, there are the books and magazines.  There are sheep magazines or catalogues with sheep related paraphernalia in my bedroom, beside my bed, for moments of reading.

There are sheep books in the living room, where they sit on the coffee table.  There are sheep magazines in the bathroom, because...well...you know.  Sometimes you need a little reading time.  There are sheep books and magazines in the basement too, because the TV is down there, and if I want to spend some time with Kelly, usually he's watching something I couldn't care less about, so instead, I snuggle on the couch reading about sheep. 

Oh, then there are the sheep themselves, or representations of them.  There are sheep in my basement, at my felting table.  I made them!  There are sheep above my desk, watching me type even as I write this. 

There are sheep at my desk, frolicking about as I write my to-do lists or notes to myself.

There is a sheep on the mantel in the living room, in picture form, along with 2 Christmas decoration sheep that I haven't got the heart to put away yet. 

There is a sheep scissor holder and a sheep measuring tape in my crafting area. 

They're everywhere!  And I love them!!

And yes, there are even sheep on my pajamas.

And cohabitating with my bedside bunny and zebra.  Where else do you find sheep living with rabbits and zebras?

It's a conspiracy I tell you!  But I'm perfectly happy to let it happen.  Long live the sheep invasion!

In other, less interesting news, here are my books for this semester.  Yes, the price tags are horrific.

I'm taking Property (my last first year class, now that I'm in my third year, because when you're part time, that's what happens), Land Use Control, and Gaming Law.  What?  Gaming Law???  Yes, it's a 2 credit course and I needed 2 credits to make up my 9 credit semester (the maximum I can take).  And hey, it includes a field trip to a casino to talk to the security staff about managing the legal aspects of running a casino.  It can't be all that bad!

The other exciting news, which relates back to sheep I suppose, is that my Christmas lamp arrived!  My parents generously sent me the money to buy a proper lamp for Christmas, since I really needed one that would illuminate a great many things for me.  Spinning, knitting, crocheting, reading law books....yes, I needed a good quality floor lamp.  I was lucky enough to find the Ott-Lamps on half price at JoAnn Fabrics (online).  I ordered a table lamp and a floor lamp since the sale prices were so good.  They arrived and unfortunately the table lamp was broken, so I had to return it.  However, the floor lamp is superb.  I am thrilled.  I have never had such a wonderful lamp.  The light is a nice clear blue-light, more like daylight than the yellowish light produced by most incandescent bulbs.  I can really see detail and colours clearly with it, and I'm absolutely delighted.  Get it?  DeLIGHTed.  Hahahahaha....

OK, that's enough for today.  Have a great weekend everybody!