Independence

Tomorrow is Independence Day. I declared my independence from gas prices today by riding the bus to work. You wouldn’t think a world traveler like me would stress over taking the bus, but I am. In all actuality, the ride in wasn’t bad! The JO bus for Johnson County is beautiful and pristine inside, like riding in a limo. The MAX that I had to switch to on the Missouri side, not so much. It was packed and I got to sit by a man who hasn’t had a personal relationship with soap and water for awhile. All of his belongings seemed to be in several bags and a suitcase on wheels. I feel bad for him but next time, given the choice of sitting by him or standing, I think I’ll be standing…upwind.

I enjoyed the relaxing ride into the city by working on my current knitting project—socks in a self-striping Lana Grossa Meilenweit yarn in reds, oranges and white. They will go with the fingerless mitts I did last spring. I got a lot done, but working with sock yarn on size 1 needles on a bouncing bus can be quite a challenge. Maybe next week I’ll switch to something in worsted on “normal” sized needles. I have yarn and a pattern for a beret that might work if it isn’t already packed away for the move.

Getting home tonight is the challenge. There is only one JO bus for the evening route. I need to make sure I get back downtown to catch it or I’ll be stranded! Hubby works about 40 miles away from my office and doesn’t get off until 11:00 PM. I really don’t want to go back to the office and wait until midnight when he could come get me.

Tomorrow will be all fun and firecrackers. We’ll head down to the lake house. The kids will do small fireworks and we’ll go swimming. We’ll cook skewers of veggies and kielbasa over the firepit and follow up with s’mores. At dark we'll go watch fireworks being shot off the dam. I think my ornery father-in-law is coming so there will be beer. Lots and lots of beer.