How I Spent My Vacation

It's been three weeks since I broke my leg and three weeks since I've had to work for a living. The first week was covered by sick leave and the last two are covered by vacation pay. Now, granted, I would have loved to have spent that time going to some wonderful getaway, but a quiet stay-cation at home is not so bad. So far I've knitted a scarf. Now I'm working on a blanket--I didn't know that's what I was knitting at first. I bought four more skeins of yarn at Seattle Yarn Gallery so that I can keep working on the blanket. I've watched episodes of Quantum Leap - The Complete First Season from Netflix on my computer as Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) rights the wrongs of history.
I'm also listening to Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time, an audio book that I've had on my shelf for months. It's 11 Cd's so it takes awhile and it's great to knit to. If I listen to audio books in the car I get lost in the book and forget my driving so I need home-time for such things. I've heard so much about the book from my son who has met Greg Mortenson and from many other people. I can blissfully knit on as I listen and get lost in the book without running into anything. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin also comes in book form. I highly recommend it.
I start back to work on Thursday. It will be so good to see my customers and my co-workers. I've missed the store. There's a kind of energy at the check-out line. The customers flow through, each a different experience. I see friends from the church and the neighborhood. I see my regulars and learn their names. There is the occasional grouch but for the most part I like my job.