Negative Progress and a Mysterious Intruder

So, I've been a delinquent knitter/blogger. To be honest, my interest has been waning lately, and the ripping I was forced to do on Sunday night didn't help. I'm still working on the Turtleneck Shrug which is currently two arms with the shoulder parts done. I had finished the turtleneck late Sunday night, only to try it on and find that the 7" shoulder thingies specified in the pattern are way too long on me making the fit awful. So, instead of resigning myself to wear it only as a scarf, I decided that the responsible thing to do would be to fix it because I am still clinging to the hope that it could be very cute if I can get it to fit properly.

And now for something completely different: Last night I was trying to go to sleep around midnight when I distinctly heard footsteps on my deck. I first assumed it must be my sister smoking, but she never came in. The footsteps continued and my mom and I were both up, calling my sister to see if it was indeed her, but it wasn't. By this time our imaginations were running wild with thoughts of someone trying to break in. We very cautiously crept over to the kitchen window, and peaked out only to see...a deer up on the deck, leaning over the side and tugging on our pine tree/shrub. How cute! I love northern Minnesota.