lifelong knitter

I'm FINE, really...

I haven't blogged in a bit,
and don't have too much to say NOW,
except some people I love dearly are
sick, another has had several surgeries,
and today my friend's Mother died
Way Too Young
from a horrible Brain Tumor.
I'm knitting and praying
and Ever SO Grateful for
Good Friends
and my lovely
LIFE filled with Abundant Blessings
and sweet children.
I just can't put
it ALL into words.
I'm off for a walkabout...
Back soon.

Mercury Retrograde

I wrote the posts,
but apparently Mercury was hungry
and gobbled them up to fuel
the Retrograde.
sigh.

I'm excited about the news
in laceland...
Addi turbos with
sharper points!

Oh, the power of
blogging!

Yay.

Valentine's Day Eve

MY calendar says that February 14th,
in addition to being St. Valentine's Day,
is ALSO Ferris Wheel Day.
teehee.
Guess what I will be celebrating....

Project Spectrum, v 2.0

Here is my project for PS2:
Blue malabrigo
White stitch markers
Grey (well, close enough) addi turbos...

Seashells for SCALE, dontcha know!
It's the HEARTBEAT sweater
from Just One More Row!
Perfect for the month of Valentine's Day
and, OH....how about a fuzzy close up of that
Malabrigo, eh?

color #88
INDIGO, girls!

Thanks for asking!

I got some concerned emails
that did my heart SO much good...
many of you wondered whether,
you know, we had actually checked with the
people in question before setting them up on a date!
YES! YES! YES!
Part of the Mama discussion was how our birds
really WANT these normal (well, neurotypical, anyway) social experiences
but NEED help getting started
and establishing appropriate boundaries
and all of that...
but it just makes me so
HAPPY that you thought enough to ASK!
Bless you!

The Boybird and I went to Borders today.
He had printed out a 20% off coupon for a DVD
and picked out the Disney Classic PLUTO series.
Instead of heading for the main checkout, he turned
LEFT at the magazines and stood in line at
the CAFE checkout.
Chips and chocolate chip cookie
pretty much offset the discount,
but he was a VERY happy camper
and when we got back to his nest
I confessed the allowance
and his house manager GRINNED.
Apparently he didn't like the choice of snack
this afternoon and said *No Thank You,
Snack at BORDERS today*.

Choice making, check.
Delayed gratification, check.

Progress abounds.

Knitting at the Mall

(gasp). I KNOW.
I went to the Mall this afternoon
and located the group of Knitters
and had a Most Excellent Time!
The woman sitting next to me has a 28 year old
son with Asperger's who just graduated
from college. We just sat there and
giggled about *what are the CHANCES?*
We are plotting a pizza date for him
with the Daughter Bird.
After they get to know each other through
email, of course ;)
Isn't that just the most AMAZING
thing?

Book signing

A lovely time was had by all...
Kate was extremely articulate and
utterly charming.
The story of how she met her husband
(online)
was FABULOUS.
She's from a little town in British Colombia,
so naturally I lurved
her accent, eh?

If you have a chance to meet her on tour,
DO. You'll be an early adopter
when the MOVIE
comes out!

Knitting lunch and reading...

Tomorrow there will be an informal lunch
at The Belted Goat
in Fearrington Village.
At 1pm the author of
The Friday Night Knitting Club
will be reading at McIntyre's
bookstore...
sorry for the late notice,
but DO come and join us
if you are able,
and Bring Your Knitting!

wow.

The Boybird talked ALL the way to the Mall
and back again
about the Snow Day
on Thursday.

I am still grinning.
MADLY.

Someone told me that their definition of LOVE
was their Mother walking with them
all night long while they were throwing up
and all manner of other things,
gently washing them and their clothes
and the sheets and the blankets and tucking them back into bed....
then full circle NOW they are taking the same Mother
to the bathroom...walking with her at night
in the hallways when she doesn't know where she is,
and cleaning her tenderly when she cannot
control her bodily functions.

Which got me ALL teary and choked up,
thinking about how much I LOVE
my birds. Unconditionally,
without regrets or reciprocity
during some of the most sleep-deprived
years of my life.

Now, I'm getting so much LOVE
back.

Listening to him chatter in the back seat about
*Snow Day yesterday, No Work, Mommy brought me
magazine and tapes and TODAY no snow day PIZZA
and breadsticks...Next week Thursday
Snow or Sunny?*

"Don't Know", was my reply.
*Check Weather on the COMPUTER!*
says He, grinning widely.

Oh.Yeah.

LOVE is all you need!

Absolutely AMAZING!

I kept waking up and looking for snow...
knitting a little by the light of the moon
and then falling back asleep...
Finally at 7AM I went to Starbucks to get
COFFEE (doppio macchiato, skinny, all foam, melted raw sugar in the bottom)
sat down to work on the lace sock
and right at 8AM the flakes began to Fall!
Gorgeous, big fat snowflakes...
I twirled around in the parking lot
until my hair was kind of frosty
and then I headed back home.
It snowed and sleeted and rained off and on
until mid afternoon.
I went to see The Boybird,
and explained that his mall was CLOSED
due to icy conditions on the roads.
He said *Okay, see you tomorrow*
took the tapes I had made for him and the
magazine I thought might occupy him....
gave me a hug and shooed me out the door.

I know it doesn't SOUND like a big deal,
but OH my goodness gracious
what a MIRACLE.

Neither of my birds like changes
(this would be a HUGE understatement)
and particularly not to something
that is ON THE SCHEDULE,
visible on the calendar...
Wow!
He's made so much progress...

Special treats are in order when we go for our outing
tomorrow!

I am a very happy mama bird!