lifelong knitter:

If only it were that easy...

Daughter bird called me early this morning
and said in a very cheerful voice:
"Do I need to pack a lunch for tomorrow?"
I paused for a moment, trying to figure out why she would
NEED to pack a lunch for Labor Day...
"Because it is September first and I am going to start work, right?"
she went on ahead of me...
"I don't think we have heard for sure that you have a job, have we?"
I said, my heart sinking.
"but I put on the application that i would be ready to report to work on
September 1st, and TOMORROW is September 1st. Summer is over
and I am ready to go to WORK!"
sigh.
Please, if you are so inclined,
say a small prayer for us...
that Labor Day might indeed be the beginning of
WORK for her.
All Blessings to you,
this day as Always.

August 31, 2008 | Permalink

Not going back.

Today is the first day of school, and for the first time in more than twenty years...
we're not going back.
It feels a little empty and sad.
Here's my Olympic knitting, v.2008:

sorry about the blurry picture, the doggies were helpingwith the early morning photoshoot.
Molly has very good taste in hand dyed yarn!
One skein of Lisa Souza SOCK! yarn in the *red hat* colorway.
Straight needles, size 5US.
I may turn this into a mobius wrap after blocking,
but for now, it is very satisfying to see what a little bit of knitting
during Prime Time each night for 16 days can look like.
Here's to moving forward....
cheers!

August 25, 2008 | Permalink

It's like chess, on the radio.

I just got an update on the Boybird's latest Doctor visit.
He had a yearly physical today, because even though he has been to a doctor almost every week since Easter Sunday when all of this GI distress began, *he has to have a physical before we can refer him to Neurology* sigh.
So he has gained a few pounds back (we went to Golden Corral yesterday, where he ate enough food to feed a family of FIVE and was still so hungry on the way home he ate half a bag of chips he bought at Target.) which if it were ME, would have added ten pounds at least...
and the family practice physician feels that he has GERD, even though the GI specialists think, not.
He now has a referral to Neurology, and also to Occupational Therapy because they are pretty sure he has
(wait for it) Sensory Issues.
They just captured all of each others pawns.
Film at eleven!
Sorry, but I am SO frustrated.
He has had documented sensory issues and fabulous therapy for same nearly all of his life.
He has only had whatever is causing him to lose weight at an alarming rate since Easter Sunday.
They also came to the brilliant (but false) conclusion that he may need to eat more calories.
(the sound you hear is my head hitting the brick wall. over and over again.)
I am actually so glad I was not able to attend this appointment with him.
I'm not sure I could have contained my enthusiasm.
I'm going to go watch the Olympics and knit.
Hope all is well with all y'all.
xoxox

August 22, 2008 | Permalink

Another year older...

Tomorrow is my birthday. v.51.0
I'll be having lunch with the daughter bird and some of my knitting buds
at California Pizza Kitchen.
Thursday the Boybird is taking me to Golden Corral for dinner.
Life is SWEET!

I make my resolutions for the coming year on my birthday rather than the New Year...
and this go round it is about BALANCE.

Blessings to you and yours,
as ALWAYS,
mwah!

August 19, 2008 | Permalink

Olympic Knitting

I wound the *red hat* colorway of Lisa Souza's sock yarn during the AMAZING
opening ceremonies, and cast on for the Morning Surf Scarf from the latest issue of Spin Off.
I picked this particular pattern because of the glorious pictures of the variation possible using
different yarns.... and because it begins with 76 stitches. A very auspicious Olympic year for me.
Here is the progress so far:

Doesn't look like much, does it?
That's always the way with these lacy patterns.
I'm really enjoying the Olympics, and this wave is the perfect combination of mindless and interesting.
Onward.

August 09, 2008 | Permalink