Month: February 2009

I’ve been at work all day – ugh.  (Don’t get me wrong… I like my job – I would just rather be knitting.)  I’ve also spent most of the day thinking about how excited I was about my new blog and about having a whole evening to knit.

My grandmother:

She hasn’t been feeling very well.  I fear she won’t be with us much longer.  (She’s a knitter too.)  Memère gave me a little project that she doesn’t have the strength to finish.  It’s a little shrug (sort of an odd little thing).  I have to add 6 inches then do a sleeve cuff.  So, that’s what I’m doing tonight.  Then, maybe I can go see her on Wednesday and give it to her with the little socketts I made her.  She’s made a million things for all the grand-kids over the years and I really wanted to make something for her. 

Other than that, I’m looking forward to my holidays next week.  Scott and I are heading to El Salvador for a whole seven days.  It’s sort of an unusual place to travel right?  Well, leave it to me to find it.  I think Scott’s worried.  He doesn’t have my sense of adventure.  Poor guy.  I should really try to take it easy on him.  He likes to stand still and I like to run amok (it’s more fun like that).   When I booked the trip, the travel guy told me that I would love it; that he had heard some pretty fantastic things about El Salvador.  Woohoo.  I can’t wait.

I have to start my friends’ baby’s christening gown! (see gown here) She’s due in May.  I’m guessing that gives me until June (at least).  And, because he’ll be a summer baby, I can make the jumper part as shorts rather than full-body.  There’s no negotiating the size of the layette (I think that’s what the dress part is called.)  That should shave a few days off. 

Vacation knitting then?  Socks = small, light, portable and relatively easy depending on the pattern.

I’m off!  Salut les amis…

Hello everyone!  This is my first post… ever.  How excited am I you ask?  If I had room in my space, I would do cartwheels.  (I think I can still do cartwheels.)

My son set this all up for me.  He’s pretty smart (and handsome).  Jacob!  You’re the best!!  Poor kid has been working on this non-stop.  He said he was up until 3:00 a.m. last night (this morning) working on getting the header just the way I want it.  I owe you Buddy. 

Thank you for understanding, accepting, and not being embarassed (much) by my obsession.  He never laughs at me, or makes fun of the fact that there’s yarn everywhere.  He even lets me knit at the movies!!!  I’m a lucky mother (at least that’s how I feel today).  He’s 14.  It’s touch-and-go sometimes.

I must sign off for now.  It’s late and it’s back to work tomorrow.  (I really hate this work thing.  I totally cuts into my knitting time.  It makes me angry that earning a living takes up so much time that could otherwise be spent knitting.  C’est la vie!)