I Can Help!

Knitting was sparse yesterday. I read more than anything. Since I knew we would be in the car Tuesday evening for at least an hour, I thought that would give me time to knit. Note to Chris: The daylight hours are not around after 5:30 ish. At least not yet. So I ended up ripping half of what I knit. I probably got 4 rows knit on the way over. Didn't even try on the way back. I kept having to turn the light on to see. And that doesn't help the driver. I need to get my a portable light system to use when traveling! 

Got the latest Patternworks yesterday. Just a quick glance didn't yield any Oh My's. I will try to take it slower today. I did notice some seemingly old patterns being brought back. Just the hair styles alone give it away. Obviously, the 80's have returned!  I guess it's true, fashion cycles through every 20 years. No way am I going back to the over sized look! I am not doing the strong geometric prints either. I might do a tunic length, in fact Celtic Dreams is more a tunic style. But the over sized boxy shape is just not going to work for me. It would be obvious I was trying to hide some curves under it! 

I got an email yesterday talking about middle age and how the curves and body I have now just show all the wisdom and experience I have gained over the years. It's true. That knowledge had to be stored somewhere! Once my brain was too full, it went to my hips, arms, and legs! Whenever someone asks me if I want to go back to my "younger years" I say no way! I may have had a size 6 body, but I was so lacking in other things. Life experience is gained through aging and living. Would I trade those events for a slimmer body? Not at all. It might have been nice to spend more time alone with Hubster, Married in May, pregnant by Nov, baby the next Aug. We only had 15 months as a couple, and 9 of them were spent with me being nauseous! But I wouldn't trade any of it for the body of my 20's. And the body of my 30's was 2 pregnancies and at my heaviest. So, no going back there either. In my 40's I am just wondering when will I finally "grow-up"? Does it hit me one day? Do I ever get there?

Today is knitting with the buds. I missed our city wide knit together last night. That's the only time I see some of the buds. I guess we are just going to have to schedule more out of town events! The next one is in April, too far away. I guess the laughter will have to sustain us until the next one. Maybe we can turn that one into an overnight too?

Blessings: Life. When you go to a funeral home to comfort someone on their lose, you just feel the blessing of having your loved ones still here. It makes you sorry for the times you throw you hands up in exasperation! But I am sure in a few days I will be back to throwing my hands up! And that's a shame.