Since my Mom got here sleep has been minimal and life has been busy. We’ve been over to my in-laws a few times and went out to Alex once to get dog food, which we forgot entirely and DH had to go back the next day to get that. I’ve been emotional and tired with so much happening, and the kids are over stimulated and showing off a lot. My Mom and I stayed up late one night and had our own little sit-n-knit which I really needed. I was so relaxed the next day. I forget just how much knitting relaxes me. And my chicks, they are all alive and well and I can hardly believe how wonderful they are doing. No one has died or looks week and I feel pretty happy.
Father’s Day and the solstice passed by quickly, and frankly I had to much on my mind to grieve a lot. I think once Mom goes home and life isn’t as busy, it will probably hit me harder. But honestly I guess I was a bit pissed and not so much sad. Dealing with this grief is very confusing.
My SIL is arriving on Wednesday night. It should be interesting to have her and my Mom here at the same time. Not in a bad way, just in a busy and the-kids-are-showing-off-all-the-time sort of way. I am looking forward to going up to the yarn shop for a sit-n-knit and am planning on taking people with me. This weekend seems like such a long time to wait. But being able to knit with my Mom has been nice. I can pore over a confusing pattern and talk it out and have help so I’m not all on my own. I was working on a sock to other night, my first cuff down, and got so confused when it came to making gussets on the heel. Oy! It took some over reacting and crying (about something besides the sock) before my brain was calm enough to figure it out. It still doesn’t really look right, but it’s a small one for the kids so I’m not to worried. The next one will hopefully turn out better, and then if I still don’t like it I’ll find another pattern.
LoL! Yes I realize that I just wrote nothing about what is actually happening here and a bunch about my knitting, but I guess that’s the way life is sometimes. Now I am going to try and get DS to take a nap. I am so ready for one and he just keeps grinning and acting cute. Very frustrating.
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