Yeah Right

My visions of the future and what actually happens when the future arrives don't seem to have a lot in common. I believed that Billy would start kindergarten and I'd have so much free time I'd hardly be able to fill it. I'd knit, I'd blog every day, my house would be clean, and my clothes would be folded. Well reality has given me a smack to the back of the head and said "yeah right". I think time is like closet space and no matter how much you have, it's full, and you wish you had more.

Speaking of closets, I cleaned mine. Isn't it pretty?

I can't believe how happy it makes me every time I go in there. I've been itching to clean out, organize, and generally purge the entire house. I think I've come up with a plan to tackle it, but that's a whole post by it's self and I'm not ready to start yet, so it will have to wait. For now I have a super tidy closet and no desire to ever buy clothes or shoes again.

Today I have two important things to share so I'll try to stick to those. Remember my cousin? First off thanks for all the well wishes and prayers. She has Hodgkin's Lymphoma and she started chemo for it last week. Since I can't cure cancer, I knit her hat.

It's Odessa by Grumperina, knit in Rowan Cashsoft DK.

 

Love the hat, love the pattern, and love the yarn. It's a quick but interesting knit, amazingly soft, and believe it or not it fits everyone in the house.

 

My tiny little girlie and Hubby (that's him in the photo) both put it on and both looked good. Ribbing is a wonderful thing. If you want all the gory details you'll find them in Ravelry.

Next Up - I won award! Thanks to Michele of PDXKnitterati for nominating me! I love your blog too.

 

Here are the rules for the award recipients:

1. Please put the award on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. You must nominate at least 4 fellow bloggers for this award.
4. Add links to the recipients.
5. Leave a comment so the recipients know they have received an award.

There are so many blogs I love that it's almost impossible to choose just four. But the rules say I have too, so here are a few of the blogs I love to read:  We Do Not Have a Knitting Problem, Purls Just Wanna Have Fun, Hither and Yarn, and Goddess Knitters. All of these ladies are fabulous, funny, and friends.

Okay, I gotta squeeze in one more thing.

Is that not the cutest thing ever? There is a hood too, but she was so amped up that we couldn't get it on her. Thanks to Nana, who's been visiting this week, for the sparkliest, shiniest, coolest dragon costume in the world. Billy is just a little excited. 

Comments

[cockeyd]

Thanks for the award! I love the hat, too!!

[Marisol]

Thank you, Thank You! for the awesome award:) Love the hat, the closet SPACE and your girl is darling:) She is going to rock in that costume this halloween:) I just finished ordering Little Cowboy's costume--He is itching to be Anakin:)

[MicheleLB]

I love the dragon costume! We are so past those years; I used to make costumes but now don't get to any more.

And see, you DO have more time! I can't remember the last time I cleaned a closet...

[irishgirlieknits]

Aren't those the cutest pictures of her!! Fabulous dragon costume :)

I love your blog too!! Thank you thank you!!

[Ann]

Congrats on the award!!! I love Gilly's costume that is so appropriate for her! Looks like the dragon we sent her one year!

[megan]

Great hat! The one I made a couple of years ago was intended for my husband, worn by me, and then claimed by the girlie as her own. Versatile, indeed!

And that is the best dragon costume ever!