Memories

When I was little we would spend every Sunday at my grandparents house. We'd come in the afternoon and stay for homemade pizza, Wild Kingdom and Disney. We'd play cards, dance with my aunt's, go down the lane and just be together. They are some of my most treasured memories.

Where does the time go...

Our one and only child went to Florida this year with a friends family, and thus started our first "empty nest" experiment. She will be gone for 12 days, let's just take a moment to let that sink in....12 days....two days short of a fortnight.

When we agreed to the trip it was a week, Friday to Friday, and I thought "We can do that, no problem."  But then the details started trickling in and they would need drive time and the days got longer. Twelve days is a long time.

Our girl goes to sleep-away camp every summer and that is a week, so I did have a base of separation to know what I could manage.  When she goes to camp we are completely cut off as they don't allow cell phones. We drop her off and come back at the end of the week to see if she is still alive. I live through it every year.

This time I knew she could call us, video message us, text us, Facebook us and that would make it easier.She has done all that, and we talk to her several times a day. She calls with giggly stories, we got a video of the room and we get excited texts about finding just the right hoodie at Ron Jon.

But it's not the same.....

I miss her sounds. I miss her strolling into the kitchen while I am making dinner to talk to me. I miss her asking me what there is to eat. I miss her laugh. I miss her sweet face in the morning when I should be going in to wake her up. I miss telling her to do something and having a discussion about if I want her to "Do it right now?' Who would have thought that fourteen years ago my life would change so much. I can't imagine what we would be without her. She has made both of us better people. Her time is coming to go out and use what we have taught her to make a life of her own. I am not looking forward to it.

I know she is having fun and I am glad, but I can see the future now, a time when we don't have her here to make us laugh and feel secure that she is okay and it is not as golden as one would think...

the grind...

My extra long weekend is over and it’s back to work today. I managed to do very little with my 4 solid days of laziness, except work on Parcheesi.

I did do a little sweeping, some laundry did get washed, I even managed to go to the grocery store and make a few good dinners. I spent time snuggling my loves and reading too.

All in all...a very good few days.

{{a moment in words}}

Outside my window…
A winter wonderland

I am thankful for…
Winding balls of yarn with my 13 year old helper

From the kitchen…
Double chocolate brownies baked with extra love

I am wearing…
Yoga pants and a tee shirt, my Sunday uniform.

I am going…
To a friends house to watch the big game

I am hoping…
I can eat healthy while I am there

One of my favorite things…
James Bond

A few plans for the upcoming week…
Getting new glasses after 7 years!!!!

Here is picture for sharing…

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winter walk

 

 

 

 

 

Who doesn’t love leftovers?

I started my first big knitting project of 2011 and I am really excited about it! I am even more excited that I am knitting it for me!!!

I have spent the last two months knitting a lot of things, very few of them have been very exciting and absolutely none of them were for me.

I got a fantastic book for Christmas this year…

I opened it up and fell instantly in love with this

The Leftover Yarn Knitting Bag!!!

I am so excited to make this. There is something about bags that just gets me every time. I never like the way they come out, but I can’t stop knitting them.

My aunt had already given me a huge basket of Elsa Williams 100% wool tapestry yarn this summer. It has ten different colors and an average of 8 to 10 skeins of each color. It will be perfect for this project.

I started this afternoon and I am already hooked! This is going to be the one that works!!!

{{a moment in words}}

Outside my window…
A dark, wet sky.

I am thankful for…
Ben & Jerry’s Carrot Cake Ice Cream.

From the kitchen…
Baked rigatoni with fresh mozzarella.

I am wearing…
Jeans and a Nike tee shirt.

I am going…
To watch some football, do some face book and go to bed.

I am hoping…
That we have enough money for Christmas.

One of my favorite things…
The first sip of a cold glass of wine.

A few plans for the upcoming week…
Our daughters play is this weekend. she has been practicing for months and we are so excited to see her up on stage.

Here is picture for sharing…

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is my mom’s 60th birthday.

I am sure we would be having a huge party, everyone together and laughing.

I think my dad would have planned a trip or a get-a-way of some sort.

Maybe she would have announced that she was retiring from her nursing career, since dad is retiring in a few months too.

They would talk about the things they would do together in their dotage.

We would sit around talking and laughing about all the the things she has done in the last 60 years.

She would hug us all and kiss her granddaughter and tell us how lucky she has been to have had this life.

jealous much...

Just sitting here in my Spanx and knee highs, enjoying a cup of coffee before work.

How’s that for a mental picture.

the definition of my life...

pa·thet·ic (p-thtk) also pa·thet·i·cal (--kl) adj.

1. Not checking your cell phone for 14 hours and jumping right up to see who texted you.

2. Discovering not a single person has...

From Hell...with tea

Today is my day, no work, no husband, no child. I do my chores in peace. I actually like doing laundry and futzing about the place.

I am watching bread rise and keeping the home fires burning.

Right now I am enjoying my tea and a scruffy Johnny Depp with an English lilt...heavenly.