Mommy Knits

I'll take that as a campliment.

So Tee-Ball games began last week and like every year I signed up for my day as snack mom.  I picked this weekend's game only because I wanted to get it out of the way and this way I was less likely to forget.  When I asked J what he wanted us to bring he said chocolate chip cookies and red vines.  In my kids opinion chocolate chip cookies means homemade so Friday I made 3 dozen and packaged them up with a few red vines in each one.

           

The thing is as I was passing them out I overheard on mom say "Well aren't we a little Martha".  I really think that she meant it as a put down.  Luckily I didn't see who said it.

What I want to know is when did it become so bad to do your best?  I had the bags and the stickers so should I have put it all in ziplocks or even bought cookies just to make the mom who picks up a box of granola bars feel better.  BTW, I don't look down on the Mom who does that, I understand that we are all busy.  So I'm choosing to take the Martha comment as a compliment and I'm not going to stop doing my best and putting a special touch on life when I can.

Tomorrow some news and actual knitting content.

Random Tuesday Ramblings

I'm too depressed to post pictures today, that and the camera battery is dead, my Seahawks lost and even the commercials sucked.  (Side note, the Seahawks were robbed, the score at a minimum should be 21-19 and should really be 19-14 Seahawks, end rant.)  I worked on the Seahawks sweater as much as I could during the game but M has a cold and when you're 6 months old that means that all you want is mama and nobody else will do, not that I'm complaining.  I really want to get that sweater done soon but I can feel myself getting bored with it.

I have a few small finished objects to show you later.  I've been finishing lots of little things lately.  Two scarves, a hat for M and a charity hat, I think that I'm on a bit of a roll.

I've decided to knit my Sockapaloooza socks as my Olympics Challenge.  I think that socks with some sort of lace pattern are more forgiving fit wise so I'm testing a few different patterns.  I can't get to the yarn store till Wednesday but I think that I'm going to use Koigu.  I just love that yarn. 

My sister has a new (sort of) blog so go visit her and her new wheel.  While you're there tell her to work on my mitten!

I've been racking my brain to think of a C for the ABC along, I've got a few ideas but again I need the camera to have battery power. 

If you notice the time stamp you'll see that I can't sleep.  The hubby is in California meeting with the court evaluator and I just don't sleep well when he's gone. 

I can tell that this is getting long and boring so I'm going to try and sleep now.

The boy gets IT

Scene: the back seat of the Mom-mobile

J: Is too!

K: Is not!

(Repeat above oh say a couple dozen times each time increasing the volume.)

J: Mooooommmmmyyyyy tell K that Baba (his blanket) is better then her teddy!

K: It is not!

(Mooooommmmmyyyyy knows better then to wade into this one and pretends to adjust the radio)

J: Mommy I told her that Baba is better then Teddy because Aunt Jayme made it and she put love in it and Teddy was made at a factory and they don't put love in at the factory.

(Mommy trying not to cry, distracts small children with an excavator on the side of the road)

End of scene, fade to black.

The boy gets IT.

Good, Bad, Bad, Good

When I was at school back in my sorority days during rush we would have to talk about the girls that wanted to join our house (Chi-O).  We would always start with a good thing, then the bad stuff and end with another good thing.  It was our way of giving our opinion while staying positive, or at least trying to.  So here is my good, bad, bad, good for 2005...

Good

(The happy faces are to protect DH.  He has his own blog and the opinions that he shares are not necessarily those of the Navy.)

DH had his Change of Command and it went really well.  I didn't go into labor in the middle and the BBQ after was a big hit.  The yard was done in time and we had enough food for the entire Navy!

Bad

A custody battle the DH's ex in California.  We have spent the whole year trying to be reasonable with a very unreasonable woman and it isn't working so now the courts are going to have to get involved.

Bad

My fathers new business isn't going as well as we had hoped it would, and it is causing a lot of family stress, especially for my mom.  She's not dealing well with the uncertainty of the situation.  So while Dad's at work I'm trying to help her as best I can.  It's hard when you see some of the traditional roles being reversed.

Good Best

M joined us on Aug. 2 weighing in at 7 lbs. 14oz.  She is a great baby!  Really mellow except when she wants to eat.  She nurses well and sleeps through the night, but at 5 months now she only weighs 11 lbs!  Our newest little one was definitely the highlight of the year!

Here's hoping that everyone has a happy, healthy and hopeful New Year!