Yarn Along Wednesday 9/7
Wow. That week flew by. Without any feeling as if I accomplished a quarter of the things I set out to do. After yesterday’s post of expanse, and hope, and a cup that felt full, the day went on in a continual downward spiral. So as I was feeling great and refreshed in the morning…by the end of the day something had to give. That something was me. I crawled into bed feeling completely defeated. Incapable. Completely unprepared.
So today?
A long day of television. JUST so Mama can get the house cleaned and organized so we actually can start ‘official’ school on Monday. Next year I will look at our summer plans a bit more closely to see when it is appropriate to begin school. My idea of starting yesterday was a pipe dream. My goodness, we had just walked in the door from three days of camping the night before LATE. The house was already a disaster from the week before. There was way too much on the to-do list in a short amount of time to even hope to start school in a lovely way instead of a way which would feel more like rushing through and another check in the ‘done’ column.
That isn’t how I want school to be.
Some randomness that has to happen: 1- a bow that got left at the music store a half hour away needs to be picked up before tomorrow…my son wants to try cello, so great we rented it, brought it home, opened it to try out, only to find the bow was left at the store and we had no time to get it before leaving for camping. 2- I was planning on getting a booster seat for my daughter, she needed one I was sure, my husband questioned…I got out the measuring tape to check…she is 3 INCHES above the cut-off in her old seat. Of course our local Target is out, so there is one on hold in the half hour away town so I can get it today. 3- Dentist appointment that I somehow made during my daughters gymnastics class must be changed. It is today. 4- The house officially looks like a tornado went through it. And if you don’t believe me you can come see for yourself. Last week the kids couldn’t watch any t.v. because a room they made messy they were not cleaning up. So instead of cleaning, they made all the other rooms messy too. On a positive note, they finally cleaned that messy room last night so they could watch some t.v.
That is just the beginning of the list of things to get to today. There is more. I don’t want to bore you, instead I am meaning to show you my knitting from the week for the weekly Yarn Along! The pink shawl is cast off, but I still need to add the fringe. The blue shawl is cast on and on it’s way, getting ready to be given as a birthday gift for a little friend. The only reason I had time to work on it was because of the expanse of car time had this past weekend. The book? The same. Cause who has any time to read AND blog, AND home school, AND sleep, AND clean, AND camp, AND do laundry, AND knit, AND, AND, AND….
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September 7th, 2011 at 10:03 am
yay for you, mama!!!
September 7th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Both shawls look great! One down and one to go, right?
September 7th, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Sounds like some busy times for you. Hang in there….the shawls are turning out great!
September 7th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Sometimes I feel like if it wasn’t for time spent in the car I might never get any knitting done! Hope your week calms down a little and next week your homeschool gets off to a great start. I look forward to seeing the added fringe on your shawl.
September 7th, 2011 at 3:34 pm
The wonderful thing about homeschooling is you can start when it works for you. We’re starting 9/20 after our vacation. Good for you to let it go and not beat yourself up about it.
September 7th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
Nice shawls! I like the shades of both. I also know what you mean about being busy busy busy. It feels so good to slow down.
September 7th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
All I can say is I’m hearing your pain…We started school this week and it has had quite a few bumps. We may already need the vacation we have coming up…
September 7th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
We started today with a ‘let’s ease into this ‘ kinda schedule. Really wishing I had just waited until Monday to start since I dislike starting anything in the middle of a week.
I saw that you are one of three girls, now raising boys…me too! Aren’t they fun?:)xx
September 7th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Oh…will pray that things start to settle down a bit for you and you can start your new routine. Back to schooling always is a little confusing and overwhelming. Cello! I always wanted to learn the cello. My favorite stringed instrument (2nd to the dulcimer).
September 7th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Wow! If I was near, I would whisk you away for a mocha and a breather! Hang in there, you are doing great!
September 8th, 2011 at 2:40 am
Wow, it sounds like you have a lot on your plate! The shawls are looking lovely, and I hope things calm down for you soon!
September 8th, 2011 at 7:43 am
Whoa! Sounds like you need a pajama day where and the kids just relax and stay inside eating cookies and playing board games. I hate it when my life gets hectic and crazy like that; at some point I just have to take a timeout. I hope life quiets down for you soon.
Your shawls look lovely!
September 8th, 2011 at 7:46 am
I hope you get it all done… don’t forget to breathe in there somewhere! The little shawls look great, awesome colors!
September 8th, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Oh boy, here’s a big cyber hug for you! The shawls are gorgeous! Your day sounded very familiar. I know the feeling. I have just started reading Savor too. So far I love it but haven’t gotten very far because of the trying to knit, take care of kids, get them to school, cook, clean and so on. We are living parallel lives! Thanks for stopping by my space yesterday! It’s great to “meet” you!
September 9th, 2011 at 10:38 am
thanks ladies! i am feeling slightly better today, but mostly because i am just trying to breathe and get to what i can when i can. one thing at a time. i still have a nagging sense of something i can’t quite put my finger on…i plan to look into that this weekend with quiet time, writing time, exploring time.
happy knitting and thanks for stopping by and all the kind words!
jen