The CWS is over and I am done. I sent out a thank you email to all my volunteers and stated quite clearly that I no longer would coordinate the event. I got several emails thanking me for the five or so years I coordinated the event and everyone of them said that they admired the way I stated, quite clearly, that I still had the call but not the ability to lead it. No one has stepped up yet but we have a year.
On the knee - it seems I have some damage to my left knee. I have water on the knee, some bone spurs and maybe cartiledge damage. I see Clark Brill next week. So I limp along and walk slow, just like the little old lady I am! I will be looking into those chairs that help you up any day now!
My oldest arrives late tonight for a quick visit and then on to a conference in VA. A pleasant surprise. She and I both go visit my youngest in Houston in March. That will be so much fun. I love when I have time with both of them at the same time.
Sandy and I are having dinner in Silver Spring tonight with 'Our Lady of the Airplane' or Linda, as some people know her. It's Sandy's birthday week so we are taking her out to dinner. Any excuse for a girls night out!
I dog sat for a friend's dog last night. It was strange. They both decided to ignore each other. Nestle sat with me on the couch, bundled in a blanket (her choice) while Sashi slept on the couch in the living room. Neither entered the other one's chosen room until I took them for a walk. Bedtime I put them both in bed with me but Sashi would have none of that. She slept on her bed on the floor. She seemed so sad. I think she has had enough and wants her mommy and daddy to come home or, better yet, to go stay with her Normale, like she usually does.
This week I made another cowl, this one for Anna who was coveting the one that I gave to Florence. This one is in the same yarn but in shades of blue. I would enclose a photo here but my friend, who knows who she is, has not shown me how to do that yet.
I have seen the radiology people a lot this past week. I feel like we are getting to know each other. Of course, because I brought knitting, the wait time was nil. I arrived for the xray and they told me I had an hour wait. Five minutes later when the nurse said "King" I looked around for the person with the same name. Turns out she meant me. So, the thing to learn here is, learn to knit, bring it to all appointments and you will NEVER have to sit and wait.
Nice relaxing weekend ahead with daughter home and husband in Staten Island, helping his brother with the viewing and funeral of his wife. Because of daughter's visit I can't go to funeral. It's amazing what kids are good for!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
PAIN and MORE PAIN
I have been having some physical problems of late and they are most perplexing. I thought the pain in my legs and knees was a side effect to a drug I was taking but blood tests reveal that is not the case. Now I am left limping along like a little old lady wondering WTF is wrong with me. It hurts to walk, it especially hurts to stand from a chair and I shuffle like no tomorrow. With the Cold Weather Shelter in full swing this week this 'problem' is more than I need. I guess it's time to make the rounds of doctors to see what this is. But really, do I want to know?
The CWS is going very well. I really miss my biggest helper, Normale, but her health is her #1 priority right now. I miss her company most of all. Others are taking her place but it's just not the same. I vow that this is my last year to be in charge, at least until I retire. This is just too hard for me to do now. Normale wants me to consider co leadership for next year but with all that can happen between now and then I just don't want to make any committments.
This has been a COLD winter, more so than in previous years. I am hoping the weather holds off while I am hosting the CWS so I don't have to worry about the mall being closed or the buses not running. I have no idea what I would do if I had to keep the shelter open with no volunteers at the ready to help.
My knitting is going well, despite the knitters elbow. I finished two cowls and am 1/3 of the way done on a second sock. My new year's resolution is still going well since I don't count the yarn from the sock clubs I joined prior to making the resolution. This is a tough one though and I am beginning to think a diet would be easier. Maybe Jennie Craig....
The CWS is going very well. I really miss my biggest helper, Normale, but her health is her #1 priority right now. I miss her company most of all. Others are taking her place but it's just not the same. I vow that this is my last year to be in charge, at least until I retire. This is just too hard for me to do now. Normale wants me to consider co leadership for next year but with all that can happen between now and then I just don't want to make any committments.
This has been a COLD winter, more so than in previous years. I am hoping the weather holds off while I am hosting the CWS so I don't have to worry about the mall being closed or the buses not running. I have no idea what I would do if I had to keep the shelter open with no volunteers at the ready to help.
My knitting is going well, despite the knitters elbow. I finished two cowls and am 1/3 of the way done on a second sock. My new year's resolution is still going well since I don't count the yarn from the sock clubs I joined prior to making the resolution. This is a tough one though and I am beginning to think a diet would be easier. Maybe Jennie Craig....
Thursday, January 14, 2010
HUBBY AWAY
I look forward to this weekend all year. It is one of the times my husband leaves the house for consecutive days and I get the house ALL TO MYSELF. If you are married or live with someone, then I think you can feel what I am feeling. I love him BUT....
I usually have a movie marathon but this year I think I will just coccoon myself for the weekend. Knit, watch my recorded shows and watch NO FOOTBALL, even though the Ravens are playing Saturday night in the play offs. I may even do some scrap booking if Peggy comes over to do it with me.
Nestle will be happy since I will be staying in. It's supposed to be warm on Saturday so maybe she and I can take a long walk. I can cook what I want, even burn the popcorn. Such freedom. Last year he went on a two week cruise and I thought that would be too long. Nope, it wasn't. I LOVE my alone time!
I returned the swift but she would only give me a credit. It was a crappy yarn store, barely above a Joanne's so it was difficult to spend $60. I finally bought some malabrigo twist, four skeins, and will make two cowls out of them. They are gorgeous.
This yarn store had no books, no magazines, no cashmere, no noro, no nothing! I guess when you live in a town called Funkstown you take what you can get. So I drove an hour each way for this. Next year I ask for gift certificates!
My knitting daughter made me the calla lily bag. I love it but she is quite the trickster. I helped her pick out the yarn and I believe I even bought the book the pattern was in, all the time thinking it was for her! I even asked for the pattern so I could make it but now I don't have to!
A trip to Texas and the rodeo is in my future. Mel and I are flying to Becky's where we will visit the Houston Rodeo. We will be seeing The Black Eyed Peas. My friend Karen could not believe I even knew who they were. (This is work Karen, not best friend in WA Karen.) I am excited to be spending four days with both my kids! It does not happen often so when it does I really rejoice!
Cold Weather Shelter is next week. This is my last year, I SWEAR, that I will run it. It is so exhausting. Volunteers were hard to come by this year but with Grassroots' help, I managed to fill the positions. I enjoy it so much but the preparation is so hard.
I have a friend who was brave enough to declare that she will try her best to destash and only buy yarn 2-3 times the whole year. She even put it in writing. I am also going to knit from my stash and the sock clubs (yes clubs!) I joined. I hope to spend way less $$ at the sheep and wool. (Yeh, right! Stop laughing Mel.)
New years resolutions are made to be broken, right?
A toast to this year and DESTASHING!!! ( Is that even a word?)
I usually have a movie marathon but this year I think I will just coccoon myself for the weekend. Knit, watch my recorded shows and watch NO FOOTBALL, even though the Ravens are playing Saturday night in the play offs. I may even do some scrap booking if Peggy comes over to do it with me.
Nestle will be happy since I will be staying in. It's supposed to be warm on Saturday so maybe she and I can take a long walk. I can cook what I want, even burn the popcorn. Such freedom. Last year he went on a two week cruise and I thought that would be too long. Nope, it wasn't. I LOVE my alone time!
I returned the swift but she would only give me a credit. It was a crappy yarn store, barely above a Joanne's so it was difficult to spend $60. I finally bought some malabrigo twist, four skeins, and will make two cowls out of them. They are gorgeous.
This yarn store had no books, no magazines, no cashmere, no noro, no nothing! I guess when you live in a town called Funkstown you take what you can get. So I drove an hour each way for this. Next year I ask for gift certificates!
My knitting daughter made me the calla lily bag. I love it but she is quite the trickster. I helped her pick out the yarn and I believe I even bought the book the pattern was in, all the time thinking it was for her! I even asked for the pattern so I could make it but now I don't have to!
A trip to Texas and the rodeo is in my future. Mel and I are flying to Becky's where we will visit the Houston Rodeo. We will be seeing The Black Eyed Peas. My friend Karen could not believe I even knew who they were. (This is work Karen, not best friend in WA Karen.) I am excited to be spending four days with both my kids! It does not happen often so when it does I really rejoice!
Cold Weather Shelter is next week. This is my last year, I SWEAR, that I will run it. It is so exhausting. Volunteers were hard to come by this year but with Grassroots' help, I managed to fill the positions. I enjoy it so much but the preparation is so hard.
I have a friend who was brave enough to declare that she will try her best to destash and only buy yarn 2-3 times the whole year. She even put it in writing. I am also going to knit from my stash and the sock clubs (yes clubs!) I joined. I hope to spend way less $$ at the sheep and wool. (Yeh, right! Stop laughing Mel.)
New years resolutions are made to be broken, right?
A toast to this year and DESTASHING!!! ( Is that even a word?)
Friday, January 8, 2010
SOME THOUGHTS
Crazy week. Okay, crazier than most and I am a bit exhausted.
We had guests last weekend. Zhenya and her fiance, Lenny visited us for 4 days. They are young and in love. They are engaged. They are getting married. So far, pretty normal. Only thing is Zhenya lives in Moscow, Lenny lives in London and they are getting married in Hong Kong.
Now I have to admit that I knew all this but I never for ONE minute thought Frank and I would attend the wedding. I mean, have you looked at a map recently? Hong Kong is not near here. As a matter of fact it is over 15 HOURS from here. That's by plane. FIFTEEN hours. I have never been on a plane longer than 8 hours and I slept for 7 of those hours. I can barely make it to CA because that is 5 hours and I can't take a sleeping pill. And now, because of the latest terrorist attack, I will be unable to bring my knitting with me. Despite all this, we have bought our tickets. We are GOING!
Well, this big type A personality cannot see herself sitting still for 15 minutes, let alone 15 hours. True, I will sleep for 7 of it. But that leaves 8 non knitting hours. I can read, I (hopefully) can watch movies but I CANNOT KNIT!!!! This is nothing less than INSANITY. Suggestions are being accepted as to how to last EIGHT free hours with no knitting!
It snowed again last night. It was less than two inches and did not really cover the roads too bad. What worries me is that I am getting desensitized to it and don't seem to be all that afraid of it anymore. (Driving wise I mean.) I am not a good driver so that is worrisome.
Ran some errands for Normale today. That felt good. I really love her and being able to help her makes me feel real good.
Book Club had our Xmas dinner at Coho's this past Wed. Got lots of neat little gifts like real warm slipper sox, a book light, soaps, change purse, home made hard candy. Dinner was delicious and I am getting to know these women better. I don't always like the books but it's good to be around such a diverse group of women. I knit them all slippers. I will have to do some serious thinking for next year because making 12 pairs of those damn things was really boring!
Cold Weather Shelter starts in two weeks. Volunteers are scarce this year. I am glad this is the last year I will head this up. I love it but being in charge is just too stressful. Next year I will help a lot but will not lead. Hopefully someone else will step forward. The volunteers are getting older and sicker and it is time for me to let the younger congregants lead.
Went to see It's Complicated with Peggy today. That movie is hilarious. We loved it. I have not laughed that loud in a movie theatre for a long time.
Thats my rather boring thoughts for this week. BTW, Beige is not boring.
We had guests last weekend. Zhenya and her fiance, Lenny visited us for 4 days. They are young and in love. They are engaged. They are getting married. So far, pretty normal. Only thing is Zhenya lives in Moscow, Lenny lives in London and they are getting married in Hong Kong.
Now I have to admit that I knew all this but I never for ONE minute thought Frank and I would attend the wedding. I mean, have you looked at a map recently? Hong Kong is not near here. As a matter of fact it is over 15 HOURS from here. That's by plane. FIFTEEN hours. I have never been on a plane longer than 8 hours and I slept for 7 of those hours. I can barely make it to CA because that is 5 hours and I can't take a sleeping pill. And now, because of the latest terrorist attack, I will be unable to bring my knitting with me. Despite all this, we have bought our tickets. We are GOING!
Well, this big type A personality cannot see herself sitting still for 15 minutes, let alone 15 hours. True, I will sleep for 7 of it. But that leaves 8 non knitting hours. I can read, I (hopefully) can watch movies but I CANNOT KNIT!!!! This is nothing less than INSANITY. Suggestions are being accepted as to how to last EIGHT free hours with no knitting!
It snowed again last night. It was less than two inches and did not really cover the roads too bad. What worries me is that I am getting desensitized to it and don't seem to be all that afraid of it anymore. (Driving wise I mean.) I am not a good driver so that is worrisome.
Ran some errands for Normale today. That felt good. I really love her and being able to help her makes me feel real good.
Book Club had our Xmas dinner at Coho's this past Wed. Got lots of neat little gifts like real warm slipper sox, a book light, soaps, change purse, home made hard candy. Dinner was delicious and I am getting to know these women better. I don't always like the books but it's good to be around such a diverse group of women. I knit them all slippers. I will have to do some serious thinking for next year because making 12 pairs of those damn things was really boring!
Cold Weather Shelter starts in two weeks. Volunteers are scarce this year. I am glad this is the last year I will head this up. I love it but being in charge is just too stressful. Next year I will help a lot but will not lead. Hopefully someone else will step forward. The volunteers are getting older and sicker and it is time for me to let the younger congregants lead.
Went to see It's Complicated with Peggy today. That movie is hilarious. We loved it. I have not laughed that loud in a movie theatre for a long time.
Thats my rather boring thoughts for this week. BTW, Beige is not boring.
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