THREE MORE DAYS

To say I am excited about my visit to Houston this week would be such an understatement. I am so looking forward to having time with both my girls! I hardly ever get time with both of them together. This will be such fun!

Of course, it will be expensive too. It always is. We will do pedicures and manicures, lots of eating out, maybe some yarn shopping, maybe some clothes shopping. Then there's the rodeo. Who knows how much I'll end up spending there. My question is this, when I retire and am on a limited income, is that when they have to pay for everything? I mean, at what point to I become THEIR responsibility? At what point do my PAYBACKS begin?

I'm thinking retirement. You know, I go visit them and they pay for everything. Or maybe when I've been retired a few years and stop traveling or whatever I decide to do in retirement, then do they start paying?

If I look at my family history, then it's going to be some time before it's their turn. They know this and I know they know this. Oh well, kids are expensive but boy are the WORTH it! (At least mine are.)

Of course, since I know they read this blog, I do want to remind them what a wonderful mother they have and that she will be a year older VERY soon and that perhaps they want to remember that during our time together. That's all I am going to say about that!

On the knitting front, I have started the Holding Hand, Duck thingie scarf. I like it but I make lots of errors so it's a slow go. The yarn goes from wide to thin and sticks together so I find myself knitting two stitches together all the time.

While in Houston I will shop for the yarn for Becky's sweater and the fingerless gloves she wants me to make her boss. (That's if there are any knitting stores in Texas!) I finished the socks for Barbara (made the second sock in less than a week!) so it's time to start a new pair. It will either be the STR sock club ones or two at a time from the book.

JOY! I actually like this month's book for the book club. I have no recollection of the title or author, but at least I like it. Those other books I hated are being donated to the library.

It's cold and rainy today, high in the 40's. It will be in the 70's in Houston. Don't tell anyone this, but I am actually looking forward to a little warm weather. It has been a LONNNNNG winter!

Tonight I will pack. Okay, stop laughing. I really plan to pack tonight. no last minute this time. My goal is to get better at that. Why, I plan to pack a week ahead when we go to Hong Kong. Okay, maybe not a whole week but at least a day or two. I can't wait until the day we leave like I do with my Europe trips because it's a morning flight!

Hello, Houston here I come!