Category Archives: Kid stuff
Monday Meanderings
Almost ten years ago, when my girls were much much younger, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy. It was shortly after my youngest was weaned and she saw me as I emerged from the shower. As … Continue reading
I’ve got buttons!
Thanks to Chris, I now have the perfect buttons for my Ginny sweater: I got these at Madrona from the Gita Maria booth. Yes, they were pricey, but I think that they are perfect for this project. Buttons to me … Continue reading
Waiting
As any parent of a child in sports knows, there are times where it seems like there is an awful lot of waiting. Today’s meet seemed to go on forever. But I got a fair amount of knitting done while … Continue reading
Poetry and other things
Gymnasts are a tough bunch. They work hard to make their sport seem easy. But what you see on their meet days doesn’t even begin to reflect all the hard work they do in practice. I was reminded about this … Continue reading
Monday Meanderings
It has been the year of non-winter around these parts. The weather has been wet, but extremely mild. I feel as if we have skipped the winter months and jumped right into spring. Sometimes I feel that way about my … Continue reading
Nature’s Lace
There is sometimes beauty in the places one least expects is. Today’s photo was one of those moments. It is the beginning of gymnastic’s season, a new level for my gymnast who has suddenly sprouted up several inches. Suddenly things … Continue reading
Under construction
I got home this evening and found this in our living room. It occurs to me that life is a journey that is under constant construction. Not just the state of my living room. I’ll just settle for the person … Continue reading
Road Trip
We are off on the first real road trip for my daughter’s gymnastics team. Real blogging may or may not take place. But here is the craptastic photo for today. eta 23/Jan/10 I thought that I should at least add … Continue reading
Study in Motion
This morning was beautiful. Actually the whole day has been beautiful. Of course any weekend in Seattle that isn’t pouring down rain in in itself beautiful. No complaints from me! In keeping with the Motion challenge, I hung out at … Continue reading