That man would be ol Saint Nick. But I have lost more than a few minutes of sleep. Not worryin' bout the way things might have been, but staying up too long knitting while watching Studio 60 and HGTV. I don't think crafty moms were quite what Tina was singing about. But hey, Big wheels keep on turnin, Proud Mary keep on burinin!' ::Has anyone else ever noticed how she says Boinen instead of burnin? Just a thought::
Olivia decided yesterday that she wanted her hair short like Daddy's, not in her eyes all the time. So, cut cut cut in the bathroom. I need to start my own bathroom beauty salon. Let's see, I dye my own hair black, cut my bangs, and give really good stacked bobs on my three year old. Actually, anyone that can give any kind of cut to a squirmy kid deserves some kind of honorary cosmetology license. Man I love how cute she is with this little 1920s bob.
Working on a knit hat right now. It uses five double pointed needles. If you are a knitter you probably are thinking "eh, big deal." But I will tell you it is like working with a porqupine! What i am supposed to be working on is some more embroidery or some kids gifts I need to make, but Nooo I am addicted to this dad blame hat! I would show pictures, but all I have so far is four rows kitted. Good for me! I have a big circle!
Here are the rest of life's quirks going on::
::Olivia asked me this morning how you say Bless You in Italian. What the?::
::ZOE STARTED WALKING::
::Taco Bell was the closest thing to Mexican food we have had in the past six months, Nachos Bell Grande::
::David finished his first knitting project, and i think he is addicted. We went yarn shopping yesterday::
::Olivia tried to say that the salsa was Picante, and said pequeno...our little bilingual genius!::
::My stupid computer mouse is acting funny and I am getting annoyed::
::We got the tree up, but didn't want to drag all the ornaments out since i packed them so well last year. They will be safe for our move to KC next May. So for now we are happy with red balls, candy canes, and blue ribbon...oh, and paper snowflakes::
::I have become obsessed with baby blue and red christmas decorating, oh, check out one of my favorite blogs Posie Gets Cozy to see her adorable holiday decorations::
I have begun to suspect that my 30s are going to result in the pinnacle of my personal growth. I don't know if anyone else has felt this, but I have this growing sensation that something big is happening within myself. That sense of uncertainty about who I am is evaporating and being replaced with this whisper that things are developing within me almost without me knowing about it. For the past three years I have made improving myself a top priority, and it seems that I am beginning to see results. Not that I am now satisfied, no...the contrary. This feeling I have of a sort of personal sunrise is making me want to work even harder. Every day I spend a few minutes thinking what I could have done better, different. Patience, breathing (thanks Ana for that breathing CD, really invaluable stuff for me and David), pausing for life to happen, learning something new. Really, I suspect that the simple task of learning a new craft can give a person such a sense of accomplishment that they are then encouraged to go further, do more. I say all of this thinking that if everyone would make a promise to themselves to pick up one new creative activity for the new year they would be astounded with how they feel. You don't have to be that terrific at it, but I bet you would be surprised at how good you can actually become. Never buy into the idea that only some people in this world are artists; everyone has the potential to create something beautiful. They just have to stop worrying about being bad at it, and just do it.
Off for more coffee. Then, back to the little craft machine...unless the girls had something else in mind. Candy Land anyone?
