Look at my pretty blog

Do you like it?  I do!  I noticed that blogger had changed some things and made it easier to update/restructure my page.  So I took the opportunity and wallah! New, prettier blog that is easier to read and finally has links to my favourite blogs too!  See girls, there's your blog right there on the side. :-)    

Today I am grateful for:  the fact that Rory has so much loving family members and friends around him.  On Saturday his Pappa (maternal grandfather) took him out all day to the Railway Workshops Museum to see the circus train.   On Sunday afternoon, he went over to his friend Jayden's house for a long play.   Today he spent all day out at the Science Centre and the Queensland Museum with his Granny (paternal Grandmother).   I am grateful that he is so loved and that he is so well behaved that they really enjoy spending the time with him.  I am grateful that most of the family live so close, so they can be such a huge part of his life, and so he will always have memories of spending time with his grandparents and aunts & uncles.  I am grateful that they are around to be able to take him out and give me a nice break regularly. Especially during the school holidays! 

Knitting update:  Guess What! I finally knitted a sock!!  I have been knitting for about 4 years now, and have been too intimidated to knit socks.  I tried toe up ones a couple of times, but lost the plot before I had even finished the toe.  So this time, I finally got myself a pattern for Top down socks that seemed reasonably easy to understand and Yay!  A sock was born.  It actually looks like a pretty decent sock too. a few little mistakes (design features) but it fits quite well and isn't mutant, so that is great.  I feel like I have finally taken the plunge and feel proud that I got over "the edge" of sock knitting.  After just one sock, I can understand how people get addicted to knitting them.  Am working on the second sock and already  planning the next pair.  I think my family can expect socks for Christmas! 

Love peace & Joy! 

Where did winter go?

We had winter, and now it is summer.  I know that technically it is only early spring, but it feels like summer.  Hot and Humid.  I know it is only going to get hotter.  I am grateful for the few cooler days we have.  I am grateful for the spring storms that are bringing some nice rain in the evenings. But I HATE HOT WEATHER.  can I say that any louder?  If only I had money to be able to move north for the summer.  I mean WAY north. England type north.   Or maybe south to Tassie. I know it can get a bit hot there too, but not for as many days in a row.  

I haven't been very good on this Grateful series, regular posting thing have I?  Well, I've decided that that is just me.  Take it or leave it.  If I write a post, great.  If I don't write one for quite a while,  I either have nothing to say or have been too busy and having a good time. I am not going to apologise or comment on my "slackness" anymore.  I'm not slack.  I am busy. I am a good person even if I don't post on my blog regularly.      God, I am sounding crabby today, aren't I? Its the heat.  But here.  I will say something nice.  an addition to the grateful series.  

This Week I Am Grateful For:  The knitting community.  I never knew there could be such a community in the world that I could be part of.  And it is all around the world.  Through Ravelry I have made friends in America, Germany, Scotland, and England and talked to people from everywhere in between.  Through QSW&FA I have made friends from all around Brisbane and even other parts of QLD and northern NSW.    I have found novels written about a knitting community in New York (The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs.) and about murder and Crochet.  I have met so many wonderful people who accept me as I am and do not judge.

I have found a hobby where I can get support and inspiration, both for my knitting and for my general life.  I LOVE IT!   So all you friendly knitters out there.  THANK YOU.   You have made my life so less stressfull.  I know that if I'm feeling down, or having trouble with a pattern or just need someone to laugh with, all I need to do is get on the internet, or go to a local knitters group and there will be someone to cheer me up.  

Ahh, that's better. end the post on a happy note.  I'm cooler now.  there is a lovely breeze flowing into the study where I am.  I am going now to make some lunch for me and my boy and make some phone calls my hubby needs me to make. 

Love peace and joy.  

My Folks

Today I am grateful for my parents.  My mum and dad are just the best.  They do so much for me and my siblings and support us in almost all our decisions.  

Growing up, they were never really "strict" but still kept us in line by letting us know what they expected of us and letting us know what the consequences of our actions could be, and made us think about that.  eg: If we did "A", how would we deal with "B", "C" or "D" consequence?  Did we really want to deal with any of those consequences?  Would it be best just not do "A" in the first place?  If we went ahead and did "A", they supported us (most of the time) in our decision and usually helped us deal with the consequence.  

I think this is a brilliant form of parenting and I now try to do that with my son.