I thought I'd write one longish post to share photos plus a few random thoughts before I take a leave of absence to spend quality time with my sister while she's visiting.
First up, photos. I hope my sister's friend, B, doesn't read my blog regularly because my sis commissioned me to knit B a pair of baby socks as a present for her baby shower. Cute, no?
I also knitted a little hat but forgot to take photos today, so will show the socks that I'm making for me instead. Not as cute.
This African violet (that I've posted a photo of previously) is still blooming like mad. The bottom of the plant is all wobbly and looks like it's about to die, but the top looks like this, as fresh as a daisy...or violet....
My numba one son is going to turn 14 in a week. Wow, where did the time go, and why does he look so much older when I look exactly the same as I did 14 years ago (ahem)? Here he is doing his biology lab.
And what's he doing in his biology lab? Dissecting squids, among other things. I hope he'll go into medicine after all this stuff I have to put up with in my kitchen.
We got the results back from his CAT-5 test for grade 10. He took the test for grade 7 back in June because he had just finished grade 7 (that was the grade he would have finished had he been in public school). Since he scored in the 90+ percentile in pretty much everything, I thought he should take the test for a few grades above his to see where he might be lacking. Weeeell, as it turn out, he's not lacking in a heckuva lot of areas. I think I'll have him take the grade 11 test this coming June. Surely, something in grade 11 or 12 may stump him. (No wonder he always acts like he's smarter than I am...)
Before I close up, here are a few random thoughts:* There is such a thing as being too nice.
* I get a little tired of posting comments that disappear - either due to my own fault (because I turn off the computer without remembering that I was in the middle of commenting), the fault of cyber-gremlins that eat comments, or maybe the fault of the recipient.
* I think I would much rather be Patsy than Edina.
* Some people's friendship elevate me to a higher plane and make me a better person by association.
* Gretchen Rubin is right: do it for yourself; don't expect gold stars.
And finally:
I may occasionally post something, and I will definitely continue to post regularly in my Project 365 blog, but for my own sanity, I need to feel like I don't have to blog regularly here. By the way, I am loving my spec-fic writing course from the Gotham Writer's Workshop! I highly recommend them to anyone who wants a rigorous course in any writing genre.
Toodles, everyone, and stay warm...except for those of you lucky enough to live in CA! ;)
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams
29 comments:
Love the socks! She's going to be thrilled with them. And as much as I love B, I hate him for being so damn brilliant. So I take it he gets his smarts from more his dad's side and his bad humour from his mom's side. ;D
Can't wait to see you soon. Hugs! And sorry to all your blogging friends that I'm going to be keeping you out of communication range for a coupla weeks.
tell him happy birthday!
I love the socks. I sure wish I followed up on my knitting and learned to make socks at least. I take Vivi to Gymboree and parents have to wear socks. I keep thinking I should get a nice pair for that as I just have ugly Thorlos. Which are great socks BTW, I swear mine are a bazillion years old and look as good as new. They are white with grey heals and so forth though, so kind of ugly for walking around in just socks.
I forgot to add, have fun with your sis!
Love the random thoughts!
Congratulations to your lovely son, he is a star.
Love the socks too, am quite into knitting socks myself...those baby socks are divine, gorgeous colours - I want some!
Have fun with your sis and have a good b-day celebration.
I, for one, will be looking forward to your return.
Have tons of fun with your sis!! A big Happy Birthday to your awesomely smart son....dissected squids...yuck...I mean..we used them for bait in FL...but...just..yuck.
I LOVE THE SOCKS!!!! I really need to learn to knit...I'm such a sock freak..I love socks in the winter.
have fun with your sister! and i love your comment about your son dissecting things in your kitchen!
The socks are great my creative friend. You are amazing! I still want knitting lessons from you ;)
It is nice to see a beautiful african violet right now. We are at 10 degrees and flowers give me hope for spring :)
Your son is a little genius. You are a great mom and doing such a wondeful job educating your kids. If he tests high in the 12th grade level could he move on to college?
Enjoy your time writing and being with your sister! :)
The socks are great my creative friend. You are amazing! I still want knitting lessons from you ;)
It is nice to see a beautiful african violet right now. We are at 10 degrees and flowers give me hope for spring :)
Your son is a little genius. You are a great mom and doing such a wondeful job educating your kids. If he tests high in the 12th grade level could he move on to college?
Enjoy your time writing and being with your sister! :)
Happy Birthday to your smart son! And thanks for the dedication (I'm tearing up... okay, not really. But I do love a good pun! :)) I also looove the colours in the sock in the second picture - mmmmmmm! (Oh, and I didn't miss the award last week; I'm just horribly slow and unambitious about these sorts of things.)
Epi, yup, def brains from his dad and bad humor from me...heh heh!
Burnt Mill, will do - thanks!
Maureen, you'll love making your own socks! I can only use a couple of scarves at a time, but I always seem to need a ton of socks. :}
Diane, thanks for all the compliments!
Meg_L, I'll try to get on FB every so often. =) And thanks!
Stace, thank you! The squid actually wasn't so bad; it actually smelled like food. The starfish, however, STUNK!
Heather, glad I made you laugh, and thanks!
Michelle, my sister got sock-knitting lessons from me, and she's totally confused now, so I think you might want a better teacher! LOL!
Ds#1 might be a genius, but he's definitely got some maturing to do (like most boys). We won't let him attend U until he's at least 17. :}
Sherrie, it's quite all right about not following up on the award...that's why I didn't notify anyone: I didn't want anyone to feel pressured about it. I just want to acknowledge some of my dearest bloggy friends! And thanks for the birthday wishes!
lol - i just read that quickly as too much "vodka"! love the socks, and a happy birthday!!
Meg, vodka works for me too! ;D Thanks for the bday wishes!
Love the socks.... have fun with your sis.
LOVE the socks! You are so lucky you know how to knit! Good job!
you made me laugh!
Thank you Teresa, for checking in on me, and fo rmaking me laugh while I read your post.
I needed a laugh. It's been a rough few days, as you can telll I was the first to fall off of the 365 wagon, lol. i have the pictures , I just havent posted.
Glad to see you will be taking time off to spend time with your sister ;)
and awesome to know that you will keep up with the pictures ;)
hugs!!!!!!!!!!!
ohhh by the way,
I LOVE the picture you have at the top of your blog!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope you're having a great time with your sister. I LOVE the baby socks---shhhhhhhh.
You must be so proud of your son- a BIG WOW- really to both of you!
Have fun- hugs
Those socks are adorable! And here I am struggling to make a darn circle with my crocheting needle. Lol! See! You have such smart sons!! Dying to see what his scores are for the 11th grade level...I am positively sure it will be in the 90th percentile as well. I mean look at him..he just looks smart! And Teresa...I am positive you haven't aged in 14 years because I haven't. ;) Patsy? Man, that hair alone would be a burden though. LOL!!
Have a great week dear!
xoxo
Michelle, Mocha, Emma and kisses from Quincy.
Together, thanks and thanks! =)
Alisa, thank you! I love knowing how to knit: I just wish my mom had taught me decades ago instead of my having to learn it just 5-6 years back.
Lily, I am so glad to know you're ok! I know life gets very busy for you, and I miss your 365 updates. :)
Carrie, he's smart, but what a grouchy pain he is too: total teen...LOL!
Michelle, LOL! Ah, but if I were Patsy, I'd be too drunk to care about my hair. ;D
Great post and GREAT socks...so cute and colourful :)
Squid? Eeew. We skipped dissection for my daughter because she had already done it in public school. Secretly, I was glad NOT to do it, lol.
AWESOME on the test scores! LOVe the socks.
Thanks for your kind words on our snow pics. We had a ball. Enjoy your break!
Sandie, thanks! Socks are so much fun to knit.
Melinda, the squid was actually not as gross as the starfish; I would never have guessed! ;D
We have too much in common. My sister and I are super close too! I imagine that my 2 boys will be doing biology and turning 14 before I know it too!
hand knit socks are something i adore, and cannot afford. it will be sock, i think, that finally get me to learn to knit. those are beautiful!
and, you must be so proud of you son, and, satisfied with your home schooling choices! way to go!
Jean, you'll have lots of fun with your boys doing biology! =)
Cake, socks are very easy if you already know the basics of knitting. :) I'm proud of him, yes, but I would love it if he were less grumpy. LOL!
Your pun is possibly the best I've seen in a long time. Thank you for that.
Also - Your son is super smart thanks in no small part to his super smart mom!
Also - I lost my train of thought. Socks! They are awesome, even the "less cute" ones. (Pfffft)
Amber, heh, glad you liked the pun! Um, alas, ds got his brains from his dad, really...but, he got his bad temper and drop-dead good looks from his mom...hahaha! Have you looked for your train of thoughts under the couch? I lose things there sometimes.
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