Spring?

I haven't posted in quite a while. I have been keeping up with another blog and keeping up with my grandchildren and trying to keep up with my knitting. The weather is not pleasant and I have been letting it get me down. Spring began here with severe weather warnings and it has been a cool, wet week. My tulips have poked up through the soil, but they have been met with grey, not sunny skies.

I am trying to finish a two piece knit suit for my youngest grand. It is a pullover hoodie done in a blue heathered yarn with solid blue pants to match. The pullover is done but the pants seem to be very slow to finish. My oldest granddaughter is anxious for me to knit her a teddy bear similar to the one I did for the youngest. And I have projects going fotr the charity knitting group I belong to. Not enough time in the day!

The two eldest grands are here for the weekend. That meant a trip to Border's and new books. I chose In an Instant by Lee and Bob Woodruff. I haven't been able to put it down for long since we got home. I had seen them on several network shows....and I am finding the book to be very interesting and more than a bit touching. T is almost half through her book.Guess she made a good choice. For an almost 12 to spend most of Saturday reading means the book is engrosisng and fun.

I spent yesterday with my youngest daughter and youngest granddaughter. B is finally feeling better and stronger. The Wee One is 10 months old today and so much fun! She is a constant source of joy.

But Spring? Spring still feels a long way off. I am longing for the green buds on the trees, the tulips, hyacinths and daffodils. One can only hope it comes soon.

Mom/Gramma

A week ago today I got a mid morning phone call from my daughter..."mom, I'm sick can you come take care of K for me?" and off I went to find my totally exhausted daughter and her Wee One. I sent her to bed and spent the day playing with my cherished K. I went home when her husband arrived from work. Thinking on the hour's drive, I wondered if I should have stayed. The next day I drove down again, I knew I had to stay that night...her fever was higher than it should have been. Sweet K was glad to see me. On Wednesday afternoon I returned home, packed a bag and my laptop and my husband drove me back down.

That was a week ago. My dearest daughter is totally exhausted. She has beaten the fever, but her voice is gone and she is so tired. I wish I could make her feel better....and I can't. All I can do is some laundry, some housework and spend lots of time and love on K. And that is easy to do. It has been almost a year since my girl has had a full night's sleep. She is a nursing mother and K doesn't sleep through the night. Choosing to nurse was the best thing for the baby but it means my baby is tired out. And the virus grabbed her and knocked her for a loop. She is tired....plain tired and even tho I have been sleeping with K and getting up with her, coughing has kept my girl from sleeping all night.

It is so much easier to be a gramma than it is to be a mom.

And the Grands are here!

The school districts in this area have a four day weekend WInter Break. So yesterday after school, our eldest grandaughter called and asked if she could be picked up to stay with us. We said yes, of course and told her to ask her younger brother if he was coming too. We picked them up and stopped for dinner on the way home. THey settled in for a night of tv, video games and were asleep by 9:30. And of course, up and at 'em by 8 this morning!

They are busily making plans with their Papa for the day. Obviously no more Winter Blahs for me! We will be busy keeping up with them.

And laughing.

Because they bring joy with them.

February Blahs

Even though I am a great fan of winter, it is getting to the point where I am ready for it to leave. The past two weeks have been bitterly cold and that is not fun. At least we have had bright sunlight to make the days more palatable. On top of everything else, I have a head cold for the first time in two years.

I am keeping busy....knitting, scrapbooking, sewing....even catching up on some reading. But I am still coming down with a huge case of the blahs. It also may be partly because a dear friend is having some problems in her marriage. After being with the same person for 47 years, it is such a shock to her psyche. Listening to her heartbreak, I keep thinking it is a deep depression caused by a chronic illness he has. But what if it isn't? And her heart is truly breaking. THere is no comfort I can offer her although I desparately want to.

So blahs, huge blahs are setting in.

I need a good dose of my grands. They make the world right!