Still spinning
My head, that is. I haven't done any spinning on the wheel in months.
The past few weeks have been such a busy time and my head is still spinning from it all.
My mother in law was here for an 8 day visit and I really enjoyed having her here. She is a lovely houseguest and great company and can sometimes provide some perspective on my husband that is much appreciated.
Halloween came and went with much hoopla. Punkin was Pippi and Buddy was a mouse. It was an easy Halloween - the boy's costume was made years ago (between two children it was worn for four different Halloweens - not bad!) and Punkin just needed help with the hair and the striped stockings. We took them trick or treating and had a lot of fun.
But mostly I'm still feeling the after effects of the election. It's strange to have been thinking about all this for so long and to have it mostly work out the way I hoped. I'm a little unnerved by how excited I am about the presidential election. I'm really looking forward to having someone as president that I respect and admire.
But I'm deeply saddened that Proposition 8 passed (that's the ban on gay marriage here in California, in case you're wondering). I am so disappointed that so many people voted based on fear and bigotry, and angered that so many religious groups helped incite that fear and anger. I'm also ashamed of myself - I felt strongly about this issue and did nothing to help defeat this proposition. I should have gotten off my behind and done something instead of just talking about it. It's too late for this election, but I will do things differently next time.
So now it's back to the regular grind - watching the economy fumble around and worry about what that means to us, watch my parents get old and worry about what comes next for them, watching my children age and worry that I'm not being the parent I want to be, etc.
I started a new knitting project - the German Stocking sock pattern by Cookie A. It's been a rough start but I think it's going smoothly now. I need to start a mindless sock pattern, but haven't had enough wits together at one time in one place to manage it!
The past few weeks have been such a busy time and my head is still spinning from it all.
My mother in law was here for an 8 day visit and I really enjoyed having her here. She is a lovely houseguest and great company and can sometimes provide some perspective on my husband that is much appreciated.
Halloween came and went with much hoopla. Punkin was Pippi and Buddy was a mouse. It was an easy Halloween - the boy's costume was made years ago (between two children it was worn for four different Halloweens - not bad!) and Punkin just needed help with the hair and the striped stockings. We took them trick or treating and had a lot of fun.
But mostly I'm still feeling the after effects of the election. It's strange to have been thinking about all this for so long and to have it mostly work out the way I hoped. I'm a little unnerved by how excited I am about the presidential election. I'm really looking forward to having someone as president that I respect and admire.
But I'm deeply saddened that Proposition 8 passed (that's the ban on gay marriage here in California, in case you're wondering). I am so disappointed that so many people voted based on fear and bigotry, and angered that so many religious groups helped incite that fear and anger. I'm also ashamed of myself - I felt strongly about this issue and did nothing to help defeat this proposition. I should have gotten off my behind and done something instead of just talking about it. It's too late for this election, but I will do things differently next time.
So now it's back to the regular grind - watching the economy fumble around and worry about what that means to us, watch my parents get old and worry about what comes next for them, watching my children age and worry that I'm not being the parent I want to be, etc.
I started a new knitting project - the German Stocking sock pattern by Cookie A. It's been a rough start but I think it's going smoothly now. I need to start a mindless sock pattern, but haven't had enough wits together at one time in one place to manage it!
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