Jo Knits!

Wishful thinking!

Last sunday was the local S&B meeting and once I got there, I picked up my needles for the 1st time in two weeks. Have I missed knitting? Not really, I discovered that knitting can be put aside for some time and still be loved in it's own way. Since the meeting, my project has been put aside and I might pick it up before the next or not. Anyway, the picture above is the Flower Basket shawl using 100% baby alpaca. It's a nice pattern but it's best not to put markers between repeats as you will have to move them when decreasing. Without the markers, I keep forgetting to do the repeats though. LOL! I never win! ;)

This is my new goal, as soon as I finish the Disney piece I can start this fairy project. What a great way to motivate myself, find something you want to stitch even more than the previous project and stitch, stitch, stitch to the finish line. Both kids are happy to get their own project. I can't believe all the things I have learned online, some patterns are soooo beautiful, someday.... someday. ;)

Ever heard the expression, be careful what you wish for? Well, I keep saying I want to move, away from my childhood house, away from this neighbourhood, away from this city. Well, we may move away from this province too, now there's a surprise! Carl has received an offer that would make us move either more than 1300km or 2400km away from here. At first I freaked out, I mean I have live 95% of my life in this same house, with the same neighbours, same surroundings. Yet I am very excited about going somewhere else and make it our own home, have a life of our own where no one knows our past, our whole lives. Just start new in another place. Now, the negociations begin, in the end it may work out or not but I do not fear moving anymore.

Also this change of life would be good for us, we wouldn't survive from one paycheck to the other anymore. We'd actually get to save for a better future for the whole family. Both kids are very excited, which surprised me, they are more ready than me to leave. Kids can be surprising, my own shy daughter said it would be a great opportunity to meet new people, she is six years old, how can she be so wise? Google has been a major help in figuring out most of what I needed to know about moving to a new povince, cost of living, what schools to register the kids. Now I wait but at least I'm prepared to attack as soon as we get the green light.

Lucas concentrating on orange paper, notice the yellow behind him and the goldfish. I think this works for Project Spectrum, right? ;)

hugs,

Posted by Jo at April 13, 2006 01:22 PM