24 June 2015

Knitting woes and other daily snippets



Another week come and gone and another batch of projects gathering dust as I deal with my knitting incompetence.  I had to rip out a large section of my beautiful sweater because I had forgotten to measure it partway and made it too long in the body.  Great.  It would have been more like a dress than a sweater if I'd have kept going.  I almost did.  In the end, I figured I wanted a sweater, so a sweater is what I'll make.  Heartbreaking to tear out all those hours though.  Probably unravelled half my work.  Oh well.  C'est la vie.

I might need to take a break and start a summer dress for J.  I've been itching to do one in this pretty blue checkered print I bought last year.  That and S is about ripe for a little mini-messenger bag of her own.  (What almost-two year old doesn't love bags?)



Anyhow.  It's popsicle season.  Oh yes siree.  We've made several batches already.  Love having fresh fruit on hand!  Also finished little gifts for M's teachers.  Personalized peg people!  The kids love them.  Hoping the teachers do too!



I am still struggling to find my groove again since I got pregnant.  Our whole schedule has been thrown off since then.  It's really disconcerting.  Some days are great and I get a ton of work done, the kids manage their chores, their work, their play and food gets on the table when it should.  Other days (and I feel like there are a good deal more of these...) it's a struggle for the food alone.  Omelettes are great, so are sandwiches and really anything that can be thrown together quickly.  Leftovers are my friend.

I hope this isn't a sign of things to come when baby arrives.  I mean, I anticipate a period of adjustment where things are rocky.  But I really really really hope that I can find my "sea-legs" soon after.  I'd say that's the only thing that has me a little anxious about #4.  Most mamas I've spoken to with 4 kids or more say that the third was their biggest adjustment.  For me, so far, going from 0 to 1 was my biggest adjustment.  The rest weren't as bad as I thought they'd be.  :)  Maybe it helps in some ways to imagine the worst?



I did a bit of school prep work today while D took the kids swimming.  Love that man.  Don't know where he gets the energy to do things with them.  A trip to the grocery store and I'm bushed.  Anyhow, I'm trying to get as much done as I can when I have any energy.  O second trimester, don't fail me now!

Enjoy your week!


Joining Ginny and friends for this week's Yarn Along, and Nicole for this week's Crafting On.

8 comments:

  1. Sorry about your sweater, not fun when you have to rip out your work. I love your peg people, adorable!

    I don't think there is a mom around when pregnant that doesn't worry about what life will be like once a new baby arrives, whether it's the first, fourth or seventh. The thing is you won't know until you are thrown into, literally, and then all you can do is swim. It will have its ups and downs, just like anything, but you will get through it.

    Hope that energy level keeps up.

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    1. Thanks for your encouragement, Kim. That is exactly how it's been for me with all the others, so you are spot on. :)

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  2. Sorry about your sweater, but best to rip to something wearable! The peg people are wonderful. I think it's normal to worry about the addition to your family, but it seems to always fall into place!

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    1. Thanks, Lucy. I really had fun with those wooden ladies. :)

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  3. Oh my, all I kept thinking reading this was that you really shouldn't stress about all this. The only thing that matters right now is you and how you feel and ALL your feelings are valid. For a short period of time, when I was pregnant with my little man, we found out that i was having twins... Have you ever had a feeling that resembles ecstatic-dread? It,s the best way I could describe it : Wonderful but WHAT????????????? Well, we found out early 2nd trimester that Little man would be just one little man and we moved on from there, but I can only imagine how you are feeling. I tip my hat off to you, bringing 4 amazing little people into this world. You are super woman to me!

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    1. Goodness, that must have been a shocker! We are happy, and I'm sure we would have been regardless, but I was relieved baby wasn't two! :) Thanks for your encouragement, Yanic. Lately, I've been much better. I think it tends to wax and wane - energy, positive-thinking, joy, and industriousness. Thankfully, we have a bit of a pick up in all of the above! (Poor D has been picking up the slack for a while... bless him!) Children are sweet and joyful and we relive our childhood with them. We are blessed.

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  4. Your peg people are adorable! Have you thought about making them into Knitting Nancys?

    Marny CA (not "Anonymous")

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    1. I never thought about it, but that is such a creative idea! Being relatively new to the realm of knitting, I try not to be too ambitious. Burbank I might just have to follow through on your idea there!

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