Today In My Life... May 8, 2011

Today is:  Mother's Day... May 8, 2011

I got up this morning:  at 4:30am, made coffee and emptied the dishwasher.  Normal stuff.  Turn on the computers, listen to the clock tick.  The peace of the morning makes me wish for an all day early morning... ;o)  Just normal stuff... a gift.

As I look out my window:  the sun is just lifting over the horizon.  It's 6:10am.  I look out over the backyard and the meadow and think of how I have loved just gazing down there...the trees, the flowers, the squirrels, the birds.  I'm glad I've taken pictures over the years....

I am hearing: very little traffic this morning.  It's Sunday.  An occasional car or truck.  But mostly just sounds of the thoughts rolling around in my head.  Some good, some bad....  just normal stuff.. ;o)

I am thinking:  that it's very nice to have a friend who knows that she is cared about even when things become hectic in life and there is not always the time or frame of mind for a call... or a visit...

The one thing I've learned over the past week:   is this.... If you pack all of your dishes, pots and pans there will ALWAYS be a snag and instead of a couple of days...it will be another 2 weeks before you can move...

Creatively:  I have been at a stand still... My creativity is just buried so far behind thoughts of my children and the move that I found myself back to knitting garter stitch dishcloths last night.  Could not concentrate on any pattern enough to make it work, so the dishcloths were a life saver.. ;o)

Plans for the rest of the week:  include 3 days of chiropractic visits.. and here I have to give a plug to Dr. Ryan Knight of Denison, TX..  The pain in my back and shoulders is so much less that I can actually breathe now and make it through the day.
Note to self:  Must buy shelf paper by the mile... and soon...

A shout out and huge THANK YOU... to Amber DeHay  for all the help packing and carrying boxes.  And speaking of Amber.. pop over to her blog Knit My World  and take a look at her new pattern for a knitted scarf to match the lovely wrist warmers I had the pleasure of test knitting..









Today is Mother's Day.  I cannot think of any mother I know that is perfect.. or even the perfect mom.  But the thing about Moms is this... They have a perfect love ... Happy Mother's Day!

Lovely Mother's Day

We didn't do much on Mother's Day. Babysitting with the grand dog, Brigit. Worked on my Split Rail Fence (coming along nicely) and spent a long while searching the net for woodworking plans to build a spinning wheel.. (have a little great wheel spindle type plan, but was looking for a plan for one that is pedal driven)... Each of the children called to say Happy Mother's Day and that in itself is a gift.

Well, today will be the first trip for actual physical therapy on my right shoulder. This will a 3 times a week deal for at least a month. I'm not looking forward to it at all. Realizing PT is a good thing is not the same as actually doing it..lol Without Ibuprofen to keep the inflammation down, it is really much more sore and tender than it has ever been. Oh well... will be better soon...

Happy Mother's Day to All

"Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together." ~Pearl S. Buck

"The moment a child is born, a mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." ~Rajneesh

"A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie." ~Tenneva Jordan

"The phrase 'working mother' is redundant." ~Jane Sellman

Happy Mother's Day!


And speaking of... I must brag a bit and show off. Since my birthday and Mother's Day are so close, my birthday/Mother's Day card came a few days ago from son John and DDIL Tomomi. Tucked inside the card was this lovely, perfect needle book. The stitching of the rose is so tiny it seems to be woven into the fabric. Click on the picture for a close up view...it's lovely.