On a brighter note

We did some Kool-Aid dyeing last week with a friend of mine's 5 year old girl and her 3 year old son.  Those two brought their dyed yarn home with them to steam set it themselves so only the yarn that we dyed is in the top picture.  Top to bottom:  R's. E's, with quite a bit of help from me.  Mine, which is dyed only with Switchin' Secret and Grape.

The bottom picture is the sum total of R's knitting since last summer.  Unlike his mother, his interest in knitting waxes and wanes.  He's motivated again by his newly dyed yarn, and he's decided that it will be a scarf for his 1 year old cousin in Seattle.

Thank you to everyone for their comments and thoughts yesterday, as well as other days, lately.  I know things can look pretty idyllic around here.  It always does when you're looking on from the outside, doesn't it?  I don't live in any kind of  utopia, I assure you.  You don't see ME sharing the corners of my home now, do you?  That would be too scary.  You only see such a small slice of my life, as is true for all of you, I'm sure.  We may live in what appears to be such quietude, but I assure you, life is busy and loud and challenging and messy  just about every single day.

Comments

[knitteriam]

Life is not easy, that's for sure. It's the little things that keep me going, especially those little things from kids. But they can also tire me endlessly. I try to count my blessings each day. I hope it keeps me humble. One of those blessings is coming to your site for great photos and interesting perspectives.

I would be so mortified if my corners were revealed. I still have Christmas in the process of being packed up. I may have to dust the ornaments this year before packing up! :)

[knitteriam]

Oops! I meant to say the little things from MY kids.

[Chris]

I love R's knitting! Tell him I am wishing him well on his scarf knitting.

[Pattie]

Wow! Your boys can knit! That's so great! (wish I could) (o:

I agree with your statements about how life looks from the outside. I think of Paul Simon's song Kodachrome often when I look at my own blog. In fact, sometimes my own blog makes me feel better about myself! Isn't that funny??!

I like blogging... it's a creative outlet for me and I love keeping in touch with people with it. Plus, it's something to look back on in the future.

[jess]

oh, I wouldn't show my corners either! Quite a horror film that would be... and it is good that blogs - so far - do not have the soundtrack of our daily lives....

[Kara]

I think having the kids home all the time and working with them on things leads to a certain level of chaos. I haven't seen the entire top of the kitchen table in weeks. I'd rather have the chaos and the kids home than a clean house and tidy life.

[pj]

Just wanted to let you know that your blog is one of my favorites. I always find some peace in it, and though you may not always feel the same, some sense of your inner peace is reflected in it.

[chelee]

Great Kool-aid dyed wool!

My H would love to do that. I think we will this week.

Thanks for the inspiration!

[shannon]

Ack, the corners. Honestly, I think the thing that keeps me from blogging more often is my inability to take a picture at our home without revealing the squallor! I'm glad you'rer feeling better. I've had the winter blahs too. Hopefully spring will come soon.