Knit My Dog

It's been a long week for me and I'll get to an update in a minute. First, I'd like to thank everyone for their kind and heartfelt comments to my last post. This blogging community is a wonderful way to express yourself and find others who are there to hear your concerns or those with common experiences that can help you through your hard times. So thanks!

Here's what I've been doing this week:

1. Getting over the cough that never ends. The virus that sucks the energy out of me. I've been dragging myself to work, coming home and collapsing, then trying to sleep propped up on two pillows while coughing the night away. Yes, I'm a health care provider. And, no, I didn't go to my doctor. I just chose to treat myself. I'm finally coming out of it and am feeling more like myself, but damn, my house is a mess! I've barely kept up with the dishes and the cleaning. Forget vacuuming or picking up. It will all have to wait another few days.

2. Doing the family thing. Easter Sunday was my sister's remembrance. It was wonderful and healing to spend time with my family. Here's a shot of my mother and me throwing flowers in the ocean at the spot where we scattered her ashes (also the spot where Howie proposed and where we got married). I love the way the tide is taking all of the flowers out to sea.

3. Knitting! That is one activity that I've had a little energy for. I've pretty much been knitting for others. I've been cranking out the Dulaan vests while simultaneously getting rid of odd leftovers of yarn. I started a square for Julie. It should be done this week and then I can drop it off. We work in the same town so I'm just going to drop it off at her work some day. Yeah, meeting bloggers in real life is fun! I also had a baby shower to go to yesterday. Of course, I knit. I made the Kimono from Mason-Dixon Knitting (do I really need to link?):

And the Twizzle Top had from Minnowknits:

Sorry the pictures are so crappy. I finished the sweater earlier in the week, and then decided that I had enough time for the hat. I completed the hat at 9:30 am and had to leave for the shower at 9:45 so I just snapped a couple of quick shots. You get the idea. Cotton, colorful, quick, and a hit as a baby present. Non knitters are so impressed with knitted items! The projects started for me are floundering at the bottom of my knitting bag.

4. Whining about the weather. I know, it's April in Maine. I should be used to cold and dreary weather. But right now we are in the middle of our third snow storm in eight days. It's not fun, it makes me cranky and we keep having to pay the plow guy. I think he's going to make more money off us this month than the rest of the winter. It's just not right.

Next week hopefully more regular blogging and less bitching, okay?