Monday Magic

Thanks, thanks, thanks for all the wonderful people who commented such nice things about my last post. I was really feeling down, but trying not to be down, you know what I mean? Sometimes I wake up with a clear picture of how I wish my day to go, and then life happens, and the books are all piled under the couch, and the kids are fighting, and the house is a disaster . . .

Anyway, it was a wonderful lesson in patience for me (hooray, I didn't blow my stack, as I was sorely tempted to do!) and a great reminder that God's plans are not always my plans, and His are always perfect. After a quick (okay, well, a bit longer than "quick") attitude adjustment, the rest of the day was off to a much better start.

I still haven't found "Houdini" Hunny Bunny (as Diane jokingly commented), and I'm so praying she'll show up. I saw two large dogs roaming the alley out back, but I didn't see anything soggy and white hanging from their slavering jaws, so I'm hopeful she's alright. I was pretty ticked off at Andy, because when I tearfully called him to tell him about my beloved bunny, his reply was; "Well, I told you I figured it'd only last six months . . .". As he's usually MUCH more sympathetic and kind, I'll do my best to forgive him for such poor timing (plus, Renee's post about being over-sensitive immediately came to mind; thanks, Renee!)

On a happier note, I got lots done around the house. The laundry is on the line, the house is (relatively) picked up, dinner is in the oven, I've finished teaching lessons, and best of all, I officially BLOCKED MY FIRST KNITTED ITEM!!! Woo hoo for me!! This a detailed picture of the falling water pattern, and the colors are nearly right, but not as vivid as the real thing.

At first, as I was sticking what seemed like a million pins in the front, I felt like muttering that blocking was a complete waste of time. However, as the detailed photo shows, I guess blocking truly does bring out the beautiful stitch details. Let's hope I did it correctly, and that I can keep my long-haired cat off it!

Also, I decided to scrap the idea of Peter's blanket being knitted of squares. After consideration, I figured that having to make sure every square was exactly the same size (but the pattern different) was way too much work. I surfed the wonderful web for a free pattern, and came across exactly the right one. Plus, I really enjoy doing cables, so this blanket is right up my alley.

Here's what I've done so far. I can't seem to get the colors right in the photo, but it's actually a lovely forest green. I let Peter pick out two colors for his birthday blankie, and to my consternation, I discovered that my son is a Slytherin. Ah well, as long as he doesn't start making Horcruxes, he'll be okay!