I Had 2 Balls
Of yarn that is.. (okay, I know some of you let your mind wander there! Shame on you!) Since the sample piece is finished (and no, I can’t show you) I cast on last Friday for the full size thing that I am mysteriously knitting and that I can’t post pictures of yet. I’ve been knitting every spare moment that I can find and I am halfway through the yarn for the project. (Is your curiosity getting the better of you yet?)
I have also begun writing out the pattern today. (Yes, there will be a pattern. Yes, it will be completely free for downloading in PDF format.) I just hope that I can make it easy for everyone to understand. Might be a bit much to hope for since I’m having problems figuring it all out! Of course I haven’t even had my morning cup of coffee today (upset tummy, and coffee just isn’t appealing right now) and that might have a little something to do with any clarity of mind issues that I am feeling.
Thank you to everyone for the wonderful comments and compliments on Gretchen! I agree, she is beautiful, but all the credit really goes to Delia who designed such a gorgeous piece for me to enjoy!
It’s been a crazy week of appointments so far. Last Monday, the kids and I were at Nick’s school for a special IEP (Individual Education Plan) meeting to discuss options for Nick as he still wasn’t attending school on a regular basis. Something about the meeting must have hit home with him as he has gone two days in a row now, but then there’s less than a month of school left for him. One of the options that we are considering is Nick attending every other day, for now, he wants to go every day, but we are keeping the every other day open as a possible option. If he can’t attend, then we are looking at a private school placement in a setting that I truly believe is completely inappropriate. The school district knows how I feel about the private placement as I have made it clear time and time again. That program isn’t designed for kids like Nick, but designed more for kids with severe behavioral problems and authority issues. Nick won’t survive there and I will do all that I can to keep him away from that place.
Tuesday, we had to take care of an appointment for Nick. Thankfully that went quickly as Nick was really stressed since he didn’t know what to expect. I actually brought too much documentation for the appointment, which is always a good thing since it makes the whole process quicker and easier.
Now I’m off to be silent for a little bit longer. I still have a good bit of insane knitting to do to get this thing done. Then there are instructions to fine tune and charts to be written up. It’s all going to be worth it though, and I hope in the end, you will like it. If you don’t hear from me before then, have a great weekend and wonderful Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! (And that includes the moms of non human children or overgrown children too).
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