I woke in a panic this morning as we had all overslept by an hour. The school bus would be here in 15 minutes and I rushed through the house waking sleeping children and acting like a lunatic. Of course neither child would get out of bed and I decided to throw my hands up in the air and go with it. It turned into a really pleasant morning. There were snuggles and both children listened, got dressed, teeth were brushed and we had a lovely relaxed breakfast.
There was laughter and the cutest car conversations as I drove them to school. “Do policemen get breaks?” “Why aren’t there more speed limit signs?” “Why do people speed?” (To which I replied….”That’s a question for Daddy!”—Daddy famously got a speeding ticket this summer returning home from our vacation.) This morning was a gentle reminder that I need to slow down and enjoy these darlings as much as possible.
As for my Work In Progress, I have been slowly knitting a sweater (my first REAL sweater) called Beck: A pullover by Dani Sunshine. I found it on Ravelry and thought it looked simple and very beautiful. I love Fair Isle sweaters so much but thought knitting one was quite advanced and this sweater might be a good introduction to using more than one color yarn. For my birthday I decided to treat myself and I bought this yarn in the color Humdrum by Dream in Color yarn. The color is anything but humdrum! I am also using a skein of Madelinetosh DK but I can’t find the tag for the color. I love how it is turning out! Hopefully I will be wearing it soon. The body is almost done and then I will start on the sleeves.
I hope you are finding some calm and serenity on this Monday morning. A good friend gave me these beautiful daffodils. Just looking at them reminds me spring is coming and with that sunshine and warmth. Happy Monday!
