One month coutdown

Of course, The Daughter is sure that she is going to be delivering a month early because she feels enormous. I keep telling her that although she FEELS enormous, she is NOT enormous and we need to give The Grandsonfetus a few more weeks to hang out and get some nice fat under his skin and perhaps a head of hair like the one that his mama had on HER birthday. She is already making me promise to get out of bed and get on the highway as soon as she goes into labor, so I had better get a bag packed and ready for grandma duty up in Folsom. I told The Husband last night that I HAD to have a spinning wheel with me or I would lose my mind hanging out at the house. Yup, I know...I will be the grandma and perhaps answering the phone and saying "go away, they're sleeping" will be enough to keep me busy. Nah...I need a wheel. So, we are in the countdown phase, with yesterday being the "one month to go" day. I baked my children until they were past the due date on both but we'll see how it goes with The Narrow One. Her little boy is pretty mild mannered like she was but when you are narrow there is not a lot of room for intestines AND a kid...it's just good that she is tall!

I got a bunch of Sock! ready to send out to Charlene Schurch to play with for her new book. I wish that when photographed in a group like this I could get the blue/green's to show themselves properly but alas you will have to see the real color on the site. I look forward to seeing which colors fit in with her scheme of things.

Sock! on the run...it must be the McCartney songs that are stuck in my brain. Baaaaaand on the run. Stop me...

Oh, I found another couple of photos in the camera from the weekend and so here you go. Happy birthday, Tom.

Notice the way that he crochet's? It was fun to watch the effortless way that it worked and so I am going to have to try holding my hook that way. Perhaps I will be more relaxed!

Oh yes and one of my dear clients, Sonya Bekoff Molho brough tby a beautiful scarf that she knitted with my old Serrano in a colorway called Shave Ice. What a great job and how nicely it shows off this pastel combination.

Well now, it has been quite some time since we have had an update on The Peril's of Pauline, as The Husband's friend likes to call the whole job/no job thing. Next Friday is his last day at Can You Hear Me Now. Wait for it...he is starting his day to day existence as a contractor at Prophane, doing the same job, once again. He is supposed to train the woman that will heap HIS responsibilites onto her back along with her own. She has told him that the slower he trains her, the better...she is not looking forward to having two full-time jobs on one full-time salary. We take it day by day, this adventure. Now it is all about getting our new Money Guy to help us get ready for what ever is coming so that I never have to hear myself or The Husband say..."you want fries with that"? :o)

Comments

[Helle From Denmark]

Ohhh, tell you daughter, she will get there soon enough!!!*GRIN*

Yummy colors......makes me happy......!!!!:-)

I didn't notice it before, until you said this, about how Tom holds the crochet hook........i hold it precisely the same way as he does.......i cannot get my hands to hold it the other way!!*GIGGLE*

Nice scarf.....the colors are showing up very pretty in it!!!:-)

I hope you will soon find out, how the situation about job will be........it must be hard, not to know if he gets fired next day he comes to work!:-)

[AlisonH]

Go Rod, we're rooting for you.

Hey, Lisa, is that the garnet colorway there? It looks deeper and bluer on my monitor than the ones I've seen in person.

[CarolineF]

Wow, your yarn is going to be in a book? Cool! It's abou time you got more famous.

Take a wheel. You can spin and say 'go away' at the same time.

[Tom]

Didn't know until just a few months ago that there was another way of holding a crochet hook other than the way I hold it. When I was in Rome this summer my childhood sweetheart Rosarita looked at the way I was holding my hook and said something to the effect of, "That's weird." What's weird for me is trying to hold it like everyone else does - like it's a pencil. Anyway, having tried it both ways now what I find is that the way I hold the hook requires less hand and wrist action. The hook does most of its movement inside my hand rather than the hand and wrist working so hard. For people with carpal tunnel that might be something worth considering.

So you're in the countdown now for the birth - pretty exciting. At least you only have to drive a short ways. Unless your daughter has one of those rare fast labors it sounds like you'll get there in plenty of time. Are you guys going to be participating in the delivery?

[AlisonH]

The only person who really participates in a delivery is the mom (well, yeah, the baby...) Lol!

Tom, that's curious; I quit crocheting because it's too hard on my hands. Good to know there's an alternative--thanks! And Caroline, Lisa's yarns are going to be in two books, then, if I ever get my manuscript out of here. Lisa deserves the recognition for jobs so well done.

[Lisa S]

Yup, The Daughter figures that The SIL will be passed out and so I get to help her with push time. Oy! Times have certainly changed but consider that you were WAY ahead of the curve, Tom.

[Tom]

I guess I was just a little ahead of the curve - delivered my daughter and both of her sons. Same midwife assisting at all three births. A lot of people are shocked that I delivered my daughter's babies but to us is just seemed like such a natural thing to do. My son in law said, "That's where I have sex with my wife. I don't want to see a baby coming out of it."

"No problem" I said. "Now I won't have to elbow you out of the way when the baby arrives." :-)

I'm excited for you Lisa. I'm sure your daughter is going to be glad you're there with her. You've got that grounded, calm thing going on. Perfect for helping a baby get here safe and sound.

[Sam]

All my best birthing thoughts are with the entire family, Lisa. You'll be a perfect attendant, and she's lucky to have you! And I'm thrilled to see you getting such great exposure for your wonderful fibers. :-) Wahoo!