In the Blink of An Eye

Dear Friends-

I am doing much better now. I have been blessed with extra padding that saved me from more serious damage.
Tuesday morning on the way to work for my dear LOM, I decided to stop by the store and find a track suit for Andy.

I was waiting at the light to turn left into the shopping center when I thought I saw the arrow turn green.The other lanes began to move so I entered the turn and BAM!
I spun around and around and ended with my shoes off, my glasses gone and the feeling that the seat belt was burning into my body. It was my fault. The green was not for my lane.
The police did not ticket me, they said it happens all the time?? Everyone be careful out there. The guy that hit me was sure angry- and I do not blame him.

I spent the day in the ER to make sure I did not hurt the head or the torso internally. All is well. Kidney is a little bruised- but I will totally heal with rest and muscle relaxers.
Doctor even ordered massages for the future-post bruising. I was asleep for 3 days and now I am up and will begin to knit again. I am car less for now and that is okay. I can drive on
Monday and hope to have a loaner by then.

Moral of the story- pay closer attention on the road and fat is not all bad.Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes. xoxo Headknitwit

KIP Knitting in Public

I do this all of the time. I knit in Church, at the movies, the beach, coffee shops, every doctors office ever, in the dental chair, restaurants, friends houses, classes, cars, nail and hair salons, etc. Not at weddings or funerals. That is about my limit.

So join the Knitwits Wednesday June 8th at Brett's BBQ from 5:30 until closing time, and knit in Public! KIP is fun and fat free. BBQ is fun and fattening. But mostly, we have fun.

Use It Before You Lose It

Party. Hard work done. Garage sale was a success. Reward for sore muscles and a job well done. The house is open to party until they come to evict me... open invitation.

In Honor of The Royal Wedding

Randy-honoring royalty. Fetching. Enough said.

John Sews!

I am blessed with the family I married. that was not a mistake. John and Roxanne are my BIL and SIL from Michigan. Their daughter Kim recently transferred to my neighborhood with her job at Trader Joe's.

So, BIL and SIL drove out to see her and spent a month at my house. That was a jam packed, hard working, whirlwind of fun- month. The best room mates I have ever had. Easy to wake up to every day. I miss them.

This is John sewing the placket along the electric pool cover that ripped last summer and remained torn until BIL tackled the big, back breaking job. This saved approximately 2k that Poolsafe would have charged me to repair it.

This is one job on a long list of deferred maintenance that John addressed, with the help of Roxanne and I. The list grew long, while one thing lead to another, as we discovered more neglected chores.

There are not enough thank yous in the world to express my gratitude. Shout out to the best in laws on earth. Bar none. THANK YOU!

Seeking Balance

I am a known knitter. I pursue it passionately enough that I suffer knitting related injuries to my upper body. I sleep in rigid wrist braces, I do warm up exercises with my hands and arms, and I knit through the pain, most days. Knitlete, as opposed to athlete.

It is a sedentary activity by definition. That is debatable based on my injuries and the heart-rate increase that surges through me as I experience the creative process of knitting. Most would argue that it is definitely not aerobic!

I have been turning to food and wine the past couple of years as a comfort and the pounds are creeping up. I have contemplated an exercise program many times while I nosh and watch episodes of the Biggest Loser. I would love to be on that show if they never revealed how much you weigh?! Is that too much to ask?

I used to go to the gym and have a trainer and do pool aerobics. I have always been big, but fit. Now, age and menopause have been factored into the equation. I decided to try to put fitness back on the to-do list. A 5k has been on my bucket list. So is a 10k. The future bucket list.

I saw a banner for the 20th run of the Encinitas 5k and mentioned it to my Breakfast Club (do you sense an eating theme here?) They got behind me in a big way and we all registered and Saturday it happened. We each ran/walked an individual race. I had a goal to finish ahead of the handicapped and set a baseline time to beat in the future. Karen wanted to make it through the course w/o falling and beat the man with a cane. Kathy wanted to run it. Ellen and Kathleen set a good pace and powered through.

Now, I am on line looking for the next one. 3-4 times a year is the pace I want to set, with a better time each race. I am trying to beat my self each time. Better than letting life beat me. I will knit on and walk toward the finish line. I am not able to do both unfortunately. I know some can- good for them. I should put that on my bucket list!

Easter Feaster

My soon to be ex thinks I party all of the time. I do love to set the table and put out a spread. This is a handful of the faithful friends and family that gather around my table every now and then. This happened to be the Easter Feast. It is always a collaborative effort when it comes to the feast. Heike is taking the photo- so I am actually in there. Rare shot. These are 15 very precious people. Thank you my fellow party animals. You make my world a better place and I am grateful.