Life's a Stitch

I’m known for my high energy level so I shouldn’t be surprised when my eldest seems to take after me. It became apparent early on. One night, when she was a preschooler, she couldn’t get to sleep. I explained to her the concept of counting sheep. She knew her numbers well, so I figured we were all set for a peaceful time of it. A while later, she came into our room and proclaimed, "I was counting those sheep, but they were going too fast." Oh yeah, that’s my girl.

So, this girl is now 21; she’s the one who has completed her nursing degree. This summer she elected to put nursing on hold and work a 24 hour a day job as a camp director at the camp she went to as a child and where she worked as a student. Did I mention that it’s for minimum wage? OK I get mean mommy points for that comment. Don’t cry, Elina (she’s my sensitive  child), you have very good intentions and I respect them. How can I complain when I’ve chosen a career in social work in the non-profit world? The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, as they say.

I am disappointed though, that she won’t be able to come to Bellingham for our yearly "girls’" weekend today. Each year Lynn, the mom of Elina’s best friend since kindergarten, and some combination of her three daughters, my two daughters and Bryant, have escaped to Bellingham, WA for a few days. We’re doing it this weekend, except both Bryant and Elina will be working at the camp. We have a new addition, Lynn’s boyfriend’s daughter, a 14 year old, eager to learn knitting is joining us. I’m looking forward to indoctrinating her into the knitting life. The other knitting highlight will be meeting Dorothy, aka Missouri Star, a fellow blogger, at a knit shop in Mount Vernon, WA.

If I’m able to piggy back  bum off of someone’s wireless network down there, I’ll post over the long weekend. If not, I’ll be back next Weds or Thurs. Have a wonderful Canada Day/4th of July weekend! And here’s my latest Marina update: