Life's a Stitch

I invited Bry along for a Costco trip on Saturday. It’s difficult to get him to do stuff with me, but he knows my weak spots and a tendency to give in the purchase of things like beef jerky and books. There is something heart warming to this mother seeing her child eating any source of protein or reading a real adult book rather than reading rock star magazines while sucking a Slurpee.

On the way to the car he requests I take along a Beatles CD. I pick Sgt. Pepper’s and he quickly realizes the folly of his request. I have a tendency to sing while driving and I know every word to Sgt. Pepper’s, having spent many summer days in eighth grade, playing cards with my friends while listening to Beatles albums. We get into a volume match, he turns the volume louder and I turn up my voice. Realizing that his choices are the Beatles or CBC radio, he gives in.

I thank him and go into Mommy mode explaining what a miracle it is to be able to listen to your choice of music, while on the road, through four speakers. When I was a kid… to listen to music in the car meant hearing AM radio through one tinny speaker. And that was when my parents were in a really good mood. Otherwise it was talk radio, mostly about politics. Parenting does have its privileges. Heh, heh, heh (evil chuckle).

Here are the results of my recent sale shopping. One is Lorna’s Laces sock yarn in the Goldhill colourway. I’ve been inspired by others’ sock knitting and decided maybe to give it another chance. The other is LL’s Lion and Lamb in the Vera colourway. It’s been described as knitting with butter, and since we’re not eating any in my house anymore, I thought I’d trying knitting with it.