making the best of things
I've been trying to see the bright side of things. Really I have. A few days ago, this article came out on the CBC.
Low loonie brings lustre to buying local, Joanne Seiff writes
I was keen to post about it, but on Wednesday night, the stomach bug disaster struck. I was barely over that first cold when a 'healthy' twin (the first twin to catch the cold), was absolutely laid low by a second virus. The poor kid was up all night, and so was I. Roughly 4-5 loads of laundry later, we lay in a sodden mess on separate couches...and there we stayed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. By Sunday, the kid was well enough to go to dance class, and I went off to teach spinning.
So, what's the good news?
Well, so far, only one twin has had the monster bad stomach bug, and everyone but me seems to be over the cold. I am hoping passionately, crossing all my body parts, etc. that no one else gets sick. To give you an idea of how bad all this was? I did not even want to knit. Not at all. I sat on the couch and just gave in to the yuckiness of it all.
However, my class went really well. It was small, but I helped three new handspinners learn to spin. They were fascinating people and despite the tail end of my cold, I enjoyed it immensely.
Both twins seem to be on a foot growth spurt...which means the wool socks they own don't fit too well, and we seem to be wearing through and running out. This won't do! Here's a quick snapshot of the second pair of toe-up socks I've produced...this pair is almost finished, and the third is started. I used Tiny Treads as a rough guideline and just jumped in. It is hard to create generic socks that fit both boys, since they are shaped differently, but I think I've got it now. I won't lie though, I am getting tired of little boy socks. :)
Also, we're hearing lots of updates from our relatives on the east coast of the United States. They've had somewhere between 20-30" of snow (that's up to 76 cm, folks) in the last couple of days. Once past the thrill of a snow day or two, cabin fever sets in. I was reminded of someone who seemed absolutely boggled by the idea that we could not just go out to play structures at parks in winter here in Winnipeg. (well, we could, but we'd need to wade through a lot of snow and it wouldn't be fun once we got there!) The snow never melts here. Instead, we play outside in the snow, we take walks with sleds, and we go out on the river. (We'll likely go next weekend for the first time this year, I think.)
On days when it is too cold, or we are sick, we play inside. The imagination games are endless...Here is one of the boys, with a paper collar around his neck (dress up) and he is playing "stage coach driver." He has a horse stuffed animal in front of him, and he's used his big plastic cubes to build the coach. When I asked where he was going, he said 'China town.' (We'd discussed going out for Dim Sum that day downtown.)
Note: It was maybe -25F (-31C) that day, with the windchill, so maybe a sleigh would have worked better!?
Even so, the imagination keeps the living room interesting around here, from November to April or so. Stay warm and dry...and please, avoid all those scary viruses, wherever you are! :) Joanne
Low loonie brings lustre to buying local, Joanne Seiff writes
I was keen to post about it, but on Wednesday night, the stomach bug disaster struck. I was barely over that first cold when a 'healthy' twin (the first twin to catch the cold), was absolutely laid low by a second virus. The poor kid was up all night, and so was I. Roughly 4-5 loads of laundry later, we lay in a sodden mess on separate couches...and there we stayed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. By Sunday, the kid was well enough to go to dance class, and I went off to teach spinning.
So, what's the good news?
Well, so far, only one twin has had the monster bad stomach bug, and everyone but me seems to be over the cold. I am hoping passionately, crossing all my body parts, etc. that no one else gets sick. To give you an idea of how bad all this was? I did not even want to knit. Not at all. I sat on the couch and just gave in to the yuckiness of it all.
However, my class went really well. It was small, but I helped three new handspinners learn to spin. They were fascinating people and despite the tail end of my cold, I enjoyed it immensely.
Both twins seem to be on a foot growth spurt...which means the wool socks they own don't fit too well, and we seem to be wearing through and running out. This won't do! Here's a quick snapshot of the second pair of toe-up socks I've produced...this pair is almost finished, and the third is started. I used Tiny Treads as a rough guideline and just jumped in. It is hard to create generic socks that fit both boys, since they are shaped differently, but I think I've got it now. I won't lie though, I am getting tired of little boy socks. :)Also, we're hearing lots of updates from our relatives on the east coast of the United States. They've had somewhere between 20-30" of snow (that's up to 76 cm, folks) in the last couple of days. Once past the thrill of a snow day or two, cabin fever sets in. I was reminded of someone who seemed absolutely boggled by the idea that we could not just go out to play structures at parks in winter here in Winnipeg. (well, we could, but we'd need to wade through a lot of snow and it wouldn't be fun once we got there!) The snow never melts here. Instead, we play outside in the snow, we take walks with sleds, and we go out on the river. (We'll likely go next weekend for the first time this year, I think.)
On days when it is too cold, or we are sick, we play inside. The imagination games are endless...Here is one of the boys, with a paper collar around his neck (dress up) and he is playing "stage coach driver." He has a horse stuffed animal in front of him, and he's used his big plastic cubes to build the coach. When I asked where he was going, he said 'China town.' (We'd discussed going out for Dim Sum that day downtown.) Note: It was maybe -25F (-31C) that day, with the windchill, so maybe a sleigh would have worked better!?
Even so, the imagination keeps the living room interesting around here, from November to April or so. Stay warm and dry...and please, avoid all those scary viruses, wherever you are! :) Joanne
Labels: CBC, cold, imagination, snow, sock knitting, twins, virus, writer's life
posted by Joanne at 2:25 PM
1 Comments:
Oh, I remember the days with sick children. Not twins, however! My guys are 8 years apart, but even so, once one got sick, the other one usually had it sooner rather than later. Glad to hear that you spend quality time outside in the winter. It's healthy to be outdoors, except if the windchill is too, too bitter! I love the socks.
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