Today and Tomorrow

My sister had a pretty bad day of it, suffering a lot of nausea, and we almost didn't get to go. But, she was determined to not let this stop her because she very much needs to keep her balance and her harmony, literally and figuratively.

We had a generally good time while out and about but she took a nap when we got back to my house. Keeping her spirits up and listening closely to her are what I need to do most now. She really has no one else she can vent to, save myself, and I have to remember to just listen and try to assimilate what she says with the view of getting a secure insight into just HOW I can help her. This is not easy with someone who is changing rather rapidly before my eyes, out of the confident and steady person I know and into someone who is going to need my very best and wisest counsel.

We didn't find a pin she liked ( no white metals where left that were pretty) but I found three little snowmen in a group and a lovely enamelled cream colored Poinsettia pin for myself. We will go earlier next year, like the day after HALLOWEEN!

Also, week by week, I'm planning cheermeups for her. When I came out of the powder room I found theposter for "The Devil Wears Prada". I told my sis that everyone said that they liked it very much, and the ad said it came out on DVD on December 12th. So, next week we are going to just take it easy, put up our feet, and watch Meryl Streep take off in her high heeled kickers on the little screen while we eat some popcorn and boo the devil.


In preparations for starting the new items tomorrow, I tore through all the yarn bags ( no easy task) and got all the sock yarn out and searched for the Lorna's Laces Icehouse skein. And, it was a pretty desperate search, let me tell you. Finally after remembering that some sock yarns were in the freezer, ( yes, I fear the moth from hell!) and some in a small square basket in the bedroom, it is now all accounted for. The yarn from Angelica's arrived today and the two skeins of Icehouse are snuggling together in their little bag, moth free.

I have also found the three lace weight skeins from The Fiber Denn, and several balls of yarn for lace weight shawls that my DDs bought me- they were in the freezer with some of the sockyarn. I have decided they will NEVER get all jumbled up like they were today. To this end, I WILL produce the Mother of All Yarn Charts, with the computer, and never go wild moving yarn gain without the proper permits and invoices. What else is a computer good for besides keeping track of "stashes"? Well bloggings pretty cool. You can bore yourself and all your friends with trivia, like now.

This is what comes of having a childhood where crayolas were introduced before the age of three. Color was the end all and be all of our young lives, and it didn't matter where the colors were, they caught the eye, embedded themselves and took over the gray cells. Color vision and hands with opposable thumbs are still the best and highest good. Legs and arms only serve the eyes and hands. I blame Mom.