Go-Go Mommy

Not Many Years of This Left...

The other day Poppy had a question for me that came completely from left field:

"Mommy, how do you and Daddy know so much about so many things?" 

After I get done dancing a jig and patting myself on the back, I answered; "Well, daddy and I went to school for many many years.  We also learned a lot from our mommies and daddies, and we learned a lot, and still do, just by reading on our own."

Poppy; "Wow, so that's why."  (And I see the little wheels spinning in her head.)

Me to myself; "Hmm, I'd better get this conversation on the books so I can dust it off in about 10 years."  At least, I hope I have that long!

Mommy Knits for Poppy

It turns out that I like to create and I like to work with my hands.  While I would love to be able to paint masterpieces or produce sculptures to rival Rodin, I have found that it just isn't in the cards for me.  At the same time, I found a medium that is... knitting.  

Knitting challenges me to decipher code, it lets me work in a strict pattern so I know exactly what I will create or I can choose to improvise my own combination of patterns so I can be surprised at the result. Knitting let's me refocus my mind - taking me away from any craziness going on around me (and with Poppy and Sweet Pea that can sometimes be a lot) and narrowing my thoughts to the task at hand. And finally, at the end of my project, I can then share the fruits of my labor with those I love most.  I find comfort in the fact that a piece of me will be with the person who will be wearing or using something I made even when I cannot be there with them.

Here's a little something that was going to be a baby gift but turned out to be big enough to fit Poppy.  Looks like I'd better get back to actually knitting something for the baby!  If you like this hat, the pattern is in a book called Oneskein by Leigh Radford (shown below).  Happy knitting!

Best Summer Tunes for Screaming Car Trips

Ah.... what could be better than a few extra days off for the holiday weekend, enjoying time with friends, good food, and chillin' out with Bob, Marley that is?!  Yes, Bob's memories live on in an awesome music CD devoted to bringing the sounds of summer and Bob to kids called "B is for Bob" and you can check it out here.

As soon as I put our CD on in the car for our trip, Poppy and Sweet Pea started automatically quieting down so they could sway to the rhythms of the songs.  After the first song, "Three Little Birds", I asked Poppy what she thought of the music and her comment was; "Mom, I like it but please let me keep daydreaming." I don't know about your toddler car but any CD that keep my little minds busy with lovely thoughts and a mellow-like-Bob atmosphere is definitely a keeper for the Go-Go family!

Hope you get a copy this summer to enjoy a relaxing atmosphere for yourselves.  As for me, not only do I anticipate many more "B is for Bob" sessions, I can't wait to break it out in the middle of winter to bring these lovely summer memories back!