What can a book do?

I am not a fast or efficient reader. I must read each and every work. Many times I reread details several times. But when I find a book I like I tend to read obsessively. So two nights ago I picked up my latest book, Friday Night Knit Club. It had taken me a while to read this one. I am not too thrilled about how quickly the changes from scene to scene happen, although now that I am three fourths thru the book I am use to it. I read several passages from the book and they hit home with me. It made me question if I can be a better me, mother, stepmother and wife. Can you be a better me and be a worse wife? I don't know how to be anything other that who/what I am. I have thought about this a lot. Can a fiction book truly change your outlook and deeply change who you are? Do you really want to change? I am hoping with the help of wonderful friend and a bunch of knitting together that I can come up with an answer.

May 27th

We have field day today and I am two colors from completing the largest project I have ever started. I hope to submit the design for publication if it gets done and I get the pattern proof read. Oh yea I need to take pictures. I guess I will do that on my Friday field trip! Here is just a sample of yellow. Bright yellow.

Teeth

Dominic had two teeth pulled out yesterday. I don't know if I fully understand if it was necessary at this time since the roots had not even begun to dissolve. Do you see those roots! I got dizzy and thought I was going to throw up! What a brave boy. This morning he was telling Anthony that it did not hurt.

Today I am going to run errands for the PTO and my family, then I will return home to mow grass and then the boys are off to baseball practice. Busy, busy, busy. No Gray's Anatomy so I should be asleep early. Yea right, I am working on several deadlines. None of which are getting done now because I am blogging!!!

Knit on,
Maria

Mini piece of Heaven on Earth

The new Mini original glazed Krispy Kreme.
I would be happy eating one of these a week for the rest of my life. Thank Goddess that there is not one near by. Actually I would love to have a KK near by. Someone please put a KK in Mooresville, NC. Please!





These are pics of my work in progress, Lil Maria's curtains. Aren't these just fun? Don't the colors scream teenage girl? I have had fun making them. All I need to put up the valance and add the final trim to the curtains. I have no one to help me hang them at the moment. I am going to ask Dena to stop by and help tomorrow. I doubt that the final product will photograph well since the lighting is not the best in her room. We shall see.

Miss me?

I will be writing tomorrow and I will have pictures. Oooooh!