I remember now

Ah, the joy of knitting.
Finished knitting an absolutely adorable bag to be felted with cute little black-faced white sheep grazing on verdant hills with a lovely blue sky. I took it to the washer to felt. 4 loads later - no felting. Also, lots of fade. Boiled it. That always works. No felting and green sheep and teal sky. phooey. don't know what I'll do with it now. Bought the suggested yarn, even in the suggested colors. Should have knit it from my stash!

I follow several blogs. Not all of the blogs I read are by people I know. Some are from people I know well, some are combination knitting-social commentary, a couple are religious-social commentary.

One blog I read is from a well known minister/author who traveled in some of the same circles I did at one time. We are not really friends, but have several mutual friends. Remember, I live in the Bible Belt! That isn't anything unusual here. It's like having a Kevin Bacon number of 1 with Johnny Cash or Wynonna. Around here, it just isn't that special.

So, anyway...I also read several different blogs by people who are atheist or agnostic. The really weird thing is, the preacher, who happens to be a cradle Democrat (his family is connected to influential circles)has been writing blogs recently which almost mirror the blogs of the atheist/agnostic blogs I follow. For some reason, this disturbs me on a deep level. Not that he is a Democrat; I came from a divided home and proudly wore the Big D myself for a long time into adulthood. No, what disturbs me is how closely he and the atheists align right now on who they are trashing, what they are supporting, how they are getting their message out, and how closely matched those messages are sounding. (I'd give you a couple of word by word comparisons, but I don't want these folks to be identifiable.)

After reading some of Ted Kennedy's memoirs which have been leaked in the last few days, I am glad he felt compelled to confess posthumously about Mary Jo, his drinking, and his other less than stellar activities. My estimation of him has risen and I hope his soul was cleansed. So many have refused to hear anything negative about him since his death, yet he was willing to bare it to all and bear it, too.

Well, it is tomorrow and I have lots to do today, so I must sleep.

OK, so it HAS been a while...

Lyn said I needed to blog. I thought, didn't I just do that right before school started? Apparently not. Apparently, it has been a while. So, though I don't think I have any blog followers now that I facebook, here goes.

In July, Scott went back to work and back to sleeping on a regular bed. Both have taken some adjusting. Climbing stairs and going down hill are still scary, but he is making it pretty well.

Lyn was home for the summer. It was wonderful. She didn't work and we had some quality time together that we couldn't have had without the quantity.

She plans to go to Africa next summer to teach weaving and pottery. Yes, to Africans. No, they have never had the skill. Yes, I think that is strange, too. Yes, she could use a contribution to the cause, thank you!

Aaron was not home for the summer. He was in Alabama working as a youth minister for a church. I believe he has found or at least at last accepted his path. He is awaiting word from a church in DeQueen, Arkansas, but if someone out there has a different offer, he is open, willing and ready. He is also apparently pretty good at the job according to the elders, deacons, and kids at the church where he interned. Not just Mamabrag. Mama-brag is that he made chicken and dumplings tonight for our supper. They were not only edible, they were actually pretty good. Not bad for his first try and without his mama's help!

I am back at work. We have been in a month today. Last week, I had two Fridays and no Saturday, so I can have no Monday twice in two weeks. Got that? Well, it goes along with the possibaphyility of not having a paycheck in November if the county doesn't pass the budget. That would mean enforced time off which we would have to make up later, but I have knitting I can be doing, so, no worries unless it lasts a protracted period.

Deputy wants to help type now, so I am going to have to call it a paragraph...