I Love Him

After my last post, I realized that some might question my devotion to my loving husband, abandoning him for roller coasters and friends the night before his birthday last week. Right here is where I tell you the story of how I did not abandon him for that trip to the park, when he texted me a picture of a motorized vehicle with this message:

I did not look at the photo closely, and I thought it was a full-blown motorcycle when I first saw it, which explains my pretty-flip response, but then he texted, "Serious." So I seriously thought about it, and on Thursday, we went to see the thing...you know what that means?

Yep, soon he will be the proud owner of a summertime "second car"...Happy Birthday to Sweetie!  After all, if I'm going to take the real car to Cedar Point without him, at least he won't be stranded, assuming the weather is not icky...which it should not be if I am in an amusement park for the day. I do love him!

As a matter of fact, that song (made popular 5 years before I was even born) has kindof become my theme song when it's my turn to take a back seat for something he wants. Whether it's a hot dinner, or an expensive toy (that we can afford), I sometimes feel a little put out. Then I remember that I have loved him since I was 16 years old. For those of you counting, that's more than a few years, isn't it? 

I've learned that I love him more when we laugh and play together...which we do not always do. But we did on the way to see a motor scooter, and we do when we are around our grandkids, 

and I hope we have many more years to laugh and play together, even though sometimes we are just getting through the everyday ups and downs (yesterday we needed a plumber, and we were both working, and there were some tense, texting moments...lol...plumbing is fixed, BTW). 

In the meantime, you'll find us solving the NYT Spelling Bee over dinner while comparing notes on how we each did on Connections, or playing with and watching our grandkids play. (The girls are coming this summer, so we will soon have pics of them, too!)

You'll find me knitting ducks (a story for later)...

...meeting up with faraway friends who happen to be driving through Cleveland on a Friday night (Hi, Julie!)...

...or at Cedar Point, which happens frequently nowadays,...and you'll likely find him riding a new scooter to the park for a walk or just a ride. It's been a good ride, it IS a good ride, and yes, I love him, I love him, I love him, and where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow...

For those of you who are newly married, I wish you all the joy, now and forever. Please remember that happiness will be sprinkled among the mundane and even the really icky parts of life, but you will find it when you are looking. Remember to make good choices, friends, and enjoy the moments you can!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Celebrate Good Times, come on!

To kick off the celebration of my favorite guy's birthday (which is today) I met friends at Cedar Point yesterday and let him have some time to himself! (Fair warning to future friends: If you leave early, you will be photoshopped in...perhaps poorly...and it will be hilarious!)

That's right, Sweetie was not there. He's not a big Cedar Point fan, so his gift was that I did not invite him. Because yesterday was his birthday eve, I did kindof ask if he minded that I go right after work. I don't remember his answer, but I wore jeans, good walking shoes, and my fanny pack (with glasses strap inside) ya know, just in case. When Amanda texted that a bunch of friends were going, I was powerless to resist!

I didn't ride much, and took fewer pictures. I'm kindof smacking myself for not taking any night photos, since we closed down the park waiting in line for TT2! But I did take pics in line, 

and I pilferred photos of funpix...

Gosh! My friends are way cooler in these photos than I am...I've got my hands in the air and a full, toothy grin the whole time. I love being on roller coasters!

Oh, and Amanda got this video of that last ride, at 10:37pm! You can't really see us, but it's a pretty cool 11 seconds either way! 

Psst...don't tell my family. I'm not sure they support my coaster habit...but the doc said no restrictions after 3 months, and it's been nearly 6...and I've been doing a little at a time, adding in coasters that don't seem too intense, and staying away from the ones that are most likely to dislodge something...I'm looking at you Blue Streak and Steve! Millie's pretty gentle though...and last week, I didn't ride any coasters at all, but I still had a ton of fun with some of my favorite riders and smilers!

Today has already been a little lower key, spending time with the birthday boy, finally moving my daffodils to their proper place...which you can't see, because the bushes are too big with their summer growth...lol!

Knitting on my next pair of socks and summer decor for my office...

and our grandson's baseball game this afternoon! Is there anything as entertaining as first and second graders playing baseball? 

Photo Cred: Tom Apathy (aka Pappy) Photography 

Later, we may head to one of our favorite, not Cedar Point, parks for a walk. Last week, we saw a great blue heron,

tons of tiny toadlets,

a pretty good sized snapping turtle,

and dozens of ducklings and other birds of many varieties!

I wonder how many of them would have enjoyed this worm for their dinner?

Summer is really shaping up here, and we are certainly celebrating these good times! I hope you are as well.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Flash of the Stash - Sweet 16!

So here we have it, from the 16th annual (for my knitting group anyway) Woolapalooza, a *Bonus Post* to include the ⚡️Flash of the Stash acquired yesterday! 

More than some years, less than others, and a little more neon than usual. I wanted to get this posted early, so you can be motivated to get out to the Wayne County Fairgrounds yourself...it's still on today! There are vendors you don't want to miss, like Destination Yarn (my crew always heads over to see Jean first)...

...those deep purple, one-of-a-kind skeins are hers, in the luscious DK base,  Souvenir. <drool, but not on the yarn>

And a new favorite for us, A Little Loopy! The neon minis are from Kayla (thanks for introducing us, Alice!), and I see some tiny toys in their future! Also, she is really good at selfies! 

The little dish has MAGNETS EMBEDDED IN THE BOTTOM, too, to hold your needles and clingy stitch markers. Brilliant, Clementine!

Beautiful, self-stripers from Baah Yarn...we spent a LOT of time choosing,  and three of us came home with these same two skeins...lol! One is brights with a black stripe between, and the other is solid amd specled brights! So fun! 

Oh, and I finally found some micro-mini skeins for tiny knitting projects at Cornbread and Honey...now where did I put those 5-0 needles I bought a few years back? 

Gosh! We had fun, as we usually do! Even the drive was fun! 

Now I've got to sign off, because soon I'll be heading out to Cedar Point with the boys! The fun just keeps funnin' this weekend! I hope you're having fun too! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit (and Ride!) in Good Health! 

Woolapalooza 2026!

Hey Pretty!

What're you gonna do, now that you've knit three pairs of surprisingly similar socks? 

I'm going to Wooster! 

Lol... that's right! It's time for Woolapalooza at the Wayne County Fairgrounds once again (aka The Great Lakes Fiber Show), and that's where I'll be for a good chunk of the day, with my knitting peeps...a knitted X marks the spot! 

Will I see you there? There's so much fun to be had, so shout out if you see me, and we'll grab a selfy! (Bring an umbrella this year!) Details and stash flash coming to the blog soon! 

Until next time, thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

What Becomes of the Broken-Armed?

Knamma is what my middle grandson calls me, when his tongue is too lazy for the "gr" sound...lol, and I am a knitting knamma! As you (and Taylor Swift) know, knitters gonna knit, knit, knit, knit, knit...and I've been knitting for the grandkids from the beginning. It started with sweaters for their little, baby bodies before it moved into toys, and these three monsters were one of the first toy adventures for the boys' house, in 2019:

Now that the boys have a dog, sometimes toys are caught in battle situations. While I am no Doc McStuffins, when I saw this poor guy's arm last week, my heart broke a little: 

So, as a knitting knamma does, I mustered the troops (actually a small collection of rubber duck nurses), and readied the operating arena and surgical tools...

You may not know this, but this type of prosthetic surgery is typically done with no anesthesia, so it was really no surprise that the patient wanted to try out that new arm before I was even finished with the procedure.

In the end, the hardest part of prosthetic surgery turned out to be matching skin tones. Just like flesh, yellow yarns come in many shades, and even though I got close(-ish?)...we will always be able to see where I mended that broken heart...errr, arm. (The "nurses" seem quite impressed with my work, yay!)

At least toys are easy to fix. I've come across three broken-heart situations in the last 6 months that I'd fix if I could, but there just isn't enough yarn in the world. Instead, I have prayed for the families of two young dads (Tony and Erik) and one young mom (Mandy), terminally ill and/or taken from their families far too soon. Their stories are not mine to tell, and I only knew one of them personally, but I have agonized through my prayers for friends at the pain these losses have brought.

I've also been reminded that this life is full of uncertainty and things that are out of my control. I am glad to know that there is One greater than me who is in control, and I have prayed that He will watch over these families, weaving his love through their broken hearts and surrounding them with the love of family and friends who point to an eternity of hope. 

If you have lost a loved one recently, or too soon, or ever...I pray that you would lean into faith, call on the name of Jesus, and trust that He is enough. The Bible tells me that He has prepared a place for me, and that there will be no more pain or tears in heaven. I lean on this when I have pain and tears on earth, and I remember that answering his call is something I must do daily...hourly even. 

And now, celebrating like it's the end of a major sporting event for those gone to heaven (some far too soon in my mind), I lift my John 3:16 sign and remind you that "God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." 

Physical life is fleeting, but spiritual life can be an eternity of joy. I hope you will reach for that joy in all things, especially if you are feeling broken-hearted today. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!