School Nurse Jackie Nits!!

The Thank You Chevron Scarf

                                                                                                                                  

Koigu Painters Palette Yarn - 2 skeins of each color

Pattern:  Chevron Scarf - Last Minute Knitting Gifts

During a difficult time, when someone does something nice for you, it's always special.  BUT, when someone does something nice for your child during a difficult time, there are no words to describe how grateful you are.  That is why I made this Chevron Scarf.  My mother-in-law died recently.  It was unexpected and devastatingly sad.  We were all very close and spent our summers with them at our lake community for the past 6 summers.  She watched my boys grow and we became very close.

Lynnette is a teacher's aide at the school I work at.  She and I would often talk about our boys and school.  My son is in the 5th Grade at my school, and came to my office at the end of one day, and told me how Ms. Trent helped him that day.  He was feeling sad about missing his Nana, and she had some kind words for him.  When you send your child into a building, you hope that someone in the building - no matter what building it is - will be kind and help your child.  It's a leap of faith always!  Lynette was there for Eamonn at a moment when I couldn't be, and for that...  there are no words of thanks.  So...  I did what I do these days - and asked her favorite color, and began knitting the Chevron scarf. 

I'll admit that I put it down, and picked it up, and put it down.  I was determined to get it to her before the end of school - so the last day is Wednesday, and I blocked it yesterday and am giving it to her tomorrow.

                                                                

I've already purchased Koigu Painters Palette yarn in two opposite colors (for more distinction between the pattern) to make on for myself!

Unravelling.....

                                                             

  

                                    

I had a really long week.  It's the end of the school year, so that means bringing health records to the middle school, tracking vaccinations that need to be done this summer, sending medication forms for next year, following up on medical referrals that weren't done this year.... yada yada yada...  but I have to say that at the end of the day - I am very happy being a school nurse.  I am about to go to our lake cabin with my boys, and my husband (part time - 4 days/week) for the next 10 weeks.  So, when I emailed my friend Patricia (of Patricia's Yarns) to set up a celebration for a mutual friend, Margaux, I was looking to UNRAVEL!  I cannot reveal the cause of the celebration, as I will let Margaux do it on her blog, but needless to say, it was a great time during closing hours of my FAVORITE LYS!  The company was fabulous, the food and beverage was exactly what the doctor ordered, and even the guys were laughing....  There's a reason people come into your life - and I'm very glad to have met these two people....

Now I sit on early Saturday morning in my newly designed beautiful backyard.  When we first moved into our home, the backyard was full of weeds taller than me.  It is the house my husband grew up in, and as I sit here on the patio my husband put down and look at the flagstone planter full of colorful happy flowers, I know that my mother-in-law would have LOVED sitting back here.  She's in my thoughts a lot these days as I am about to head up to our lake and it will be the first summer that she is not there.  But sitting back here, I can sense her presence.   I must BLOCK today...  I have several finished projects that need to get their picture taken before giving them over to their rightful owners....  And when my Rowan Tweed special order comes in from my FAVORITE LYS, I will be starting my first REAL project for my husband... (not a hat, gloves, scarf, or socks)... but a great argyle sweater...  Have a great weekend - the next time I blog it will be from my screened in front porch!

I'm trying this blog thing!

I'm really not sure about this blog thing and website thing - but I'm extremely curious.  I pride myself on being computer savvy...  but this is all new to me...  I have to get my husband to take a photo of me knitting!  When I think about everything I've already knitted (and didn't get photos of...) alas...  we must move forward and go from here...

Looking at the Ravelry websites makes me see that I'm just an amateur!  Can't wait for school to end so I can get up to Shangrila - my Lake haven... and knit... knit... knit (and stop nit... nit... nit...ing)!!