Resolutions ‘06

Can you believe I had NO needle time to spare? I was too busy playing with Nugget and her new toys … and trying to save the tree from her curious little hands. Of course, I did have loads of mental time to think about a couple of New Year’s resolutions I intend to adhere to (so, help me):

1. Work on my time management. This. Is. The. Key. To. Everything. If I can get my sorry-@$$-act together, then I’ll have more time to knit, stamp, run, or sit in a dark corner and veg!
2. Finish school. I can do this. Who cares if my on-line / F2F classmates can be slightly annoying? Who cares if the education “counselors” are about as useless as a bag of hair? Who cares if I constantly have to cross-check between divisions to find the classes I need? I can do this.
3. Have more patience. This is for you Nugget. You’re getting older, baby doll, and if I have to stop in the middle of whatever it is I’m doing so you can show me the birds in the backyard, ask me to sit and play tea with you, offer me a taste of the play cookies you baked in your little kitchen, or whatever … I’ll do it for you.

And to all of you, with or without a list of of resolutions for the New Year, here’s a toast to a happy, healthy, and safe 2006!

Thaw Out

Four years ago, we left Tucson, Arizona for Germany. I considered Tucson “home” having lived there for six years — the second longest time I’ve spent in one place — and not once did I make an effort to capture its beautiful sunsets on film or by digital means. It was, you know, always there. There for me to admire as much or as little as I wanted. My best memory is seeing it for the first time at Saguaro National Park West … thick and thin slashes of gold, orange, and purple hues that only Mother Nature could make look good. This scarf is that sunset. For those gray, cold, winter days, I’ll always have that sunset, within reach, wrapped around my neck.

The pattern is the Chevron Scarf from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. It pulls in a bit due to the pattern and will require Nugget-free space to block, which I’m loathe to do … but for this … I’ll do.