Well, I return yet again from the work Saturday for my Mom. She got bad news on her broken ankle. It is not healing. It has been six LLLOOOOONNNNNGGGGG weeks and it is not healing. The doctor said for her to start adding gradual pressure on the foot (not full weight) to hopefully encourage healing. He said, it will do one of three things. It will either do nothing, heal or snap. ewwww. If it does not show signs of healing in the next month, she will have to endure bone grafts. eeeeewwwww. BUT, it seemed to me that she was doing better. She was cranky as all get out. And that, people is a good sign that my Mom is returning to herself. My mom is a very opinionated, prejudiced, crass, overbearing kinda woman. Hey, she's my Mom..I love her. But that might give you some insight on why I live one and a half hours away from her. It is funny how THIS apple really did fall far from the tree. My personal opinion is that either I was adopted and never told or I was switched in the nursery.

Every week I sit down with Mom to watch a movie after running like the proverbial chicken with it's head cut off all day . I rent and bring one every week. She is a movie lover. And I will pull out my knitting. She always shakes her head, and says, in a disgusted tone of voice, "I can't believe you do that!" or "I tried knitting once, and I hated it! You actually like it?" or something to that effect. And every week I tell her, Yes, I love it. I look forward to it. I have showed her Inishmaan and she said, "hhhmmmmpppphhh. We'll see if you finish it." <sigh>

So, my point in telling you all of this? I dunno really. Just a kinda interesting knitting story. And I'm trying really hard to learn from the lessons my Mother has taught me. I hope I can be a more supportive mother to my kids. I think I am succeeding. But you know, we all send our kids to therapy somehow. It's our jobs! :)

I got a little knitted on the bumblebee sock. I have put aside the excedrin sock for now. *&%$^#?&%^ thing! And I plan to cast on the back of Inishmaan today.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!