yesterday was one of the hardest days! i dropped off both of my babies at the airport for their year in France and a year and a half in England. i was a mess of tears. i went to IKEA, near the airport, and got a text from my girl saying she was boarding her plane and bye. tears dripped into my rosehip drink. on the ferry ride home i got a text from my boy saying he was boarding his plane, just as i was listening to "i hope you have the time of your life" from the playlist he had made for me. next stop Reykjavik. then when i arrived home i was met at the front door with a big box that contained a merino sweater that my mom had made for me. what excellent timing as a pick-me-up. it's gorgeous and only took her a month to make! amazing! i won't normally wear it with the watermelon pants but i just had to take a picture right away to send to my mom with the thank you note. my mom is the queen of cable knitting. can you believe that this was made by an 85 year old???? she says that knitting keeps her brain challenged. what could be more challenging than cable patterns, when she doesn't even look at a pattern, but memorizes it?! what a mom! best wishes for your new life in Europe my babies!
