Family and relationships

There is no more lovely, friendly

or charming a relationship,

communion or company

than a good marriage.

~Martin Luther

And ain't this the truth.

The beads are all done on the front of Sarah's dress.  I am now adding blue beads to the beads that are on the buttons up the back of her dress.  There are 75 buttons that run from the bottom of the train to the top of the back of the dress.  I have to say that while the dress was very pretty before, adding a variety of blue and bluish beads have really made this dress pop!

We are in countdown mode. 

Lindsey is getting inducted into her schools National Honor Society on Wednesday (VERY COOL).  Sarah is working  on Wednesday but she will be coming to our house when she gets off and we are taking her and the dress to Victoria's Secret to get the "right" bra.  She also wants to go to Things Remembered to get engraved gifts for the groomsmen, Kyle, Dave and Terry. 

But May is always hectic.  It might have been better to schedule the wedding for later but what the heck, it is only a weekend and their lifetime . . . but we have been just so busy . . . and it isn't getting any easier.

Dave's school is having their concert tonight.  My niece is in the play "Into the Woods" at one of our local community colleges.  Zachariah and I went on Sunday.  Lindsey wants to go on Thursday.  Friday is my EGD.  Early Saturday morning, Zachariah has an orthodontist appointment (at 7:15).  Also on Saturday, we go to Kentucky for another niece's first communion, returning on Sunday.  I have a doctor's appointment on Monday morning.  Tuesday is primary election day (with many school levies in many of the local districts).  And Dave wants to know when we can get together with Kyle's parents to make sure that everything is copacetic (sp?). 

I have been knitting cloths.  Lots of cloths.  Mindless cloths.  I have actually knit four this month and a back scrub thing (which, I love . . . my skin is very dry and my itchy backs makes me crazy . . . this thing really works).  I will post pictures.  Frankly, I like making cloths, especially if they have an interesting pattern.  I can knit them on the bus on my way to/from work.  Although, yesterday morning, my DPN went flying and I had to wait until the bus got off the freeway to fetch it.

So bottomline, when we get back to the quote at the top, it is a lucky thing that we love each other.  We do have a wonderful marriage, just celebrated 30 years on April 18th.  I can only wish for my daughter and her soon-to-be husband that they enjoy each other and their time together as much as Dave and I enjoy our time.

Exhaustion

"If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up."

~J.M. Power

I have to admit.  I am exhausted. 

Sarah's bridal shower is Saturday.  The wedding is May 22.  I have sewn probably 1000 beads on her wedding dress.

The invitations were mailed this morning.

I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for a 4/23 and they cancelled it.  I was looking forward to it since it was actually for an EGD and I would have to take the whole day off.  Instead, it is scheduled for 4/30.  Sarah will be taking me and we will probably pin up her hem on her dress in the morning. 

The thing is when you start planning these things, you don't think about everything else that is going on.  Sewing beads should be easy.  But I have to squeeze it in between driving this kid there and that one here and meetings, oh, and WORK.  LOL. 

I cannot imagine how my parents survived.  Five of us got married in six years.  My Mom made the bride's dresses for each of us. 

I have scheduled the Monday after the wedding as a vacation day.  I think I will sleep all day.  Ha!  You all know that I will spend the day putting stuff away.

Socks for Zachariah

"Positive anything is better

than negative nothing."

~ Elbert Hubbard

Pair 1 is out of Lion Brand.  The heel stripes are really quite nice.

I finished both pairs last week, actually at my knitting group on Wednesday.  I was determined not to leave until both pairs were done! 

The second pair was made with Lorna's Lace. 

This pair is actually the same size.  I don't know why they look so different.  It must be the angle.

And here are both pairs.  Look how nicely the heels on the brown and blue pair match up.  The biggest problem is that yarn is a lot more scratchy than the other pair.