This time of year I start thinking. Around here, most of the people say, "Uh oh, she's thinking" and it probably means another To Do list is about to be shared with them. But there's something about the change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time that means that I slow down a bit. I have more time to think and to ponder because of that. I go slower.
I am already thinking about next year, but I am also thinking about this year and what has happened for us at Miss Babs, and what has happened in our personal lives.
It's been a busy and eventful year. There are 9 of us now at the studio and 2 part timers as well. We are a close group and we share the good times as well as the bad. Among us and our extended families, we have experienced and shared a marriage, a family death, a couple of car accidents, a surgery or two, beginnings and endings of relationships, poor health, training new employees, travel, sleeping in tight quarters, insomnia, loss of a pet, anger, frustration, lots and lots of laughter, and lots of music.
We are kindred souls when it comes to work and doing a good job, and we care for each other. This very real group of women that I work with is what I am grateful for this year on a personal level, plus my understanding husband and family.
This foundation of good people has allowed Miss Babs (the business) to grow and continue to do creative things this year. We built an addition to the studio that has given us a drying space and a place to store a good part of our inventory, and create a second dyeing space.
Under construction!!
Dottie, our redneck dog, during construction
And here is the Studio today with snow coming down. We have some things left to do outside to decks and railings, but it is wonderful inside!
In tribute to Thanksgiving, please share a thought or two about what you are grateful for this Thanksgiving season. We will do a drawing using a random number generator on ... and we'll be giving away a skein of Ephemeral, with a pair of HiyaHiya circular needles, and Heidi Kirrmaier's Windward pattern.
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I am Thankful for my wonderful Family.We are healthy, and doing better than many others. Not rich in wealth but in Love for one another. I am also Greatful for having the pleasure of having so many Great Fiber Friends. We love to go to a lot of the Fiber Fest together.
I am also very Thankful for the support I get since I was forced into retirement in my 50’s. Hope everyone has a Safe and Happy Holiday!❤
I am thankful for a nice warm home (thank you wood stove!), my sons, my beautiful Granddaughters. One of whom will be 3 weeks old on Friday.
I am also thankful for my sweet husband, and all the yarn he lets me have. :-D
I am thankful for memories, of both my husband and kids- memories we make each day, and my family members I’ve lost- parents and grandparents, aunts and uncles. I know my husband and kids love me, and I hold that dear, and I know my departed family loved me, too, and that means everything to me. To have such love is a blessing, and when things get tough, I try to remember how fortunate I truly am.
I am thankful that my family and I have a roof over our heads and we all have jobs. I am thankful for my beautiful grand daughter who in her two short years has survived open heart surgery and given us so many happy times. I am thankful for my family and for this country we live in.
First and most importantly I am thankful for my family, friends and my health. Secondly, I am thankful that I learned to knit and that I am able to knit every day since it calms me down and keeps me de-stressed.
I am thankful to my dear knitting buddies whom without their support this year I would not have made it. My husband has been quite ill and the road had taken some devastating turns. Somehow knitting Shaken Not Stirred and naming my socks Sock 1 and Sock 2 made my husband smile. For that and those hues I truly give you my thanks and wishes for a blessed Thanksgiving. All good things in 2014! Dye onward and upward!
I am thankful for opportunities. Husband has taken a new job so we have just relocated. Blessed with an amazing house built in 1911 with all kinds of charm. So thankful for all my dear fiber friends I left at my last home, but thankful to have found a new LYS where I know I will develop new friendships. Also thankful for our military who serve our nation, including my 2 kids. While we won’t see them this holiday we are thankful they are both state side right now. So many things to be thankful for this year. We are blessed.
I am thankful for the wonderful man in my life, family, friends and my precious kitties! I’m also thankful that I learned to knit which has enabled me to develop new friendships, meet wonderful people and gorgeous yarn!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am so very thankful for so many things: my family, my son and husband, especially. I’m thankful that we have jobs, a place to live, family close by, family far flung (an excuse to travel), friends who bring such fun and joy into my life. Knitting and reading and learning something new. Thankful for my nephew and niece-such great cousins for my son. I could go on and on! Most of all, giving thanks to God for his love and many blessings.
I’m thankful for my husband and son, a warm place to sleep at night and the wonderful world of knitting.