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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My warm house on this rainy raw night, a job to go to even if I have to work on Thanksgiving, a husband who will cook the dinner while I’m away and the kids to be…well, themselves!!
I am thankful for my son. I can’t say enough about how crazy he makes me but he is the light of my life and gives me the joy and the will to keep going when things seem at their darkest.
I am grateful for my health and wonderful husband, and for all the wonderful knitting friends I have made in the past few years. I’ve learned to take the time to stop and appreciate what I have, regardless of how awful a day I’m having.
I am truly thankful for all the men and women that serve in the Armed Forces and give up so much in order that we have our freedoms. I want to also include people such as firefighters, police officers, and disaster relief workers. What a blessing these people are to allow me to have some peace in my life…
I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and his patience that supports me with my mom. She does not always remember everything but she still remembers that I love her very much. I am also thankful for having 4 healthy and wonderful grandchildren. Our family is so blessed. It is also a time to be thankful for the memories of those friends and family that are no longer with us but still have an influence on our lives.