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 very thankful for my family. That my children are healthy. That my husband is healthy. And so are my parents. I am thankful that I was born in the part of the world where we always had and have food on the table and roof above our heads. That makes life so much easier.
I am thankful for my Husband’s family, without them we wouldn’t have made it through this year. Their love and support has helped us tremendously and I’m thankful everyday that not only did I marry a wonderful man, I also married in to a loving and generous family as well.
I am grateful for my family, especially my high school boys as one is finishing up and the other just starting.
I am thankful for my family and to be all together this Thanksgiving. My Mom who is 88 and has severe dementia will hopefully be up to sharing the day with us to hear the news of the upcoming arrival of her first great-grandchild! It will be a great time to make memories and share some good times. I am always thankful for Miss Babs beautiful yarns and my quiet time to knit with them :). Blessings of the season to you all!
I am thankful for my family and to be all together this Thanksgiving. My Mom who is 88 and has severe dementia will hopefully be up to sharing the day with us to hear the news of the upcoming arrival of her first great-grandchild! It will be a great time to make memories and share some good times. I am always thankful for Miss Babs beautiful yarns and my quiet time to knit with them :). Blessings of the season to you all!