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 family’s health and physical progress as we recover from a car accident. Knitting is such wonderful therapy!
I am so thankful for my Mom, to have her her with us for another year. She is my rock, my inspiration and my best friend! I am also thankful for the job I now have full time. After being out of work for almost 4 years, I will never take working for granted ever again. And last but not last to the most understanding and loving husband ever! Always putting up with me and loving me through it all and my children.
Many material challenges and blessings continue in our lives. But always it is the challenges and blessings of the family (related by either genetics OR by the spirit if love) that are at the top of my list. Sharing in the experience of life together both in the small day-to-day things and in those seemingly insurmountable challenges. I am SO blessed!
Many material challenges and blessings continue in our lives. But always it is the challenges and blessings of the family (related by either genetics OR by the spirit if love) that are at the top of my list. Sharing in the experience of life together both in the small day-to-day things and in those seemingly insurmountable challenges. I am SO blessed!
I am very grateful that just when I thought I had to give up my dreams, they unexpectedly made their way home to me and came true. I am also very grateful to my family who have always been incredibly supportive and steadfast with me through all the ups and downs.