Category : Life in General
Mia,
How did it go by so fast?
WHY does it go by so fast?
Your 5 today.
We had the most fantastic day celebrating you and you turning this magical number.
This year, you have learned so many things.. you have said some of the funniest things I have ever heard in my lifetime. You’ve been places, you’ve seen things, you’ve made this world a better place. Well, my world anyway. I love to watch you watch the space around you. You take everything in. You take the time to enjoy. You take the time to appreciate every little thing. Your thankful, your grateful, your lovable and kind. Your learning to so many things, sometimes it gets to be just too much and you might to start to breakdown, nothing a little quiet reading time won’t cure. You do love to read… and we are so impressed with you!
You had a fantastic birthday weekend. A little family gathering … and then a funfilled day at the circus. It was a total surprise, and your eyes lit up and you were so excited. I wish I could have froze time and just stayed right there with you in that precious moment. Pure and total joy. Nothing like it, ever.
Happy Birthday Mia Alexis… you rock my world.
Love, Mommy.
brrrrr. It’s chilly this morning. It’s one of those morning that’s crisp. The leaves crackled under us while we walked to the school this morning. The brisk little breeze, just enough to remind you that fall is indeed here and it’s the perfect time of year for delicious handknits. Like a dreamy warm and cozy Central Park Hoodie knitted in a red wine colored wool, with delicious cables.
(it took me a LONG time, but I finally finished (minus a zipper) my CPH. I love my wool cardi)
October is turning out to be one of my favorite months. Not as favorite as July, but it’s a very close second. As much as I am not a fan of the cooler temps …
October means cornstalks,pumpkins,mums…candy corn.
October means my parents are coming to Massachusetts
October means our baby girl turns 5.
October means the Patriots play the Broncos.
October means RHINEBECK.
October means Halloween
I hope you enjoy this fall month as much as I plan too.. Happy October!
Dear Miles,
11 years ago I became a mom for the first time. We didn’t know if we were having a boy or a girl. All we had was a name. (only a boy name that we loved, the girl name, thank GOD we didnt have a girl first) After I delivered all natural to this 9lb 2oz beast of a boy, I fell madly truly deeply in love. The heavens opened and life and love poured into my soul.
I stare into your crystal blue eyes (if only for seconds) at least once a day and soak you in. I try to convey (as hard as some days might be) to you how amazing you are. Without embarassing you. You are a gentle soul, an amazing big brother, a super grandson, a smart student, a fantastic reader and a good friend. You still love legos, (those damn legos) Star Wars, drawing and find a new love for sports. Your coming up on some hard years ahead, i hope together we can kick some ass and I pray for smooth sailing. (It’s Mia who’s planning on giving me a run for my money)
Happy Birthday Bubby.
Thank you for coming into our lives, and being a party of our perfect little family of 4.
Love,
Mom
Today, I thank God for sending Miles our way..
As you may or may not have heard, when I went to Colorado for summer vacation, it was not only to bask in the cool mountain air and visit with parents. I had my 20th high school reunion. 20 years, where did that time go? Wasn’t it just yesterday I was getting perms, wearing all black, dying to get a new pair of Guess jeans? I loved my Vans, and I loved me some 80’s hair metal. Flash Forward 20 years and I’m back. The get togethers started earlier in the week, and it was so great to start catching up with classmates earlier on, before the main festivities began. I was friends with most of these people since elementary school, and it was good to see them and meet their kids and catch up on their lives. Even though we have Facebook these days, it doesn’t even put a dent on having a nice sit down conversation with someone.
It’s time for the big Friday night shindig .. and I will admit, I was nervous, I walked into that room and I thought to myself. “self, you have come a long way since DHS, lets have some fun” I wasn’t there to hash up old grudges,which there were some… I take pics, I hate getting my pic taken – I look like a dork.. all the time! ..and I didn’t talk to people that I didn’t talk to in HS, what would be the point? Really? I went to enjoy the company of old friends and meet their spouses and hear about their kids. I drank some good beer. I was told I hadn’t changed at all, but really.. I have. In highschool, I was insecure.. awkward.. and heartbroken. Please tell me, I”VE CHANGED! Now, I think of myself as secure with who I am, still awkward but I accept it and madly in love. I have 2 gorgeous kids and have been successful in my life, love and marriage. I have traveled. I have lived in big cities. I have made some fantastic friends on my journey from there to here. I realized that even though you were an idiot in HS, and you might still be an idiot today, you don’t effect my life one way or the other, so hey.. be an idiot.. if that works for you.. GREAT. I also realized that high school maybe wasn’t as tragic as I had it made up in my head. It wasn’t the best time in my life, but it certainly molded me in the person I am today. So for that DHS.. I thank you! Thanks to the bullys, your words hurt then, but guess who didn’t show to the reunion? Cowards! The weekend was over before we knew it, my stomach was sore from laughing, my face hurt from smiling and if you have a reunion coming up, I highly suggest you go and take it all with a grain of salt. These are memories you cannot buy… anywhere!
I said I was done, that I had seen enough.. no more reunions for me. But now that I’m home, have had time to reflect … Im looking forward to number 30. My son will be 21 then, he’ll get to go have beers with his mom!! Nevermind. Im in no rush to the 30year!
If you know me at all, you know that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE my birthday. I like to reflect about what I’ve done in all my years and where I’ve been and what I have accomplished and what I may have even failed at.
This year, my 38th year of life.. I have to say was quite rewarding and I don’t have one day that I can remember anyway, that I’d like to take back and do it all over again. I’m sure there are plenty, but they must not rate that high on the remember scale.
The 2008-2009 year has given me a husband marathoner turned triathlete, when I close my eyes and see Mr Knitpho running into the lake for his first ever open water swim, I get a little choked up with amazing pride. A son who is maturing a little (a teeny tiny bit) bit each day and when I least expect my heart explodes with just how proud he makes us and what an amazing boy we’re molding. The daughter who started preschool and is more than ready for Kindergarten in the fall, who makes me crazy because it’s like walking around with a tinier version of myself but then again, it’s not all that bad. She has big things ahead of her, I can see it.
Outside my little family of 4, I have created a new family of insane friends. I have lived here for 10 years and have been craving friendships like this since I left Tucson. I thrive on friendships, I always have. But I just took my time and found just what I was looking for. These women inspire me everyday as a woman, a mom, a wife, a friend and most recently an Auntie. These ladies make me laugh to the point of tears and we can rally when needed. Not forgetting my long distance friends, my best friends who are not close to me, who know more about me than anyone ever should, who have been with me since before I could drink (legally). Damn, what is better than having and overflow of love in friendships like this.. lucky lucky me.
So, as my 38th birthday nears.. I’ll keep on keepin’ on. Set new goals, strive to be better at anything and everything. Soak up as much as love as I can from my kids who fill my heart & soul … be amazed by my husband who is conquering goals right and left and laugh my ass off at least once a week, usually a Wednesday 
Happy weekend, Happy 4th of July, AND Happy 5th of July.
It was another kick ass weekend for Mrs Knitpho. I can’t tell you how lucky I am and how grateful I am as well. Friday night couldn’t have came quick enough, I was exhausted from a busy day of chauffeuring my beloved M’s around… I was the lucky mom who got to a an end of the year preschool party and was sadly depressed when I walked in the doors and realized that EEPS… NO BOOZE. ::sigh:: I managed to keep myself in check for over 3hours with 4 & 5 year olds and other moms and inside no less because of the rain… major drag. Finally, thankful for GPS finder mappy thing on my phone I found my way home otherwise I’d still be out there.. seriously. Then a nice dinner and sending the husbeast off to train (he’s a triathlete you know!) and thankful for raspberry vodka & limeade – always thankful for that.
Saturday.. a “quick” run and then watching it rain like a bitch all day long. I mean RAIN… sheets,buckets,downpour kind of rain. Then me & my peeps were off to a party at my friend Erins house, good food, good beer, good friends – and the husband stayed behind with the kiddies .. what more could a girl ask for? Girl time, it’s what ever mom needs to make it through …. life.
Today.. I went to lunch with a dear friend to celebrate our birthdays and have girl talk. We go to lunch at a local yummy Italian restaurant and WTF.. no lunch menu on Sundays? $20 for a hunk of lasagna? $12 for Bruschetta… we sat down, and stared at the dinner prices and dinner menu for a 1p lunch.. we were so rebellious, we got up and left. I’m so sure, we’re all about good food and lovely atmosphere, but serving dinner only on a Sunday VIA? Your STOOOOPID!
So, we found another yummy restaurant and had LUNCH at LUNCHTIME and then of course hit Starbucks.
Mr Knitpho got a great ride in and avoided the rain and I watched a bunch of gross but funny boys practically kill each other. Hula hooped,jumped rope, colored with sidewalk chalk and laughed til I cried with my Mia.
As Sunday comes to end, and True Blood is about to come on, the wine is about to be poured and the kids will be put to bed.
I am thankful for a fantastic family, amazing friends and a great first weekend of summer.
So, after my love affair with Twilight and yummy Edward Cullen I took a reading break and knitted. I can’t do both, I have to use “that time” to take turns. Anyway! Mr Knitpho started reading the True Blood series, even before Season 1 came out, and then so I started them too… along with my gaggle of gal pals. They all flew through these Sookie Stackhouse books and well, me? Not so much, I’m still stuck on #5 out 9 in the series. Now Season 2 is on and well, if there is a such a thing.. maybe just a wee bit too much vampire going on. So, Sookie and I will have to take a break for a while and see where the wind blows us.
Today my little chicks and I went to the library to see what we could find. I love the library. I love borrowing these books and wonder a bit who might have read them before me and what they thought of the book. Especially Miles & Mia, and I ask them if they think the kids before them enjoy them they way they are? They roll their eyes at me.
I didn’t plan on getting any books today, since I still have to finish Dead as a Doornail .. but then I found these and leaped for them before anyone else could get them. MINE!
I’m Perfect, You’re Doomed and my little red book
Neither of these are ‘deep reads’ but what they will allow me is some downtime reading and quite funny indeed. So, what’s on your summer reading list ??? I’d love to hear all about it, and if you’ve read either of these… please let me know what you thought!
HAPPY SUMMER READING!
I miss writing.
I missing sharing my knitting & shenanigans with you.
So, it’s time to revamp the look of the blog and get it back up and running.
Hopefully over the next day or so and I’ll have some visitors!
here we go again. radio silence here at chez knitpho. it’s not that i have been swamped with loads of stuff, again.. your just getting all my goings on over at all the other internet outlets that I love to hate and hate to love.
so what’s been going on with you? fill me in … even though I’ve read your status updates and or tweets.. so I do know whats going. I still read blogs and love to see what my friends near & far are up to.. so I thought I’d give the ‘ol blog a good old fashioned updated. so here’s whats be going on.
Running. Well, this last week I was down & out. I tweaked my back, with a muscle spasm or a pinched nerve and holy shit did it hurt. I could feel it getting worse and then from being so tense and hunched over – my wSohole body just tensed up and after a week, I’m finally almost 100%. It’s hard not to exercise – I mean when you want to and can’t is one thing, but to not go because your lazy is entirely different. I have a 5k in the middle of May, so I have some ground to make up as I am going for a speedier time. Speaking of races… the mister and my boy ran a 5k this past week ( day 1 of pure back torture) and this race was all about Miles and Sandy was just running with him and supporting our son the whole way. Miles ran in 30:14 and holy cow.. he’s awesome. They both are!
Mia ran too … it didn’t go as well. She started out strong, a quick trip and she was done for the day.
NEXT! KNITTING! ….
i knitted this Jane Austren dress from the new mason dixon book.. details on my Rav … she wore it for Easter and it was just the cutest thing ever. The pattern is a wee bit wonky and the fit didn’t go all that right. .but it looks great.
Mia picked out the deep pink print and we seamed up, added a hem and then hand stitched it to the knitted body.
It’s finally warming up here in the great Northeast, so she’ll be able to get some more use out of it.
I am in the midst of a KAL with 4 friends. We’re all knitting the same sweater for all our girlies. from size wee little baby size to Mia being the oldest. Pics soon.. I hope anyway.
So.. that’s the excitment around here- can you see WHY I haven’t updated. Back is finally on the mend and i am at 98% so I hope to start running again this week.. and with the warm temps – I can’t wait to get out there!!!!
Hope all is well with you blogland… hopefully there will be more to blog about since the sunny weather appeared and Im out of my winter blues funk.
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