Ok, let’s get back on track

Still sad, but things are ok. Yesterday Baby Justine was limping, and one leg was swollen, but I’ve about decided (w/ Kid Hollow’s help) that she just hurt her leg. So she got a shot of goatie aspirin, and she’s fine today. But I think I’m going to be paranoid and overly cautious for awhile.

My camera came back from Miss Mad for Knit’s today- and it actually still had enough battery in it for a few goatie shots. But first, here is the train as it pulled into the station the Friday morning I left for Boston.

My first train

My sweet father waited at the train station for the train with me- I tried to send him home, but he wouldn’t. This was the first time I’d gone anywhere on a train- and I highly recommend it. Oh, the knitting time! 12 hours later I was being hugged by Miss Mad for Knit- yay! She took me home, fed me a yummy dinner, then tucked me into bed under the very first Kaffe quilt she ever made.

Morpheous reclines on the Kaffe quilt

(that’s the stuffed goat my daughter gave me who goes everywhere when I stay over night. I’ll give you that story on a low content day) Gorgeous quilt, huh? Saturday we went to WEBS with Babycocktails, and a wonderful lunch afterwards. No pictures- it was pretty overwhelming. I’ll show you stash enhancement another day. Saturday evening we relaxed at home and knit, then Sunday was the walk.

As I walked, I knit on a beret for the current service project for Knitters for Obama on Ravelry- if you’re not on Ravelry, let me know and I’ll get you the details (but first, sign up for Ravelry!). Miss Mad for Knit was knitting, as well.

Walking and knitting, knitting and walking

The walk took a different route than I remembered- though it was 14 years ago. There were many, many more walkers. It was amazing.

pretty skyline

It was beautiful, and we kept the conversation light, Carol kept me nicely distracted, and it was only very sad at the end. We finished the walk- but my brother never will again.

We had toyed with looking up his old apartments, but in the end, I didn’t need that this time. There will be another time- and it will be ok.

I promised you all a raffle for donations, and a raffle there will be. Since the walk is still accepting donations until the 30th, I thought I’d give the donation link one more time, then in the meantime get pictures of the raffle prizes, and draw after the 30th. More next post.

A few goatie pictures- cuz I can now.

Baby Justine in a bin

Isn’t she cute? If you look closely, you can see where her mohair has static from the plastic bin and is standing up.

Baby Evan being cute

As if he could be anything but!