I’m Back

So, after a seven month unscheduled hiatus, I’m posting again. Y’all know the reasons for blog-breaks… busyness, forgetfulness, too much time spent on Ravelry, feeling private and not so chatty. So maybe the post should instead be about why I’m going to try to pick up the blog again.

To start with, this gift, that I want to show off to the bloggers:

It’s me and Christer, opening a baby blanket that was knit by many friends, and evidently a few strangers at the yarn shop as well. I

Yes, I said baby blanket.

It’s no coincidence that the blog dropped off about the time I found out I was pregnant. I was feeling both tired and private. I’d been spending a lot more time talking about knitting at the shop where I cashier and teach. Summer was full of visits and friends, the school year has started with preparations and changes. But now that the little one is almost done, I’m finding myself drawn again to blogs–now maybe a bit more interested in the blogs that combine parenting and crafting. And I’m ready to jump back into this odd little record of my life and the things that make me stop and look off to the side and stray off the path. I’m guessing that the little one is going to be both a responsibility that I sometimes need to stray from, and a blessing that will guide me into new ways of straying.

So, anyone out there still willing to read along on the journey?