Changes.............

I'm still here......and "Changes" seem to be the new normal for us.  Just when I think I have things somewhat under control we hit another twist in the road.  You know how that goes.

The latest is retirement.  We have been talking about this next big step happening in a few months.  DH will have been working as an air traffic controller for forty years and we have been getting ourselves ready.  Then a month ago the FAA announced that it was closing all it's contract towers.  After some thought and a lot of talking the idea of retiring sooner rather than later was sounding very nice.  Three days before "R" day our plans came to a halt when the FAA put the tower closures on hold for ten weeks.  We are now in a holding pattern until mid-June and waiting to see what comes next.

Looking back.....

The last few months have been a bit of a roller coaster ride for us.  Most of my time last summer was spent getting Mom's house ready to sell.  Thanks to my DH for tons of support and lots of heavy lifting and to a wonderful realtor we closed escrow the first week of November.  Starting in October I spent way too much time hanging out at hospitals while family members recovered from accidents and health issues. 

So for several months my sewing machine has sat idle because I lacked the time, energy, inspiration and even the desire to sew.  Instead I have gone back to knitting--for me a very calming activity and also very portable.  After knitting several scarves I jumped in and started a sweater.  It's about 2/3 finished and with luck it will fit me when it's done.  It's been many years since I knit sweaters and it feels good to work with yarn again.  My sewing machine is starting to call to me too.  Mom will come home from the hospital in a couple of weeks and I think then I'll be ready to find a UFO and pick up where I left off. 

It feels good to be moving forward again.