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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Am very thankful that so far 2013 is ending much less chaotic than it began.
What a lovely post. I am thankful for the health of my children. I know how incredibly lucky we are to have them with us and am thankful of that every day.
I’m thankful for family. I will never be a grandparent but my two sisters are kind enough to “share” their grand babies with me and my husband. We are able to lend a hand and give support when a little boost is needed. I’m greatful for all my family and all the hassle that goes with it.
I am thankful for my entire family that loves me unconditionally. I’m thankful that they all love God and live daily for Him. I’m also thankful for our country and what it means to me!
I have so much to be thankful for:
My family, my children, my grandson, my parents – so much joy, love and graditude
My health – can’t complain
My job, it feeds my needs in many ways
Good friends – they listen, share and love me for me
Another year of learning my new normal and adjusting to this, there will always be a part of me missing, a part I will always miss and wish for, but I am finding that new normal, one day at a time.
Wonderful fibers – knitting and spinning have given me so much enjoyment and helped me find that peace and calmness I need in my life
My church and mostly my God, who watches over me and gives me peace