The population of our house more than doubled Sunday night when e and her parents arrived. The preparations paid off; things have gone smoothly this week. Monday afternoon E heard e wake from her nap before I did, so she got her up. When I walked into the room, e reached out for me and my heart melted. Caring for a toddler seems to take more energy than caring for an infant. Now that e can walk on her own, she doesn't stay in one place very long so I have to watch her carefully. She really likes to look at our bookcases and pull out books, especially those with blue spines. That's OK except most of the books have paper pages that can tear easily, so more careful watching is needed. I don't want to keep saying no and am getting better at distracting her with her own books or toys. She still has a cold; E says it's been around since e started daycare. K also has a bad cold this week and even took a day off work to rest.
The peg board our daughters used some 30 years ago has been a big hit. Not only do the pegs fit in a base, they can stack, or be put in a truck or cup, or slip through a hole in the back of the TV cart now being used as a table (just the right height for e). We have managed to lose one peg this week, though. I'm hoping it will turn up, but if not that's OK. Whether it's with 23 or 24 pegs, little hands can have fun.
I follow several quilt blogs. I don't know how these quilters manage to make daily posts; they must be very organized and disciplined. They often mention household chores, or traveling to visit family, or going out to lunch with a friend, so I know they have lives outside the sewing room. But they still provide their readers with descriptions of their latest work. I seem to have trouble carving out a few minutes to keep this blog up to date.
Speaking of quilts, I decided to donate the "Raggedy Bull's Eye" quilt to the silent auction raising money for the East Bay Lutheran Youth Program. It sold for $95 after a bidding war. I enjoyed making it, the youth program benefits, the buyer will enjoy it, and I moved fabric out of the house. Everybody wins!
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