Gigi’s Week of GGGGGG……

Gigi’s Week of GGGGGG……

I am so happy I relocated, since I get to hear my name “Gigi” nearly every day!  My Granddaughter, Kaelyn makes me feel like such a Superstar!  I am glad that my daughter, Nicolya, keeps me informed of all the day-to-day activities for the grandkid.

I recently spent the afternoon at her daycare center for Grandparents’ Day.  How fun!  It has been such a long time since I sat in these tiny chairs.  Daycare centers have come a long way since my own kids were enrolled.  Kaelyn has access to a kid-friendly bathroom with a toilet 8 inches from the ground.  She also has a sink and soap dispenser at her level.

I was also given the opportunity to take Kae to her Gymnastic class.  I am really amazed to see all the equipment for little ones.  She immediately got on the trampoline, mats and parallel bars—quickly recalling her class from this past spring.

We also got to visit with my brother and sister-in-law before they moved to Chicago.  It is always fun to see my mom–to travel to Grandma Grigsby’s house.  All the extended family showed up for pizza, chips, cookies, and Grub—you know, the usual.

A quick day trip turned out to be a great opportunity for me to finish shopping at a few more yarn shops and to turn in my Yarn Discovery Tour Passport.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed that my name is called for one of the prizes!  But, guess what?  I let Kaelyn help pick out yarn for a gift I will knit Nicolya—and she picked Green!

 

It all was GGGGGGrrrrreat!

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Splendid Saturday

Saturday, September 17th was a great day, marvelous cool temperature and nothing to do.  I enjoyed the company of my daughter and granddaughter,who live nearby, and my son from Athens, OH.  We sat around and talked, the kids viewed old photos from when they were young, we shopped for dinner and dined together like the olden days.

I even managed to save a few scraps of the dinner for my leftovers!  Yum!

Today was also perfect for working on my knitting.  I worked some more on a new sweater …

and I organized my yarn supplies and reviewed my yarn stash for my trip tomorrow.

I will be joining my knitting buddies from Studio Knit in Medina, Ohio, and we will journey to yarn shops in Northeast Ohio for the Fourth Annual Yarn Discovery Tour.  www.yarndiscoverytour.com

Even though I moved to Columbus this summer, I am determined to make it to the Shop Hop–I haven’t skipped a year yet since I started knitting July 2007!  I hope to post pictures of the beautiful fibers, patterns, and knitty notions.  My plan is to shop for items that will become Christmas gifts for family and friends this year.

I look forward to chronicling my yarny gifts, tasty meals and family fun-times in my new blog.

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