rose: i just dug out a pair of knitting needles for the first time in what feels like several years. éamon asked for a scarf, so i told him i'd knit him one. it feels good to be handcrafting again.

rose: sometimes it just feels good to tell someone how you feel about something, and for them to laugh with appreciation and understanding, then give you a hug.

rose: time spent with children can be a real crap-shoot. it's difficult to determine in advance how it's going to go, because there are so many unknowns and so many uncontrollable factors. but this afternoon, my time with the afters-chool crew was the perfect combination of everyone getting along well and playing productively. i always know things are going smoothly when i have the freedom to vacuum. they actually played house, which i think was the first time that's ever happened.

rose: i found my missing favourite hat (that i lost on sunday) AND i found my favourite mittens that i lost LAST WINTER! unfortunately, i have spent money twice trying to replace them with half-decent mitts. but i'm still grateful to have them back, because they're still the best out of the three pairs i've got.