Adulthood (alternative name "Merry Christmas to me")

Yet another thing that has made me a grown-up this year...

Good bye.
May you serve another lucky Subaru owner and live another 160,000 miles.
You lived through my mother commuting to graduate school.
You lived through my learning how to drive a standard.
My first accident.
You lived through living on Nantucket - salt air, dirt roads, wet bathing suit butts, sand sand sand, doghair doghair doghair.
You lived though a 11,000 3 month cross country drive.

Our last ride in it:

Welcome the new...
Subaru Outback Impreza Sport. 2005.


We pulled out of the dealership and Delaney says, "Wow, this car is smooooooth." :o)

Being a grownup.

Parenting:

I got some really great advice about parenting a couple of weeks ago:

"Let the universe teach your daughter the lessons."

As soon as this advice sunk in, I cannot believe the weight of stress that was relieved.

No more fighting to get a jacket on before we leave. If she doesn't want to wear a coat, let her be cold. She will eventually ask for one. Who cares what the other parents think.

ahh. It is really working. Delaney and I are getting along really well and having fun! I am also really enjoying her last few days as an only child. She is so amazing and fun and optimistic and caring.

Other grown-up stuff:

I will write about it in generalities because it is hard to write about this part on a public blog because it is very private, but it is about forgiveness and letting go, caring and compassion.

I came to a realization the other night about an incident that happened this spring and I think that I am finally starting to cope and move on. It gave me the strength to confront (in a good way) one of the players involved. I feel a relieving sense of closure and peace. What a perfect time of year for this growth and new beginnings.

In other knitting news:

Vest for FIL is finished, and has an alternate giftee incase it is too small = Ameran.

This flew off the needles in under a week.

Crochet fan scarf # 3 for a co-worker's wife is finished. I don't think that I will ever tire of crocheting this design.