I got this sweater late last year as part of a sweater/skirt combo so she’d have something dressy she could wear in the wintertime. I got it in a the size she was growing into so that she might be able to wear it this year, too. However, she’s grown out of that size and into a new one. Check the sleeve length. My girl’s a little filly who’s all limbs.
She and I went to the Matthews Alive! Festival yesterday. It was hot. To quote Biloxi Blues, It was like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot. We only brought 20 bucks with us, and I had to ration that out so we’d be able to buy a drink after riding the rides.
Our first ride was a spinning strawberry. You sit inside, and there’s a wheel in the center that you can turn to make the strawberry spin more. We sat with two twelve-year-old boys determined to reach terminal velocity. I felt like we were training for the space program. Also, I felt nauseous. Em seemed okay, so I didn’t say anything. I mean, I was a 40-year-old woman riding in a spinning strawberry. I kind of felt like it was really the kids’ world and I was just sitting in it. Fortunately the guy came to get us out last so I got to recover instead of stepping out and falling on my face from dizziness.
Em also rode on a bouncy ride with the slowest moving line I’ve ever seen. It was awful, but of course once we were in line, we had to stick it out. After her turn was done, I asked her how it was.
Em: “It was okay.”
Me: “Was it worth the wait?”
Em: “No, not really.”
Oh well. I hate to say that I spent $2.25 and got sunburn for nothing, so let’s call it a learning experience.
Today’s day off will be spent watching TV, returning a pair of shoes to Nordstrom (I got a second pair that, on further reflection, wasn’t quite right for me), going out to the Greenway, and trying on the new winter clothes I bought. Let’s hope she doesn’t put on another growth spurt between now and this afternoon.
Notes: This was a cute little project and a nice way to try out Hempathy, a yarn I’d been wanting to try. I added a seed stitch border to prevent rolling, but I guess I didn’t do enough rows because it still flips a bit.
