First let me say yet AGAIN, I suck at this blogging thing. I just don't seem to manage my computer time wisely enough, nor can I get a single thought to stay put long enough to blog about it. Cute things happen all the time around here, I'd love to post about them. Matthew is growing up so fast (as well as the other kids) and I want to try and remember some of it.
But this post is about the old people I spent some time with. This is something I did when I had just Kayla, we went with friends of ours to a nursing home and let the kids visit with the residence there. We knew NO ONE, at first. No friends Gparents were there nothing. Just picked a home and went visiting. We would go about once every couple of months and we ALWAYS went Trick or Treating there. The kids loved it and the old people loved it more. As the kids got older and life got busier we just stopped going. I missed it. I have always said we would start back up, but now with 4 kids the thought scares me.
So this brings me to Nerd Wars, It's a group on Ravelry. This third and final month of Tournament 2 had a challenge to do something for the elderly (aka old people). I thought "hey I can go back to the nursing home, but this time I can sit and knit with the ladies". WIN WIN!!
Since we have moved to the north side of town and the place we used to go to is now over 45 mins away I had to find a new place. I found a small one tucked into an old neighborhood. I will admit I was very nervous to start. Before I just tagged along with my friend I had someone with me, this time it was just ME. No cute kids to show off, or to use as a reason to leave. Those old people sure like to talk, don't get me wrong I love listening to the stories but time is precious and since I was leaving them all home it was very limited.
So I went last Thurs. Steven arrived home early (3pm). So I packed up my knitting and headed out.
These ladies were so nice. We just sat and I knitted (showing off the sock I had just finished) while they knitted and crocheted. We talked about the earthquake we just had, and the impending hurricane. There was a man there, but he was pretending to read. I think he wanted to join in, but either was to embarrassed or knew it was "girl time".
I wish I had taken some pictures, though I wouldn't have posted them. I try to be mindful of what I post of others on the 'interwebz'. But I did get pictures of the items I brought with me to donate.
*crap FlickIt is requiring me to turn on my "location service" to use the app so I can't upload them. I'll get them onto my computer and do it from here. I'm to afraid of "location service" to turn it on for my photos sorry* (it was just some yarn and health care items)
I have made (in my heart and mind, not formally) a commitment to go once a month. I'll bring the kids sometimes and other go by myself.
I'm so thankful to Nerd Wars for giving me the push I needed to get back into visiting with the old people.
*I'm not a mean person, promise. I just like the term "old people" b/c I can't wait to be one one day and not give a rats ass what I say to whom or where I pass gas or how bad it smells. *
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