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Forgive Me When I Whine
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Today, upon a bus,
I saw a girl with golden hair.
and wished I was as fair.

When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle.
She had one leg and wore a crutch.
But as she passed, she passed a smile.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 legs, the world is mine.

I stopped to buy some candy.
The lad who sold it had such charm.
I talked with him, he seemed so glad.
If I were late, it'd do no harm.

And as I left, he said to me,
"I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you.
You see," he said, "I'm blind."

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine.

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play.
He did not know what to do.

I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word.
And then I knew, he couldn't hear.

Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 ears, the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I'd go.
With eyes to see the sunset's glow.
With ears to hear what I'd know.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.


~Author Unknown~

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Well...looks like I've just been "commissioned" to make a baby blanket for Kayden (Bethany's baby). I've got a while to make it, since she's only about halfway through the pregnancy and all, but still. And it's not like I wasn't going to make one anyway. It was a bit funny though. Beth and Danny were over for dinner tonight and one of the first things they ask is if I would please make a blanket with the baby's name in it. And then we got down to specifics. Danny said that he'd seen me knit and stuff and he liked my work and thought I could actually make something that was quality. So I would be the only one he'd ever ask something like that of. His Grandma knits too, but doesn't do very good work, though he'd never tell her that (his words, I swear!) *chuckles*. I feel flattered ^_^
So yeah, another thing on my to do list ^_^

I tried starting on my sleeveless top today, I got as far as casting on the correct amount of stitches, and then I read the pattern again for the next step. Mind you, I'd read the thing several times already at that point. But this time I notice that I'm supposed to cast on on the smaller needles *sigh*. Yes, you guessed it, I had used the larger ones. *headdesk* So I frogged it and put it away. The smaller needles have a potholder on it, so that needs to be finished before I can start. Oh well, I'm getting closer ^_~ At least I now have help, thanks to brightshadowsky! I'm probably going to try and finish the potholder tomorrow. I'm in no hurry to finish the shawl Josh requested, though I will have it finished by Sunday, I think (if everything goes the way I want them to, that is).

Yeah, I'm busy lol. But I'm alo loving it! I really appreciate that they asked me to make that though ^_^ Especially how they did it. I don't like it being done in a demanding way, which has been known to happen by other people (no, not related to the PSM, this is family I'm talking about). I'm itching to get started. We agreed that we'd all go and shop for the yarn, so they could pick the exact color. Blue and white leaves a lot of room still ^_~