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September 24, 2007
Sock it to me!
Just when I thought I could slow down a little on the knitting and maybe work on that dissertation, I hear that it's almost Socktoberfest! How fun is that?
And, the Yarnery, one of my LYS, is having a knitalong! Sign up here . Even if you don't live in the Twin Cities, you can participate, although to win the cool prizes your finished socks would have to find their way to the Yarnery somehow. Let's keep the excitement from Sockapalooza going!
And finally, check out this first day of school picture:
Doesn't he look both cute and mature? Admittedly, he IS on the old end of kindergarten. Most parents of a summer birthday boy can appreciate the question of when to send their precious little boy to school. We decided to wait, and so far, I think it was a good decision. You can see the confidence on his face, for sure. And, it was J's idea to hold his backpack like that. How GQ of him!
And yes, he IS wearing a school uniform. He goes to Yinghua Academy a local public school that is Chinese (Mandarin) immersion. So far, he's loving it!
Posted by chri1010 at September 24, 2007 8:59 PM | Because knitting rocks my socks!
Comments
No way- J's all grown up! That's amazing!! Granted it's been awhile since I've seen him... but I'm speechless!
We are trying to fit a road trip your direction in the master calendar... right now we have a weekend booked with Peter's mom in town and then a crazy weekend of over lapping projects and midterms for me... so maybe towards the end of Oct?
And... does the craziness ever die down? I'm up to my ears already, and it's only week 6!
Posted by: Kimberly at September 26, 2007 4:35 PM
Tai hao le! This is fantastic!
Posted by: JT at October 1, 2007 4:44 PM
He is very handsome!!! Do they teach both speaking and writing Chinese at the school?
As for Socktoberfest, I want to see the finished socks at the end of the month. I hope you will get a lot of knitting time this month. Enjoy.
Posted by: Nan at October 3, 2007 11:55 AM
They do teach both speaking and writing Chinese at the school, although the writing part doesn't happen right away. They want to make sure kids have good fine motor control before they write Chinese characters.
I'm starting to feel Socktoberwhelmed! I hope I get them done (I've frogged them twice already!).
Posted by: Laurene at October 3, 2007 10:44 PM