What a month it has been ...

March has continued to be full for us & as I hear from my close pals, very full for just about all of us.
~~ Mom died on 3.17. She had ovarian cancer & went downhill pretty rapidly after her surgery in January. The last few days at Hospice sound pretty rugged for her & for Dad. She wasn't conscious & before that, she didn't recognize folks on a consistent basis. Dad is a sweetheart & is pretty easy to do lots of things for - as SJ says, he's appreciative, sings the praises of those around him & is a sweet man. He's 86 (Mom was 85) & they had been a couple since freshman year of high school. SJ was able to fly out to Ohio to be w/ me & to help out & she fit right in. My Dad thinks she is the greatest thing since screen doors - me too, me too.
~~ Whew, I just exhaled.
~~ Let's close out w/ some "up" news - had some house stuff done - the chimney liner is in. I have emailed a local garden service to get some help w/ the back yard. Some of the electric work has been done by A. Have 2 plumbers to call for estimates for some work. Have some referrals for a furnace tune-up service. Have more items cleared out. (This helped me to be in practice for the HUGE job that awaited us last week-end at the home of my folks!)
~~ We worked so much on stuff on Ohio that I did almost no knitting while I was there. Of course I tho't I'd work on some of the garter stitch scarf projects I took. I was just so plain flat out exhausted that I worked only on SJ's 2nd sock.
~~ The ab fab Purlewe (& Sweet Sue) had helped me sort a bunch of singleton skeins & I now have cool-combo scarves to knit as future gifts. Thanks again, A & S - you continue to inspire me as friends & knitters.
~~ My wheel has been sold & I will be working on sending it very soon.
~~ The Two Old Bags bag is felted & I am glad to have done it. It is pretty huge which is what I wanted to have. The next one, which is in the final few rows!, will be smaller.

If you have a couple of extra good tho'ts that have gone unused, my Dad could use them. He's a good guy & he's a hurtin' pup right about now.

Happy March to you.

Yep, we're into March already. Holy shit, friends. So, how in the hell are ya?

A recap for us:
~~ The house inspection went very well. Some things to do, some things to contemplate. Very good thing to do when you are thinking of selling a house: pay a good inspector to come in & examine your house - better to know up front what you will hear later from a prospective buyer's inspector.
~~ Cleaning up & out: SJ & I have spent time in review of my stuff - i.e. what to keep, what goes, what to pass on, etc. It's a beautiful thing to do.
~~ In touch w/ Dad as often as possible - Mom is not well & it's pretty rugged.
~~ Knitting - ah, knitting.
Am almost done w/ the Two Old Bags Double-Handled Project Bag (on end of last two handles & then I will felt it. It is my 1st felted project! Am working on a 2nd one, the Constant Companion Bag from KNITTER'S STASH, & am done w/ the body of it.). I am working on SJ's 2nd sock (on leg part) & her scarf (a few more inches & it's time to block).
Last week I reviewed all the bags of UFOs or WIPs, whatever you choose to call them, & decided to put more things on the back burner. They went into the basement totes. The totes are sorted by type of yarn or designated projects: projects for SJ, M & M; socks; lacey yarns; mohair; scarves, hats & mittens; possible felted projects; projects for me (as a long time quilter who made nada for myself, this is a biggie that I plan to knit for moi!); & one of skeins that will become scarves or mitts. My treasured pal, Purlewe, is skilled at many things - one of them is this: she made bee-ute-full scarves last year by combining individual skeins from her stash. I have lots of these skeins that would make lovely projects if they could be combined w/ a fellow yarn. And since I need assistance w/them (do you ever work on something for a while & feel that it's become too frustrating & endless?), I will ask Sweet Purlewe for some help. I also have some yarns ready to donate to the KR Retreat & some to donate to friends.
~~ And in the midst of all this, work gets busier, of course, & I have been felled by a flu-ish bug a couple of times.

So, how have you been? Whatcha doin'?