You know how the old saying goes……."Trouble comes in Threes". Yesterday was definitely one of those days here. I will start with the smallest problem…
As you can see, I am almost finished with Aidan's little hat. Almost is the key word, as I ran short on the black yarn :(. I decided to use the left over red flannel yarn from my poinsettia as it is machine washable. I figured that the angora blend while soft and warm, would probably get felted eventually living with a 5 year old.
Sooo……..here is where I am at. I am worried that the hat is going to be a bit too big for him, so I can rip it all out and start again (uggh), I can pull it back to the middle and add a few stripes and hope it fits…or I can trek down to Patternworks. Dilema, dilema…..this was Sunday morning.
On to Sunday afternoon……………
Courtney works for Cranmore mountain at the tubing park. One of the perks is a season's pass for herself and a family member. This year Hannah thought that she might like to try snowboarding, so she got the extra pass. As you can see her first day out with one of her friends was not a good one. She took a nasty spill and broke her wrist. She's been a good trooper about it, but I can tell it hurts. 😦
and then late Sunday afternoon…………
Courtney came home sobbing….(this girl NEVER cries). It appears that someone stole her brand new snowboard…. grrr. Courtney worked a gazillion hours last February vacation to pay for the snowboard that she bought in April. She had only taken it out 5 times. :(. We filed a police report, but the probability of it ever being recovered is very slim. Needless to say she was devastated. 😦
Hopefully that is the end of our bad luck……..good that it all happened in one day…bad that it happened at all.
The Woolen Rabbit 
Oh, Kim!! The hat is not a problem at all, compared to the other two problems! Poor Hannah, and right here at the holidays, too. How long does she have to wear the cast? I’m sorry! Hopefully, the snowboard will turn up. I’m quite sure there can be no more bad luck; you’ve had enough!
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It’s awful that someone took something that she worked so hard for. Sorry to hear that Hannah broke her wrist. Nice color for a cast, though. Would yarn cheer her up? I know of a great place to get some!
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That’s just plain mean of someone! She’ll heal more quickly from the break than from the heartbreak of loosing her first board.
Make the hat two rows shorter. Will it matter that much?
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Oh, I am so sorry on all of these!
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Oh boy, here is hoping that this is the end of it for you. Hope Hannah is feeling better soon, a cast is no fun. The hat looks good, even in its current state. What about doing the red at the top?? Or pulling it back a bit and decreasing a bit sooner than planned?
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Oh, so sorry to hear about all of that! Is the cast on for 6 weeks?
Hope the snow board turns up and the rest of 2008 and 2009 are much better than the 3 bad lucks your family has had.
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Oh no! Get well soon, Hannah! And I have to thing that one is taking a risk gunning down a mountain on the stolen snowboard — not good karma at all.
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Oh Kim! So sorry to hear about you and the girls bad luck. The same thing happened to my eldest snowboarding- no break, but a deeply bruised wrist on her second day out. Hugs to you all. Nice color cast btw. Mine came off today 🙂
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I hope the snowboard jumps out from under the thief and whacks him/her firmly on the butt. Repeatedly. And that Hannah’s wrist takes knitting speed lessons from Vanessa. Hugs to all of you!
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I’m so sorry for you and your girls! Here’s to GREAT things in the new year!
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I am so sorry for all your bad news. So terrible. i really hope things are all smooth sailing from now on.
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Oh, you poor thing! Hannah and Courtney both getting hurt (physically and emotionally) on the same day takes a toll on mama, too. I hope this is the end of your bad luck!
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Hope things improve for you all soon!
MrsL
xx
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For the hat, I wouldn’t change a thing about it. Aidan can turn up the cuff more until it fits him better if it really is too big. My experience is that kids heads are always bigger than we think. Since you’ve run out of the black, do you have enough of the red left to finish it? If not, how about a complimentary color?
I am so sorry to hear what the girls have had to live through. We wish Hannah a speedy recovery and hugs to Kim, she’ll get through this a stronger person.
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poor Courtney – ((hugs)) to her.
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Kim- My sister broke her wrist last year, and it was painful- poor girl.
Isn’t that terrible that someone would steal a snowboard? What is wrong with people?
At least the hat is fixable.
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That is so awful, I hope she heals quickly and the snowboard is recovered.
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How awful! Sorry to hear about all of the troubles – and hopefully this will be the end of it.
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