Another year over

Not a very original title. LOL!!! I wish I'd remember to keep up with this site because then I'd have a reference point for things I want to remember. Geez! So this is the last day of 2012 and of course the world didn't end on the 21st. The only thing that happened is that Winter, one of my favorite times of year, began. Yeah! Trying to remember what I knit this year. Not a whole lot, that's for sure. Little things. One teeny mochi penguin for Sam. I started another but still have to finish it. I started crocheting a lady bug toy for Allena and maybe will finish that. One sitster. An autumn leaf. Five hexi flats for me and five for my Tokmas spoilee. Knit a little on a scarf I started a few years ago. It's just straight knitting so very boring. I also knit one small toy bear that was supposed to be for the kids in Sandy Hook but they received so many donations that they asked that people stop sending toys. So The Yarn Barn, who is sponsoring this will now take knit toy donations all the time and give them to children in hospitals. I think that's a great idea. Things in my life this year. Semi got fired, definitely retired, from Midsummer Magic Renaissance Faire. Son got his own apartment. Two good friends passed away. Read 22 books. I'll have to try for 26 in 2012. I remember when I used to read a book a day! *sigh* Have myself an admirer. A nice guy named Joe. He's asked me out several times and I say no but even so he's very happy to see me when we run into each other. I don't want to have any relationships, but it makes my heart so happy when someone looks like they're truly happy to see me. I became co-editor of the Elks newsletter. I am also Inner Guard. I may run for a knight chair next election. Can't remember what else I want to remember. LOL!! Hopefully I'll remember to come here from now on and leave myself reminders.

Copyright laws and knitting

This is something I want to save. Not that I sell anything I've knit, but just in case. Plus it's helpful for other people. And it won't link so it will have to be copy and paste: http://www.tabberone.com/Trademarks/CopyrightLaw/Patterns.shtml

And then there's a massacre

Never in my lifetime could I even imagine this happening. 18 little children and 9 adults murdered in an elementary school. My nephew is a cop in Newtown and I'm so grateful that he and his family do not live there. They live next door in Monroe, and their childrens' school is in lock down. My nephew was called in on his day off. Every available state trooper has been called in -- close to 1,200. The president has called the governor to express his condolences. This is the worst school massacre in American history. We can't even feel safe when our children are in school. Newtown is such a beautiful place. I always loved driving through there and stopping at the general store and just looking and the beautiful homes. It's a peaceful, safe town. Or so I thought. My God! I am sick over this, as is the rest of the country. Praying and praying and praying for the families and for the little ones who witnessed the massacre. How will they ever regain their innocence?

I saw a shooting star tonight

There's a meteor shower and they said the best view, all over the US, would be around 2 a.m. But a friend on Facebook said that they were already started. When I went to take the dogs out before bed, I watched and watched and didn't see a thing. Didn't expect to because I'm the one who never sees anything. Not anymore. I used to see wonderful things in the sky when Allen and I were together. But I asked to please let me see one and I asked Allen to send me just one. And I'd know he didn't hate me. How childish, right? But then it was there and gone -- one single meteor flashed by. I cried. I needed to put this here so that I'll never forget. I always think I'll remember things and then I can't.