Singing Roy Orbison Songs Right About Now

I just came home after leaving the house for a couple of hours. Things are sad in here. Girlfriend and her dad left for the other side of the globe last night. They got on a flight at 1:44 a.m. and as I type, they are still in the air. They won't be at their destination for awhile yet. I am sad and feeling alone.

Much of the time, Girlfriend drives me crazy. Anyone with a little one will attest to that. Kids just drive you nuts. Funny thing is, though, once she is gone I'm sad and I miss her.

On a typical day she asks me so many questions that I cannot answer. Almost so much, that I want to fling myself out the window.

"Hey mom. What is a coincidence?"

"Hey mom. Who is your favorite Muppet?"

"I like Miss Piggy, but Elmo is another favorite."

"Elmo isn't a Muppet, mom."

"Yes, he is."

"No, he's not."

"He is."

"He's not."

"Is."

"Not."

"Is."

"Nuh huh."

"Huh huh."

"Nuh huh."

And so on.

So I've been sad and they haven't even landed yet.

They'll be gone two weeks.

For now, I'll avoid the house and try to do some work (and have some wine). 

I did ask Girlfriend to take a picture of something that interested her each day while she is away. And on her layover in Taipei she sent me this picture.

I am very pleased. She must take after her mom--in terms of her sense of humor, that is.

Meanwhile: I am working on those Mitini Mitts. I have so much time on my hands that I actually weighed the ball, then weighed one completed mitt before casting on for the second one. This pattern is supposed to take just one ball. Guess what? The finished mitt is 17 grams. The remaining yarn is just over 17 grams. The total ball weight before knitting? Just around 35 grams. Tonight, while I finish the second mitt, should be interesting...

Comments

[Mallory]

I'm going to have to go with Girlfriend on this one. Elmo's not a muppet ;)

[Wendy]

I just googled it and the answers go both ways!

[Cambria Washington]

I completely understand this feeling. The one night that my 6-year old spent at his grandparents house was really odd and upsetting for me, even though I think about selling him to gypsies every single day ;)

[Bonnie]

LOVE Girlfriend's photo!!!!!!!! Made me laugh like a maniac!

[KarenJ]

Lucky Girlfriend, to get to go adventuring so young with her dad. My nearly 34 year old still uses part of her vacation time to get on the back of a motorcycle with her dad in odd part of the globe. I hope when Gf is 34 she and her dad can still have fun together!

[flossie]

elmo is so a muppet...

[jomamma]

Roy Orbison rocks!!! Elmo is a muppet. Love the fact that GF and Dad are on an adventure.

[Valerie]

Elmo is a 3½ year old[1] furry red Muppet monster with an orange nose. The first sentence from http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Elmo.

I think I would take that as a valid source on this topic. Yes, indeedy.

[Chloe]

What does Wikipedia know? The sesame street website pictures Elmo on the Muppets tab along with everyone else.,,although in GF's defense I think there was more differentiation between Muppet and non-Muppet characters in the early days.

[Marianne]

Just found your site through Hugs for your Head, Love your designs!

[Helen]

I too have been corrected by my kids, Elmo is not a muppet.

Anyway, I know what you feeling. My daughter has been traveling every year with my Mother. She has been gone for up to six weeks. That was the year I made a mistake when I made the reservations. LOL!

[Sylvia]

Love the photo. I used to hand over my camera to my son on every vacation, mostly to keep him interested. I found the best vacation pictures were the ones he took of objects and people that as adults we overlook.

[Laurie]

Twisted German cast on is my favorite!