Of Boars and Fishies

[mightyjesse]

Boar's Head was fun, but crazy. I've discovered that if I don't look at the schedule BEFORE I GET ON SITE, I don't end up doing anything but running around visiting like a chicken with no head. And even though I didn't attend a single class, I STILL didn't manage to get all my visiting done. I had intended to sit down with Katriona to talk weaving, but we were together for no more than 3 minutes before Zig came to drag me off to a household induction. It was good and happy-making, since John seems to be a very talented and good sort, but I missed talking to Kat.

I totally got my bebe fix huffing Katie and Murdoch's baby Aurora while they broke down their merchanting booth. I just wish I could hold a baby without all the snarky comments about how "I'm a Natural."

Duh. I'm the oldest of 4 kids and my mom is STILL running a daycare out of her house. Even when my Mom personally ran out of babies, there were more babies for me to cart around. OF COURSE I CAN HOLD A BABY WITHOUT IT LOOKING AWKWARD. After you've held one while vacuuming, AND running a load of laundry, AND directing several toddlers not to fight - doing nothing but holding a kid is easy. Just because I know how to hold a munchkin properly does not mean that I'm trying to have one RIGHT NOW. Competence and desperation are NOT THE SAME, FOLKS. *RANT, RANT, RANT.*

While I was NOT holding Aurora, I was working on this fishy hat:


Which I didn't even get to finish... I wore it to work before I had the felt to make the eyes with and a lady I work with BOUGHT IT OFF MY HEAD SANS EYES. She has googley eyes at home that she will attach. She claims her husband is going to be totally jealous. I think he will be too if he has any taste... ;-)

Comments

[goldfrog.livejournal.com]

Why is it that childbearing is considered to be an appropriate topic of conversation? I would never, ever ask someone if they want to have kids, or how it's going, or why they do or do not want to. It's like asking them what color their underwear is, but far more personal. It just seems like a ridiculous question to ask, and one that is guaranteed to cause great discomfort for the person being asked.

But I guess I'm in the minority. I just don't get it.