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July 26, 2007
Cool? Or Not Cool?
Hannah failed her school eye exam this past spring so yesterday I took her to the eye doctor for her first check up. After filling out the typical first visit paperwork we sat down to wait for her name to be called. Naturally, I pulled out my sock and commenced knitting.
It wasn't more than a few moments before one of the technicians came over and said, "Hey, I like that sock you're knitting!" I was shocked because no one ever recognizes that I'm knitting socks - most people see something small-ish and assume it's a baby sweater. So I thanked her for the compliment and she said she was a knitter and she asked about the yarn and the magic loop method and it was cool.
Then the woman selling eye glass frames came over and asked to see the sock. And she asked about the yarn and the magic loop method and the pattern I was using and then she showed me her current sock in progress. I told her how to find the Charade pattern online and she told me how everyone in the doctor's office knits together during lunch and, again, it was cool.
I have to admit, I was feeling a little smug at this point. Clearly I was surrounded by knitters and they were appreciating my sock. So I turned to Hannah and said, "See, knitting can be cool."
And then her name was called and she got up and I got up to follow her into the exam room. And I was feeling very cool. Until I got to the exam room and I realized that I had dropped my sock in progress back in the waiting room. The ball of yarn, of course, was still in my purse, leaving a very long trail back down the hallway, past the reception desk, to the waiting room. Sigh. So much for being cool.
Speaking of cool - check out Hannah in her new glasses.
She's almost as cool as her mom, eh?
Posted by Carole at July 26, 2007 7:18 AM
Comments
I love those glasses! She does look cool in them. I wish I had a face that looked good in glasse slike that!
Posted by: Cheryl at July 26, 2007 7:46 AM
That'll teach ya! LOL Good story...great looking Hannah, too!!
Posted by: margene at July 26, 2007 7:47 AM
She looks great! I have those Lucy moments quite often.
Posted by: Kathy at July 26, 2007 7:54 AM
Heh, almost as cool! I love glasses - I try on frames every time Michael gets a new pair so that I'll be prepared when I need them.
Posted by: Emily at July 26, 2007 8:10 AM
Haha, that's so funny Carole. You were surrounded by knitters, I would have definitely felt like I was in the "right club". Jus as I start to feel a little cocky, something always happens to bring back to reality.
Hannah looks great in her new glasses. She's such a beautiful young lady.
Posted by: Wanda at July 26, 2007 8:11 AM
Hannah is beautiful, I love the frames she chose!
It is so much fun to knit in public~you never know when you are so cool, that is until you drop your yarn! I've done it before myself!
Posted by: Robin in VA at July 26, 2007 8:11 AM
Hannah looks so cool (and cute) in her new glasses. Sorry your cool moment left you with a fool moment. Whenever I have that feeling of being cool I know the fool moment is soon to follow.
Posted by: Karen at July 26, 2007 8:32 AM
Uncool moments keep us humble. Guess how I know? Heh!
Hannah definitelyl makes glasses cool!
Posted by: Chris at July 26, 2007 8:32 AM
Very sophisticated! I love Hannah's new glasses!
Posted by: Kim at July 26, 2007 8:35 AM
Coolness definitely runs in your family!
Posted by: blogless sharon at July 26, 2007 8:36 AM
At least you were among knitters - if they hadn't been knitters you'd have felt even COOLER I'm sure.
Hannah totally has your smile.
Posted by: PumpkinMama at July 26, 2007 8:39 AM
Hannah looks great in her new glasses.
Loved your story; sounds like something I'd do :)
Posted by: Julie at July 26, 2007 8:42 AM
Ha-ha-ha-ha!! I've done that! I know the feeling.
Hannah looks very cool in her new glasses. All three of my kids have worn glasses since 2nd or 3rd grade. We all love shopping for glasses. Personally, if I weren't spending all of my money on fibery things, I would own about ten different pairs!
Posted by: Kirsten at July 26, 2007 8:57 AM
Very cool! Both the knitting and the glasses.
Posted by: susan at July 26, 2007 9:14 AM
Very cute glasses! And don't feel bad (or uncool). All the cool people drop their projects and trail yarn around, I do it all the time!
Posted by: Michelle at July 26, 2007 9:22 AM
Beautiful! You must be very proud.
Posted by: MX at July 26, 2007 10:02 AM
Dude, at least it wasn't toilet paper stuck to your shoe.
She looks very cute and very smart in those glasses. The kind of gal you'd see in the top sales position, or sitting at the CEO desk. Excellent.
Posted by: Carrie at July 26, 2007 10:13 AM
Hannah is beautiful............love the new specs!
Posted by: christine at July 26, 2007 10:23 AM
Looks like she got be the cool one this time mom! Don't you just hate when that happens?! Hannah looks very smart in her new eyes!
Posted by: Carol at July 26, 2007 10:28 AM
Hannah is indeed adorable, with glasses or without.
Thank you for the much needed guffaw this morning. The image of your cool self with yarn trailing you conjures up for me the image of the time I walked from a restaurant's restroom, through said restaurant, across the parking lot to the car where my parents were waiting, stifling laughter as they saw me coming (I was 14 then). Yes, it's funny NOW, but you can imagine the humiliation at age 14.
We all just wanna be cool. ;-)
Posted by: Rennagayle at July 26, 2007 10:28 AM
Very cool glasses! My daughter has been wearing glasses since she was 7. She now has contact lenses, but I always love the look of glasses- especially the kind Hannah has. :)
Posted by: Annie at July 26, 2007 10:46 AM
We need your eye doctor's office! We had a huge turnover in employees last year and it has been a huge headache! Hannah looks great in her new glasses!
Posted by: Kristi aka Fiber Fool at July 26, 2007 10:49 AM
Those glasses are too cool. She looks great!
Posted by: Ruth at July 26, 2007 10:53 AM
Very cool--and the glasses look great!
Posted by: --Deb at July 26, 2007 10:55 AM
very pretty specs!
Posted by: a at July 26, 2007 11:11 AM
Beautiful child in cool glasses! My eldest has a similar pair though in green. Loved the sock story- at least it wasn't toilet paper!
Posted by: Manise at July 26, 2007 11:51 AM
What a beautiful daughter! I have those glasses. They don't look that good on me though.
Don't worry Carole, she'll come to the dark side soon. It's only a matter of time. :D
Posted by: Teresa at July 26, 2007 12:09 PM
Cool. Very Cool. Now I want some new glasses!
Posted by: Lynne at July 26, 2007 12:12 PM
You were just showing off the yarn weren't you. My, my, my - what a beautiful young lady Hannah is! Surely she takes after her very cool mom!
Posted by: Deb at July 26, 2007 12:30 PM
Funny story, cute glasses!
(Funny Mom, cute daughter.)
Posted by: Jan at July 26, 2007 12:35 PM
Love the new glasses!
Posted by: Susan at July 26, 2007 12:38 PM
Ditto to PumpkinMama -- I can see the resemblance between you two. Although, you might not want to tell her that given your questionable level of coolness at the moment!
Posted by: Danielle at July 26, 2007 12:42 PM
Well, yes, I think you've just proven the dichotomy of cool/nerdiness regarding knitting. (Just kidding.)
The glasses are very cool, too.
Posted by: Dave Daniels at July 26, 2007 12:52 PM
Oh, that's so funny! I love Hannah's new glasses. She's beautiful and the pictures are lovely.
Posted by: Beth at July 26, 2007 12:54 PM
Cool, definitely. They suit her. :-)
Posted by: Beth S. at July 26, 2007 12:54 PM
She looks adorable...I mean, cool! Great choice.
Posted by: Leslie at July 26, 2007 12:58 PM
What a funny story! If Hannah knits, she's as cool as you. Love your zinnias!
Posted by: elizabeth at July 26, 2007 1:00 PM
Your Hannah is a very beautiful girl! I love those glasses. And you had a very funny story haha.
Posted by: Shannon at July 26, 2007 1:08 PM
Haha! So is leaving yarn behind you the knitter's equivalent of TP stuck to your shoe? And nice glasses Hannah!
Posted by: Adam at July 26, 2007 1:08 PM
Cool isn't something you do, it's something you are. What a cool and beautiful kid you have.
Posted by: Lucia at July 26, 2007 1:28 PM
I laughed at the mental image, surely the knitter's version of the "toilet-paper-stuck-to-the-shoe" pitfall! Cool glasses, very pretty girl!
Posted by: Marcia Cooke at July 26, 2007 1:40 PM
Great story :) Hannah's totally rocking those glasses!
Posted by: jessica~ at July 26, 2007 2:03 PM
LOL! Whoops... The glasses look great on her!
Posted by: Chris at July 26, 2007 3:14 PM
At least, your skirt wasn't tucked into your pantyhose. ;^)
What a beautiful child. Great frames! Who picked them and does she want to go frame shopping with me when the time comes? I'm so bad at picking frames. Something about needing glasses to actually see, I think.
Posted by: Cookie at July 26, 2007 3:51 PM
Great story. It gave me quite a chuckle picturing this and because it would totally somthing that I would do.
Hannah looks great in with her new glasses!
Posted by: Kelly at July 26, 2007 4:08 PM
heh heh ... you're a dork ;)
I LOVE HANNAH'S GLASSES!!! where did she get them? i must try on a pair.
and she is gorgeous.
Posted by: maryse at July 26, 2007 4:26 PM
Hannah looks great in her new glasses! Very cool!
Posted by: Karen at July 26, 2007 4:45 PM
I did that in a hair salon once. I also did not feel cool. :)
Posted by: claudia at July 26, 2007 5:23 PM
Boy, I wish I could look 1/10th as good in glasses as Hannah does. Cool!!!
Posted by: Norma at July 26, 2007 8:25 PM
Hannah looks great in glasses! Wish I looked that great. :-)
Posted by: Angie at July 26, 2007 8:38 PM
Funny how those things happen. Love Hannah's new glasses - she is beautiful!
Posted by: Sara at July 26, 2007 9:16 PM
Great "trail of yarn" story. I did something similar with much worse results. The story is here:
http://teddystutz.livejournal.com/120047.html
Posted by: holly at July 26, 2007 10:09 PM
Hey, I think you're cool! You were just showing off the yarn... Yeah, that's it.
Love her new glasses. Tres chic.
Posted by: Jennifer at July 26, 2007 10:19 PM
too funny! and hannah looks great with her glasses!
Posted by: amanda at July 26, 2007 11:16 PM
You were just taking the pressure off Hannah like a good Mom! Hannah looks beautiful in here new specs!
Posted by: Debi at July 26, 2007 11:49 PM
Hannah looks very cool in the new specs :o)
Posted by: JessaLu at July 27, 2007 12:04 AM
Lovely photos--lovely girl
Posted by: Alarming Female at July 27, 2007 1:28 AM
Lovely photos--lovely girl
Posted by: Alarming Female at July 27, 2007 1:28 AM
lovely photos--lovely girl
Posted by: Alarming Female at July 27, 2007 1:36 AM
A very cute story, and of course a very cute daughter. She will think you are much cooler in just a few years:)
Posted by: Birdsong at July 27, 2007 9:25 AM
I love that you can laugh at yourself! Anyone who knits socks needs a really good sense of humor! ;)
And Hannah looks VERY cool.
I still get, "what's that you're crocheting?"
(((hugs)))
Posted by: knitnana at July 27, 2007 3:38 PM
Very very cool. Hannah, yes. Her mom? Of course. Trailing yarn is nothing.
Posted by: Laurie at July 27, 2007 4:37 PM
Very cool glasses. Cute daughter. Slightly dorky mom, sorry, but it takes one to know one.You can find me trailing bits of yarn in public regularly.
Posted by: gale (she shoots sheep shots) at July 27, 2007 5:11 PM
loe it!
Hey, it's better than a roll of toilet paper dangling behind (heh heh)
Tell Hannah I love her glasses!
Posted by: Teyani at July 27, 2007 10:14 PM
Cool glasses AND cool story!
I wish that fun glasses looked good on me, but I always look goofy with the ones I really like!
Posted by: J.P. at July 29, 2007 10:36 AM
Tres cool! Hannah looks fab no matter what you put on her. Soooo when can I set her up with my bro' Evan? Knitting in public-it has its plusses and minuses. I just saw my knitting-inspiration person last weekend, and discovered she has never used circulars! Wow.
Posted by: Heather at July 29, 2007 11:35 AM
