Naievte

Winston's Stuffed  Pals

We all possess the naivety from childhood, but some hide it and some don't.

I am very much a naive person. Sometimes I don't like to be surrounded by people who consider themselves more mature and more right. There is nothing wrong about being naive.

As a mom, I want my child to grow mature but I treasure the moments while he was a child and naive.

Winston is quite naive , maybe a bit more naive than his peers at this age.
He likes to preach to his pals, teach them English and Math.  It is cute to watch him punish the pals.

When we two are alone, we are both very naive.  Many times I pretend to be a student and he is the teacher.  He likes to be a wizard and turns me into a lady frog. Sometimes, when I was angry, he used his magic wand to change me into a dumb mom.

We read stories in turn, talk and act like we were in the stories.   Kids and Moms together, they know how to please each other. I guess it is because of "Naivete".

I feel guilty that I take advantage of his naivety to let him play piano and violin to the big audience---his pals and me ( I really enjoy his music).  I also pretend to be a silly violin and piano student of his.

After the pretending game, he already gets his music homework done and, the fun. Then he moves on playing his Wii and I am the housekeepking mom again.

So is it this time.  Winston asked me to knit a Rabbit for him.  I told him that I would knit more if he would practice music more.

So this week, without my pushing or yelling, he went to the piano and got the violin on his own. I knitted the rabbit by his side. 

He checked my progress once a while and happily went on his work.

I want to knit some pals for him while he still talks to them. Winston needs the patience to practice his piano and violin.

I call this a win-win game.

After creating this rabbit pal, Winston asked me: what is the sound a rabbit make? 

I saw rabbits, but I did not remember they even make any sound.  

Now we have to think of one cute little sound for Rabbit to make. 

Because when teacher Winston asks questions in his pals' class, rabbit has to make sound to answer.
 

New Pal-Rabbit

Knit a Warm Winter 編織一個温暖的冬天

Neck Only-- Turtle Neck

I had been knitting now and then this winter. I was slow but quite enjoying the process of learning new things while knitting. Last year I knitted a vest for Winston.  He loves it and wears it now.  Richy does not like to wear sweaters, because he think they tickle. The good thing about knitting is that I can choose the materials and colors, but the bad part is that one work may take me forever to the finish line.

Last week I made turtle neck ( only for the neck part, and that is all).  I was quite satisfied with the outlook and effect. I can't wait to show off in my blog.

The origial idea is from the website: http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yang4445/  This website belongs to the wife （she is a super knitter） of the TA in the college which I attended 20 years ago. We regained our touch in 2009 September when I started my class reunion blog in Yam.   Now our TA and his wife both work for private companies.

高领套头围巾的想法来自师母的红豆爱編織

Cover as much face as I can, then I can be a model, too.

Another way of wearing the Turtle Neck

Wisnton's Muffler Knitted in Dec. 2009

Wisnton's Vest Knitted earlier last year, Feb. 2009

~Keep Kneating and Going!~