Another gray day

I am fully back, have been working all week since I got home, and I think it's time for a day off.
I am still thinking about how the week in Germany went; sadly, I didn't get to spend much time with my family. But boy... was I on a schedule! The day I arrived, I went to see my little cousin's soccer game (yes... me... at a soccer field). I even cheered and everything; well... at some point I think I accidentally cheered for the wrong team. But hey... I was there, I showed enthusiasm and I did what I could.
I guess what amazes me about family is that no matter how far away they are and how little time we get to spend together, they are always there with support and love. There is also no such thing as a time periode to re-connect. Oh no... we start right where we left off a year ago, which is fun. Also - having left home when I was really a kid, I somehow never stop being this kid. Here I am... 6000 miles from home, living my own life, making my own decisions... and as soon as I get home for just a few days I get to hear all about the "smoking" and the "staying up late", as if I could be re-molded in 72 hours.
Parents never stop being parents, and there is something very comforting about that thought.
I also took up knitting. First it was socks... but then I started a sweater a few weeks ago. Of course... I only know how to knit in one straight line, and it occured to me at some poin that I will need help. So - going to Germany, where my grandma is the knitting- queen came at a great time. I showed her my "work", and asked her to talk me through the process of decreasing for the arm pits and the neck line. She said I didn't knit enough yet, and that she would just add a few rows before getting to the part I needed help with. Next thing I know... she finished the whole front of it in one evening while I was in Stuttgart. Well... I now have one half done, but still have no clue how to do the actual job once I knit the back. She meant well, and I will forever cherrish the sweater; if I ever finish it.
Other than that, I have just been working a lot, trying to ignore the cold. But I somehow am in holiday spirits this year, and think it'll be a fun season. We'll see.
The babies are doing great; Fiby is sitting on the back of the sofa, looking out into the back yard. She is the sweetest thing in the world, but she has absolutely no manners. Poor Kitry has to put up with her all day - I think I wanna get a nanny cam. I really want to know what these two Ladies are doing all day when we are at work.
Anyway; just another gray day in Trenton.