Dweams and Dwums

Dweams

I tatted the first couple rounds

of this motif after Baby Doll

had woken me up

several nights in a row,

frightened of her "dweams."

That accounts for the 

(in my mind)

HUGE AND CLEARLY VISIBLE

lumps where I hid the thread ends.

Cheaters, a magnifying glass

and squinting were

not enough for these tired eyes to see.

Dwums

Baby Doll began running a tempie (fever)

about the time I was debating

whether to chuck the motif

or keep tatting.

A (fairly) quick trip to the doctor
explained those "dweams."
Baby Doll had an ear infection
AND
a virus - she likes to multitask.

So the last two rounds were tatted

over several nights, sitting on the floor by the sofa
(which is apparently the BEST sick bed in the house),

while Baby Doll fell asleep
watching Little Bear,
after being assured
that there would be no more
"dweams."

And now...
the "dwums" are healed,
the "dweams" are done,
but there's STILL a baby on my sofa
when bedtime comes.
But that's not ALL bad...

The motif is No. 15 - Rosette of Tatting, from Old-Fashioned Tatting Patterns, Book 1, edited by Barbara Foster.  It was another enjoyable tat, and the perfect relaxation for a worried mind.