We went to see Toy Story 3 today, and when we got home, well, I had to go find Buttons and Lucky and give them hugs. In fact, they sat with us while we ate supper, and I brought them upstairs afterward so they we could spend time together. They’re sitting with me right now, watching me type, and keeping an eye on Due South on the television.

The doll is Buttons, who I got on my first birthday. She was my absolute favorite doll. Still is, in fact. She’s only about 7″ tall, and was the perfect size to carry around when I was little. I carried her everywhere. The crack in her face? The lack of hair? That’s from years and years of serious loving. I’d regularly wake up in the morning to find her head on one side of the bed and her body on the other. I’d put her back together and give her a kiss, and start the day.

The dog is Lucky. We bought him at Great Adventure amusement park on August 2nd when I was 9. His fur is pretty much all rubbed away now. He used to have spots, and his eyes were a brighter blue, but his face is still the same. He fit perfectly under my arm, too, with the curve of his back, between his neck and tail a perfect fit.  Mom would hold him at his neck, cocking his head, while we played, and over the years it wore through. She mended it, but it wore through. I tried mending it. He even wears one of the earliest examples of my knitting–a “collar” I knitted in green acrylic and sewed on, a layer or two down from other mending attempts, but still showing at the back. The leather collar he wears belonged to our very first dog, Muppy, after she outgrew it.

During the movie, I knitted on this hat. Normally, of course, I’d knit on the sock in my purse, but since that has a cable pattern and is something I need to see, I started this instead. I knitted the ribbing last night, and pretty much everything else was done while watching Woody, Buzz, and the others.

Of course, the sad part about going to the movies? This little guy was left home alone. That doesn’t actually happen very often, especially in the afternoon. He gave us SUCH a greeting when we got home, too–super excited, and he’s been sticking pretty close to me ever since.

Oh, and my “Sheep need shade” sale yarn from Juniper Moon Farm arrived today … this great hand-dyed brown that goes really wonderfully with those buttons from Lars that I got the other day. Now I just think I need to find the right pattern!

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

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