Double Gold

You Go, Girls!

Canada is a nation that likes sports on ice. We hear a lot of hockey news leading up to the Olympics. We also watch with anticipation to see which curling team will represent us at the Games.

We don't hear about the bobsledders, the lugers, the speed skaters. We don't hear too much about the women.

But guess what, Ladies? Yesterday, Canada won 4 medals. All earned by WOMEN. We won Gold and Silver in Bobsleigh, Silver in Short Track Speed Skating Relay and a Bronze in the 5000 km Long Track Speed Skating. This last medal was won by Clara Hughes. Clara has 2 bronze medals from the Summer Olympics in cycling and 4 Winter Olympic medals in Speed Skating. In fact, she is the only Olympic athlete EVER to win multiple medals at both the Summer and Winter Games. And she has a smile that lights up the rink.

As the mother of two girls, I am inspired and excited about the possibilities for my little ladies. These Olympic athletes have opened doors and eyes. And they make me proud to be Canadian, and proud to be a woman.

What is Canada?

Awesome!

But look at this video of Tom Brokaw explaining it to Americans.

In a nutshell, we rock. We just don't have to tell everyone in the world we rock.

Go CANADA Go.

A Distraction

Here is the Owl sweater that I finished prior to the opening ceremonies to distract you from my Olympic Knitting.

I am essentially a lazy knitter. Instead of sewing on too many buttons, I used beads, strung them on the yarn and then knit them in between the second row of purl "eye" stitches.

I knit a size smaller than I normally would. The sweater fits snugly, which I am not used to.

But I like it.

Proud

To be Canadian!

Proud of our athletes, especially Maelle Ricker and Alexandre Bilodeau. They are truly amazing Canadians, in all aspects of the word.

Proud of the description of us as "the true north strong and free".

Proud that the world is watching us and the sea of red at the hockey games.

Well must run - the TV is calling me yet again, and I want to be proud of the progress of my Ravelympics project.