This is simply the bleak reality for parents of young children without live - in nannies . Second is the need for comfort . I come from a family of tea grannies , and ever since I was a child , tea represented the immediate , if temporary , solution for almost all problems .
Answer the following question: How can tea solve problems ?

Sitting quietly and sharing a warm beverage with someone ( Like a granny ) who is kind is reassuring .

technically , it 's not here yet , but in the knitting world , it 's just about been here for a few weeks now . oh Vogue , i love your current issue . these mittens have been all the rage since appearing on the cover of the Fall 2008 Vogue Magazine . I never made mittens before , but they made want to go for it .
Answer the following question: Why is the narrator so interested in knitting ?

The narrator believes that knitting is all the rage .

So instead of 5 , I just got 2 in . Kinda disappointing , but I was thinking it was for the best since I did n't get struck down by lightning and all , but now I ' m sitting here looking out the window , and there 's no rain . No more lightning . Yeah , I can hear some distant thunder , but what happened there ?
Answer the following question: what might happen if this weather continues ?

There might be a flood in the area

Either way , they are all very nice ! ! Secondly , I got to see my cousin who I do n't see very much . She stays at the dorms there and it was great seeing her again . I also saw one of my friends who had just graduated from my high school and that was fun !
Answer the following question: Where did the narrator go to see their cousin ?
They went to a university .