Am I a real knitter now?

So, about 16 months ago, my mother finally learned to knit. She has tried brfore and never got it to work. Now she is queen of the sticks! We have a knitting club that gathers monthly and a ministry at our church where we make things to donate. I vaguely participated on a low level and managed to finish a washcloth about 6 months ago. Nothing really sparked my interest. Then, 4 weeks ago, I was trying to get my daughter to knit for a 4H project and my brain said that it wasn't fair to make her finish a project that I didn't want to do. So, I picked up some sticks and a skein of cotton and I knitted a diagonal washcloth with my 9 year old. Now I am hooked..um...stitched?

I have been doing dishcloths for lack of courage, but a week ago, I decided that it would be cool to do a hat for my darling hubby. He is a bit thin on top and I thought it would be a loving gesture. I finally finished last night! It is a pattern for a beanie from WWII. It isn't perfect, but now that I have the project finished, I feel that maybe I could even try some socks! After all, I had to finish the hat with 4dpn so I thnk I can handle giving it a try. Maybe I can even manage to grab a pic of the hat to show off and post here later!

Happy Anniversary to me - Happy St.Valentine's Day to all of you!

So here I am awake after midnight on another holiday. If you have never read or heard the story of St. Valentine, you should go look it up. My favorite rendition is the Adventures in Odessy story. Since he was all about helping people marry, it is appropriate that my husband chose February 14th as our wedding day. I may sound cynical, but I have a feeling that it had more to do with the fact that the entire contry helps him rememeber our anniversary.
Do we have big plans? Well, he took the day off. I am sure that means he will sleep in. The kids? Co-Op classes in Wabash today so we have to leave by 8am! (Boy I should be in bed!) I feel it is safe to assume that by the time we get home, dh will have sufficiently rested so as to consider doing something interesting this afternoon. If not, I have already decided to make the day special for the kids and me. While we are in Wabash, I want to pick up some frivilous V-day stuff and getthem each a "thinking of you" gift. That is Mom speak for "not something huge, just a trinket that you will like, but will not freak if you lose or break" Not too hard with my crew. The 2 yr old needs new Playdoh. The dd loves anything Bon Bon. 8yr old boys love anything sugery and potentionally messy.

I have been reading the 5 love languages book and I am trying to remember that someone who doesn't "get" what my love language is, can't be expected to understand why their best efforts don't make me feel appreciated. more importantly, I am trying to pay more attention to making sure my kids feel loved, by speaking their languages. The oldest needs tokens, the second needs hugs, and the 3rd needs compliments. With any luck, I can fill their "love tanks " and we will never see them on Oprah...not that way at any rate.

Gotta go to bed, or reap the consiquences later. BTW, have lost 9 pounds since high of baby weight! It only took me 7 mths...that doesn't bode well.