Mon Mar 8, 2010

Presents

On Friday, I received an unexpected envelope in the mail from my friend, Katie. She sent a hat for Max made from yarn she spun, and it fits him perfectly!

maxinhat

It covers his ears and makes his face look chubby, and I love it. Thank you, Katie!

That night, I hosted a shower for my sister-in-law expecting her fifth baby.

shower

She wants a rocker-recliner, so we took contributions for that

thbox

and she and I will hopefully pick one up tomorrow.

It’s quite convenient at times, having a graphic designer for a husband. He made a fantastic poster for me that coordinated with the plates and napkins and looked great.

theposter

It was a very fun evening and everything turned out well. I had a lot of help with the food, which is great because I was sick last week.

I’m still not at 100%. I’m quite tired and still stuffed up. But today should be a stress-free day. Nate, my knight-in-shining-armor not only made neat visuals for my party on Friday, but he also did the laundry over the weekend and cooked a fantastic dinner last night.

I’m feeling a bit spoiled.

Monday is my get-everyone-off-to-work-and-school-so-I-can-clean-up-from-the-weekend-and-do-laundry-day, but it’s mostly done. So, I’m going to (indulgently rest while I feel like crap) play with the boys and work on the shawl today! (And maybe start on my room, which is a total mess).

The shawl is almost to the second round of increases, which is where I was planning to add the rows of yarnovers.

shawlhalf

I’d like to block what I have so I can get a feel for its actual size. It seems so small.

5 Responses to “Presents”

  1. Katie - The Knitting Mama Says:

    Look at that adorable baby – I just love that smile! 🙂 Your shawl looks gorgeous. Can’t wait to see it blocked out!

  2. Grandma Says:

    I love the picture of Max…..what a smile!

  3. sue Says:

    Oh Max definately brightened up my day seeing him smiling in his very cute hat. The shawl looks beautiful. Love what Nate did too for the pressie, how wonderful. Glad you are starting to feel better too.

  4. JudithinNYC Says:

    Pretty baby indeed!

  5. Kathode Ray Tube Says:

    Max’s smile in his new hat is so sweet!

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