Today was… not horrible. I really can’t even complain about getting up at 6am, since I actually had coffee waiting for me when I got up. I was actually awake before we left the house. Usually it takes me at least half of the morning to wake up when it’s that damn early. Why was I awake that early? Rob had a dental appointment at 8:30am and was nearly an hour away. Yeah, not fun, but it wasn’t as bad as I expected, since it was somewhere I’d never been. Now he’s done til February.

After his appointment, we went to see a friend so that I could drop off her gift. I couldn’t stay, since Rob was in complete misery and we had to get back home so Mom could go to her appointment. I also had to make a stop at the grocery store to pick up a prime rib roast for Christmas dinner. Rare indulgence, but it’ll be so good. We got home with about an hour for Rob to relax before having to leave again.

Me, I stayed home. I was waiting for a package in the mail. Of course, she didn’t come with the mail while I was sitting in the living room. No, that’d be too freaking easy. Mom brought the package in when they came in, so she must have shown up with the mail while I was in the bathroom. Go figure! Oh well, I’m not the proud owner of a knitting loom. We’ll see if I can get the hang of it and make anything with it. AFTER I finish my crocheting. I’m still not done with the two blankets that I wanted to get shipped before Christmas.

Anyway, I started this post hours ago, so I’m going to bed. Clickie my eggs?

So a few weeks ago, I got this wild hare brain idea to teach myself to knit. I went and got a set of standard needles, got a book (Knitting for Dummies) and sat down and gave it a shot. Much to my chagrin, I failed miserably. I tried and tried and just couldn’t grasp it, not even the basics. I grasped crochet super easily, so I figured I’d be able to grasp knit just as easily.

I got frustrated and put it aside and said the hell with it. Tonight, I grabbed my skein of yarn, figuring I’d give it one more shot. Lo and behold, I actually figured out what the hell I was doing! I managed to cast on and knit the first row. At that point, I decided not to try to push my luck and put it away for the night. I think I finally grasped the basics of knitting.

I won’t be making any big projects any time soon, but I will work at it more. For now, it’s eggs and dragons.