So back to the whole "Don't drink and crochet" thing.
My book club friends and I finally had our crochet night. It was a BLAST! Michelle is extremely crafty, and crocheted the other three of us in the group beautiful baby blankets back when the three of us had babies within a few months of each other. We have tossed around the idea of having Michelle teach us to crochet, but just never did anything with it... until Tuesday night.
Lisa was so excited she went to the library, checked out some books, and crocheted a tiny blanket for her daughter before we even got started as a group!
We all came, armed with wine, food, yarn, and hooks. We chatted for well over an hour, and then we finally got down to business. It wasn't easy. As I've mentioned before, I've been
knitting, which requires two needles, different hand/wrist motions, etc. Once I got out of those motions I was on a role. But apparently I was sipping a bit too much wine. I was finishing what i thought was my second row of single crochet stitches, when Michelle took a look at my work.
"Did you mean to stop halfway across and turn it around?"
Um, no. WOW. How did that happen?
Oh well, I took out that messed up row and played with it some more last night. My plan is to sneak out tonight or tomorrow afterwork and buy a giant hook and some really soft yarn and make a blanket or two just doing single crochet stitches. I'd really like to make one for my grandma, who turns 90 next month and is recovering from having a pacemaker put in last weekend.
Craig apparently didn't realize I was going to be crocheting with my Book Club buddies Tuesday night. My frantic search in the basement for yarn I bought nearly 10 years ago when I learned my sister was pregnant with her first child (who just turned 9 last month) was not enough of a clue that I was working on something. My digging through my late grandmother's old yarn basket for a decent color/texture of yarn didn't tip him off either.
He said "Wow. How boring are we husbands that the four of you need to get together and play with yarn on a Tuesday night?"
Boys. They just don't get it.
Adam passed the 4 month mark on April 11. To celebrate, we went to our first Brewers game. It was Brewers vs. Cardinals, so really, Alex and Adam couldn't lose. (For the record, I'm a Brewers Fan. Craig and I agree on the Bears and Bulls. Craig likes the Cardinals, so the boys cheer for both Brewers and Cardinals. And I get to have the college team influence... with the Hawkeyes.) So we got Adam suited up in his itty bitty Brewers gear.
A kind Brewers fan offered to take a family picture for us outside of Miller Park. If you haven't been to a game here, I highly recommend it. It's a beautiful stadium-- really a great stadium to take kids to.
Adam was cheering on the Brewers! He was very comfy in the Baby Bjorn... but was holding on for dear life to my fingers. He fell asleep in the second inning. One of the bonuses of working for a company that sponsors the Brewers is discounted tickets. We're hoping to take more advantage of that this season. We only went to two games last year... well, I went to two. I think Alex and Craig hit a few more than I did.
Another family picture. I've found these are few and far-between lately. I'm trying harder to get pictures of all of us. Also wanting more pictures with one of us and the boys... not just the boys. We made it through the 8th inning, then had to leave. The Brewers almost blew it, but they managed to hang on and win 8-7. It was a very exciting game. Best of all, the boys had a great time!
