No, not like you’d think. I was at work today, as usual, but there were a couple “family” kind of connections on television, of all places. First, Mom and I were watching the Today show while making breakfast this morning, and they were doing a story on Delta and Northwest airlines declaring bankruptcy, and one of the people they stopped in the Atlanta airport for an opinion? My cousin Nancy! Technically, my cousin’s wife, since I’m not actually related to her, but . . . wow! That was a surprise. I haven’t even seen her in person in years, and there she was, on national television. If Mom hadn’t caught the name, I would have had no idea.

And then at lunch, Mom said she and Chappy had HGTV on this morning while folding towels, and the house whoever-it-was was working on had two dogs . . . a Lab and a Boykin Spaniel. Not exactly a breed you see every day (unless you read my blog every day, but that’s different any way). And that, of course, was a relative of Chappy’s (somehow).

Boy, oh boy, two “family” kind of mentions on tv in one day.

I heard back from Meg at Schoolhouse Press and they’re going to exchange my copy of the Three-Cornered Shawl book, which is a relief. I’m sure you’re all as excited as I am to hear that. (grin) I also got to work on my Union Square Market Pullover last night for the first time in a while. (It’s not the sweater’s fault, but I’m starting to feel that I’ll never get it done . . . but I DO keep hiving off to do other things, so, if anything, the sweater should be the one feeling frustrated.) There wasn’t anything worth watching on TV at 8:00, so we put in an episode of Due South (anybody else remember that one?) and chuckled along with Fraser and Ray while I knitted. Nice!

The night before I’d finished my third Christmas Tree hat, in white, which I can’t show you. The pattern’s just about ready to submit to Knitty, but I need to get some good photos to go along with it. Mom tried snapping some for me yesterday, but none of them are what I want them to be. Either too much background, or not enough, or the angle was bad, or the model (ahem) was blinking at the wrong nanosecond . . . and anyway, she doesn’t know what kind of images I have in my head. (Which, considering how often we seem to read each other’s thoughts is really kind of strange. Maybe I should give her some knitting magazines to study . . . you know, for how NOT to pose a knitting model!) But anyway, we need to try again.

I’m still waiting for my SP6 assignment. I got an e-mail from my “group” leader on Sunday, saying I’d get my assignment the next day, but . . . still not yet. I’ll give it another day before I start to worry (grin).

Ooh, and I just got my 1000th Comment (just now, as I was typing), from Snow, a person who’s not only a fabulous knitter (I’ve seen photos), but who can make even an awful divorce sound funnily entertaining. Now, I mentioned a couple days ago that I was approaching this exciting moment . . . Really, think about it, one thousand people have thought enough of my blog to take the time to let me know. That’s pretty amazing, don’t you think? I mean, I’ve only been blogging since January . . . But, I’m digressing . . . I mentioned it and said that I wondered who the 1000th person would be, but what I didn’t say was that I was planning on offering a prize to whoever it turned out to be. But I was, and I am! Three skeins of Rowan’s KidSilk Haze (aka Crack) in a really lovely color whose name I can’t remember (grin) It’s a beautiful plummy color and is, in fact, the same yarn as I made my Birch out of last summer. Congratulations, Snow!

And please, don’t forget the folks that need your help–don’t forget to Give a Little!

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