I’ve done a recap for the last two years, so I had to this year, also, right?

In 2007, I….

• Celebrated Dad’s 70th birthday.
• Admired, then almost killed one of my African Violets. (Which made a complete recovery)
• Tested various Teas and then Had dinner for what turned out to be the last time at Dad’s favorite German restaurant. The Triangle Hofrbrau had been around since 1936 and just closed last month. I wish we had known so we could have gotten there one last time. There really just aren’t that many German restaurants in northern NJ any more.
• Dad and Chappy finished last year’s batch of Stollen
• I showed off my teapot collection and then made quite a list of great places to buy TEA.
• Got ready for a guest, and made one of my very favorite pots of soup
• Entertained and was-entertained by Liz.
• Celebrated Mom’s (mumble) birthday.  With the family, too.
• Baked cookies.
• Spent the day with Risa.
• Finished entering eleven years’ worth of reading titles into the computer.
• Actually got my Dad to the park with Mom, Chappy, and me (a rarity).
• Admired my own WIP fortitude.
• Finally, in March, got a snowstorm for Chappy to play in.
• Took Chappy visiting down to Max and Liz in Maryland. (All fun except the car-sickness)
• Finally found a new home for my Ashford Kiwi AND made a new friend
• Admired my spindles
• Another fun day with Risa and the twins.
• Spinning!
• Consoled myself while everyone else was at MDSW
• Went to Martha’s Vineyard: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, and home again.
• Got to spin with Kim.
• More family birthdays.
• Plus Graduations.
• Got my Ravelry Invite. (My Ravelry name is, of course, Chappysmom)
• Irises. Lots and lots of irises!
• Knitted with Risa and Kim and learned a new way to ply
• Made myself a Candybar doll
• Spent the day with Jessica AND finally finished my Celtic Icon sweater.
• Moo
• Jersey Spinners 1.0
• Chappy’s 6th birthday
• Tatami sweater!
• Graduation/Family party
• Hit the 1000th-post. One thousand. Wow.
• Spent the day with my niece and actually went to the movies–definitely a big day!
• Harry!
• Ah, lace from my own handspun yarn….
• Another fun day with Risa and the twins
• This still makes my mouth water
• Another family party
• The dawning of Autumn Rose
• A medical procedure for Dad
• A really beautiful September day, and sent my book mss back out again
• New Proclaimer’s album, thanks to Caroline. (Still love that song, too)
• Went visiting again and made a cute, fuzzy new friend
• My niece got her first car
• Organized Dad’s office (it really needed it!)
• Got a great picture of me and Chappy
• Mom was captured by aliens
• Baked pie with actual, homemade crust
• Started a new blog about writing
• Mom started her very own blog, about Martha’s Vineyard
• Rhinebeck, of course
• Compared spindles
• Finished my Ribby
• Opened my own CafePress store.
• Had another calendar contest
• (gulp) Turned 41
• Got Shingles for my birthday
• Explored my birthday party jinx
• Threw a combined spinning/birthday party with Kim, with a surprise guest!
• Spent most of November feeling lousy
• Really early snow….
• More snow, and repairs to the obstinate Autumn Rose
• Explored the virtues of darning needles
• Ah, Chappy video
• The annual Stollen Ordeal
• Ice, Snow, more Ice
• Posted a Survey and got lots of Responses (thanks again!)
• Gloating
• Christmas. And more Christmas
• My new yarn-skeiner arrived.
• Saw my best friend and gave away my Peacock (worth it)

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