I finally did it!!!! + my first award

Okay so I'll paint the picture for you. Last week my ever so talented neighbor had a little party to learn to crochet. I had no real intention of actually learning how to crochet but wanted a night out of the house and a chance to talk to someone over the age of 5 so I headed over for treats and gossip! Once I was there I found everyone dutifully learning all the stitches you would need to make these cute little purses. I watched and immediately decided that was WAY too hard to do! I came home after about an hour and my husband asks to see what I made I explained all of the things mentioned above, he nodded and pretended to listen. Well that night I couldn't sleep I just kept thinking of those stupid stiches I kind of learned and I couldn't remember how to do them. This bothered me A LOT! Don't ask me why... I have really never had a great desire to learn to crochet (at least not until I was 80!) Yet here I was obsessing over it in my sleep. So I went to the store and got yarn and a book titled "I taught myself how to crochet" I set to work and I am extremely proud to say I DID IT! I really did teach myself how to crochet (the fact that I have been a shut in with sick kids helped alot !) But here it is... the finished product. A cute little watermelon purse! It looks totally easy right! NOT it really isn't and I now have a much deeper appreciation of all things knitted by my grandmother !

Haley loves it as you can see! She insisted on taking it to school. She packed it full of snacks and carried it off to school. But not until she told me this was the best present ever! ( Okay.... so I know that it really isn't but I appreciate her telling me this! ) So thanks Kati for bringing out this weird desire I apparently had to learn how to crochet!

Thanks also to my friend Christina for giving me my very first award ever! It's very much appreciated!