Well today I mailed out my KTC April Fool’s Mystery Swap Package to my partner. I sent it via Priority Mail, so she should get it thursday, friday at the latest. Just in time to meet the deadline of April Fool’s Day. I did the best that I could, althought that isn’t much. I sent 2 paper back “Nancy Drew Mysteries” because she said she’d always wanted to read those. She is a devout Christian, so I included 4 little nick-knack crosses in soft colors. She said that she liked doing socks, so I included 4 balls of sock yarn from knit picks dot com that I pulled from my personal stash. I wrapped these items in pink bandanas that I had gotten. I also included two boxes of 4 each of Cadberry Carmel Eggs, Cadberry Creme Eggs. Like I said, I just wish that I could have done more.
I stopped by a local gift shop, Sissy’s Place, on the way home from the post office. She is ordering a copy of a book by an author I recently learned that I like. She had the hardback, but this will be paperback and thus about half the cost. She said anytime there was a book that I wanted for my KTC group that she’d be more than happy to order it for me if she could.
While there I got a little lamb stretch elastic bracelette, well two of them, one for me and one to put back for another swap later on. I got a little bunny bracelette of the same type for my dgd, to be included in her Easter Package that I hope to mail next week sometime. Anyway, these bracelettes have a tiny button on back that when pushed in will cause a little flashing light to go on and off inside of the carachtor! So cute!
I also got a little butterfly decoration for my mom since she loves butterflies. I got a little initial magnant for a differant swap that I am in, the initial being that of the person that I am to be sending to. Then I got myself two Mary Englebreit plastic bookmarkers. (If I am going to be getting into reading as much as I hope to be doing, I need some decent bookmarkers!)
I am plugging away at mom’s cruise stole. I am doing my best to have the knitting on it done by sunday night. That would give me monday to get it blocked. Then it would be ready to give to mom on tuesday when we meet for my birthday lunch. (My bday isn’t until the following friday, but she works that day, so tuesday it is.) I think the stole and butterfly is a good very early Mother’s Day gift, don’t you?
Well I had better go and get something housework-ish done. That way I can atleast look I was somewhat busy by the time dh gets home from work.
