Happy Birthday to Me
Ok. I’m about 2 weeks late, but it is tax season, and Molly and Chris were here for a week before my birthday, and business has been crazy, and I’m still going to many doctor visits as a result of the surgery and heart issue last month. (Is that enough excuses?)
I had a wonderful birthday, starting with breakfast with the family. The Monday before my birthday, the Caribou knitting gang had a little birthday party as there are 4 of us that have birthdays within a week of each other. Surprisingly, several of them had birthday gifts for me! 
(We generally don’t exchange gifts.)
Aimee gave me the “Denim” blue sock yarn on the left. This has Alpaca in it. I think it’s a new yarn she got at work. Valerie gave me the “Monkeysuits” book - lots of funky kid’s outfits. Definitely something to knit when grandkids come along. ;) Lynn gave me the Araucania sock yarn on the right and a set of Hiya Hiya dpns (size 1, my favorite for socks). We had talked about Hiya Hiya needles once, and I said I had seen so much in the sock groups I’m on that Hiya Hiya were so great, and that I should buy a set and give them a try - so she bought them for me! The yarn is a brand I’ve never tried before (I think it might be new, too) and has quite a few different colors in it, so I’m anxious to see it knit up. The photo doesn’t do it justice - lots of purple, but also some really bright green, blue and turquoise. I also managed to get a couple of very fun birthday cards which I enjoyed tremendously!
It was fun to be spoiled a bit by my knitting friends. Thanks, everyone!