Hugs in the mail

Last week I gave the United States Postal Service some deliveries. I finished one of my "practice" scarves, this one for my Uncle Vernon and sent it off along with the scarf that I finished some time ago for his daughter, my cousin Jill. I made Vernon's scarf out of a lovely alpaca/silk blend in a yummy cinnamon color. I think it is manly without being boring:


It felt good to send my creations off to the recipients in time for cold weather. Jill sent a thank you email message to me today, saying that both scarves are beautiful. Yippee!

I also sent the three Special Olympics scarves I made off to Boise, Idaho. Although I did not like the yarn (and it was the reason I did make more than three), it was still an honor and a thrill to make something that a Special Olympics athlete will wear in February. I will check to see if the opening ceremonies will be televised, because I want to see that sea of blue and white, and know that three of those scarves are mine!

Sir Aidan

I admit that I am not a good costume maker. I see the elaborate and imaginative costumes that some parents (okay, mothers) create and I feel just a twinge of inadequacy. So far in Aidan's life, I have relied on packaged costumes.

So when Grandma sent him plastic armor from a dollar store back in September and Aidan said that he wanted to wear it for Halloween, I was relieved. The biggest challenge was to keep it from being broken before the end of October! But somehow we managed to keep it together and Aidan donned his suit of armor for trick or treating last night (honestly, I think he looked a little goofy, but he was happy).

He has suddenly developed an aversion to having his photo made, so those were the only two I could get of him in his costume:



He did, however, pose with the pumpkin:


We had a good time taking him around the neighborhood (although NO ONE in our cul-de-sac participates) and since it was a Friday night, we weren’t so concerned about him getting to bed on time. And what a haul of goodies he received!