Michael is home and caring for the kids, so I'm taking advantage of this time to get a quick entry in.
First of all, thank you for helping me try to find the yarn for the baby blanket. I haven't procured any yet, but I'll give it a little time before starting on an alternative plan.
Let me clarify about Charlotte's tactics to drive me insane. It's not just her phone. Her lack of respect for my opinion spans to bigger, more important things. ("Don't be daft Mom. I don't really need to wear clothes in public!") She must have inherited her stubborn streak from Michael (says the woman who gave up and dated him after turning him down for two years straight).
I have been knitting, and as proof, here is the foot of my first sockapal-2-za sock.
I'm using my favorite pattern because I'm more confident that it'll result in socks that actually fit my person. Thank goodness I was paired with someone who wasn't particular about what pattern was used.
And, because there haven't been new kid pics in a while, here they are at last week's Wiggles concert.
He's really just chewing on the straw, not drinking my pop.
"Wake up Jeff!"
I think that you sound like a fantastic mother... Presumably this is just an age thing and she will eventually grow out of it??