My Christmas Gifts

My biggest and most important gift was that the kids were happy with and thankful for the things they got.   That has been my main holiday focus for the past couple years.  Since we can't afford to give them the moon, I really want to make sure that they at least get one or two of the stars they point at. 

As for material gifts, I didn't get much.  ABM pretty much decided that the gift giving part of Christmas is for the kids, so we don't buy a lot for each other.  It took me a while to mature and get to this point because I grew up in a household where presents were the sole focus of Christmas and there were a LOT of them, even for the adults.  ABM's childhood was just the opposite, so as long as you show you remembered him by getting a little something then he is happy.

Anyway, ABM bought me The Big Book of Knitting by Katharina Buss.  This purchase shows the difference between us.  I pointed to the knitting book display at Michaels' a couple weeks' ago and told him that a knitting book always makes a great gift.  When I said this, I was thinking of this year's more trendy offerings like Stitch and Bitch Nation.  He, of course, was thinking of something more practical.  Don't get me wrong, though; I am very appreciative of his choice.  It shows me that he takes my knitting seriously.  Also, he said that he picked that book because it had lots of interesting necklines in it and he thought it might help me with my neckline problem (I avoid knitting sweaters because I can't seem to knit a neckline that doesn't look stretched out.)  That shows me that he stayed awake at least once or twice when I was rambling on with some tale of knitter's woe.  Katharina Buss' book may not be the sexy choice, but I bet I will probably refer to it a lot more than all the cute pattern books I have on my shelf now.   

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