I'm still alive, and still knitting -- though completely distracted from my Christmas list (already!) and my charity knitting (quelle surprise!). I've whipped up a present for an online friend who (along with his wife) is expecting their first baby in June.

It's a little weird in that I've never had a conversation with his wife, but I play an online game with him (and I play way too much, but that's another story). Anyway, I mentioned to him one day that the next day I'd be going to a "yarn show" which he found greatly amusing. After trying to explain the whole thing to him, I told him I'd make him something for the baby & send it on the condition that he cleared it with his wife first. The last thing I want was for her to be upset or feel awkward by some Canadian woman sending gifts to her baby via her husband who only knows her via the Internet. He says he did and that his wife is looking forward to the gift, so one more bootie & a little sewing of seams and it will be ready to go.