Anastasia Popova

1.  As cheesy as it sounds, you complete me.  You bring balance to my life.

2.  I know that you will do anything for me, and I will do the same for you.

3.  You make me laugh, cry, and drive me crazy, and make me fall in love with you again and again, just in a matter of few moments.

4.  I worry that you work to much, and you assure me that it’s not work if you enjoy it.

5.  You are not perfect, but you are perfect for me.  I am thankful for all of your annoying little things that makes you you as I realize it’s the only way you could be.

6.  Next year you will be turning very old, this year you are still young.  And, yes, I will be rubbing it in your face, because I am just a year younger. That’s my way of dealing with it.

7.  You are the love of my life, I love you, happy birthday!

Overdue from yesterday because I passed out before clicking “publish”

For the past few years for Birthdays and New Years Michelle been getting all sort of lessons and classes from her favorite aunt and ankle, Maksim and I (in case you wondering).  Getting to most classes is also a part of the gift.  First year it was drawing lessons, then the was a series of swimming lessons.  Now “she is taking a break from swimming until spring”.  Michelle’s birthday was October 16 and to my surprise she very quickly decided that this year she would like ice skating lessons.

The surprise comes from the fact that for the past two years we (her mom and I) been begging Michelle to take ice skating lessons, but she always said that she does not want a lesson and what I have to teach her is plenty.  Which I did not quit agree with, because yes I can teach her very basics, but I am not a profy, I know my limitations thank-you-very-much.  It was very amazing to hear that this year she want to take a leap and be signed up for classes.  It did not take long to find a perfect class for her, yeah!

Today I got to take her second session, which was amazing.  I have not seen her that happy!  She really enjoyed her class because she have not stopped smiling for an hour!!!!  In a beginner class she was the most confident, she was brave, she new what she was doing, she was not afraid to fall, she knows it does not heart to bad (thank-you-very-much), she was just amazing.

On a side note kiddo has a good taste, she would like a new hat , and she knows exactly what she wants!

Secret of blogging: when you are to tired to write something decant up or even think of writing something up, post a pretty picture, name it “wordless Wednesday”, and call it a day!

I just came back from teaching another awesome crochet class.  We were continuing working on no pattern crochet hat, adding some color work to it, learning to read color chart.  Then, I had everyone started on the famous square blanket.

While preparing for the class, I was looking through that pattern that I’ve wrote over a year ago (wow, I just went back to look at the post, it’s been over TWO years!!).  It’s amazing how much my pattern writing changed over that time.  I could live that way so I went back and slightly edited to the new format.

This square blanket is a great project for any beginner.  It starts at the center with just few stitches and then with increases at the corners it can get to any size desired, or until you run of yarn, or get bored with it.  First two rows are a bit tricky, but it’s just a breeze.

Just the heads up, I am planning on posting a free pattern for a dish scrubby tomorrow .

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