Things I Learned in 2007

• It's not "rock seals and planes," it's "rocks, hills and plains."
• Page views go up every time Tommy makes an appearance.
• Never knit a baby blanket in linen stitch.
• Expired license plates are serious business.
• Estrogen is my friend. Sometimes friends abandon.
• Judy's Magic Cast On is... magic.
• Smile for the camera.
• Life is too short for bad friends, bad yarn or bad wine. Bad boys are another issue entirely.
• There is a fine-line difference between rap and hip hop, but I have to be in a room with you to explain it to you because there are hand gestures.
• You can never have too many T-pins.
• There is a Law of Conservation of Patience in my realm: patience can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred. Thus, all the patience I may have exhibited in teaching Brother and Father to knit was eventually counter-balanced by an irrational blow-up at a customer service agent.
• No matter how much I pare back the nephews' gift list, I always end up getting them too much.
• Champagne can be a harsh mistress.
• Nothing bad ever happens to clean people (OK, I've known this one for years, thanks to my friend who works for DPD, but it bears repeating).
• Cars are cuter when they're clean.
• No matter how much you pay for kitty toys, they always play with the boxes. Figuratively speaking.