Knitting with Wire and Beads, Part Two

A while back I blogged about a knitting class I took in Springfield, called "Knitting with Wire and Beads" and taught by my friend Dianna. You can imagine my surprise last Friday when she called me to say that she had a work conflict with her next session of that class and would I consider teaching in her place? I ended up agreeing to teach the class, and she offered to provide her already prepared handouts, samples, and materials for me to use.

Yesterday with no small amount of trepidation I set out for Springfield. There were four people signed up, with only one no-show, and the three students that I worked with did really well. Even the one who had the most difficult time commented on how much she enjoyed the class. They all gave me straight 5's on my evaluations, too. Overall I'm really happy with how well the class worked out, and I'll be looking forward to teaching again next semester.

Five Generations Times Two

Recently my mom has started sorting through a bunch of family photos, and last weekend she brought a bunch in for me to look at. Among the photos she brought in were two that I found of particular interest. The first one was taken in the summer of 1958. The baby in this photo is me. The adults are my dad, my grandma, my great-grandpa, and my great-great-grandmother.

The second photo was taken in 1977. The baby in this photo is my oldest son Ben. The adults are myself, my dad, my grandma, and my great-grandma.

I have not known anyone else in real life who has five-generation photos in two consecutive generations, and I just thought it was pretty cool. I'll probably enlarge both of them, frame them, and hang them somewhere in the house soon.