It’s been so long since Addie was here for a long weekend . . almost 5 months. I can’t believe it’s been that long. I keep re-calculating to see if I’m right but she was here the first weekend in June and that was the last time she spent a long weekend with us.
I was supposed to bring eggs home from their house and forgot so now we’re down to just a few eggs so we’re going to run up to our Mennonite friend’s place and get eggs from them, then stop by Circle E grocery and get a few things I need. That’s the Mennonite-ish grocery east of Carthage. And you know if I say east, that means north, south or west – anything BUT east but I do think it’s east.
Speaking of directiongt, yesterday I came home on the interstate from getting Addie. There are at least three exits I can take to get home but we’re probably 10 – 15 miles from the interstate. The last time I took D Highway exit but felt like I did a lot of backtracking. I was headed south on the interstate, and once I took the exit, I went north for quite a ways. Vince keeps telling me I should take Civil War exit but I couldn’t remember if he said go left or go right after I exit. The truck in front of me went right so I figured . . what the heck . . I didn’t have a clue so I went right which was not correct so I turned around and went back but when I got back to the interstate, Addie kept saying “I think we should get back on the interstate and go the way you KNOW gets us home.” I told her . . no . . we have over half a tank of gas and lots of daylight left . . we’ll get home. Nothing looked familiar because I think I’d never been that way before but once I got to the road where I should turn, I felt halfway confident that was the right road. It was and now I know how to get home taking that exit and it is the fastest way home from the interstate.
Anyway, after we got Circle E, we’ll go to the place in Carthage that makes the little burgers. I want Addie to try those.
My glasses are ready so we can run by Joplin and pick those up if we get back to Joplin in time. Addie has decided she wants to learn to crochet. I am not good at crochet; she is left handed . . I’m not sure how this is going to go but I told her we’d stop by Hobby Lobby or Walmart and get a crochet hook and some yarn for her to practice with. I think this is the first time she’s ever wanted to try a hobby that I wasn’t pushing for her to try so I hope she sticks with it.
Addie’s aunt is an amazing crocheter. Is that a word? One who crochets . . that’s what I’m trying to say. Maybe I can get Addie started and then Gina can take it from there. I’m going to see if I can find a youtube video and we can both do it together since I don’t even know all the basics of crochet.
I think that’s all our plans . . eggs, Mennonite store, glasses, Walmart.
Amy Kollasch says
Have her sit in front of you. It will be a mirror image so she can learn by watching. I wanted my grandmother to teach me but she refused because she was left handed and I am right handed. Probably had to do with the fact that I ask millions of questions and she did everything without thinking. If I asked a question she would lose track of her thoughts and have to start over.
Kathy Henderson says
I used to teach quilting, and this is how I would teach left handers to cut with a rotary cutter – I’d have them stand on the opposite side of the cutting mat so they’d be seeing it exactly how they’d be doing it. It worked out really well!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
I don’t know how to crochet well enough to teach her.
vivoaks says
I was going to say the exact same thing as Amy. I’m a lefty, and that’s how my grandmother taught me. Of course, I’m a bit weird, too. I crochet left-handed, but knit right-handed. I just couldn’t figure out the knitting backwards, and I didn’t have a problem learning that right-handed. 🙂 I had a very patient grandmother, who I appreciate to this day. She lived to 98-1/2 and lived with us quite a bit when I was growing up. Miss her….
justquiltin says
There are left-handed beginner crochet vidoes on YouTube. Have fun!
judy.blog@gmail.com says
She’s been watching them but she has a very small window from beginner to perfect and she gives up. Last time I looked she was stretched out on the sofa in the sewing room reading. I won’t complain about that though.
Elle says
Sit directly across from one another. What you’re doing is exactly what she needs to do. I’ve taught many a right-hander how to crochet this way!
cindy says
I don’t remember what my mother tried with me — i was an adult and had a specific project i decided i wanted to make for the teachers at my school. but i would get to a point on it and get confused and she would take it from me and try to help and we were both laughing so hard. i finally took it home and figured it out myself. if her aunt is great at crocheting, i would let her teach her. have fun whatever you decide to do.
Susan says
You know, it doesn’t matter if you do everything perfectly, just teach her what you know. My aunt taught me with making handkerchief edgings with a small steel hook and cotton crochet thread, not yarn. She didn’t hold the thread the normal way, and neither do I, but before carpel tunnel, I could crochet up a storm with either the cotton thread (like doilies and lace are made using) or any kind of yarn. She just needs the basics of chain and sc. After that, she can add other things, probably from the videos, or her aunt. I’m completely sure you can teach her. =)