Et voila! Finis!

Kelly's scarf is done. I packed it off and mailed it yesterday, and Mom's going to give it to Kelly tomorrow.

When I was at the post office yesterday, the counter worker asked me if I wanted insurance (I was mailing a book on CD as well). I thought about it and replied, "Well, I have a book on CD from the library in there, so maybe I should..." It wasn't until I got home until it hit me: why didn't I insure the scarf as well? If I were a philosophical person or a person good with words, I would wax eloquent on my tendency to undervalue the things made by my fingers and cleverness. I could go on about how society teaches us to discount items typically made by women, or how the big box stores have mass-produced so much that handmade gifts aren't nearly as valued as they should be, but I'll just say this: that scarf took up four skeins of Lamb's Pride bulky and 14 buttons at $1 each, plus $7 worth of ribbon to lace it up with... That's $50 (well, $51.40 plus tax).

Anyways. The package reached its destination safely, so I guess it's a moot point. Va bene, as Kelly would say.

What I should be working on:
Mom's sweater (about 5" of the back finished)
Katrina's stockings (cast on yesterday)
Fingerless gloves for April, Jen (merely gleams in my eye)
House socks for Katie (forgot about them until just now, when I looked up my Christmas list)
Jenny's socks (I cast on one cuff- a year ago)
I think I still owe Lizzie and Katie pillows
Silver necklace for Lizzie, who's apparently not a werewolf

What I want to be working on:
Two-color mittens for me
My idea. I don't want to say anything more for fear that I'll jinx it.

So here's what I'll do. I work for a few hours on old Christmas presents, then I reward myself with fun stuff.