(I have been on Planet Family for the past week!  And when I am there, I don’t seem to get into my blog – it is not just a matter of time, I think I use up all my words when we are together!)

Sasha and Dave were here for 5 days last week.  It was good to spend time with them – and there was wedding business to be done.  Anyhow, the first evening she was here, we had this conversation:

Sasha:  Mom, there’s something I would like you to knit for me.

Me:  Okay, what?

Sasha:  A hipster hat.

Me:  Okay, but what exactly is a “hipster hat?”

Sasha:  A hat that sort of sits on the back of your head and kind of hangs down the back…

Me:  (pulling out the pattern for the Montera Slouchy Hat – which I called a “Portland tam”) Like this?

Sasha:  Yes!  And I would like it in pink – rose, really.

Me:  (pulling out the rose/pink hat I had begun earlier in the week) Like this?

Sasha:  Yes!

Me:  Well, when I finish it you can see if you like it.  And if you do, I will give it to you!

I finished it while she was here and she put it on and loved it!  What are the odds that I would happen to randomly start knitting the exact hat she wanted in the exact color – just before she came?  And since it was all started (and it is a pretty quick project), I was able to finish it before she left.  Well, my friend Sandy said “That’s a God thing” and I agree.

(By the way, I am taking another trip to Planet Family – and this time it requires a plane flight to North Carolina to see Sarah, Max and Gwen!!)