My Sister

Is incredibly talented.  She would never toot her own horn this way but I'll do it for her, because that's what sisters are for :)  She's got a Midas touch (what?  you don't study Greek mythology?) i.e. everything she touches turns to gold.

She makes and gives the best gifts.  For a year (or longer) I've been bugging her to make me some dishtowels and a table runner.  I thought my constant pleas were falling on deaf ears until I opened this on Christmas.

(squeal, pinwheels in my kitchen colors!)

(gasp, it's reversible!)

(i know, she's got a thing for picking out rockin' fabrics)

(the boys have been told they cannot use these towels for anything...anything...doesn't everyone have decor towels?)

As if that weren't enough, my parents got me my very own kindle (still "the best gift ever" according to Mr. Cook).  After a weekend get away to the mountains before heading into my student teaching semester, I realized that my kindle was very chilly without a cover.  Maybe it had something to do with the conditions...

But I'll take it as a reason to support the seamstress behind knitty bitties any day.

And while sometimes it's rough to have a sister so talented (eh hem, comparison issues) most of the time it's pretty awesome!