My toddler is either OCD or an artist. Not sure which yet.

The picture below is 4 coasters on a coffee table.  None of the adults in our household have any idea how such a fancy coaster design occurred on the table.  I'm guessing whoever did it is either a ghost or possibly my 21 month old son who can't even talk.  We never actually SEE him doing things quite this amazing, but I frequently find surprises like this on the coffee table in the living room after we're finished eating dinner.  My son plays by himself in the living room for a few minutes every evening while we're finishing up our dinner in the connecting room.  It's absolutely crazy what he does when we aren't looking.

I guess I shouldn't be TOO surprised when I walk into the living room and see things like this.  Because I frequently DO see my son do things that knock my socks off.  I often see him take out a toy, play with it, and then put it away all by himself.  I guess that doesn't sound too impressive, but the kid doesn't even talk and has never been "taught" how to put his toys away.  Not even once did we show him how to do that.  I see him do things like pick flowers (weeds) outside and then carry them inside and lay each one on it's own coaster on the coffee table.  I see him get dog food from the shelf in the kitchen and take it into the living room to the dog's dish.  I see him spill a bowl of snacks and then put every single one back in the bowl.  He usually throws the bowl again when he's done, but it's the thought that counts.  He really can't say much of anything at all, just a few random words which are usually silly words ("bow wow", for instance) but he is not a dumb kid.  He taught himself how to clean, put away toys, organize, and apparently how to take regular household objects and turn them into art.  I swear I haven't taught him how to do a single in his life.  I've tried, but he never learns a darn thing until he teaches himself.

Now that we're done admiring my son's masterpiece, here is MY masterpiece (if you wanna call it that).  This is the blanket I'm currently working on.  It's a baby blanket for our little #2 who will be officially named on September 27th when I get my next ultrasound and hopefully get a good look at those boy/girl parts.  It's a corner-to-corner blanket, meaning I start at one corner (bottom right, in this case) and end at the opposite corner.  Since I'm not done with the blanket, I folded it up so it looks like a square.  It makes the picture look better and this will give you an idea what the blanket will look like when it's complete and actually square shaped.  It's currently a huge triangle, which is difficult to photograph.  I got the idea from THIS LINK.  Since the website is written in French, I guess I didn't really follow a "pattern".  I just analyzed the diagrams on the site until I figured out what to do.  Ignore the bottom right corner of the picture, I know that blue corner square looks awkward, like it's falling off or something.  I think it's just the way I had the blanket laying.  I wouldn't have spent so much time working on the blanket if the first row got messed up, it looks better in real life!  The 2 darkest brown shades were already in my stash, and the blue and off-white colors were part of a lovely gift my blogger friend Sandy sent me.  She sent me a huge box just bursting with wonderful yarn, and I'm so very thankful for her generosity.  I received the package a few days ago and it came at just the perfect time.  We've really been struggling to get through the past few weeks and the gift brought a smile to my face.  She runs a wonderful charity called Bridge and Beyond, where she and a bunch of others use their knitting/crocheting skills to provide warm hats/blankets/etc to keep homeless people in her area warm.  It's a fantastic charity, and I can't wait to get back on my feet so I can contribute things myself.  I highly recommend that people hop on over to her charity's blog here and see if you'd be interested in helping out.  Even if you can't knit or crochet, there are plenty of ways to help.  She also accepts donations of yarn, personal hygiene items, socks, ponchos, etc.  If you'd be interested, don't be afraid to contact her to see how you can help!