Can't wait for Saturday!

I can't wait for Saturday I plan on taking some time to myself! I am hoping to go to Bigby and meet some other local knitters and talk about things I enjoy like knitting. I am planning on leaving the kids with the hubby and doing something by myself for once. I haven't really had any time to myself for a long time. I don't know who long I will stay as I have never met any of the people that go every week but I am looking forward to possibly making new friends. I am still working on charity knitting and have now gotten several I knit for. I knit baby blankets and hats for the NICU at Spectum Health, prayer shawls for the ACS Hope Lodge in Grand Rapids MI, squares for Warm Up America, Scarves and Hats for the homeless of Grand Rapids, and I also want to make blankets for the local Animal shelter. My mom gave me a E6000 knitting machine with the tapes and some parts and 3 trash bags of yarn. The only things wrong with it is that is has two broken wires. I had my father-in-law fix it and now I just have to get some time to learn how to use it as the manual is really long. I have found some sites that have information about it but it is now just about time. I hope to have many blankets made up after I get started on it as it can run automatically while I hand knit some things. I hope to be able to get started on it over Spring break which is only a week and a half away. Lets see if I can.