Passing The Baton

So, my mom taught my sisters and I many things in life as all our moms do.  As far as the handmade department goes, she  taught her girls to sew with a needle, a bit on the sewing machine and how to crochet.  I found the usefullness of teaching my kids how to work a needle and thread.  My 13 yr. old son can sew a button on his shirt anyday. I'm patting my own back right now.  Crocheting however, wasn't passed on.  Sorry mom, didn't see the value in something I only associated with doilies. 

This Christmas, my sister brought her knitting and crochet kits and offered to teach all who were interested.  Who to my wondering eyes would become her first student....yup,  my daughter.  My sister passed on the crochet baton to my teenage daughter that night.  The baton was passed so smoothly that my daughter is on her third young and swanky scarf.  Shows me to judge.  The boys didn't choose to run in this relay, but they have been in the stands bragging about their sister's great work.

What beliefs, traditions, skills, values , etc. are ready to be passed on to the next generation in your life?  So, pass the batton and keep you heritage relay going.  As for me...time to show them what I know on the sewing machine, cooking, organizing , scrapbooking, cake decorating, jewelry making, budgetting......not all in a day of course. :)