slaving away (still) on Mother's Day

been gone for quite a while...went out of town for Mother's Day weekend and when I got back our wireless connection was not working. On top of that this week has been weird: my mom's house sold so she has to find another one and move out in three weeks (she's going through a divorce and hasn't looked for another place b/c her and the ex keep reconciling *don't get me started there*) I've been helping her, my husband's cousin is visiting and staying with us and he might be the most socially akward person I've ever met and he smokes and he refuses to sleep in the guest room (preferreing the pullout sofa in the middle of the living room) and wears nothing more than tighty witeys to bed. ICK! so, needless to say, i've been in a funk.
In knitting news:
I gave my Grams a knit pillow case (there was no way I could finish 3 throws, what was I thinking?!?) for Mother's Day, one side was entrelac and the other was just St st. I took thousands of pictures and none of them show the entrelac clearly, so you'll just have to imagine it. My mom's throw is 1/2 done and I showed it to her so I could work on it during the car ride. I had to put that down, though, so I could finish my mother-in-law's throw in time for dinner yesturday (husband and I were both out of town in different places, so we didn't see her until then).
I did, indeed get it finished (will post pics later this evening) in time and I am super proud! She actually seemed to like it which is craaazy because she never responds well to gifts. (usually a 'oh. how nice' in monotone)
I need to put my mom's throw back on the needles and get going on it but I have NOT been motivated to knit since I finished the MIL's on Thurs. Gift knitting always does this to me, the deadline just turns me off to the whole process. I think I'll get back into it by starting the Buttonhole Bag I'm making for a Craftster swap, that should be fun and quick and stressless.
(for some reason I like knitting for swaps more than my family, am I sick?)
In super happy news:
I bought the Decemberists CD "Picaresque" YAY!