Mom & Daughter Quality Time -- "Hooking"

Our newest mother/daughter bonding time--hooking--a latch hook rug! What were YOU thinking? Get your mind out of the gutter! AMK (aka "Icebox") and I have been completing a latch hook rug kit together. Icebox is crazy about crafts, and I can never think of any cute ones to do together. So--we were at Michael's over the weekend, and I came across the latch hook kit section. All varying sizes and prices (up to $50!). We settled for the $10 kit with the pic of a doggy. The "cheapo" kit didn't even come with the tool! Add another $2 for the tool, and we had our craft. Actually, it has turned into $ well spent.
OK--how tough can the kit be? I remember growing up that my sister used to do them all the time. In fact, that's the story I told Icebox to get her to agree to try it. So we get home, I open the box and start reading the instructions and viewing the diagram. I bet it took be 30 min. before I figured it out! (I blame the fact that I'm left handed, and almost all instructions are meant for right handed people!) Not only could I not figure out how to hook the yarn through the hole, I also got the yarn colors confused, and started on the wrong spot on the grid! But--eventually we were on a roll...
For the last few evenings, Icebox and I have spent our downtime "hooking" right before bed. We take turns. One follows the pattern, sorts the yarn pieces, and lays them out; while the other one maneuvers the tool, grabs the yarn pieces, and hooks away. We've got quite the routine going. It's really fun to watch how the picture it developing before our eyes!
It might be an old-fashioned pasttime, but this type of hooking is LEGAL! I would recommend it to all mothers and daughters. Sons, too!