A little knitting, a little weather and a big wish...

I'm advancing right along on the sock. I love all the stripeyness! :) Almost ready to start the toe.




















The weather is very...umm...wintery. The temperature is -6. The wind is 28 mph. And that adds up to a wind chill of -33. Brrr. And they are forecasting 2-4" of snow. So with that wind and the snow we'll have a blizzard. I sure hope no one is planning on traveling anywhere....
























I want to wish you all a very Happy New Year! The best part of having a blog is meeting new people from far and near and making wonderful friends of them. I hope the new year is a healthy and satisfying year.

"The Three Little Bears Get Ready For Christmas" Storybook

The 3 bears needed a book to tell their story so I wrote one for them...

























































































































































Each grandkid gets their own book. Each book is sewn together with their bear's yarn and there is also a picture of each grandkid on the back of the book.

I hope they enjoy the book and read it and use it but also keep it as a keepsake from Gramma & Granpa.

Please excuse the problems with tense in the book....I'm new at book publishing. ;)

Tabitha is completed!

The three little bears family is now complete. Tabitha has arrived! George & Alice are very happy.





















Tabitha bravely posed for a picture in the cold winter weather.



















But she decided it was chilly so she put up her hood to keep her ears warm.




















Ah, it's kinda nice in the sunshine. I think I'll like it here.

We got snow and now we have.....

Christmas lights in the snow.

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Sentamental journey

I decorated for Christmas today. And while I worked away at it I realized how many of our Christmas decorations are from our parents.















Like these bells that were knitted by my DMIL. And also done by her...



















is this ceramic Christmas tree.






















My mom did this Nativity in ceramics. It used to bother me that nothing is to scale but it doesn't any more. I must be growing up.




















On this little tree in our family room are the last ornaments that my mom used.




















And this basket of poinsettias is probably the last gift I got from my Dad except for when he gave cash in his later years.




















This belonged to an elderly couple that were friends with DH's parents.
















This Nativity started out in life as ornaments on a teeny tiny tree that was a gift from a dear friend but I thought the grandkids would like something they can touch so I hot glued them to cardboard so they could stand.
















Of course not everything is from someone else. I started this Nativity from our local Avon lady and gathered the parts I didn't have from eBay. Well, I guess that means it did come from someone else!
















DH & I or our kids never had stockings....nowhere to hang them. So when we moved to town and had a mantle (!) we got ourselves some stockings! :D




















It's been a precious day of memories mixed with a couple tears.



















Christmas 2010!

Who knew??

Who knew that this yarn would turn into.....

















stripey socks! How cool is that! :D
















And who knew that I'd be able to snap a picture fast enough to get these pictures of the cats that are okay enough to put on the Christmas card?



Claus




















Teddy















The two guys chillin'.

Actually, sometimes it's a bit of a power struggle to see who gets to lay on the top level of the cat tree. Once in awhile they agree to share!

I sure wish the last two pictures had better color quality...maybe I can find a way to edit them....

Frosty morn

It is a winter wonderland outside this morning and I couldn't resist using it as a backdrop for George & Alice.




















Alice in the evergreen.




















George there too. Bears climb trees, right?




















Having a nice rest on the park bench after all that tree climbing!
























































And this is George & Alice's older sister. Her name hasn't been decided for sure but it might be Tabitha. All suggestions are appreciated!















And over the weekend I received this yarn from Karen for being the 100th commenter on her new blog. Thanks Karen! I haven't gotten it wound yet but it's next in line after I get George & Alice's sister knit! :)

Closeup shots

Teddy: " Whatcha doin'? Hunh? Whatcha doin'? Takin my pitchure?? Hunh? Whatcha doin'??"





















Claus: "What are you doing? Get out of my space!"















Teddy Bear: "Hi. I'm George. I'm shy."















"Do you like my bib overalls?"




















"This is my sister Alice. She's a bit scattered right now."