Now Christmas is done

2nd DS & DDIL left for WI this morning. So that means Christmas is really over. :(

I'm always a bit teary eyed to see them go. It's a bit of a trip to see them. It takes them 9 hours to drive but it takes us 11 so we can't just jaunt over and visit. (I say the difference in the amount of time is the big age difference between our bladders.) We had a wonderful time while they were here though and that is the important thing. I'll concentrate on that.

I've got a huge bunch of UFOs that I have to work on. 3 pair of socks. 2 for me, 1 for DH. I didn't get 1st DDIL's scarf finished for Christmas so that should be done asap. As a easy gift, I also wrapped up 3 balls of yarn and a pattern for DH. I'm going to make him a scarf also. We do have a lot of winter left though so I do have time. But if I procrastinate too much it won't be good. Oh yeah, I've got a shawl for myself started that is waiting patiently to be finished and I also have a baby afghan that is only 1/2 done. Uff.

As of right now, though, there are end of the year bookwork that has to dealt with so that's my agenda for the next few days.

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve!

Merry Christmas!

Have a little fun!

Enjoy the day.

Make a little music.

And have a Merry Christmas!

Christmas knitting WIP

I just received the mink/cashmere yarn from Great Northern Yarns yesterday. Nice stuff. I think the blue is softer than the red but time will tell. It's nice to work with and when I rolled it into balls there was only 1 knot in the red. It's getting a nice halo as I knit with it. I'm pretty sure I'm going to love it!

The red is going to be a scarf for 1st DDIL. The blue is a scarf and maybe a hat for DH.

The huge Fuzzy Feet are for 1st DS (who has size 13 feet!) and they aren't blue but grey. The camera and I aren't the best of friends lately. The yarn is Patons SWS. Some that I had gotten before they took it off the market. I love that stuff. Why do companies do that!?!

Maddie obviously had something very intersting out the window at the time of this shot but when I put the camera away she was instantly interested in the red yarn. I've read on Ravelry that cats like the mink/cashmere yarn a lot. It will be put away in the closet with a doorknob so they can't get to it!

Progress being made.

As you can see I've got the tree decorated. And it's been that way for a couple weeks already! The rest of the house is decorated too and also all that we are going to do outside is done.

So on my to-do list the decorating can be checked off.

Most of the shopping is done.

DH & I dug out the tripod and took pictures of ourselves on Friday evening. It was a bit of a struggle. I couldn't get the smiling part right! But we finally got one or two that works so now I've ordered Christmas cards and should get them one day this week.

No wrapping done.

No baking done.

No housecleaning done.

A little knitting is being done. I've got one Fuzzy Feet slipper done and the second one started for 1st DS. I'm waiting for the mink/cashmere yarn to arrive to knit a scarf for 1st DDIL and also one for DH but I doubt his will be a Christmas gift...depends on how fast I knit!

The piano will be repaired and tuned tomorrow, maybe some more shopping on Wednesday and Thursday will be a color and cut in the hopes that I'll look better for the holidays! ;)

But for now I've got to get ready and get to work.

Fog plus cold temperatures equal....

A bunny was here.







































Sunrise.








































































Hi!

I'm still around....just being lazy!

There will be regret later. And wishing I could get this time back. But for now I'm being lazy and doing very little towards the upcoming season. I know what I should be doing.... Knitting. Baking. Decorating. Shopping. Wrapping. And then there are the standard things like bill paying. But, for now I'm just hanging out with the cats and doing as little as possible. Later there will be frantic knitting, baking, decorating, shopping and wrapping. Oh, and don't forget housecleaning. (yuck) But, I'm just chillin'.

Maybe this year I'll do things differently. Maybe today even I'll get the bug and really start a Christmas project and get something checked off my list. Or, maybe not.


Here are my co-conspirators in laziness:

Teddy














Maddie













And I'm blaming this weather for my state of sluggishness:




Snowiness again. And very cold.











Augh, my sister just called and reminded me of one more thing to do....Christmas Cards. I'm doomed.

Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!