Christmas you little sneak...

Is it just me or has the Christmas Season been sneaking up on everyone? Not so much sneaking I guess but come barrelling at us like a freight train and me without the wherewithal to figure out if I should feint left, right, or just try to outrun the thing altogether.

I'm ready, but I'm not.

I'm looking forward to it, but then again I'm not.

I don't know what my astrological lunar cycle is right now but it feels wonky and completely off course...and it's driving not only myself nuts but I think D is ready to pull bits of his hair out...

It's a week before Christmas and I know this much;

1. all my gifts for my family in Minnesota have arrived

2. I'm having ham for Christmas Eve (not sure what else with it but there will be ham)

3. D and I are going to make a day of it Friday and do all our Christmas shopping for the Washington Contingent in one fell swoop.

We had our annual Christmas Bash last night and it was just that, a blast. I hope everyone had a good time. I had a good time. It's possible I sang a little Debbie Harry, I know I sang Eye of the Tiger and sadly didn't realize till it was too late that someone had used the video option on my camera to record the performance. Sad, because after my photo shoot of my friend C, her sister C and husband M, we downloaded all the files from my camera onto C's computer including the suspect video...

I'll be suspicious if C suddenly reactivates her FB account...for now I'm erasing my copy of it and hoping it hasn't gone viral from that ones computer.

This is Albert. You all know Albert, lover of all things woolly? He heard a siren in the middle of our photo shoot today and decided to help out with a howl of his own...it was pretty delightful, much like himself...

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Kelly said…

I know exactly how you feel. I'm ready, but not; most of my gifts are knitted, but one's not done yet -- and I have ends to weave in on others. At least Nathan's gifts are in the house, but still need wrapping and putting together. Gaaah! Less than a week to go.....

December 19, 2011 at 11:24 AM

The 'To-Do' list...

and by 'to-do' list I mean 'to-knit' list. I'm really really trying to get on track with this list and stay deeply focused. It has helped that I have successfully removed all yarn from the living room and into Mr. Brown's Yarn shop on the second floor. Except for the fact that I went in there the other day with a shopping bag and loaded up. Currently in the sidelines to be finished 1. Ledge Trail Vest 2. Twiggy for me 3. 70 Yard Mitt for my other hand Finished those bad boys last night! this is what happens when you use the 10s burst hands free option on your iphone and you're holding said phone with your chinny chin chin. On the List: 1. Twiggy for a Christmas gift 2. Iris the Gourmet Monster but since it's for a boy I'm calling it Orvil. 3. Great White Shart Shark 4. Bosco - for me 5. Stillhouse Vest - for me 6. Woodsy - for me 7. Three Seahawk themed hats as gifts. 8. Gifts for friends... and on and on and on If you...

Finished Object

I'm not good at keeping surprises a secret...I get so excited that I usually blow it. Well not this time... I knit this sweater for Bump and had the buttons custom madefor it by Buttons by Robin, a wonderful shop on Etsy... She used a photo of Rupert that I emailed her...Rupert is their (Bump, C & M's) family dog... I couldn't post a photo until they had received the sweater which arrived on their doorstep last night... Oh how I wish I could have been there when they got it! It turned out amazing! Pattern: Baby Sophisticate Yarn: Big tweedy Cashmere (lucky boy) Please check out Robin's shop on Etsy I know you'll find buttons you love and she does amazing work!

W.I.P

Bears Barn Owl. We had a hockey game last night and while I'm normally so wrapped up in the game that I don't have time to knit, that was not the case last night. Silvertips have had a rough go and the Red Deer Rebels really wolloped them last night. So I knit. I ate some dingleberries. Delicious. and I knit some more. I have a feeling I'll be finishing this bad boy up by tomorrow and he'll be the star of the retreat. Isn't his color wonderful?

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