Holy cow! I got so busy at work and just had no time for extras. I was barely even getting email read, let along posting in my blog. Someone quit, then someone was hired, but then she had to be trained. Then people were off, in December. I barely had time to breathe! So, the blog waited and waited and waited. Now I have 14 pictures to post of finished objects, snow from December 19th, and big waves from January 3rd!
My family was very happy that Obama won the election and that it was a done deal even before we went to bed on November 4th. We look forward to the Inauguration now!
We had a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas, although I was so busy I barely got to enjoy it. Had fun at Christmas celebrations on both sides of the family. My family did a White Elephant gift exchange. Parameters were that the gift had to weigh about a pound and cost $10 or less. I ended up with some Charmin’ Ultra Plush toilet paper and while my sister thought toilet paper would be the ultimate gag gift (and we did laugh about it!), my family was in desperate need of toilet paper, at that precise moment, so we were glad to get it! LOL! Gary got a bundle of bungie cords, Sarah got some fancy hot chocolate mix, and Emily I can’t remember anymore. Gary almost got candy, but that was stolen away by a candy-hungry nephew! Bungie cords are more useful for him, anyway.
I didn’t get to open Gary’s present, until we were together with Gary’s family. He had it shipped to their house and then had my SIL wrap it in 3 different boxes, each one completely wrapped with ribbons and bows, too. It turned out to be an 8G iPod Nano in turquoise blue! So, I’ve been busy uploading music and getting that all set up to my specifications! Also, we had to delete a ton of music from my iTunes library that even Sarah wouldn’t be listening to anymore.
Emily earned all but $20 towards a Nintendo DS. She got Polar White and is enjoying it very much. Sarah was doing some video work for my nephew Ryan and got paid nicely for that, so she went out and bought a Wii. We’ve all been having fun with that. I bowl better on the Wii, than I do in real life! The cow racing game on Wii Play is hysterical. It’s also hard to play the game, when everyone is laughing really hard.
I’m way behind on posting pictures of finished knitting projects, but I was finding time to get them photographed.
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- 2008 Mid-September – Woven Cables
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- 2008 October KAL – Frankenstein
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- 2008 Mid-October Autumn’s Country Quilt
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- 2008 Mid-October Autumn’s Country Quilt
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- 2008 November KAL – Native American
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- 2008 Mid-November KAL – Candy Cane Illusion
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- 2008 December KAL – Grandmother’s Favorite Snowman
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- 2008 December KAL – Grandmother’s Favorite Snowman
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- 2008 Mid-December Doily Style Dishcloth
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- 2008 Mid-December – detail shot
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- Christmas Dots-within-Stripes (2008)
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- Bathing Beauty Leaf Lace 11-08
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- Toddler-sized Asherton hat
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- Hearts in a Box
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- We missed school that day (12-19-08)
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- Easterly winds will do this, to Lake Michigan
It’s nice to know that you had a wonderful Christmas season. Exchanging gifts and watching how excited the kids are as they open their presents is a rewarding experience.
I would love to get a Wii too. I’m sure our whole family will appreciate it.
Happy New Year!
It sounds like you had a great Christmas! Sorry work has been so crazy – hopefully it will settle down now. Wiis are great, aren’t they? I have several friends with them and we always have a blast when we play. I hope we can get one next Christmas. Love your FO’s — glad you’ve found time to knit! Happy New Year!!
The Wii is really fun!
I have been WII bowling too, at my sisters. LOVE it. I even get turkeys, lol