Monday, December 17, 2012

It is beautiful outside this morning! A little cooler, just perfect, I am thinking.

Saturday was a busy, fun day at iPurl. After closing, granddaughter Audrey had her first dance recital at The Woodlands High School! It was fun to watch and she was fabulous, of course! It may be the first of many performances by Audrey! Granddaughter, Kayla was in Shreveport at a cheer competition. Her group took 2nd place. I can't wait to see the video when we go to Lake Charles after Christmas.

Yesterday, Joe cooked short ribs in the crock pot, baked beans and baked potatoes. It was all delicious! I made pumpkin bars for dessert. We had a quiet day of football! I knitted, no surprise there.

I made my Christmas shopping list yesterday...... Normally I do this the first of November - I still find myself thinking it IS November. (Sighing) The plan for today is to catch up and get some shopping done. As I said, I've made my list and checked it several times. I will be heading out in a little while OR I can go after the shop closes this week. I have a gift app that organizes me very well and by store! I can check items off as I get them and it puts a nice little bow across their name. Stores are listed in the order of priority and then I need to go to the mall.

The most pressing shopping on the list is Joe's birthday on the 23rd (yes, December)! No ideas for gifts yet but I am going to GOOGLE men's top gifts for 2012 and see if something good comes up! I like to buy his cologne to make sure I like the way he smells. I know what NOT to buy better than what TO buy!


Last year, Bella got a new knitted sweater and a faux leather coat (she hasn't worn it yet but she has it if she needs it). I think she would enjoy a sleep/snuggle sack this year.

Saturday morning I woke up in the wee hours. I try NOT to think about anything (especially iPurl stuff) so I can go back to sleep but it usually doesn't work. I need a teddy bear to sit in a small vintage beach chair to go back in the baby yarn area on the wall. A toddler-size teddy bear that can wear knitted sweaters, hats and socks! That's where my mind wandered off to in those wee hours. I searched teddy bear patterns on Ravelry for a couple of hours, bought 2 or 3 nice ones. When I started looking at them, I realized they were all knit flat and then had to be sewed up! WHY would anyone do that? AND they should tell you that in the description! We have the knowledge and needles to knit it all in the round with no seams! So, back to Ravelry. I did find one knit in the round and will be starting some fun teddy bear knitting ASAP! (I think I may have to design a teddy bear pattern of my own eventually in order to get one that looks exactly as I visualize him/her)

Our tree is decorated and I am enjoying it immensely, especially in the wee hours when I am up with my mind wandering about.

I am so thankful for my family this morning. I feel so blessed with all our children and grandchildren! They enrich our lives daily and I don't know what we would do without them! A few years ago, my youngest daughter was in a car accident on I-10 on her way to work just before Thanksgiving. The call I received from her Dad trying to tell me she had been killed will forever be with me - he could not say those words to me. As Joe and I drove to Lake Charles, It was 2 hours before the call came that she had made it. I remember vividly how it felt to think my child had been killed. I can't watch the news about the children but my heart is with them.

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