We have had a good week, I didn’t post about it but we watched 3 of our nieces and nephews on Friday for 6 hours or so. They got along great. They always do really. What was so fabulous was watching Charlotte and Gavin (her closest cousin) play. Kids at right about 1 don’t usually play together, more like near each other, but these two were playing side by side. I look forward to all the kids getting to play together tomorrow as well.
Thanksgiving being tomorrow I won’t be posting for a few days. We are in charge of the Turkey and volunteered for plenty of other things, so our kitchen is already busy busy, and will remain so until nearly time to go tomorrow. Lucky for me I am not hosting any parties till the Christmas Eve Dinner. It takes a lot to get it together at
Christmas Shopping and decorating starts the day after thanksgiving for me, but not this year. This year, we only need to get the Tree and the bushes outside done. We took advantage of the dry day Tuesday and Tim got the roof lights up. I got all the other decorations out and decked our halls. Aside from a stop at the local hardware store, and office supply store we are staying away from the crowds Friday, and instead gathering at my Mom’s house for post Thanksgiving dinner. I am done with my Christmas shopping, except for a trip to Hallmark and a few stocking stuffers.
I am knitting this gorgeous fair isle beret for little Charlotte. I am loving it! I have never done this kind of color work before, just stripes. This is more fun than I ever would have thought. And so Rewarding. I am nearly half through with it. I would probably be done, but for frogging it over half way yesterday, due to a misreading of the pattern. Plus I didn’t like the color order at the time. Now I love it. It’s pattern is written flat, to be sewn, but I am knitting it in the round, shy 1 stitch of the count, and it looks stunning. In other knitting news I got my final stuff for my Christmas knitting. I have the foot of one sock to do, and to finish this hat, then I am on to the ties. It is too awkward to photograph unfinished. I can’t wait to show you tho. It is one of her Christmas gifts.
Next week we start on the crazy Christmas crafts for the kids to give each other. Oh so exciting!
