Pretty, Did You Know?

Did I know what? My baby boy was Allen.

Rest assured that I do know that it's 2 days before Christmas! Ready or not, here it comes! 

Every year,  when I think of the days leading up to Christmas, I remember a song I sang in a school choir, probably in 4th or 5th grade. It was called  "12 Days Before Christmas," and the singers of the song are distraught because they have "nothing to giiiiive to youuuuu!" It was a sweet song of the days leading up to Christmas, and the realization that the best gift I can give to you...well, "It was meeeeeee!!!" 

In honor of the memory of that school Christmas concert, let me tell you about what's been going on for me in these 12 days before Christmas of 2023:

12 days before Christmas, I was building and packaging a tiny ginger hood. The houses have all been gifted now, but I had such fun making them...as I do every year! 

(A couple days earlier, the boys and their mom decorated the Biiiiig House they had requested! Gingerbread may be my favorite of the Xmas traditions!)

11 days before Christmas, I started a Psyduck hoodie (iykyk), and I received the Christmas Party yarn order to distribute at knitting (again, iykykyk)! Also working on two pair of socks...

10 days before Christmas, I finished some dishcloths (now received and loved), and snapped a photo of my favorite mug in the church kitchen! 

9 days before Christmas, I met up with some of the local-ish ladies in my online Bible study!  We had a blast, and I saw my first"yarn tagging" in the wild!

8 days before Christmas, I had cookies for breakfast. 

7 days before Christmas, I made a new pattern for my Biiiiig gingerbread houses! 

6 days before Christmas, I went to my grandson's preschool program. 6 songs, 8 minutes, fan-Christmas-tastic!

5 days before Christmas, I was working hard at my #churchlife !

4 days before Christmas, my friend and co-worker brought me fun donuts! Thanks again Jill! Also, we decked out the church a bit more with the just-arrived poinsettias...

3 days before Christmas, I was knitting socks and playing with 2 of the best boys! 

Also, she got "the sweater," and she loves it!

2 days before Christmas, I've finished making 4 stripey socks, three pans of caramel and two lasagnas...what will the next two days even bring?!?

I'll tell you what they'll bring...CHRISTMAS!!!

I hope your winter Holidays, whatever they are, will bring you joy and love, and maybe even some peace. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!