Speechless Saturday

Done. Yay.

"You know, deck them halls and all that stuff?"

Lucy Van Pelt said it well, as she made her musical request of Schroeder for a simple rendition of Jingle Bells, and that's what we did at the Pretty Knitty House over the past few days. . .we decked them halls and all that stuff! Here's a look at how the process worked out for us:

1. Go into attic, and bring down tree and a few favorite decorations.
2. Assemble tree, and start stringing new LED lights, 200 total.
3. Sit Peanut in front of lighted tree, and seek approval. . .
4. Bask in aforementioned approval (!) for about two days.
5. Take down the rest of the boxes from the attic, and ask Dollface to help.
6. Do some decorating of your own, after taking ribbons from Dollface and cat.
7. Step back and admire completed tree.

It was so much fun to do this with Dollface last night! I think I even celebrated a little. . .I'm glad that no one had a camera to catch THAT on film! lol

Hmmmm. . .

Well, what can I say? I was really happy to finally have the tree done. I hope that you are achieving similar success with your holiday decorations.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

So Thankful

I have so much to be thankful for. Even though I did not have turkey on Thursday, Peanut spent the night so Wifey-Poo could do some shopping for Black Friday!
And even though I cooked all day on Thursday and much of the day on Friday to have a late Thanksgiving feast last night, I did not take any photos of the meal. . .I was too busy taking photos of Peanut adoring her Pop-Pop. . .. . .and trying to get his hat! She loves to get Pop-Pop's hats! And even though my Army Boy is far away and couldn't eat turkey with us, or walk to the park with us yesterday, I know that he got to talk to his girls via Skype on Thursday. . .and this is a very good thing. :)

Yes, I might not always get everything I want in this life, but I did get to knit on some toys for Peanut's Christmas. . .do you recognize this pair of new parents?

They are a pretty handsome couple, if I do say so myself! And you can't tell from that picture, but soon they will have their own little Peanut doll, just like the real couple. . .I started on her today. . .and the real Peanut helped me knit a bit!

Well, she played with some yarn anyway. . .every knitter has to start somewhere!

As I get ready to decorate for Christmas, and "officially" move on to the next holiday season, I wish many blessings for you, and the time to count them every day, too.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Happy Turkey Day, Peeps!

Because it is a holiday, I will not post tomorrow.
Because I will not post tomorrow,
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving today!

We've made it through September, October and almost through November. . .go us!. . .and since today is the day for baking pies and cookies and breads for tomorrow. . .happy baking to you!

If you have any spare time, I hope that you will get to play with yarn (or read a book, or do something else you enjoy), since it is a long holiday weekend for most! As for me, I will rejoice that I have finished another scarf (Yay!!!), and I will keep those needles clicking. . .at least until I get up into the attic to pull down the tree and other Christmas decorations. . .oh, I may have to do that TODAY! Then turkey and knitting all the way through the weekend!

Knit (and enjoy your loved ones) in Good Health, Friends!

Where words are many. . .

Yep. That would be here.

I just looked back at my last post, and I noticed that I started out by saying that I didn't have much to blog about. I then followed up with a 47-mile-long blog post. Hmmm, interesting.

Apparently I have a lot to say.
Or, maybe I was trying so hard to not talk about the secret baby shower we were planning. . .

. . .and the "super-secret" crochet?Well, that wasn't such a secret to my Facebook friends, but it was a secret here and on Ravelry. . .. . .we did not want the twins (or their mommy) to find out about these afghans before the Thursday party! So, while I was trying to keep my big mouth shut, I used a LOT of words on Wednesday!

But this post is different. I actually have a lot to blog about (and I am trying to bring the abridged version this time around). . .like the party, which was a big hit, and fun for all! Oh, and the boxes that the knitters all contributed to. . .there are three total (with some extra items I will send to Army Boy to share).On the inside, they are packed full of good things for some young men who are voluntarily serving their country by leaving it far behind for a year in the desert. Thanks Ladies for your generosity! I am sure the boys will enjoy all of the candy and snacks and toys! I had fun just packing it all up!

You know what else I had fun doing? I actually made some headway on a pair of socks that I have been meaning to start for some time. . .yay! The pattern is the same as these socks I did a couple months ago (that I love), and the yarn is Knit Picks Stroll tonal, I think I love it (and I know I am going to love the socks)!

Soooo, even though I have been a busy knitter, my words are much fewer today. It's hard to talk and Zumba at the same time, after all! As we head into the home stretch for Thanksgiving, I hope that you are finding the time to do what you love!

Knit in Good Health!