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Laughing and Crying

One crying? One laughing? It must be Knit nite! We were all laughing so hard... See what you missed?
But FIRST!  The coup d'etat!  Bee fin... fin... fin...ished!!! not just a project, but a baby blanket!  Gorgeous work!  Duly admired, fondled, and encouraged to knit another one...  A lucky baby, with an orange nursery... EXCELLENT!

 Then we moved to the herd of sheep, a bit frightened by the herd of balls... A sheep's life is all DRAMA!

 And then MB brought out the tour de force:  And made us weep with laughter.

 Just a sample of Stitchy McYarnpants.  Making fun of older patterns and designs, and adding insults of our own!  The "Worst Case of Dandruff" was just the beginning!  BEST night Ev-ah!!

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Tradition!

Tis the time of year to reminisce about the year gone by and the traditions we have kept in the past few days.
The short story:
As a church musician, my celebrations are intertwined with everyone else's desires for a meaningful Christmas Eve.  Every year is different.

The long story:
My daughter remembers each Christmas celebration because they are unique!  We've celebrated with real trees, artificial trees (large and small), poinsettias, and hand crafted replicas.  The most memorable was a craft paper tree (green,"lifted" from the supply room at school) taped to the wall.  Ornaments cut and pasted on it, and made very "life-like" with markers (HO HO HO).
We've celebrated on Christmas Eve (late) and Christmas Day (late, usually), and at everyone else's house, and in a hotel.  We've had guests from 2,000 miles away and from 6,000 miles away. We've had just the two of us (like this year). We tried Skyping but not with success.
This year I chose to vacation up to the end of October, and paid dearly for it during November and December.  When I walked in the door at 9:45 PM on December 24th the sweetest gift was my husband decking the table with Cornish Hen (full meal) and flowers.  He also placed and lit 7 luminarias (paper bags) in the driveway.  He's SUCH a keeper!!  Today (3+ days later) I'm starting to feel human again.  Planning for the future and all that!!

Ahhh.  Back to knitting...

Merry Christmas!

Don't you feel sorry for kids?  What they have to endure for a little traditional fun for parents:  Heeeeere's SANTA

This is even more evident when I saw my granddaughter's reaction to the Julenissen appearing in the living room!  Where did he come from?  He normally lives in the barn, of course.

Happy Holidays

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Some scenes from the past year:
"Our family in Dubai" :  C, H and J briefly visited Dubai just before Christmas and their return to Norway.
"Christmas Stamps" :  Made to order for C's card mailing from a photo from Christmas 2009 when Juju was 6 months old.
"Julia, the Cacher":  Caching all over, this time in Yellowstone Park
"Mick, the Grandpa":  Summer in our backyard.
"The J's":  Juju and Grandma in Sydney. (sigh)