Pretty doggies, just back from the vet and groomers!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Almost There...
I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping! One or two little things left to buy, mostly for my 17-year-old. I haven't wrapped anything yet though. I'll wait until I have everything and then wrap it all at once.
My mom will be here tomorrow! The boys have school through Thursday, and then have Friday off. The boys are very excited to have their Grandma here for Christmas! Since my dad lives with us, the boys get to have Christmas with both grandparents this year. We usually have a pretty quiet family Christmas, since the boys are usually busy playing with their new toys (hubby included).
Both doggies are at the vet today, Alex and I dropped them off this morning. Lilli and Copper both need a checkup and then they are getting groomed! I don't expect them to be happy about it, but at least they will look and smell good for Christmas. I'm going to try to get some pics of them before they get too messed up!
My mom will be here tomorrow! The boys have school through Thursday, and then have Friday off. The boys are very excited to have their Grandma here for Christmas! Since my dad lives with us, the boys get to have Christmas with both grandparents this year. We usually have a pretty quiet family Christmas, since the boys are usually busy playing with their new toys (hubby included).
Both doggies are at the vet today, Alex and I dropped them off this morning. Lilli and Copper both need a checkup and then they are getting groomed! I don't expect them to be happy about it, but at least they will look and smell good for Christmas. I'm going to try to get some pics of them before they get too messed up!
Friday, December 16, 2011
Harry Potter Swap
On Ravelry, there are many groups that do swaps. A swap is when you are given a partner, and you try to find out information about that person in order to put together a personalized swap package for them. The current swap that I'm taking part in is a Harry Potter themed swap, and it's been a lot of fun. I've had a great time getting to know my swap partner, Melissa, and stalking her on Ravelry trying to find out more information about her. So I put together a package that I hope she enjoys, and in turn, I received my swap package from Melissa earlier this week.
Wow! She is an amazing crafter and a generous swapper! Here's what I saw when I opened the box from Melissa:
Of course, I had a little help from Lillian. Everything was beautifully wrapped, except for a bag of my favorite chocolates, white chocolate truffles. I proceeded to slowly open the gifts, enjoying each one while oohing and aahing over the pretties.
ALL THE GOODIES! Some stationery, sock yarn, a magazine, pretty mug, some roving, a Christmas ornament, a project bag, and a couple of handmade items: a bracelet and a candle holder/picture frame.
First of all, the bracelet. It's in my favorite color combination of blue and silver. The charms signify the different magical schools in the Harry Potter books. Not only that, the charms are removable and can be used as stitch markers! How clever is that?
The next handmade item is a candle holder/picture frame combination. It's so pretty and sparkly! Again, in blue and silver, there's room for pictures of my family all around. I just love it! It's so unique.
I feel so lucky getting Melissa as a swap partner! I got to know a wonderful person, and got some great goodies! I hope Melissa enjoys her package as much as I enjoyed mine!
Wow! She is an amazing crafter and a generous swapper! Here's what I saw when I opened the box from Melissa:
Of course, I had a little help from Lillian. Everything was beautifully wrapped, except for a bag of my favorite chocolates, white chocolate truffles. I proceeded to slowly open the gifts, enjoying each one while oohing and aahing over the pretties.
Cute card!
Pretty project bag
ALL THE GOODIES! Some stationery, sock yarn, a magazine, pretty mug, some roving, a Christmas ornament, a project bag, and a couple of handmade items: a bracelet and a candle holder/picture frame.
First of all, the bracelet. It's in my favorite color combination of blue and silver. The charms signify the different magical schools in the Harry Potter books. Not only that, the charms are removable and can be used as stitch markers! How clever is that?
The next handmade item is a candle holder/picture frame combination. It's so pretty and sparkly! Again, in blue and silver, there's room for pictures of my family all around. I just love it! It's so unique.
I feel so lucky getting Melissa as a swap partner! I got to know a wonderful person, and got some great goodies! I hope Melissa enjoys her package as much as I enjoyed mine!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Happy Holidays
Christmas and New Year's are coming up fast! We had a nice Thanksgiving with my in-laws here. My mother-in-law and hubby did all the cooking, I didn't have to do a thing! It was kind of nice. My mom will be coming for Christmas weekend, so the boys are really looking forward to that.
Alex has finished his internship, which he really enjoyed. It will be hard for him to adjust to being a regular high school senior again. His graduation will be here in May, and it will be here before we know it! This is Tyler's last year of middle school, so he will be starting high school at the same time that Alex starts college.
The boys know what most of their Christmas presents are, but hubby and I have a couple of surprises for them this year. Tyler has also been waiting for 2 years for a certain new Star Wars video game to be released, and it comes out next week! He is extremely excited. He pre-ordered the game, so he will actually get it sooner than the release date.
I've been busy with my knitting. I've also started spinning, using a drop spindle. At first I wasn't sure I would be able to learn how to do it, but I've been practicing a little every day and I'm getting much better at being able to keep the yarn consistent. It's been a lot of fun building up a fiber stash to go with my yarn stash and fabric stash! After the New Year, I'm hoping to get some things ready for sale on Etsy.com. I plan on making some beaded jewelry and keychains as well as sewing some notions and project bags. Hopefully I can have my Etsy shop up and running in January!
Happy Holidays everyone!
Alex has finished his internship, which he really enjoyed. It will be hard for him to adjust to being a regular high school senior again. His graduation will be here in May, and it will be here before we know it! This is Tyler's last year of middle school, so he will be starting high school at the same time that Alex starts college.
The boys know what most of their Christmas presents are, but hubby and I have a couple of surprises for them this year. Tyler has also been waiting for 2 years for a certain new Star Wars video game to be released, and it comes out next week! He is extremely excited. He pre-ordered the game, so he will actually get it sooner than the release date.
I've been busy with my knitting. I've also started spinning, using a drop spindle. At first I wasn't sure I would be able to learn how to do it, but I've been practicing a little every day and I'm getting much better at being able to keep the yarn consistent. It's been a lot of fun building up a fiber stash to go with my yarn stash and fabric stash! After the New Year, I'm hoping to get some things ready for sale on Etsy.com. I plan on making some beaded jewelry and keychains as well as sewing some notions and project bags. Hopefully I can have my Etsy shop up and running in January!
Happy Holidays everyone!
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