Decorating

We got the Christmas tree up yesterday.  Also some trimmy stuff.  I am liking the decorations this year, and it is nice knowing they are not going to be torn down by a cat.  I got to work on my The "P" word poncho yesterday also.  I got the pattern from Loops, a yarn shop in Tulsa Ok.  In my opinion the best yarn shop ever.  I had made a sweater a couple of years ago and decided I would never wear it so I unraveled it and am making the poncho.  I will post before and after pictures after I am finished.  All in all we had a good week.  We saw two movies, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and Tangled.  Had deep fried turkey for Thanksgiving.  That was a very good day, and got the Christmas tree and much of the decorations up.  Very nice.   Anyway, I will go now. Nothing going on today.
TTFN

Monday

Well here we go again.  Deanna is doing much better since I started giving her Claratin.  But Devin still has a nasty cough and stuffy nose.  So he will be staying home today.  Duane also does not feel well so he will be staying home today as well.
On a up note I got Butterball turkeys for Thanksgiving.  Buy one get one free.  Yeah.  We are ready to fry.  I am so excited.  No pictures right now because I need to be getting the girls ready for school.  This is the last week before Thanksgiving break and the new Harry Potter movie opens this weekend.  We are all very excited.
TTFN

I'm back, I think

I know it has been almost forever since I have blogged.  It is not as if nothing has been going on but, I have just not had time to blog.  We had a really nice time in Oklahoma.  Stayed for almost 5 weeks.  It was really great seeing everyone.  I got a pattern for some fingerless mitts and made three pairs while on vacation.  I gave one pair to my niece Arran.  Since we have been back the kids have started school.  Devin is in 6th grade, Desirae is in 4th grade, and now Deanna is in Kindergarten.  So I have about 4 hours a day without children.  Woo hoo.

We got rid of Cali (our cat) about a week or so ago.  It has really lowered the stress level in the house.  And I am actually looking forward to decorating for Christmas this year.  Last year the cat systematically took down the decorations and took all the ornaments off the tree.  I ended up having to take the tree down two weeks before Christmas to save it from being totally destroyed.

I also got into a little kick where I was making little critters.  So I crocheted a little dragon.  I made one for each child.  And I knitted some little bed bugs.  I made three or four of those.  I still need to make one for me.

And the last thing I will mention today is that I cut my hair again.  Twice.  The picture is after the first time.  I then went back and had more cut off.  If anyone ever takes a picture of me with the really short hair I will post it.  So I hope I will keep up on this and not take so long between postes.
So, TTFN