Merry Christmas

Well here it is Christmas day! It has been a great day so far. Oldest son got here in time to eat breakfast cooked by hubby this morning. Oldest daughter wasn't able to make it home at all today but at least we got to celebrate Saturday with her and her boyfriend and his two little ones! Youngest ds and dd slept in this morning until around 10:30, then got up and we all opened gifts. There weren't many but everyone was happy with what they got! Hubby, with the help of youngest dd got me a new pair of warm comfy jammies....and that is what I have been wearing all day! LOL Oh it feels good to laze around! I was crocheting a monkey hat for my nephews gf's little boy, all I have left to do is the mouth eyes and ears, just not sure how and where to put them, so I thought I would take a break and update here! This hat was an after thought gift...I made him a sock monkey for Christmas and he loved it and I found out he loved hats too...so I thought I would make him one! I will post pics later when it is done, but I used the pattern from the Happy Hooker book but made it little larger (since he is 2 and has a larger head), added some ribbing and ear flaps! It is turning out cute and I can just see his little blond curls sticking out from underneath! All the other kids liked their sock monkeys too except for my one 3 yr old niece, she is such a girly girl and was disappointed that it didn't have any yellow on it! LOL I bet if I made her a dress with yellow on it for the monkey she would love it...so there's another wim! This morning my oldest son (21) said that he thought I was making the sock monkeys for each of my kids! Now he wants one.....he is always full of surprises that one! He's a kid that has no fear (he is a novice rider in a rodeo and just got his first 8 sec. ride a couple of weeks ago) So now I have at least 4 more to make for the new year! Looks like it's going to be a busy crochet year for me, I got 4 requests for the fat bottom bag too! Not sure if three of them are really serious, but they did say they would like one (but they aren't people I would just give gifts to and I don't know if they are willing to at least pay for materials to make them).
Well it's time to get supper in the oven and get back to that little hat and finish it so I can mail it off before he gets too big for it!
More later!

One tree done!

I got my Mom's tree up tonight! Yay! Now I can do mine with no interruptions or guilty feelings! Mom has a beautiful pre lit tree, but this year we had trouble with the lights and could not get 1/2 a string to work! So, I just put on a string of 50 and turned that section to the back! LOL I told her not to put it away until I could restring new lights on it, there were lots that have lost their clear bright sparkle and are starting to look dim, but I think they will hold out for this year. I asked her how long she had had the tree and was really shocked when she said about ten years! She couldn't understand why she was having so much trouble with the lights this year! I also bought some pretty ribbon to put through the tree this year too and she liked it so well that she didn't even want to put her ornaments on it! LOL. After I got most of the ornaments on, except for the red balls she really wanted me to stop there...it was all silver and sparkly and just plain pretty....but she said maybe we could try some red balls and if I don't like them we could take them off, well we got a few balls on and decided we both like it better without the red and started taking them off when my Dad walked in the room and says "Now the red makes it look even better!" LOL so we put the red balls back on!
I am going to go crochet, I want to finish another sock monkey tonight and start some wrist warmers too. Hopefully I can have a pair done to post a pic soon!

Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow!

We are supposed to get up to two inches by tomorrow afternoon. That should give us a pretty good dusting here! Hopefully it won't make travel too bad either. The worst part is that is supposed to get windy too. That means the house will be colder, but hubby is finally getting plastic on the windows in the front room. We keep that closed off in the winter anyway, but plastic still helps....and here's the funny part....this is the first time in many years that he has ever done this...and it is taking him forever! LOL I have always put the plastic on those windows all by myself and now all of a sudden he is doing it but needs the help of our son! LOL I am cracking up here because all they are doing is arguing! Now granted, I never did a really neat job of it but I figured as long as the cold air doesn't get in, all's OK...but he is being his typical self and everything is measured out perfectly, no wrinkles or anything! Big deal I say...the curtains cover it so you can't see it anyway! LOL I say that's what he gets for not getting the new house started! LOL I know I am mean, but this is the second winter that we weren't supposed to still be in this old house! OH, now I am mad..he just came out and said the kids were being p***y about the whole thing and he could sure use some help with MY project! Am I the only one who lives here? Hello!!! I just told him "why do you think I have always done it by myself!" Seriously now, I can get it done in less than an hour (it's only three windows) and he has now been working on it for almost 3....does that tell anyone how particular he is?!!! And only one window is done! LOL Well at least I can laugh, it's not as messy as crying, I guess! Oh well, I do love him!
I have slowed down on the monkeys so I have to go start crocheting again! I hope to have the fourth one done and the fifth started tonight so I better sk-daddle! I think I am going to start a Christmas doily too...Annies had a pretty one today!

BRRRRR It's Cold!

It is so cold here....I hate the cold! The high for today is supposed to be 30 degrees and the rest of the week doesn't look any better either! There is a chance for snow but not much of one. I would like to have a little snow for Christmas but after that spring can come early and stay! Still working on that fourth sock monkey, he's coming along and hopefully I will finish him soon. I have a lot to get done today and it is already getting to be late afternoon. Doesn't seem that anyone here will available to help me move stuff around so I can set trees up either, but that's not surprising! As the kids get older they all get their own lives leaving their crap here for me to clean up...LOL...one last time I guess! We have some Christmas parties coming up and I've nothing to wear...so I think I will be going shopping for some new clothes, I really need them too so I won't be able to get anything too Christmasy but that's OK too. The daughter is going to get a new t shirt for an art project and then going to the church to decorate the Christmas tree. She will be gone all afternoon, the son is working, so that leaves me and hubby here to work! It would be nice if the oldest daughter showed up to help, but I doubt that will happen! Oh well.....I am getting anxious to get the trees up and get decorated! I bet my Mom is too...I need to call her to see when she wants me to do her tree too. Well that's it for today....I'm off to get some stuff cleaned I hope!

They're here!

As promised here are the pictures of the infamous Sock Monkeys!

Oh How they love to play!












They sure do love each other!

Like I said before, there are five more coming to join their ranks! I'm sure they are going to get into all kinds of mischief before going to their respective homes at Christmas! Hopefully their transition will be an easy one and they won't miss each other too badly. So far when we've had company they have been pretty good, only sneaking up on a guest and scaring her one time, although with their numbers growing I might find it a little more difficult to keep them under control! They watch as I crochet on another little buddy every night, they are such a good cheering section although now I think it will get harder to hear TV over them! They all seem to really like watching Desperate Housewives with me but I think their favorite show is Survivor, especially when they see those palm trees and Ozzy picking cocoanuts! But hey can you blame them?!

Just a few more shots of them!

Well the daughter just left with her boyfriend to go to his basketball game. She told me the pictures were a little creepy (of the monkeys), but I think that is just her being 16, boyfriend just laughed and shook his head! Rumor has it that my kids friends all think I am nutz! LOL I think I have fulfilled my obligation to parent hood instilling that opinion.....this way they never know what to expect!
Well that's about it for now! Have a great weekend!

Coming Soon

Coming soon to this blog....Sock Monkey pictures! I just got some taken, however, my battery went dead before I could upload them! I will get them uploaded sometime soon, hopefully today!
I have three done , the fourth one started, and then only four more after that! Those are just for Christmas presents. I have orders for four more by Easter then!
Today I am going to go to a craft show at our High School, then to a friends house whose house in the Christmas Walk. That's it for now, I'll be back!