Hurry Up Monday!!

Finally, the holiday excitement is winding down.. it is safe to breathe once again - if only for another 205 days..

My bout with pneumonia has finally lightened up so that I can breathe somewhat normally again - so that is a definite plus!  It took 2 rounds of antibiotics to get things under control, which really surprised me as although I get sick often, usually a single 10-day round with amoxicillin and 'all becomes right with the World again'.

I hope that the holidays found everyone happy and full of love and hope for the coming year.  I know that I am looking forward to the new year.. well at the very least, January 4th 2010..

for this is the day in which the people are slotted to return to school.

Ugh.. I never knew children could argue so much!  The little one can even strike up a good argument about...  not arguing...

Although it's been so very long since I have written, I am still very behind the 8-ball on holiday tasks - (mostly due to my illness).  The gifts that were supposed to be mailed out the weekend of Dec 4th never made it to the post office and are still sitting by the front door awaiting a ride to the post office.  

All those who were to receive gifts, received an email explaining that I was not forgetful, just ill and couldn't get a ride to the post office to get out the packages and most received photos of their intended gifts - not the same, I know.. but what can you do?

But of course, there was still the challenge of working up my daughter's Christmas combos.. the blanket and doll.  After seeing so many dolls leave the house for others, the people were feeling just a tad jilted at not having any made for them!

In November, I decided to change that - and add a blanket which I fell in love with upon first sight a few months prior from a Herschnerr's mailer.

The Christmas Anastasia Afghan Crochet Kit

Now, of course, MY people don't care about it being billed as a 'Christmas' item - but done up in Pink and Purple.. and they would pay close attention.

So that is exactly, what I did.. made this beautiful (and fancy) afghan for my beautiful (and not so fancy) children!

**Although, I must admit - I HATED this pattern.  Too much sewing!!!  The entire border is made separate and then sewn to the body of the afghan - very tedious and a very lengthy process - especially when you have only limited space.  But the end results were worth it...

In addition to the blankets, they needed the dolls to go with.  Originally, I had worked up the original doll version (purple) but for the pink, I made the dress more like the afghan with a white pineapple 'under dress' and the pink lattice overlay.  

My hope is that 20 years from now, my beautiful daughters will still have their beautiful afghans and reflect on the cherished memories of childhood and find strength in those memories when their own lives present struggles or discouragement.

Finished up on Christmas eve.  LOL (talk about working right up to the wire huh?)

Then of course there is the whole 'Christmas Eve Tradition(s)' to get thru.

Well, each Christmas Eve since my daughters were born, we would end the night by reading T'was the Night Before Christmas.  As the kids got a little older, the exciting (and often very delicious) chore of making Santa's fresh Christmas Cookies mere hours before the big man's arrival was added to the tradition.

This year, since I was running late, there was also a 6 foot tree to decorate - so Mr. Doodle became very important part of this year's traditions.. usually he sort of 'bah humbugs' everything.

While Mr. Doodle read T'was the Night with the girls, I was in the kitchen cleaning up the dinner dishes and making the dough for the sugar cookies.

Now 'Santa' doesn't particularly like "Sugar Cookies"; preferring to have a piping hot plate of Toll House instead... 

but Toll House cookies are drop and as far as the people are concerned.. quite BORING.. 

And definitely NOT up to the Christmas caliber that the people come to expect, when it centers around making gifts for the man who brings them the world under an evergreen tree.

So away they went, quick as a flash 

they sprinkled the sugars - a touch more than a dash

okay, so who am I trying to kid?  

It is a no wonder the poor cookies do not buckle under the weight of colored sugars, gumdrops, licorice strings and various 'other' sweet goodies the people use to create their masterpieces.  

Cookies with enough tooth rotting goodness to impress even the wildest of Who's in Whoville and make the Grinch even Grinchier.  

The kind of cookies that could only be eaten by the sweetest of the sweet.. you know, like Santa himself, one of Santa's little helpers.. and of course, the cookie makers...

We then placed these wonderful creations on a plate and put them in the 'Tree Room' to await the Santa Seal of Approval... and then left to retire for the night (which only meant for me to frantically finish up a purple doll before trying to get a few hours of sleep).

A few minutes later, I had a frantic 9 year old - panting, near tears and positively fuming at my bedroom door..

"Momma, Hooch ate Santa's Cookies"

Apparently, Hooch - My daughter's 3 year old Bull Mastiff, wanted to play the role of Santa this year...

a drool stained plate and a few broken cookies, left us nothing to dread - so replacements were placed, of course.. after Hooch went to bed..

:)

Happy New Year to all.

May the New Year treat you better than previous and find you and your family in good health - mind, spirit and body.

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