Wound Up
When we got home last night, William Henry was Wound Up. He ran back and forth between the den and the sun parlor (it’s a straight shot between opposite ends of the house) for at least 20 minutes while we unloaded the car. Every now and then he would slide to a stop (or crash into another cat) and look around. This got everyone else worked up and they stayed that way for quite a while.
Here is the knitting I did in the car last night in the dark:
That’s the light-up nativity through the window.
While taking this picture just now, I had a Startling Revelation: I bought this yarn before Blue Moon added the extra yardage to the Socks That Rock skeins. I have been knitting with it like it had the extra yardage (the sock leg is longer than I would have made it otherwise). I am not going to have enough to finish the second sock. I’ve weighed both the sock I finished on Friday (2 1/4 oz.) and the unfinished sock and rest of the yarn (2 1/8 oz. including needles). Sigh. I hope I can make them match by doing the toes in another color.
I haven’t made the macaroni yet, but Michael has just gotten up so it’s time for the Sweepstakes drawing! Everyone is in the hat that I made for M on Saturday/Sunday (Yay! I finished him one new thing to wear on Christmas). And here he is drawing a name:
And the Winner is…
Hrm. That says “Beth” - you’ll just have to trust me.
Yay! Congratulations, Beth! And on the baby, too, if it’s here! I’ll email you to get your address.
To everyone else, have a Very Merry Christmas! I am off to make macaroni and last minute cookies for my Aunt’s family (they said they weren’t coming!).
Christmas-8, Emily-3 (I got a point for finishing the hat and one for having the ingredients for last minute cookies). I beat the spread!
Note: I forgot to add that if you aren’t Beth - Shear Panic can be ordered from:
Mayfair Games (the folks who made it)
Cardhaus Games
and Amazon (but it’s from one of their associates)
Thanks, Cindy! I forgot to mention that part!
December 25th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
Merry Christmas
December 25th, 2006 at 2:42 pm
Congrats to Beth. “Shear” envy on this end!
Merry Christmas to Emily and Michael!
December 25th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
Dear Emily, hope you and yours have a great holiday. Your post about WH being Wound Up reminded me of my 4 1/2 year old nephew, William Henry, who was rambunctious at times during his recent visit.
December 25th, 2006 at 4:52 pm
If that STR is 24 Karat I can help you out. I think mine is heavy weight though. You could have Extra Padded Toes that way! Merry Christmas!
December 25th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Merry Christmas and congrats to Beth!
December 25th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Merry Xmas Em! Can you hold one of those cookies closer to my screen so I can smell them??? GRIN
Hugs ya, Beck
December 26th, 2006 at 9:40 am
I think that you get another point for making more cookies (for the Aunt’s family who said they weren’t coming
And even perhaps yet another for being a good sport.
WH sure likes to stir thing up doesn’t he? I notice that he didn’t appear to be sleeping in the last post with all the rest of the group…He must have been up galavanting about again.
December 26th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
Oh, yay! I am so excited! Until now I have never won anything; thank you so much, Emily. I hope you had a lovely Christmas.
December 26th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
Merry Christmas to you and Michael! I hope you had a wonderful celebration. (It sounds like your cats missed you, though!)
May 2007 bring wonderful things for you!
December 27th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
heheh I love when cats get wound up heheh too funny to watch.
Merry Christmas!
December 28th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
I’m a little late, but Merry Christmas!
December 30th, 2006 at 1:39 am
wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your gallery, especially all your items from Vintage Knits patterns.