New Year, Same Old
A Happy New Year to all! I think it will take a while before I catch on with this year. January is such a good time for fresh starts and new beginnings but this year I feel like I'm stuck in a snow bank. I was so busy before trying to get gifts made and any days I had off were spent with Olive out at my Momma and Papa's house. As a result my own house has been seriously neglected. At this point I would be happy just to get my floor mopped by the end of the month.
I did manage to get all of my presents made on time, though. I knitted four scarves and one ballerina wrap, made candles and soap, and painted a pirate lunchbox for Scott (I'll show pictures later).
These homemade marshmallows went to my co-workers. They were a lot of fun to make!
I also baked soft pretzels for Papa Olson, and sewed several items including an apron for Mama Olson, a lap blanket for my Papa made entirely of felted cashmere sweaters from the thrift store,
and these mushroom ornaments for my Momma, which took me forever to figure out how to make. I always save her gift for last and she usually ends up with a half finished project. But this year I was finished by three o'clock in the afternoon of the 24th. I was so happy I was dancing around the kithcen, embarassing my brother Blake and his girlfriend.
It was so good to see all of my family and just hang out. I still have a lot to do, though. Our basement is thisclose to being finished. The walls are painted and Clifton came over last Saturday and helped Scott put down laminate flooring. I will spend the rest of the week painting the trim so it can be put up this weekend. Then we can get some shelving and all of my craft supplies can finally be organized. That will be a major project in itself.
So I'll keep plugging along and hopefully my house and life will get organized along the way. Then maybe I will have some time to finally knit something for my self. I'm thinking a pair of stripey socks so I can slide across my new laminate flooring.
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