Baby Ugg Boots

Sorry this is fuzzy...the baby Ugg boots are equally fuzzy in real life. I knit these for Will cause they are just so cute and so is he! They knit up really fast and just make you want to giggle! I used a lovely suede-like yarn for the sole and the boot itself and a soft, fuzzy yarn for the fur. Turned out cute and they are already on their way to Mr. William!

Christmas Sweaters

I knitted sweaters for each of the grandchildren this year. I've never knitted sweaters so this was an exercise rooted in hope, love, and fear! I used patterns that are called Neck Down patterns...this means, simply, that they are knitted all in one piece from the neck down. When you are done, you are done..there is no finishing, no sewing the arms and neckbands on...DONE! The children loved them! And I can't wait to get started on one for myself! Who knows, I might even get one done for John, Young John, and Jill for this next Christmas.

Today is our son's 30th birthday...if that won't make a girl feel old, nothing will. Happy Birthday, John. You are a son that any Mom and Dad can feel proud of. We love you!

Christmas in Utah

John and I had a fabulous time in Utah with John and Jill and the 3 grandkids. What a delight those children are. Emily is quite a remarkable young lady, Charlotte is talking up a storm, and Will is hitting milestones every day.

Emily is 7 going on 30! A typical 7 year old, fascinated with dancing, and fashion, and Hannah Montana! I can't think of anything she got that wasn't connected with Hannah Montana or clothes! She's sweet and selfish (aren't ALL 7 year olds?) and funny and loving and utterly delightful!

Charlotte is 2 1/2 and makes me tired! She talks all the time...and is always on the move! She's stubborn and incredible smart and loving and cuddly (when she want to be). Charlotte is a creature of habit, as evidenced by her daily sojourn down to the basement to wake Nana at 7:00 each morning...picture this. The house is dark...Charlotte awakes and takes her bankely with her down the stairs to the basement, after securing the baby gate so Will can't fall down the stair. Now she makes her way across a concrete floor to Nana and Papa's door, slowly opening it and quietly comes across to Nana's side of the bed..."Nana, time to wake up!" Nana mumbles something sweet and unintelligble. Charlotte then goes over to the light and flips it on - BLINDING LIGHT! "Charlotte, turn that light off and come cuddle in bed with Nana." Ok, that buys me about 2 minutes! Then, Charlotte is ready to start the day. So up we get! That's the start to a busy day!

Will had just begun to crawl in the few days before we got there....while there, he began pulling himself into a standing position whenever he got to a barrier! I see that boy walking before his first birthday in March! He is a happy baby! Certainly loves his Mama! Actually, they all adore both their parents...

That's the update on the Utah family...they are all just wonderful! And I can say that not only because I'm the Nana, but because it's true!

Happy Weekend.

2008 Starts off with a sniffle!

As usual, I'll start off with an apology for not writing sooner. I really DO have a good excuse this time.! 3 days before we left Utah to come home (more on that trip later!) I came down with a particularly virulent stomach flu! Both ends and quite uncomfortable. Charlotte commiserated with her Nana that she had 'quesadilla diaper, too"! I began to feel better the day before we were due to leave for home, except for the beginnings of a cold and we left Utah later than usual due to the major road being closed for weather and ice. Once we were finally on the road, John admitted that he felt a bit wobbly in his tummy, too. We only made it to North Platte, Nebraska (10 hours from Salt Lake City and 9 hours from home) before we gave up and got a hotel room for the night (New Year's Eve). We slept from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. and John felt better so we got on the road again. Pulled into our garage at 5:00 p.m. that evening. The next day we both needed to get to work...however, my cold had turned into a sinus issue that required a doctor visit. He diagnosed a severe sinus infection! I can't believe the human body can manufacture that much snot! Anyway, I went back to work the next week and am beginning to feel better each day. My birthday is a blur...maybe we will celebrate next week??? So, friends, I hope to be better about posting in 2008....I don't think I can be much worse!

Soon, I'll post about Christmas with the Utah Knotwells...

Again, it's been ages since I've blogged. Good thing I never promised you that I would blog daily! John and I are leaving on Saturday, way too early for most normal people, to drive to Utah for Christmas with the kids. While I will have access to a computer, I doubt I'll have time to blog much. For that reason, I'd like to take this time to wish family, friends, and even strangers who happen by the most wonderful of Holiday Seasons and a prosperous 2008. Take care of yourselves, rest, be merry and I'll let you know how the holidays went when we get home.

Holidays are Joyful!

Happy Holidays to you all! I've been knitting up a storm to get ready for the trip to Salt Lake City and the family. Finally got everything done this past weekend. I only need to wrap gifts and I am golden! John still needs to do his own shopping but that's his problem! Mine is done, done, done, DONE!

We had our first 'storm' of the season yesterday. Cold, cold, cold (below freezing) and rain = ICE. I went out about 1/2 hour before I was due off work and scraped off about 1/4 inch of ice from my windshield...then another layer once I finished work. The drive home that normally takes 6 minutes took 15 minutes to allow for slippery road. But all is well today - temp is in the mid-40's. A heat wave! While it is cold, it is also dry! Might rain a bit later today but the temperature will keep the ice away.

Am making sugar cookies with John's sisters tomorrow. They get together each year to make cookies together and this year they invited me. I think they had to invite me so they could use my kitchen! Not really, folks, they love me. My house is kinda centrally located and it's big enough to accommodate all 4 of us, plus plenty of counter space to hold cooling cookies.

Sorry this doesn't have any pictures this time....I've been knitting and not taking pictures and NO, I'm not posting pictures of the Christmas knitting projects - at least not till after Christmas.

Happy Holidays to you all if I don't say it later. Ho, Ho, HO!!!

Having no computer is no excuse!!!

My home computer is toast, thanks to an electrical blink 4 weeks ago. John is trying to fix it and it's taking an eternity! Add to that, my computer at work is also toast, thanks for a software glitch that crashed my hard drive. Someone mentioned they might be ordering me a plastic bubble to live in if another computer goes south. Needless to say, I'm gunshy around electronic things this week! I'm at work, at the front desk, and they are trusting me to use the computer there....hah! Silly people!

Fall has fallen here in the Ozarks. John and I were looking out the window toward our grove of trees on the north this morning...what should calmly walk out but two male deer with beautiful antlers (albeit small ones). First time I've seen antlers on the deer on our property.

Gilligan is now a gentleman! He had his surgery yesterday and is walking a bit drunkenly and gingerly but at least he gets to live inside for the next 5 days. He currently lives in our bathroom and bedroom...sleeping during the day on the dogs' pillows near our bed...drives Carson nuts to smell a cat on his pillow at night...not sure where that cat is! Haha - cat is sleeping in our bathroom, behind that closed door!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our family and friends. We miss you all! Hugs,
Sally, John, Carson, Briscoe, Gilligan, Ruby, Tippy, and Huevo!