Bits and bobs

• I’ve baked 22 mini-loaves as Christmas gifts this year.  I’ve got a few more to bake before I can declare myself done.
• A moth ate a whole in my Big Shrug. I’m so upset and trying to get all my wool into bags before they are eaten too!  🙁
• I’m already planning to knit myself another Big Shrug out of something that moths don’t like.  Anyone have a suggestion?
• We have snow predicted in our forecast for tomorrow – it’s crazy!
• When Sissy goes to bed – or down for a nap – her routine is to say goodnight to everything she sees on her way.  Some of my recent favorites are

Nigh-night tree! (Christmas tree)

Nigh-night Jesus! (one of our nativities is on her path to bed)

Nigh-night house!

Nigh-night sun!

and the silliest:  Nigh-night beard! (Daddy’s beard)

• I said I wasn’t going to make myself crazy by trying to knit Christmas presents, but then I looked at my Christmas list and I have a couple of people who I think will really appreciate knitted gifts – so I’m knitting my fingers off!  I have just under 3 weeks to finish!  I can do it!
• I’ve been very depressed lately. Holidays can be so hard and the grey weather really sets me off.  This is why I was a bad Oregonian.  I loved it there, but I need the sun.  I *did* LOVE The Dalles though.  I’d go back and live there tomorrow if we had to…of course, I’d be bringing my extended family with me…and I don’t think they’d go!
• There is nothing under our tree (until I wrap the items I’m knitting).  One reason is that we are really scaling back this Christmas.  Only a family gift (A Wii Lord willing) and stockings.  Also Eric’s side of the family agreed to not exchange gifts.  It’s sort of a relief as so many of us are finding it pretty hard financially this year.  We are blessed but extras are just not happening.  I really like the simplicity it’s allowing though.

OK – I’d better get some knitting in before Sissy wakes up from her nap!