We Wish You a Merry Christmas....

And a Happy New Year!
This is a picture of me (obviously) holding the new quilt my Mom made me for Christmas. The star is a Choctaw design she found in a book many moons ago. She made a beaded pendant for me back then~an off white star inside a green background. I loved it so much that I had it tattood on my ankle. So this star shape has special significance for us.

I think I look a bit like Baby Huey in this picture. Actually, I think I look like him in all of my Christmas pictures. I should have combed my hair, I guess.

We had a great Christmas here, spent lots of time with MIL & FIL. I actually cooked two meals, two different days in a row! This is a big deal, people...since I am not much of a cooker. But I felt really bad for MIL & FIL about all the family crap that's been going on, and I wanted to show them that I love and appreciate them. So, it was easy to do. Plus, the dinner for Christmas day was cooked in the crockpot.

I got some fab Christmas loot~a cool Colts pink ribbon hat, and great tools for my jewelry making endeavors. Some of those tools look like they could be used for dental procedures. Or torture.
Same thing, in my book!

The best thing, though, was spending time with my beloved. He really is the best gift of all.
And it was great to be with family, though we only got to see my beloved's parents. It seems that no matter what, I am missing somebody. Either I am here, missing my family in CA, or I am there, missing my family here.
I am lucky, I know, that I have family to miss. And that, hopefully, misses me!

Ok, little doggie thinks it's his turn now, so it's time to say goodbye. I really hope everyone had a joyful, and merry, Christmas.

Feeling Better

My Mom's socks are finally finished!
I've discovered that I really suck at heels. And I think I need to go down a needle size. These were knit on size 4 circulars, and I think I would like the gauge better on a 3. Not that I'm eager to work with smaller needles. But I like to knit socks, and want to make nice socks, so I will try a smaller needle next time. I am also going to try a picot edge bind off next time. I played around with it on a swatch and I like the way it looks. I will have to look through my old posts to see when I started these, cause I sure don't remember. I am curious though, to see how long they took.
I am going to be a better, faster knitter next year.
If I say it out loud, it will be true.
Right?

As this title says~I am feeling better. It's amazing how much better I felt after just admitting that I was depressed, and that I needed some help. And the help is helping, so I'm getting better.
I wish there was a different name for depression.
The name itself is so damn depressing!
I just have too many things working against me, to do it on my own. Not that I feel I need to explain it, but for me, it's part of it. Knowing what's going on and why. Before when I was depressed, it was very different, and had a very different cause. This time, it's just like I said. Too many things working against me.
But now I can at least focus, now the fog is clearing from my mind.
It feels so good to feel good.

I am on schedule for Christmas package mailing. Who knew I could do it? My beloved didn't even factor in my MFAT this time~he said he totally forgot. We were just talking about it tonight, and I asked if the boxes got mailed Tuesday if they'd still get to California on time. He said to me, "You really need a deadline, don't you?" That sums me up. I work best with a deadline looming over me. And I never get done ahead of time.
I don't know how it happened, but he said they need to be mailed Monday and I am ready.
I totally rock!

Now, it's time to go work on my Christmas stockings. This is the first year we will be spending the night over Christmas eve here in Minnesota (we usually are able to come back home for the night), and I am doing stockings for everyone. This is tradition in my family~we have dinner and open our presents Christmas Eve, and then Christmas morning we get stockings that are filled by 'Santa'. I love the tradition, and look forward to doing it with my husband's family.

Goodnight~