Again?

This was our contribution to holiday cheer. Bug sat in my lap, watched it, and demanded that I play it again. And again. And again. I think we watched it at least 12 times in a row. And that was only the first day. But it's pretty funny and I could watch it over and over.

It's way better than the video of the new Tickle Me Elmo, which Bug also wanted to watch over and over. Too bad she didn't react so well to the real life one. It frightened her some, but I have no doubt that someday she will love it enough that it will drive me positively insane.

We survived the holiday festivities with the in-laws. That's not to say that it wasn't tense. I made an effort to be friendly and engaging and we shall see how well it was received. I at least know that I tried. The nieces and nephew were delightful and grandma and grandpa spoiled our Bug rotten. But that's their job.

Possibly the nicest part of the day was spending some time with some friends of G's family. G has a good friend who is the eldest of three brothers and G's parents are very close with the parents. The younger two brothers live out of town and don't get home all that often. But, for the first time in forever, all three brothers were in town for Christmas with their parents. And the two from out of town (Oregon and Japan) and their families came for a visit. I don't think we had seen any of them since our wedding. It was lovely to see them and meet their wee ones.

Oh and G got me this for Christmas. And it wasn't even on my list. Thank you, G!

Nothing to Report

Bug, my little petri dish, brought home a cold from day care, so G and I were sick all weekend. No fun. And it kept us from doing all of the Christmas shopping we haven't bothered to do yet.

So every night this week, I'll be ducking out of work and braving the stores. Tonight, it was Borders and Toys R Us. Tomorrow, Macy's. And Safeway, where, rumor has it, they have giftcards to almost anywhere.

I can't believe it's only one week until Christmas. There has been no progress on the family drama front, so next Monday with the in-laws could be interesting.

Since I am not feeling all that amusing, what with the coughing and the sneezing, I will share this little story. At first, I was amused, but then I thought about it a little and the idea of sharing sounds rather icky. I wonder if Safeway sells an appropriate gift card.

Knit Knit Knit

I wish I could say I had been doing a lot of knitting lately, but I haven't. I just don't have a lot of free time lately. But that should change, at least briefly since I have the week off after Christmas. Hurray!

I did finish knitting slippers for G's mom. All I need to do is sew them up. Woo hoo! Hopefully, she will like them.

But my inability to knit has not stopped me from stalking all things knitting. Or buying three skeins of Blue Sky Alpacas royal alpaca in a lovely pale pink. Now all I need is a pattern. Suggestions? Of course, it's not my fault. My dealer sent out a newsletter about his current sale. Blue Sky Alpaca yarn for 40% off. How could I not buy it? I just want to snuggle with it for hours.

Saturday I get to go to my monthly sock club meeting, which will give me a chance to work on my latest sock project. The goal is to make some progress since I have started the darn thing 6 times and still haven't finished the toe. How annoying. And I can get advice on sewing up the slippers.

The most fascinating knit-related thing I have seen lately is this. How cool.

Hee

This is quite possibly the funniest headline ever.

Yes, it's true. Sometimes, I'm 12.

The Rock sings to Sacramento

Thanks to G for finding this for me. I don't have any problems with Sacramento, but the song makes me giggle every time.