The countdown to Christmas.......

Hope you are ready for Christmas or at least almost ready.  I am really looking forward to this one, our oldest grandson and our cousin will be home this year for Christmas from the military.  Woo Hoo  The cousin arrives from Germany by week end and the grandson from Georgia, also by week end.  It's always wonderful having everyone together and thank God for both these guys for their willingness to serve their country.  We are all very proud of them.

I've been busy making my annual Christmas gifts to family and have now finished the last one.  It took the longest and is a crocheted nativity set for Granddaughter G.  She's 3 and I'm hoping she will love it as much as I have loved making it for her.
Here are pictures of the finished set that include Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, an Angel, a donkey, a sheep, a star (glows in the dark) and 3 wisemen.  Not sure I'll be making this to put in my Etsy shop but will give it some consideration or make it on request.  These pictures I took with my phone since my camera battery needed to be replaced.  I think I'll stay with my phone since it has 8 mega pixels and my camera has only 6.3.

Granddaughter G will also get some VegiTale videos, Silly Songs music CD with her name (she'll be excited) and kids books about Baby Jesus.  Hope she likes it all.  She's very smart for 3 and lots of fun but easily bored.

The other grandkids are getting new hats and other stuff.  Almost done shopping now, just a few gift cards to get and then I'm done.  At least done buying, next comes all the wrapping.  All the grandkids get a special ornament each year that I usually buy, but this year made.  They are all getting a glow-in-the-dark star.  I found the yarn on-line and was a quick/easy project to make a bunch up.  Now I need to attach some sort of label with their name and date on.  Once the grandkids begin moving out on their own they each will have at least 18-20 ornaments from me to decorate their own tree.  Great memories!!!!

I turned on my beautiful Christmas tree today and the middle section of lights won't go on.  What the heck!!!!!!  Don't make me undecorate and redecorate you again, I said to the tree.  Ugggghhhhh!!!!!!!!  Another day, not today.

New projects for 2012 include learning how to Knook, I'll explain that another time when I begin a Knook project, some socks, a purse for favorite daughter, plus finishing some linings in completed purses.

Today I'm doing some work on my website www.blbeans.etsy.com and www.blbeans.com and then back to knitting my sweater.  It's a cardigan sweater in Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn color Gray Marble.  I really like the feel and flow of Vanna's yarns.  Every once-and-a-while I need to make something for me.  Next for me will be a felted Kindle Fire cover, once it arrives.  Yup, that's right.......my sweetie bought me one for Christmas and I can't wait to get my hands on it!!!!!  

Until next time, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!

Hug and love on those close to you and let them know you love them, life is too short not to.

Thanks for visiting.

Bonnie Limberg
BL Beans
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