I’ll be over here reading & munching…

Full disclosure, I opened one of my many lovely Jólabókaflód gifts several days ago when I was in need of something sweet… I did the shake test and, BINGO, scored a box of Italian dark chocolate truffles. A few days later, I (finally) finished a book, and though I could have chosen from one of my many stacks of emotional support books, I chose to open a NEW/SURPRISE book — This Long Thread. Then, again, I went looking for something sweet, and unwrapped a container of chocolate-covered cookies. Alas, the rest I left for yesterday, the traditional day for the “book flood” (with chocolate). I opened more cookies, an amazing chocolate bar, some dulce de leche, and What I Ate In One Year by Stanley Tucci. I am utterly spoiled, and very happy!! Merry Christmas, everyone!

Happy Holidays!

We had a wonderful evening with some delightful kids. Kate helped me cook dinner. Ali brought us a quiche for tomorrow morning’s breakfast. We all gave a shout out to Maddy & Viv — it’s Christmas Day in Australia, and it’s 95F!!

On this Eve of Christmas Eve, I’ll be heading to Lambeau Field for Monday Night Football! It’s been ages since I’ve gone to a regular season game, and even longer since I went to a cold-weather game. It’s been lightly snowing all day, but thankfully it isn’t too cold (relatively speaking), and the snow should be letting up at just about the time we depart. I’m going with Ann, Brian & Addie (they needed a driver! Lucky me!!).

I finished my Scoreboard cowl and cleaned up & mended a hat that I found in the closet. I dyed the yarn that I used for the cowl and I’m pretty pleased with how well it matches!

I strategized my last holiday prep runs to Target & the grocery store, and went this morning. Sunday morning has always proved a good plan on any given weekend, and it worked well this weekend, too.

I got home & unpacked everything, then straightened up my workroom a bit, since that’s where I plan to do most of my gift wrapping. There’s not much of that, but I need space!

I’ve been trying for a week or so to locate a couple of gifts that I bought/ordered early and “put someplace safe,” and finally found those. And I pulled some supplies together for gifts that are more like “Let’s Make Something.” I’m feeling good!

Ann, Brian & Addie arrived in Madison yesterday, and they’ll be up here tomorrow for a VERY quick overnight visit. They’ll head back to Madison for Christmas, then return here next weekend. Airbnb guests departed around noon today, so I went over there this afternoon to strip beds, start laundry & the dishwasher, clean the bathrooms, and take out the trash. They’ll just need to make their beds!

Time at Ann’s is supposed to be time for seaming the temperature blanket, but this morning I pulled a 9-year-old WIP from the pile and did a little surgery while I waited for laundry. I had extra time, thanks to that interminable MINUTE (that takes SO MANY MORE MINUTES) while the washer tries to balance the load for the final spin, so picked up all the stitches, too, and now I need to graft this “incomplete” Scoreboard scarf into an infinity scarf.

More on that later…

Hope things are going well for you!!