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Christmas Socks 2008 (Pairs #24-28)

tmcknit — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:20:21 +0000

Hmmmmmmmmm – wonder what could be in those little boxes? I guess the title of the post gives it away. I made the little mittens gracing each box using the same wool as the socks – so now each recipient will have matching socks and mittens (yes, I know that’s corny since they can’t actually wear the mittens – so sorry). When I went to get the camera to take a picture, Carrie decided to try to steal the mittens off of the boxes, and somehow this beautiful picture was the first picture I took – I think it’s a keeper with her looking so innocent – so I took no more (although I was tempted because one of the boxes on the top level is crooked but who can resist a beautiful Carrie pic).

These are socks I worked on all year – between other projects – for Christmas gifts for my family. I took the picture outside in the snow – today it is 4 degrees with a wind chill of -27. Thankfully, I didn’t have to stray far – I just stepped out the door and took them on the back deck.

In the order they appear, here’s who they’re for and what they’re made with:

**Mark – Regia Strato Color 5748
Keith – Regia Crazy Color 114
Justin – Regia Strato Color 5747
Corey – Regia Schatten Color 5163
Danielle – Regia Jacquard Color 5243**

Do you sense a pattern with the socks I make? I love Regia!! Not all socks I make are Regia, but a majority are.

Ice Storm 2008 (December 19-22)

tmcknit — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:09:23 +0000

This link http://tinyurl.com/98a8uv will take you to the pictures from the ice storm we had while Mark was in the hospital. The pictures have captions and I think an ice storm is pretty much self-explanatory. The wind chill at one point was -39. Today’s temperature is -4 with a wind chill of -12.

The first day of the storm we lost power. Mark was still in the hospital but his hospital did not lose power – it is a little over an hour away from home. The power went out at about 3:00 a.m. and I didn’t wake up until 4:00 a.m. so it was already starting to get cold in the house. It was 62 degrees in the house so I lit a bunch of our bigger candles and votives. I also took four dinner plates, covered them with foil and filled them each with tea lights. It took me fifteen minutes to light them all but I remember when the kids were little and they were snowed in with my parents, my parents had lit candles to keep a little heat in the house and it really does help. It was 62 in the house when I lit the candles and it was still 62 in the house when the power was restored several hours later.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

tmcknit — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:42:00 +0000

The first snowfall of 2008 – October 27, 2008 – how pretty is snow on leaves? Very pretty. This picture was taken the next morning when we were leaving for work – bright and early so it was still dark. The snow is so “crystal-y” and pretty.