Tiff Crochets

1.  Lacy Shell Poncho for Maddie in Paton’s Shetland Chunky Tweeds in Deep Red.  I’m hoping to finish it either tonight or tomorrow night while I wrap up Rome Season 1.

2.  Jiffy Striped Afghan from Crochet Today.  Someone may end up getting this one for a birthday present if I can let go of it.  There are two birthdays coming up in January if I get some free time available after Christmas to finish it.

3. Laura’s shrug number 2 - I’m using a great yarn on this one!  I’ll try to take a picture to post sometime tonight while Christmas tree decorating.

4.  Christmas ornaments from Crochet Today.  Most likely intended for the girls’ teachers if I can finish them by next week.  (eek!)

5.  Scarf for Laura’s teacher in Patons Divine.  Laura loves her so I’ve got to finish this one in time!

I think that’s all of my pre-Christmas WIP (I hope!). 

I swiped this from Kim & Wendy

Here’s what you do:

1. Open your music library
2. Set settings to “Shuffle”
3. Press play
4. For each entry, type the song that’s playing
5. For new entry, press the next/forward button

opening credits: “Sucker Train Blues” - Velvet Revolver

waking up: “After All This Time” - Rodney Crowell

first day at school: “Cowboy Take me Away” - Dixie Chicks

falling in love: “I Won’t Back Down” - Johnny Cash

I love Johnny Cash, but Tom Petty is one of my all-time favorites.  I LOVE this version!

breaking up: “Barricades” - Pat Green

prom: “Angel” - Pearl Jam

life’s okay: “Live Forever” - Billy Joe Shaver

mental breakdown: “My Old Friend the Blues” - Joe Nichols

driving:  “On a Cloud” - Cross Canadian Ragweed

flashback:  “Cold Hearted Woman” - Cross Canadian Ragweed

getting back together: “Corpus Christi Bay” - Robert Earl Keen

wedding: “Why me Lord” - Kris Kristofferson   LOL

birth of child: “Fire” The Pointer Sisters

final battle:  “Again” - Cross Canadian Ragweed

funeral song: “Sunshine” - Nazareth

end credits: “Won’t Get me Down” - Cross Canadian Ragweed

Okay, I have a lot of CCR on my ipod, but there are just as many songs from other bands on there too, but at least my ending songs were somewhat happy. :)

ahhh… The months before Christmas when those nice little daughters stay nice and well mannered.  How I miss you.  To remind me of how wonderful they were before Christmas joy mutated them into whiney muffins, I share these photos.

This is what happens to Maddie after a fun excursion to see the Ben Franklin exhibit at the HMNS.  She wore herself out playing with the fan-chair (yes, I know it probably has a name courtesy of Mr. Franklin but I’m drawing a blank).

This is how we spent Black Friday - riding through the East Texas woods from Palestine (pronounced Pal-ah-steen) to Rusk on a 1920’s train pulled by an old diesel engine. 

My first of many bad attempts at posing the girls for a Christmas photo at the Gaylord Texan hotel in Grapevine, Texas.  The girls were much more interested in the miniature train that was traveling through the top of the tree than taking photos.