Llama Llama

Two more Llama hats are finished for Christmas . . one great niece is 6 and the other is 3. Since one is in New York, one is in Indiana and they are on opposite sides of the family they will never know they have identical, well, almost identical hats.

We have gotten a little more snow. It covers the grass but the streets, sidewalks and driveways are just wet.

Tomorrow through Wednesday we are to get Lake Effect Snow from Lake Erie. We have heard anywhere from 3" to 8". With our luck we will either get nothing or 12"

With this in mind, I made a yarn stop today. Bought pink yarn to finish the llama hats, some olive green yarn for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle hat and some blue yarn that is, hopefully, the right color for the Rainbow Brite pony. 

The turtle will be quick. Rainbow Bright will be easy until I get to the hair. I think I'm gong to use the Lion Brand Bon Bons for the hair, if I can find the right colors. I'm not to keen on having to buy a full skein of yarn for each of the pony hair colors . . . but we will see.

Now, I need to get busy and make some french toast from the bread pudding I made several weeks ago. I make it in a loaf pan and when it is cool I cut it into slices for french toast . . . we eat some then and wrap the rest in four slice packages. Makes me hungry just thinking of it.

Later Gators :)

The Good and the Sad

Must start with the sad . . . 

poor Abby kitty . . . 

18 years old with thyroid disease.

She has been taking meds for a couple years.

Just called about her last round of blood work

it is good.

No more blood work for 6 months.

But, I don't think she will be here in 6 months.

She got her blood work done a week ago

and ever since, she has been going down hill.

She has quit jumping up on the sofas.

She only goes upstairs once a day.

She walks very slowly.

It breaks my heart, 

but I think she is ready to go.

So I shall love her as much as I can

and watch Indy lay on the floor in front of her.

I think Indy knows something is up . . . 

she is Abby's pal 

(Abby used to groom Indy's ears all of the time)

but now she is staying on the floor close to her.

I'm surprised she isn't lying

on the pillow with her.

Maybe she thinks she would disturb Abby if she did that.

Okay, enough of the sad.

II have always believed that when one souls leaves this Earth

another one is allowed to enter.

Our neighbors are expecting a baby in the spring.

Their sons (4 and 2 years old)

are my head "try-ers on"

to make sure my hats are the right size.

Plus I love making

the hats for them.

I found a free pattern for a Llama hat

that makes me smile.

I thought it would be adorable

to make them for the two brothers

and then have the "spare"

for the one coming in the spring.

Now tell me . . . 

you smiled when you saw it, didn't you :)

Now, 

I need to finish a receiving blanket edging.

Then, I can start on all the other Llama hats

I want to make.

Right now, I think I have 5 to make . . . 

bought the yarn yesterday . . . 

the colors are AWESOME ! ! ! ! !