Countdown Update

Mutti, this is for you...
26 hours til we leave the house! (Finally figured out the hours.)
Guess that's the official start of vacation -- the door hitting you on the way out!

Countdown

It's been one week and counting since I've been without internet. I've finally borrowed a computer to try to catch up on all things internet related. Fun stuff like e-mail, and the boring stuff like paying bills... But the best part is that I'm trying to get my ducks in a row for our departure. We're going on vacation in one week!!! WooHoo!!! Warm, sunny vacationy goodness is just ahead...

Lost Knitting

Just before my vacation time in December I began a scarf/wrap in a "double bump" pattern. It took entirely too long to be a Christmas gift... I finished it the first week of January. The scarf ended up being about 11.5 by 31.5 inches in size -- that's 46 rows of a "4 row pattern." Each of these 4 rows took about 17 minutes (I timed myself several times while we were driving to and fro for the holidays!). I think it turned out nice and snuggly! It would make a nice blanket, but holy moley that would be a lot of hours!

My other project this week was a second version of the Stella hat. It may possibly have taken me as long as the scarf, but I didn't notice since I was marathoning "Lost" while I knitted. (I don't think it took as long though.)

Funny Sight

Each morning when I drive to work I pass through an intersect where a police man directs traffic outside of a school. Friday had a new sight for me that gave me a chuckle. Two boys were making their way to the above intersection via a sidewalk. However the sidewalk had not been shoveled. No problem - they had their own shovel! They were making their own path, shovelful by shovelful! Glad I wasn't them! :)

Thanks George

When he started working on this short film, director Lucas Martell sought only to learn the basics of 3D animation. Five years later, he delivers a real little masterpiece worthy of the Pixar movies! Six minutes of wonder to watch alone or with family.
Pigeon Impossible takes us into the heart of a funny story of a secret agent and a pigeon lover of bagels! The short film has won numerous awards since its release, such as honors at the Festival des Films du Monde in the category Best Short Film. Lucas Martel has documented the production of his film in a series of videos you can watch on the YouTube channel.

Link here in case video doesn't play for you.

Holiday Photos

The kiddos from back home... Sami is so big compared to the others!

Introducing Jasmine!

Ringing in the new year with fireworks! I love that smell...

Oh no, not the gum drop buttons! Our late arrival... it took him a while to get to town...

December Projects

Project 1: the bathroom

Nothing left in here!

Cause it's all outside!

After the walls & floor were in, the tub was next.

Then the floor was leveled, the heating element installed, then the tile.

Action shot - grout work

The bathroom is done!

Traveling Projects...

Project 2: tiling at my mom's

Project 3: knitting for the homeless

my mom worked on scarves while I made 2 hats