Posted by Racer on December 29, 2007, at 20:18:06
Since holidays are stressful for many people, I thought I'd start an "I survived Christmas" thread, which everyone is invited to post to. Please feel free to post about anything that went into surviving, since that's what this thread is about. No worries if you survived solely through hiding in the closet -- just tell us about anything interesting you found there...
In my case, I survived a very small gathering. My husband and I went to my mother's, and my aunt came over for a while, too. Auntie was visiting at her son's house, and we "missed" seeing them -- that is, we didn't see them this year. It's polite to say that we missed seeing them. After my aunt left, it was just the three of us, we had dinner, and dessert, and watched Jeopardy.
For Christmas, I knit a sweater for my mother. The yarn I ordered for it only arrived the Tuesday night before the holiday, so less than a week to knit a full sized, long sleeved cardigan with pockets. NOT enough time! I tried quite valiantly, but didn't quite finish it in time. The front bands were the only part unfinished, though, so Mom could try it on. It fit nicely. Although my mother is always withholding of praise for me, she came close to complimenting it -- "I needed a warm sweater to wear, and those are colors that I wear. Oh, and it has pockets -- pockets are a necessity, since old ladies put tissues in them." That, of course, led my husband to picture a long line of old ladies walking up to my mother to put tissues in her pockets, which was a funny image. While it would have been nice to have a little enthusiasm from my mother, this was the closest she's ever come to praising what I made for her. I guess I'll count that as a "win."
My husband was not terribly surprised by my gift to him, which was a disappointment -- I'd hoped for a little more surprise and reaction to it. Still he likes it, which is what really matters. (And I told him we can exchange it, if he likes another better.)
My aunt gave me a beautiful little drop spindle, which you can see here: http://www.dropspindle.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=122 It's the model called "Tsunami," in purpleheart. Just a lovely little thing, but I haven't tried it out yet -- still trying to get other things done, since I did NOTHING except knit for a week...
That's my Christmas. How about anyone else?
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