food, crochet, merriment
Daney boy sent some pictures the other day–from the other side of the world.
He says it rains ice in Lithuania that makes the streets look–and behave like glass.
The snow is so dry that you can’t even make a snow ball until it finally starts melting.
But it is comforting…
to a whiny mom-heart…
to find that some things…
never change…
Be safe~~ and stay warm and dry my great, sweet, silly boy.
We miss you so.
love,
Mom
Here’s the February potholder…I would post a link to the pattern, but the site where I got it is gone. Do you suppose I’ll get arrested if I give it out anyway? That would definitely throw off my groove…
Here’s Lily being a magic baby and floating on air…
Daney boy playing with a blue hi-lighter. Can missionaries carry light sabers? Hmmmm…..
Baby Keni with her new sneaks–exhausted after all that running.
Wise baby Beckham…or is that Yoda?
Who can tell?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Laurie!
Elder Dane
I’ve had enough people ask me about baby Kenny’s Uncle Dane Doll, that I thought maybe I’d show you up close. It’s been hidden away behind the “Door” tab with the other “secrets,” that the kids got for Christmas.
When Dane left for a mission to Lithuania in June the twins were only 6 months old. We wanted the babies to know his face so that when he comes home, he’ll be a bit familiar. So, the idea for the Dane doll came about.
Football Dane
The original pattern was for a kitten doll–which I made last year–from the Lion Brand yarn site. It was easy to change the colors and leave off the pointed ears and turn it into a human–in this case–Uncle Dane. I sewed a three stitch brown tie at his neck and a black tag on his shirt. The face was made from June Taylor Colorfast Sew-In Inkjet Fabric Sheets. It was so easy to just pick the face picture from my computer and run the fabric through the printer. I cut it out and sewed it right on to the crocheted doll head.
The babies love them!
1. The snow coming down as I type. Our state always needs more water. So it’s a big deal to get all this new stuff. I just want to be snowed in at least once in my life.
2. Pink lights on a canopy bed. It’s very exotic and makes me feel particularly fancy somehow. Even if I’m just wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.
3. A baby girl who loves her monkey.
4. A baby boy who loves to laugh.
5. A baby “chomp” who could show up any day now. Maybe we’ll wake up one of these mornings and Lyndi will have a sweet, warm bundle all cuddled up with her. I suppose, in real life we’ll know when she decides that she’s truly coming. But since Lyndi is having a home birth–it could be a surprise for us–any time now.
6. A well attended puzzle on a wintery day.
7. Dear friends in a beautiful place.
8. A beautiful place
9. A pristine kitty
10. A letter from a happy boy in a very cold, faraway land.
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We here at Gracious Rain hope you have the happiest of Thanksgivings and that you eat so much turkey and cranberry sauce and potatoes and pie that you sleep for a week…well, no…then you’d miss all the cool sales tomorrow and that would be would be terribly counter-productive. Maybe, use moderation…
oh, forget it.
So, ok…go eat stuffing.
My cute little son in Lithuania breaking dry bread for stuffing–8 hours ago–
because HE knows that some traditions must go on, even in a far away land.
Have a wonderful holiday!
