You've got to visit Beantown Handmade, an Etsy shop, and check out this adorable Boston Terrier (named Bean) modeling crocheted hats, neck scarves and sweaters. Too cute.
I never got around to posting any Christmas photos so I put together this little mosaic of pics taken here at home and at my sister's. Traditionally, we leave things up until January 6th- Epiphany, also known as the 12th day of Christmas. I just finished taking things down and putting them away.
First of all I want to thank you all for the sweet comments you left, it's been a tough week and it helped so much to hear from you. The night before we lost Luka, we somehow knew it would be the last, we all slept together in our bedroom. Luka started out curled up next to my husband, after a bit he moved over next to me, awhile later he wanted to get down (I had to help) and he slept with my son and finally he made his way over to my daughter in the early morning. Late that same morning our Vet called with the test results and it was obvious what we had to do. At about 1:15 I picked him up in my arms and carried him out to the garden and walked him around to all his favorite spots, I said my final good-bye and handed him over to my husband and daughter. They took him to the Vet and my husband held him during the process (I couldn't- even though it's what I had planned) he then brought him home and buried him under a tree outside my daughter's bedroom window. We planted 17 Violas, one for each year of his life. (The concrete is an architectural piece that happened to be under the tree). It's nice that we have this spot that we can visit and remember. Anyway, he will be missed, I have not known married life without him and he's always been in the kid's lives. Again thank you and now on with the new year.
I spend a lot of time in my car, getting the kids to school, picking them up, getting them to after school activities and such. I'm often waiting in the car for 1/2 hour to hour stretches, I don't mind too much because it's actually relaxing when I can listen to some music, knit a bit, write in my journal or do a little reading.
I just put this little kit together so I can take it along with me when I feel like doing a little crocheting or x-stitching some small motifs. I bought this Maisy lunch box back when my 13 year old was a toddler thinking that she could store her little trinkets and toys in it. I put it away and never actually gave to her but now I'm going to put it to good use.
