Week Ending Vol 32 Advent

~ capturing the weekend in pictures Friday through Monday

I really have no pictures to post.  :(  Thanksgiving  and my back pretty much did me in.  Are you tired of hearing me whine complain?  Daughters came on Wednesday and did a lot of the cooking.  Thursday would have been dismal without their help. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving ( and I pray you did as well) with all the family here.

The rest of the holiday I have just rested, read, and knit.  Not too bad because I think the next 3 weeks with grandchildren before the Christmas break will be exhausting!

But, today is the first Sunday of Advent.  I keep thinking that this pain is meant for a reason this year.  Slow down.  Enjoy Advent and don't rush Christmas.  Enjoy the waiting and the coming.

I am reading Ann Voskamp's Christmas book The Greatest Gift.  If you have not visited her website, A Holy Experience, I encourage you to.  Today's post includes the first of 4 devotional videos aimed at Advent.

I  see the chiropractor again on Tuesday.  Hoping that each treatment will continue to ease the pain.

I pray your week is hopeful and seeking during this time of "waiting".

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Week Ending Vol 31 - Cold Brrrrrrr!

~ capturing the weekend in pictures Friday through Monday

 

 

Our area is under a Winter Storm Warning for tonight.  There is an expectation of sleet and ice overnight.  It's cold here.  Right at the freezing mark at the moment and due to drop into the upper 20's tonight.  I may be one of the few that love these events.  Staying home with ice or snow on the ground just soothes me.  I love any reason to be quarantined in my snug home.

 

Our oldest daughter and her husband rarely have time out on their own from the children.  Their weekends are devoted to spending time with them because they both teach all week.  Yesterday they were invited out for a movie and dinner with friends, so we went and spent the day with the children.  Since I am caring for the little ones all week, Mr. Golfer doesn't see the grandchildren as often as he used to, so they were just drawn to him yesterday. It didn't matter if he was napping or not!

 

 



Even Milo wanted to be next to him.

And it gave me extra time to cuddle with Luke.

Tomorrow is my day to start the preparations for the Thanksgiving dressing.  My mother's cornbread dressing is a 4 day process.  I would normally begin this tomorrow, but since I will probably be with the children, I decided to go ahead and begin today.  The cornbread is cooked and crumbled with the sage added.  It will sit this way through tomorrow until step #2.

I used the quiet day to begin a sweater.  This is on the cover of the winter Knitscene. The Sylvia Cardigan is just enough plain knitting and cables to keep me interested.

 

 

I am using Queensland Leche in a mint green colorway.  The yarn is so soft and easy to knit with.

 



The cables are small with slip stitches on each side.  A fun little combination of stitches.



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