Wool & Words

There was actually a previous entry before this one, but I inadvertently erased it. Ah, well. I'll try repost later when I've gotten over my stupidity. For now, you'll have to just enjoy the gift giving.

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of pics of the gift giving. We were kinda busy. For years, we've pulled names, thereby cutting down on the number of gifts we have to buy and the amount of money we have to spend. This year, I pulled my mom's name, and she got her shawl (the Estonian Garden one), My Fair Lady on DVD (to add to her Audrey Hepburn collection), and a gift certificate to her local department store (her request).

My sister pulled my name. She got me this bevy of silliness:

and this fantastic book I've lusted after for quite some time.

Thanks Em!

My friend and office mate, Matthew, had sent along gifts for Steve and me from him and his girlfriend, Katie. What delights!

That's a cute book using lyrics from songs to tell a story and a CD of Matthew's recordings of original tunes and standards. Really awesome stuff!

Steve spoiled me.

The lamb (as yet unnamed) was from Merc & Zeus. There was also a box of chocolate covered cherries from Santa. Steve hit a home run with a Latvian Mitten book (a purchase inspired by the Harlot herself), Napoleon Dynamite on DVD (Gosh!), Keane's CD, and three skeins of Artful Yarns Fable in Little Red Riding Hood that will become a spring Clapotis. Thanks baby!

The next day we took family photos. I've got many, but here are a few highlights.

The ladies of the family.

A goofy family pic.

All of us, save Michael's girlfriend, Mindy.

Mindy was not, however, to be just a "girlfriend" for long. On the Tuesday following Christmas, Michael popped the question. Here's the happy couple with champagne.

Oh, and because you've been so indulgent, here's a photo of my mom in the Estonian Shawl. She is wee. The wrap is long.

And that, my friends, concludes the Christmas merriment. New Year's Eve up next!