****Holiday Planning, 2013****

[Harriet]

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[Nancy]

Yea for cooler temps.! For me I need to figure out a way to share e-book type stuff with others maybe gift cards I need to learn how to do that or get a special holiday account set up or re activated. Not sure how that will be but some thing to think about again now that our banking is changed. I can't just save coins any more. Ack! Cannot use gift cards for the things I was hoping to, so will need to do something else after going to two banks today that both said to try gift cards I am super frustrated!"(

Oh speaking of jars the $1.oo store had jars in last week if you need some for jar gifts.

[Ivy]

I've planned on crocheting 3 afghans for grandchildren, who in December will be the ages of 11 1/2 months, 2 3/4 years old and 4 10/12 years old. I'm on round/row 24 of the 1st afghan, this is Sept. 9, and I know it'll seem like Christmas arrives so quickly. I don't know if I should crochet 1/2 hour daily on it, so I'm at least doing SOMETHING towards the afghan plan OR if I should just go with the FLOW and crochet when I truly "feel" like it and am more motivated. I don't want to especially schedule a certain hour each day, and be too rigid, to take the fun away from it. I'm more inclined to go with the flow and do it in spurts when I feel especially exuberant to do it.

At least they're not adult-sized!

[Nancy]

I made a puppet
In Christmas colors.

[Ivy]

It sounds cute, Nancy.

I'm on row/round 24 of dgd's Christmas afghan. I'm shooting for 40 rows, to see how many more I need to do.

I printed up some finger puppets at Ravalery, which are cute. They'll be for the 2 3/4-yr-old and 4 10/12-year-old dgrsons. I hope their fingers won't be too small. I've never crocheted a finger puppet before, but I've done Amigurumi. I feel that this will be like an un-stuff Ami doll.

[Nancy]

This month I read a book about Christmas, it is titled Christmas Joy by Susan Branch.

[Ivy]

I'm now on row 27 on dgd's Christmas afghan.

I have a book, which has some things about Christmas in it. It's by Sarah Ban Breathnach. The title is "Mrs. Sharp's Traditions - Reviving Victorian Family Celebrations of Comfort & Joy."

[Ivy]

I'm on row 28, nearing row 29 of dgd's Christmas afghan.

[Nancy]

Getting ready includes stocking up on meat pies for meals ahead in the freezer. Found a crochet shawl pattern I want to try making. I got an acct. Set up for use with my e reader and I will be doing a holiday acct. Also.

[Nancy]

Dgd & I made some applesauce bread today and it is in the freezer now. She likes to bake on the days there us no school after she gathers eggs she wants to use them in some type of baking so lately we have been doing up sweet breads using cake mixes. Not sure what we will do with these yet but I am sure they will come in handy this fall. We are getting quite a variety in the freezer now any ideas?