12-31-2016 Happy New Year!

1-30-2016 It's That Time of Year Again...

Time to order my 

national mah jongg league cards

for 2017!

Love this game!

1-29-2016 Hatchables

Thanks to a VERY GENEROUS uncle and aunt,

my GDs were some of the lucky few

who received a "Hatchable" for Christmas.

This 4 year old just spent over an hour

reading books to her "Hatchable" named Lilly.

12-28-2016 Yak Yarn Cowl

Love it....sooooooo soft

and no itch!!!

I sure enjoyed this 'project peace' KAL.

12-27-2016 Beautiful Grains

Love the beautiful grains in this board DH is making for DD.

12-26-2016 RogueOne

Today was "go to the movies" day!

12-25-2016 Merry Christmas!

12-24-2016 Dresden Stollen

Made up some Dresden Stollen dough

this morning

for Christmas breakfast tomorrow morning!

Mmmm...

One to eat and one to share...

12-23-2016 Color By Number

...by J...

"Oma, this was a LOT of hard work!!!"

12-22-2016 1898 Headband

Whipped out this 1898 hat headband

using some leftover slippers yarn.

I like the green and gold Packers colors!

12-21-2016 Winter Solstice ~ Project Peace

On this day of the Winter Solstice,

I...and 20,000+ other knitters

have joined a worldwide

Project Peace

KAL.

For the past 21 days 

we have been focusing on PEACE

in ourselves, our homes, our neighborhoods

and the world.

Today at noon, we will all together as one

sit down and knit and pray for peace on earth.

From our lips to God's ears!!!

I'm using the left over yak yarn from

my Stravaigin cowl (at the bottom).

I LOVE this yarn...

it does not itch AT ALL.

I have half a round to go before the bind off

so will be able to finish it

during the worldwide noon KAL today!

Absolutely LOVE my yak cowls!!!

12-20-2016 Preschool Holiday Program

 There's a Little Elf Sitting on my Head...

12-19-2016 Phone Mount for Tripod

Thanks, dear daughter!

I can't believe it got here in less than 24 hours!!!

12-18-2016 Arctic Blast Continues

After last night's blizzard...

it's -37*F/-38*C outside

here in the Quad Cities!

Brrrrr......

Think we'll skip church this morning...

no need to get out in this

plus, we have yet to dig out from the snow drifts!!!

12-17-2016 CBA Photo Shoot ~ and ~ First Presbyterian

Earlier today DD and I did a photo shoot

for her Color by Amber business.

She made her first GIF.

DH and I attended the Christmas Concert

at First Presbyterian Church

this evening.

A wonderful way to enjoy the Christmas spirit!

12-16-2016 Hats and Hugs

Sure love these little guys!!!

Wish I was there to join in the hugs!

12-15-2016 Brrr....

Ready for this arctic blast to leave the Quad Cities!

In Chicago, it's time to stay inside and work some 

Christmas gift puzzles!!!

12-14-2016 Sugar High

GDs got to decorate their gingerbread houses today...

sent them home on a sugar high!

12-13-2016 Brrr....Chicago Snowman

It's  C O L D here in the Quad Cities!!!

And it's not much warmer in Chicago...

12-12-2016 Drying

After we cut out our gingerbread house pieces

we had a bowl of 'scraps'

which the girls and Oma devoured!

Tomorrow we get to decorate!

12-11-2016 Time for some Gingerbread!

12-10-2016 Plushies

 GD #2 LOVES her plushies!!!

12-9-2016 Another Snowman

Clay...

made by my 4 year old granddaughter

at the Family Museum today.

I love the red scarf with yellow polka dots

and the blue hat

and the black eyes and buttons

and the yellow hands.

Details, folks...

it's all in the details!

12-8-2016 Zero Degrees

Zero degrees F. here in the Quad Cities

and still snowing!

Old Man Winter has arrived.

 Think I will stay inside today

and add some holiday cheer to my lunch salad...

12-7-2016 Headband/Cowl

Received this hand-knit, toasty warm headband/cowl

from my dear friend in Maine!

Thank you, Patty, my dear!

It was just in time for this our first snowfall.

12-6-2016 Bacon Lips

12-5-2016 Giant Snowman

My dear S-I-L builds the best snowmen!!!

12-4-2016 A L O N G Drive Home!

Leaving Chicago...a winter wonderland!

Leaving Illinois

and entering Iowa in a near white out!

Coming home to find almost 10" of snow 

on our deck and driveway,

and 6" on the railings...

so I'm guessing we got about 8" so far...

and it's still coming down.

Official totals for Bettendorf...9"