Swamped

Yes, I've been swamped beyond belief.....

I spent the Saturday, Sunday and Monday before Christmas lying low and taking it easy from eye surgery....finally the steriods kicked in and my eye started healing REALLY quick....thank goodness the bandage contact lens came out the Thursday before Christmas......while I still don't have quite 20/20 vision, it's more like 20/25 or 20/30 and I can live with that very well....thankyouverymuch. My doctor is beliving that with time and healing, I will get to 20/20 or better vision.....

And yes, even knowing that I am highly allergic to the bandage contact lenses they use, I will have my other eye done again if it gets significantly worse.....the gift of 20/20 vision is awesome....

Once I was up and running again, I spent lots of time getting last minute Christmas gifts, putting up the Christmas tree, buying food and all the usual hoopla that accompanies Christmas. I was up until 3:00 a.m. Christmas morning making the last 2 christmas gifts for Jessie and Tyler (fleece blankets) and wrapping presents. Since I've had the fleece for a good month now, I'm not sure why I waited until christmas eve to fringe and knot all 4 sides of each blanket but there you go....

We also spent lots of time doing this:

And with the help of a new bullet heater, it makes this process so much nicer in 25 degree weather. Tank and Smokie tend to sweat a little towards the end but Jessie and I enjoy being comfortable enough to not have to wear a coat and gloves in the barn.....

We have a big show coming up this weekend, and the kids' final Christmas present arrived right before new years eve:

The new showbox will make life a little more organized for us, and Jessie spent a satisfying hour putting everything in it that we will need this weekend. Now if I could just get myself in gear and get all the food ready, we'd be set.

I do have some knitting and quilting (GASP! yes, I actually did some quilting while on vacation) projects, but managed to misplace my camera yesterday.....hopefully those pictures and Christmas pictures will get put up here shortly before we leave for Columbus on Friday!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

Hugs,

Kris