dear owl

oh this week!! my darling husband celebrated his fiftieth birthday! and my grandson his thirteenth! they share the same day! we celebrated with cupcakes and a christmas party, and dinner at the wharf, and then a bean and cheese burrito dinner party for the birthday boys the following night. happiest birthdays to you travis and chuck, fifty! he's catching up to me!
i've been knitting knitting knitting, but like most of us can't share just yet, the holidays and all! and i've been reading too, a book called, 'a house in the sky' by amanda lindhout. i forgot a photo for yarn along (tsk tsk). i could not put it down. finished in three days, for me a record. this book is a true story, completely and utterly unforgettable. (not for everyone, it's an inspiring though difficult read).
and meet little owl! a christmas gift i received today! my totem, this dear little owl (story here). designed and hand felted by my dear friend karen. even if he tried i don't think he could be any sweeter! karen, your talent, the skills you possess amaze and inspire. and oh how i love him. karen and her husband pat made the yarn bowl for last weeks give away also. the lucky number generator chose:

* * *  melissa  * * *

i wish i had a magic wand, i'd send one to each of you. thank you for your lovely comments! i know your kind words made my friends so happy! i hope you are having a wonderful week and enjoying all the holiday preparations (even trips to the post office).   :) 

p.s. oh! and one more birthday, hannah rose, my youngest girl, will be celebrating her twenty third birthday in kentucky this week! happy birthday honey!

joining with ginny