Winter Break - Take TWO

Hi everyone. Well - we're on the LAST day of Winter Break. I THINK everyone is healthy again. We've battled a nasty stomach virus that has been around as they say. We got to do most all of the fun stuff - so it must not have been too bad. I did a LOT of knitting. Here is my latest creation - baby booties for a family at dance that had a little boy not too long ago. I didn't like the fru-fru on the pattern - so revised a bit to look more masculine! I also used DP needles and modified the decreases so there are no seams. Guess I'm getting back into the swing of knit-purl. Good thing - my knitting class of 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in the afterschool program starts next week. They're expecting me to be an expert!

Apparently Grace has been planning this for awhile. This is the FEROCIOUS Kissie (note paper scowl-growl) pasted on his NOT-SO-PINK anymore l'il face!
And this is "creation number 2" - Kissie after a meal! OMG - the way the 7-yr old brain works
This is Alyssa, Ashley and Ingrid. They were about to start a Winter Break program at the Albany Institute of History & Art. Grace and Amanda went in the morning - then Cah and I swapped and the big girls went in the afternoon. Both programs were on Animal Sculptures. Guess I should have snapped a snot of the artwork before getting on-line. Alas - I guess I'm still a novice at this blogging thing. Grace made a WEASEL - her new favorite animal. Ingrid made a - um - giraffe I think. I got a LOT of knitting done - at, well - the Daily Grind and El Loco.. Yea - some good eats too. I played scrabble last night with some Ford-roaders.. Lost, BIG TIME of course (Polly won - no doubt!!) . Had some good company, good wine, some good yak, and, probably goes without saying - got some knitting done. I'm hoping to finish my 2nd pair of socks today - picture, of course - to follow!
Here are Alyssa & Ingrid in a neat snail sculpture - obviously geared for the "younger set" - but a good photo op none the less.
Then - first thing this am. Ingrid woke me to ask permission to cook pancakes. She's done this before.. So - I got up a bit later to a fully cooked breakfast. Note - Grace is at the table eating, the stuffies (Kissie & Oreo) are looking on, the girls CD player is on the counter (playing a CD of piano music from their lessons - it comes with some of their books) and Ingrid is licking the spatula. BTW - the pancakes were DELICIOUS.

It is snowing to beat the band. We have dentist appointments around noon and are hoping to have lunch and spend the afternoon with Grandma & Grandpa. Thankfully - David left me the Subaru - so I won't have to worry TOO much about getting stranded with Sally Brown. Hope she doesn't feel TOO rejected.