Look, look at my pretty sweater!

Look, look everybody, look at the beautiful sweater I got for Christmas!

Aaron, Meghan, Micah, and Lizzie bought me some lovely yarn for Christmas and with it I made a "Farmer's Market Cardigan". I love it!

The big pockets are fabulous and I love the way the collar looks beautiful both inside and outside.

The gray tweed is a beautifully soft blend of wool and alpaca and it keeps me warm even in the cold Calgary winter!

Thank you so very much for the fabulous present! I even have a few balls left so I can make some matching slippers or mittens! :)

Sleigh Bells Ring...

Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Santa stopped by the other day in a not-so-miniature sleigh and two not-so-tiny Clydesdales.

Boxing Day Quading

With the temperatures just around freezing, the sun shining bright, and some nice snow in the fields, Bill got out his quad. When offered the chance to ride, I couldn't pass it up and joined in the fun. This was the first time that I can recall driving a quad and it was a blast, particularly in the snow. I also tested out my new MEC sweat shirt and it performed wonderfully, blocking out most of the wind and keeping my body comfy and warm. The brain monster was also present to protect its source of nurishment.

Christmas at the Martindale's

Christmas! (Brainmonster version)

Christmas at the Martindale's has been very joyful and happy, and I'm sure there'll be more posts soon, but I figured I'd start out with the brain monster! RAWR! Serena knit this awesome hat for me... and I love it :D

 

 

Christmas came early!

Jason and I were surprised by some early Christmas Presents this week! The wonderful AMME Vissers (Aaron, Meghan, Micah, and Elizabeth... it was better than MAME, maybe EMMA is better...) sent us both some very thoughtful and fabulous presents! Jason received an iTunes gift card and he's going to buy "lots of awesome games for my iPod!!!!" I got the best present ever... a sweater (with some assembly required)! For the non knitters... I got 14 of these...

with which I will make one of these... It's just what we wanted :) Thanks so much Family!!!

Job hunt update

But the good news is that Jason has been interviewing for a job as a Technician in one of the labs here at USC... Keep your fingers crossed folks!