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2014 Wrap up

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I know I have been lax in sharing snaps and stories of the family lately. I haven’t even been sharing WiPs lately. I will get back to all that.

I have been working on find some organization in my life. I finally have found a way that works for me to keep on top of this crazy little blog. Slowly but surely I have been working towards that end. Somehow, the personal posts seemed to have gotten lost in the shuffle. Just as I was realizing how long it had been, this happened.

If I am recieving an award for best personal life posts on a crochet blog, maybe I should be sure to keep posting them, right? Not to mention my family may be a bit upset with me if I don’t share some stories of the twins, like, now.

So let me just tell you that a schedule is happening, and updates to the blog are happening as well. I would love for it all to be complete by the end of February. For now, the schedule is:

Monday: Crochet or Knit ALong (CAL, KAL)
Tuesday: alternating between a free knit pattern and a Stitchopedia post
Wednesday: evening round up
Thursday: free crochet pattern
Friday or Saturday (or Sunday…): one or two posts about the family and/or WiPs and such
Sunday: evening link blast

I reserve the right to lose my mind and change it all.

For now, here are nearly 40 photos of the last 6 or so weeks of 2014, and a little bit of text to tell you what they are all about.

Sometime Kyla needs to dress up.

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I know I told you a little about our Thanksgiving trip in my last family post, but here are a few pictures I missed sharing. I taught the girls to crochet while we were there. They just learned the chain st, but they had fun with it.

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Vada made a jump rope.

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Kyla made a necklace.

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Here is the stack of squares I made for the CAL posts that will be happening over the next 3 months.

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We went to a medieval Yule celebration. We decorated a friend, and Doug played Star Wars thumb wars with another friend.

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The girls got Rudolph noses. Vada was very happy to have some time with her “best friend!” Marsha.

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The next day, we finally got a tree and decorated it. Lily (our silly little elf) was quite happy to see the Christmas decorations out!

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We had the last Girl Scout meeting of the year. I love those goofy little girls!!

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We also went to a Girl Scout Holiday Party. Somehow, I managed to miss Vada every time I had my camera out.

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Dancing QueenPin

The day before Christmas, we put on the Christmas Music Station on TV, and made gingerbread houses, ice cream cone trees, and cookies!

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We had a nice Christmas morning at home. Vada was very happy to get new Spiderman PJs, the Hess truck with a space ship, and fuzzy earmuffs, among many other gifts. Kyla was excited for her Minion PJs, Elsa doll, fuzzy earmuffs, and tons of other goodies.

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Eventually we bundled up and went to Nana & Poppy’s for Christmas dinner.

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I decided the girls were allowed to leave the Christmas gifts out for the break. So today they have to find homes for everything. School starts up again tomorrow.

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On December 31st, we went to IKEA to get new dishes. We were down to 2 large plates. The girls have been using the reusable plastic separated plates. I couldn’t handle another year without a decent, complete set of dishes and glasses. So we stocked up and I have been reorganizing the kitchen and dining room. There is a lot more space now that we don’t have tons of bits and pieces, but actual sets that stack together in the cabinets. I feel all fancy. Oh, while at IKEA, Kyla and I felt the need for a selfie.

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We stayed home for New Year’s eve. Vada crashed on the floor at about 11, but we managed to peel her up in time for the ball dropping. Kyla lasted until about 12:15.

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So there you have it. 2014 was an awesome year, and I am sure 2015 will be even better!

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6 thoughts on “2014 Wrap up”

  1. All the pics you posted, as well as your narrative, were as heartwarming and happily awww-inducing as could be. Thank you so much for sharing those wonderful family moments with us!!!

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