Merry Christmas Adam! I am winding down my afternoon at work.  I have just over an hour to go until I am on vacation and I can't wait.

This has been an exhausting month this year.  I think the stress finally leaving with Pk getting a job has left a void where my energy used to live.  I have my pollyanna gifts purchased and waiting to wrap.  Some cookies are baked and the rest will be done tomorrow.

It's been a bit difficult to locate my holiday spirit but I think it's finally coming around.  Might be something about putting on my Santa hat (which I wore for my clients' potluck brunch this morning).  I am starting to feel a bit excited and am looking forward to having the whole family together tomorrow night and decorating the tree and eating and drinking together.

I made some walnut shell kniting baskets for the people that knit/crochet with me at work.  I've been saving perfect shell halves for months.  Pk took one of the toothpicks and made it into a crochet hook for one of my coworkers who crochets.  She loved it.  I made new ones for my tree and one for Kate and for Em. 

Otherwise, I have been slowly knitting the Rivendell socks for Pk and had to put the colorwork mittens away for a while.  Too much thinking involved.  Maybe over the vacation I'll get enough sleep and be more clear headed.

Because I am probably going to be going computer free for a few days, I want to take this opportunity to say Merry Christmas!  I hope your holidays are filled with joy and wonder.

And if Christmas is not your holiday, then I wish you a peaceful week.  And a Happy and Prosperous New Year.  I am hopeful that 2015 will bring the world some much needed Peace and tolerance.