Knitting, What's That?

I'll tell ya, it's something that isn't happening in this house over the holidays!!!! How disappointing is that?! Instead, I have gotten to do pretty much ALL of the Christmas shopping (no bitterness there...yes, that is sarcastic). My poor baby Emma Belle has been terribly ill, with the works, bless her little heart. I also still have to make food for the upcoming events, pick up a few gifts, and become a wrapping mad woman with just a few days left. I think I know what a poor little elf must feel like.
Anyway, I have been able to knit a couple dish cloths for Emma's teachers and I have started on Emma's scarf. I like the way it's turning out, but I HATE the yarn. I know, what a harsh word to use during this joyous holiday season, but I HATE IT!!! And I mean every word!

Sorry for the crappy pics :)

Well, I'll leave with a cute, short story. Every Christmas Eve, we get together with my mom's side of the family (like 40 + people)
and celebrate. We have a pot luck, and a few of us pitch in and get each of the kids a little something from SANTA. Yep, my cousin, which is a rather young, but jolly, chubby fella gets to dress up as Santa! The kids LOVE it! Well the other night, I was trying to get some wrapping done for this and I can't do it in the basement because I would die from hypothermia, so I decided to do it in the living room while Ava lay asleep on the couch and Emma lay sick on the love seat. Thinking to myself, she won't get up, she never does when she isn't feeling well, I went for it. About that time, I looked up and there are those too big brown eyes glaring at me. I had already wrapped a couple and had them laying over to the side. The little smarty-pants, of course, took a look asking who they are for and WHY do they have SANTA written on them? GOOD GRIEF, she's only 5, can't I get a little more time!!!! Why does this child need to learn to spell and read so early?! Well following this, she looked stunned, then says to me wide-eyed "Mommy, are you one of Santa's helpers?" I almost died laughing, but held in every bit of it! I looked at her and said, "Yep, sometimes!" I think under the circumstance that was the best I could do, and hey, it ain't really a lie :)
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a GOOD NIGHT!!!!!