Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanks…

It's a good thing to remind oneself sometimes, what exactly it is they are blessed with.  For me, even tho I live thousands of miles from my family and friends, the sun shines on my face nearly 350 days per year. That's a gift, it's a good thing, and it's free. (And it's also called "finding the good within the not-so-good.) And speaking of family, my daughter.  She has brightened my life and filled me with pride and joy in more ways than I can enumerate.  My husband, who makes me laugh at least once every day.  These things are also gifts, and it's good to be gifted!  So for all of that, thanks.

And, to all the men and women who travel to far away, dangerous places to secure our freedom, thank you.  They leave their families behind, put on a uniform every morning, same as many of us do on a daily basis. But they risk their lives every day, and don't have the comfort of home and family to sustain them at night.  They are a gift, and they gift us every day by protecting our freedoms, and by trying to bring this gift to less fortunate people around the world.  Some may say this is just too much to ask.  But I guess the majority of those who serve don't feel that way.

In doing their "job", they sometimes make the ultimate sacrifice, and try as I might, there really are no "big enough" words to thank them for that.  So instead, I quietly, respectfully salute them.

The Freedom Tower
1 World Trade Center

Saturday, November 7, 2009

The Best Birthday Gift Ever

Oh yeah!

 The best series on the Civil War.  The best gift, from the best daughter.  Thanks, honey!

KNITTING INTERRUPTED

In order to complete two Christmas gifts for two sweet, small boys.


The sequin and bead work does not show well in these shots (I NEED a new camera, SANTA), but I know two little guys who will like these stockings, and, I'm sure, whatever we decide to put in them.




Now back to my regularly scheduled past time - knitting.  But I can't post the yarn, nor the project, because that too is for a gift for the dd who gave me the best birthday gift, ever.  But, I will say that the yarn, which I purchased at a lys in Las Cruces, NM, is the softest, yummiest yarn I have ever worked with, and I wish I had bought lots more.  Since I didn't, I'm hoping I can at least get it on the internets, because Las Cruces is approximately 6 hours from my home.

We went on a weekend getaway a few weeks ago to Ruidoso, NM, which is an awesome Indian reservation (Apache) situated at 7500 feet in the rugged Sierra Blanca mountain chain.  It is breathtakingly beautiful, and one of our favorite places.


The next two shots were pulled from the internets, and show the beauty of this town way better than I can.


Set in this gorgeous mountain lake surrounding is a beautiful resort/golf/convention center/hotel/casino thingy, which supports the tribes still located in the area, and shown below is one of the town's main streets (there are only two!) in it's Christmas best.  Truly a magnificent little community.