Amigurumi Ornaments

I keep seeing that it's less than two weeks until Christmas. I wasn't too stressed about all the goodies I want to make until yesterday, when I realized I still had a bunch of things I wanted to create and not a whole heckuvalotov time to get them made. I don't think I am going to get them all done. But I've decided I'm not going to stress about it. I'll do what I can for the holiday and call it good.

Toward that end, I thought I'd share these ornaments with you. I found the pattern at Joann's...one of those freebie ones you see as you walk around the store. My initial thought was to just make the Santa and the Snowman for the recipients I had in mind. Jessica was looking at the photo and insisted I had to make the mouse, too. Okay, you all know how I feel about mice (well, the real live ones) these days(and we have another one roaming around, darn it). But even I had to admit this little guy was kinda, sorta cute, so I agreed to make him, too. With a slight addition. The pattern called for making two arms and no legs, but I thought a legless mouse might look a little weird, so I added a couple more "arms" and called them legs. Santa is modified a bit as well. The pattern didn't call for the white hat brim, but I felt it needed it. Then the hat looked kind of silly sticking straight up, so I folded it and sewed the fold in place. There, he looks better (we won't talk about his crooked face, 'kay?) And don't look too closely at the snowman's smile. I think it looks kind of creepy, like he's got some not so nice thoughts going on which is so not right to think about this time of year. But, I followed the pattern and placed the smile on after it was stuffed and I really should have added it before. Oh well. Maybe I'll just think of it as a mischievous little smile.

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I'm hoping Jessica is not going to end up with what I fear she might...late yesterday she told me her ear hurt. Ugh. Gave her some ibuprofen and it stopped hurting, but apparently she was up during the night (Steve got up with her, I must have been dead to the world). She told me her ear hurt and she had a bad dream. Double ugh. I don't want to have to take her to the doctor and be told she has an ear infection. Although, it wouldn't surprise me, given how stuffed up her head was with that cold/sinus thing she had. Please think good thoughts today that it resolves itself (or share some hints that might help it to resolve itself) so we don't have to get antibiotics. Thanks!

On a positive note, I have been making some good progress on her gift. I'm just about done with the knitting (yay!) and can put it together tonight (hopefully) after she goes to bed.

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I forgot to say thank you so much for your good thoughts after our fence incident. I sure appreciate them. I don't think it bothers me (that it happened) near as much as it bugs Steve. But then, I'm not the one who will do the majority of the work to fix it. We won't be making a claim, I think it'll cost less than our deductible. What bugged me more is that the person didn't take responsibility for it. Accidents happen, the road is snowpacked and icy. Own up to your mistake, don't take the coward's way out. But what goes around, comes around, right? It's a done deal and we will just take care of it. Maybe that person drives by and thinks about what they did and does better if there is a next time with someone else.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope your Sunday is a good one and your week is productive and happy!