1. Chinese New Year will be celebrated on February 10th, and 2013 is the year of the snake. When did you last see a snake? Are you okay around snakes or do they give you the shivers? When I lived in the country I saw snakes all the time. I'm ok as long as I see them before I step on them - and having a hoe in my hand when I see them is a plus.
2. The color red in Chinese culture usually means good luck. Do you believe in luck? Somewhat - I've been lucky in some things in my life but I don't believe in it enough to buy lottery tickets - unless the jackpot gets really big!
3. sledding-ice skating-building a snowman...if given a choice, which
activity would you choose? Which of the three have you done most
recently? Building a snowman - that's my kind of fun and the one I've done the most recently, but I do like ice skating and sledding too.
4. Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited as saying, "The years teach much
which the days never knew." Where have you seen this quote played out
in your own life? I think this works in everyone lives. There is no teacher like experience.
5. When was the last time you ate a cupcake? Probably at a carry-in at work.
6. What's something you can't say no to? Coffee!
7. Are you a doodler? Only when REALLY bored!
8. Insert your own random thought here. I decided right after Christmas that I wanted to make new crocheted Christmas stockings for everyone in the family this year - each from a unique pattern. I started them in January and just finished #8 out of 12(that covers my kids and grandkids along with Biz's kids and grands). So far the hardest part has been altering the patterns to make them all close to the same size. I have a total of 21 different patterns and am having trouble figuring
out which ones to use. Somehow I think I'm going to make them all - there will hopefully more grands to come. I think I'll try to come up with some sort of "game" at Thanksgiving to have everyone choose their stocking. I'm also making Biz build me a "stocking post" to display them next year. Am I nuts to be working on Christmas in January and February?
I think you're a very smart lady to be working on your stockings this far out...at least you won't become all stressed out over getting them done on time. Would love to see pictures of the finished products!
ReplyDeleteWow 8 out of 12 stockings. You will be finished in no time. Love the idea of picking out the stockings. I have a couple of stockings to make for next Christmas however I haven't started yet.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in the country, I saw too many black snakes which made my heart stop! I think it is a great idea to be working on Christmas projects now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! I love the homemade stockings. My hubs family all has red covered in sequins. We like to tease my mother in law (who made most of them, along with her mother) about who her favorite child is based on the number of sequins : )
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