Christmas Roundup

Before we move onto 2009, we must do some moping up of a few more memories of last Christmas and to acknowledge a further thank you.

A very dear friend commissioned a number of Christmas stockings, three that we know of, and two of them were for Piper and Jasper. They were made earlier in the year and were put aside with great patience and secrecy till the Christmas week. We also looked about for little things to put in these stockings, like nice sweets, and cute little things that don't cost that much but are real fun to play with, like little dressed up wooden dolls, whistles, and pens to name a few. Stocking were a fun idea and saved having to wrap up the little gifts.

We used a picture of the stockings on the card cover of our Christmas mailing to all our friends and relatives before Christmas, so the sensational sewing creations got plenty of extra mileage before they got their intended use. We are very humbled and grateful for the resourcefulness of our dear friend to allow us to give Piper and Jasper such a treat. The last picture shows our grandkids receiving the stockings. Jasper took the things out one by one, but Piper inverted her stocking and out they all came.