All Done This Round

Munchie was here on the weekend, so I can finally show you some more of the work that Poppa did on the room for the little boys!  Remember he was measuring the wall?  Well once he had finished that, and we had visited Home Depot, then waited a few days...........and this was the first step (after painting the trim of course!).

And that completed the top half of the room!  Of course, Poppa finished the room before the little boys came to stay for the night -but I haven't got the rest of the pictures downloaded off the camera yet!  I also haven't downloaded any of the pictures of their visit - though I was too busy to get as many as I would have liked.

The sock giveaway came to a close while Mommee was here.  Auntie Denise has the second to last pick and then Mommee got the last pair.  Auntie Denise phoned and said let Mommee pick and she would be happy with the last pair.  So.........Mommee got these....

and Auntie Denise got this pair..........

..........I hope they are both happy with their socks!  As you can see, once again, the pairs are not perfectly matched due to variances in the sock yarn.  That's the risk of having socks made from my yarn stash!  But - it also makes for great conversations with your questioning friends about your socks not matching!  Have fun everyone - and thanks for participating!

I had a few conversations with Momme and Auntie Colleen and I'm hoping the outcome is a fairer process for choosing during giveaways!  I made a list of the people who opted into this last sock giveaway.  I started with those who came in after 6:30 as requested in the order they e-mailed Taffy.  Then I started again with the people who opted in at other times and added them to the list in the order they e-mailed Taffy.  At the end of this process I had a list of eight people.  And between the three of us we came up with this idea.  Since Gramma had first choice this time, she will move to the bottom of the list and the second person will move up to first place - get it?  This way everyone will have a chance for a first pick.  So, as soon as Taffy has received a confirming e-mail from anyone who is interested, I will e-mail the pictures to the person at the top of the list and the giveaway will be started. I will still e-mail all those on the list regarding the next giveaway so they are notified in time to confirm that they want a pick.  Does that make sense?  Now, the idea is for me to deplete my stash so I can start again with all nice new yarns!  So - the next giveaway will be for slippers.  Anyone who needs/wants a nice pair of warm, cozy handknit slippers, and is not fussy about texture or colour is cordially invited to sent Taffy an e-mail  (taffy.robert@gmail.com) to let her know.  I have one pair finished now, and I will make enough for a pair for each person who has notified Taffy by June 20th.

We are heading up north tomorrow to visit Auntie Muffy and deliver her summer tires - so I will be off-line for a couple of days....but I'll try to post once more before we leave and again as soon as we get back home!