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Because of my husband……

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I have to say that I am the luckiest wife on earth because I have a husband who loves me & adores me as much as I love & adore him.  Because I have a husband who loves & adores me, I was able to make this beautiful shawl.  While  he was away in Germany on a business trip, he took the time to find this beautiful alpaca yarn for me! 

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He also brought me back some beautiful Regia sock yarn and some of the most delicious chocolate! 

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Yes, Milka is available in Walmarts in our area, but let me be clear.  It. Is. Not. The. Same!  The chocolate that comes from Germany is much softer & silkier in texture,and the flavor is smoother than what we have here in America.  

And, no, he didn’t leave the kids out!  He also brought them back some chocolate & real German gummy bears (again, much better than American), as well as some sock yarn for Melia, a messenger bag for Katie, and a hat, flashlight, really cool shirt for Michael.

 

Even though he had a wonderful time in Germany, he was very glad to be home, and we were even more glad to have him home!  God did look out for him and provide some beautiful weather for him on his trip, especially the weekend he got to go to Innsbruck, Austria and visit the Alps.  I’ll have to post some pics of that another time. 

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Where I’ve been…

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Wow!  I can’t believe it’s been almost 2 months since my last blog post.  To say that life has been crazy busy would be an understatement. With the official coming of spring, it seemed like even our busy lives took on a whole new meaning.  Even with spring break thrown in, it seemed like we never really slowed down.  With that being said, I had decided to allow myself a short hiatus from blogging.  Little did I know that I would “disappear” for almost 2 months.  But, I really needed the break, and I’m so glad that I have the freedom to take that break when I feel that it is necessary. 

So, I’m back! And I hope to be back to making regular blog posts again.  They still may be a bit scattered, but I’m going to shoot for about 3 to 4 a week!  That should be easy enough since I have LOTS to share with you!  There have been some interesting things going on at My Country Haven, so stay tuned to find out what my family & I have been up to!

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My CHRISTmas Crochet Creations for 2011!

I know you’ve all probably been wondering what’s been keeping me the last few months since I really haven’t been updating my blog very much.  Well, it’s been that kind of year, let me tell you.  It seems that every time I’ve turned around, I’ve been neck-deep into one thing or another, and from October on, I’ve done good to keep my head above water!  But, it’s all finally slowing down & I feel like I can finally breathe easy once again.  Since it would take forever to try to list all the boring things that have gone on in my family’s lives lately, I thought I would show you a few of the things that have kept me busy for the last few months that I made for CHRISTmas gifts this year:

I made these hats for Brian & Michael: 

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I made these totes for Melia (orange) & Katie (green):

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And I created this checkers set for Michael (it’s his favorite game!):

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(pattern coming soon)

I wish I had had time to make something for everyone, but I got started too late this year.  But I did manage to get afghans made for 2 out of 3 of my brothers.  I’ve not forgotten him, though.  I’m going to make it up to him.  Don’t worry, I didn’t leave him out.  I did get him a GC for Starbucks to tide him over!  Here are pics of the boys with the blankets that I did get made:

Remember the Log Cabin Afghan I made a few months back?  Well, this is where it wound up.  My parents loved it & asked that I make them one for Christmas. Well, I didn’t have time to make another one, so they received the one that I had already done.  I guess it won’t be going in the fair next year after all.  Smile 

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I also managed to get a few coaster sets made in various colors (some were green/red & red/green) to go with the gift cards to the grandparents. Here’s what the coasters looked like:

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I also made a few of these little 3-inch stockings for an ornament swap that I participated in over at Frugal Families:

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(I did make a few minor changes to them, though.)

It’s been a busy few months for me.  Now that CHRISTmas is behind us again & it’s a time to slow down & breathe, we will NOT be forgetting the true reason that we celebrate CHRISTmas to begin with, which is to celebrate that our Savior, Jesus Christ, chose to come to earth & be born as a baby, grow, live & walk among us, teaching us, & then paying highest price for our sins by becoming the ultimate sacrifice & conquering death.  My family & I are so very thankful & humbled by this gift.  May we truly remember what gift He gave us as each time we see our gifts this coming year

 

Now, it’s onto my list of gifts for CHRISTmas 2012!!