Our first game at Lambeau

Where else does anyone in their right mind leave their house with the car loaded at 7am, open the tailgate in a frozen parking lot at 10am to drink beer and eat chili and sausage, dress in layers and strategically placed hot packs to sit for several hours on metal bleachers in 20º weather?

Our first game at Lambeau was awesome.
Packers 48, Seahawks 10

New Artificial Tree

With limited storage space and the wish to simplify holiday decorating,

we decided to create a flat artificial tree.
2 yards of tan cotton,
1 yard of green fleece,
two 36" dowels
and about 100 green buttons later...

Per tradition, the 'ugly ball' was of course the first to go on the tree

Artificial trees just aren't the same without that fresh pine scent,
so I crocheted an ornament holder for a 'Scentportable' refill from Bath & Body Works. The how-to is on hdwu's blog.

Christmas is almost here!