So Happy Together

Grooving on family, doing little things together, like making curtains for Hannah and Luke's room, knitting on various projects, and eating pancakes made from scratch (can't remember when) and taking care of critters. Booker keeps trying to lick his bandages off despite changes twice a day and sock with duct tape over it. A slight odor, draining and swelling caused enough concern for Annie to call the vet. Took him in for a check up and Dr. Bath removed the splint and cleaned the leg. Said bones are fine but he's worried about a sore under the foot from so much moisture draining onto it. He has Booker on a sedative to allow him to stay still and heal. We have him in his crate, which he loves, and are trying to leave him alone...hard to do when he's so cute and always begging to play and be loved. Annie took me to a fantastic and very classy local yarn shop that is sadly going out of business!! So many gorgeous yarns, books and buttons in a huge space filled with cushy sofas, chairs and antiques. It's right next to Eric's Boy Scout office. Annie would meet friends there to knit and have some Starbucks. Don't know why they are closing but I suspect the fact that there are half a dozen other yarn shops in San Jose, along with the big chains like Joann's and Michael's selling yarn, made it hard to compete. I won't buy yarn from chains, only other shepherd's at the wool shows I go to. It's a temptation, though. I saw some alpaca sock yarn today that was hmmmm, so wonderful. We stopped for groceries on the way home. Lots of ethnic food available here with so many Asians and Spanish people. Homemade turkey soup from the Christmas bird tonight, with sour dough bread. Annie is picking the carcass now after simmering it all day, just like I do at home. Tomorrow we go to San Francisco to visit Sean and attend the 49ers game. AJ flies on to Las Vegas for New Year's. Matt holding on by a thread at home, sick as can be with a bad cold. He sounds slightly better today. Had to get in hay by himself yesterday, then fell prey to coughing fits so bad we could hardly talk on the phone. Hope he makes it four more days 'til I come back.