| | Overdue on the Christmas PostIt was a really great Christmas this year, unlike last year. The weeks before were just as much fun, especially as Jordi kept showering me with icons and packages and the Best Wallpaper EVER. *SQUEE* :D
It was my year for giving wearing apparel, particularly hats, as Jordi
and 4 out of 5 family members can attest! Daddy will still be getting
repro 1860s civilian shoes from Robert Land. They may be size 15 wide
instead of narrow, but he needs them anyway! And all three boys got
hats, in addition to Jordi's black fedora. *g* Bro. No. 2 got a gray
fedora, Bro. No. 3 a black fedora (he'll be your rival in the sharp
gangster look, Jordi!), and Bro. No. 1 a genuine straw boater. (Boaters
- remember the Music Man, Buster Keaton, and Chariots of Fire? Yep, that kind of hat!)
You may remember me, the lil' ol' Texas hot-house plant *rolls eyes*,
complaining about being cold last year? Well! Mumsie made me a
nightgown out of yummy flannel-backed satin - beautiful light
butter-yellow satin. (She couldn't find a warm nightgown that didn't
look like it belonged in a nursing home, and everything else was either
pajamas or boring thermal sleep-shirts, so she made it instead!) And my
grandmother gave me a PINK electric blanket. Haha, I'm gonna be toasty!
It's funny - the pink blanket is the exact color of the pink chenille
1930s/40s bathrobe I got on ebay a couple months ago. It was so well
camouflaged on the blanket I had to do a double-take. :D My mother also
found some very pretty but also flashy "bling" jewelry - necklace,
earrings, and bracelet. 'Twas very fun.
Santa brought us kids the first season of Mission:Impossible as well. It's very good - the boys are watching as I type.
The biggest surprise for me was a flat-screen monitor. First my
computer at work gets one from the Computer Fairy, and now poor old
Mitty has a lovely new monitor! It's taking a little getting used to,
but it's really great. It also fits much better on the itty bitty
nightstand I use for a desk... Bro. No. 3 bought himself a computer
about a month ago, and the package at Dell included a very similar
monitor; so my parents got nearly the same thing for Bro. No. 1 and I
(the only ones in the house with flat-screens.) However, it's got the
new aspect ratio, too. It took some disorienting tweaking to switch the
resolution around. And my wallpaper is all the original aspect ratio,
and I refuse to stretch them! So I resized Mr. Diamond myself, up to a
768-pixel height, and set a dark purpley desktop color that shows at
the sides. Jordi, do you have a higher-resolution version of that
desktop? I don't mind doing the resize myself, but the quality is a tad
pixelated now. :) If not, don't worry about it; I'm rapidly getting
used to it. :)
Bro. No. 2 got fencing equipment, since he just took fencing this fall.
I also took it when I was at A&M, so I bought a kit for myself so
he has someone to fence with. I must say, those slim-fitting fencing
jackets are really kind of fun to wear, especially when accessorized by
a Shiny Pointy Thing. :D Hmm... Has anyone seen screencaps from The Swan, with Grace Kelly? I loved her fencing outfit in that, white and navy blue with a skirt. (I do all my fencing in a skirt!)
I haven't been posting much since I've been sewing. More about that
later! I do have pictures - made sure to get them yesterday - plus the
accumulation of the whole fall. The boys and I are taking Dad to see
the second National Treasure movie in a couple hours, before Bro. No. 3 goes to work at Chick. By the way, that is a great movie. I rarely see movies in the theater, but this one is really fantastic - better than the first. I highly recommend it.
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