I Haven't Forgotten You!

Dear Blog,

Fear not my dear friend, I haven't forgotten you!  I know it may seem like I have, but really, I haven't.

Believe me when I say, dear faithful Blog, that I feel very guilty for neglecting you the way that I have these past few months.  It hasn't been intentional.  I've simply been busy with life and all it's many demands. 

Christmas was great, as was New Year's.  Once the New Year rolled around, I started working in earnest on my hats.  My little company has really taken off, and my fingers have been so very busy with a crochet hook and yarn, that I just haven't had time for my keyboard the way I used to.

Being a single Mom most weeks, has also added to my lack of time.  Curtis has been working out of town during the week, and we only see him on weekends.  He started this just before Christmas, and has just finally gotten a week to be at home now! 

I also found out just a few days after my birthday that my Mom was coming to Alaska for a two week visit!  She came in on the 19th of January and left yesterday, the 2nd of February.  We had a wonderful visit, saw lots of neat sights and did lots of fun things.  I took lots of pictures, and plan to share them with you soon. 

So, worry not, dear Blog, I will be back soon.  But for now, please know that you are not forgotten.  You are missed dearly, and one day, I will have time to spend with you again. 

All my love,

Merry Christmas 2009

May it be blessed!

And the winner is.......

..... Sarah Bergen, for her suggestion of "Baby Lou Who". 

Congrats, Sarah!!  Send me an email (you can just Facebook me if you like) with your mailing address and what colors you would like.  (You can have it made in the colors it's pictured in, or in grey and white.)

I had never even thought of the Whos, until Sarah left that comment, and then that's all I could see, was a little Who baby, laying in a cradle, wearing a hat just like that! 

I did like so many of the other suggestions like "Tunnel of Love", "Hatfel", and "Baby Suess", but I just kept coming back to "Baby Lou Who".

Thank you all so much for playing along!  This was fun! 

G'night!

'Tis the Season.....

....to get chubby, falalalala-lala-lala! 

Hehehehe!  Mmmm!  Gotta love some Christmas baking! 

Also, thank heavens for New Years and New Year's resolutions! 

Anyway, back on track......

I'm taking a break from baking, and thought I'd take a few minutes to update my blog on everything us Wollmans have been up to this last week or so.  

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Last week my darling husband got me a wonderful early Christmas present!  I am now the proud owner of the new Blackberry Bold!  I love it!  It's just so cool to be able to check my email, browse the web, and update my facebook, all from my phone!  Isn't technology grand???

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Life in Alaska has been great so far.  People ask me all the time how we're adjusting and how we're doing.  We're adjusting well and we're doing just fine.  If the truth be told, I haven't shed a single tear out of loneliness or homesickness since moving here. 

Yes, I have my moments of missing everyone, but that's normal.  I just try my best not to dwell on it.  And when I do feel that way, I call up my family and friends.  Just hearing their voices on the phone is remedy enough.  I also love the fact that there is such a thing as Facebook!  It's such a great way to keep tabs on everyone! 

Once again, isn't technology grand??? 

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We're almost ready for Christmas here.  The tree is up, the baking is getting done as I type, the (feather) garland is up, we've sent out our Christmas card, and we're receiving Christmas cards in the mail almost daily.  The only thing left to do is the shopping!  So far all we've bought the kids are pjs!  But, I'm not worried of stressed out about it.  I try my best not to stress about Christmas.  What's the fun in stressing???  Hardly seems to be in keeping with "the holiday spirit".  I'm actually kind of toying around with the idea of going shopping on Christmas Eve!  I've done it in years past (when I was a teenager) and I loved it!  Everyone is so jovial and full of Christmas cheer, it's just so fun! 

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Our plans for Christmas are to stay home and relax.  I'm going to be making a turkey dinner here at home, and it's just going to be a "chill" day with our little family of four.  I've heard that the local zoo has free admission on Chirstmas Day, so we may go there and check it out.

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Tonight I'm hosting a cookie exchange with the ladies from the church.  Our pastor's wife had called to invite me, and I offered to have it here, since she always has to host at her house.  So it'll be a nice break for her, and a great chance for me to have all the ladies over.

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If you haven't yet, please go to this post and give me an idea for a name for my new hat.  I'm loving some of the ideas I've gotten already, but would love to hear more!  The contest ends tomorrow evening.

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And now, I should go.  I need to mediate a fight between the girl and boy, and finish my baking! 

I hope you all have a wonderful, and Merry Christmas!

My New Hat (and a contest!)

Contest is now closed.... I will announce the winner later tonight.  Thank you all for your participation!

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Original Post:

I recently created a hat that is all my own!  Meaning, I didn't use a pattern, I created a pattern myself!

I've seen hats like it, and have wanted to find a pattern, but never could.  So I finally decided that I would try to be creative and come up with a pattern myself!

All of my other hats are made from patterns that I purchased, and then modified and added to in order for them to suit my style.  (I also had to make numerous adjustments to have them actually fit the sizes they were supposed to be.)

I've never had a problem coming up with a name for my hats in the past.  But, this time, I must have used up all my creativeness on the hat itself, cause I couldn't, for the life of me, come up with a name!

That's when I had the brilliant idea to have a contest!

Yes, a contest.....

The Rules:

One name suggestion per person.

Anyone can enter.  Blog about it, tweet about, post it on your facebook, if you wish.

You must enter your name suggestion here in the comments section of this post.  These will be the only comments to be considered.  (Please don't post annonymously.  I need to see the name of the person entering the contest.)

The Prize:

Whoever submits the hat name I like the most will win the hat.  The winner can choose to have the hat either made in the pink and grey that is pictured here (for a girl), or I can make it in white and grey (for a more unisex look.)

This hat is meant mostly for a photo prop/heirloom hat and will fit most babies aged newborn - 10 weeks.

You may either keep the hat for yourself or gift it to a friend or family member.  You may NOT sell the hat.

This contest will only be open until 5pm (Pacific Time) on Saturday, December 19th, so all comments must be entered by then.  I will ship the hat to the winner after Christmas. 

And now, here are a few pictures of my new hat!!!




































So, good luck as you think creative thoughts!  I'm looking for something cute, catchy and that "fits" the hat.

Happy commenting!