Happy New Year

Yes, this is officially my Happy New Year post. Yes, I do realize it's already the middle of January. I feel, however, this is quite timely. No really...I have not yet mailed my Christmas cards...from 2006. (seriously, I found them in a closet today)
So what have I been up to? Well, had Christmas in Saskatoon...complete with a real fireplace! See:









Zeke also discovered how to jump on the coffee table...ok he was taught, by this guy:









And of course I have been doing tons of knitting. I hit the post holiday sale at my LYS, and stocked up. Way up. My trunk overfloweth up. I now must knit continually for the next 5 years in order to make room for the yarn that surrounds me. ( or buy a bigger house...that too would be a good idea.....a whole room for knitting. Ok yes, that's obsessive.) Anyways, I managed to turn this:
into this: 2 pair infact. I will post pics later as they are still on my camera. I slightly altered the pattern for the 2nd pair, and I like them alot better. I have taken to wearing them constantly, because they feel so good. Is that weird? I have some more of this yarn, and so I am going to try another pair, only this time I will try my own pattern.
I am also trying to turn this:

...into something scarf like. Also acquired at said Yarn sale...and I love the colours.
The most exciting thing is that people are actually offering me money to knit. I know, I will never get what my time is worth, but, I am constantly looking for new projects, and if someone else is willing to buy the yarn (with a little extra left over) then I'm all for it. I really like having something to keep my hands busy, and the alternative would be spending my time drinking, smoking and surfing the net. Wait, I do all that...but I knit while I'm doing it. (and I've never spilt my merlot on my knitting. Merlot is essential to knitting!)
Ok, and finally the puppy. He is big. See:

I know, it's not a great picture, but he actually sat still for 1/2 a second!