Christmas is coming

The goose is getting fat.
Please to put a penny in the old man's hat.

Time to get to work! I didn't labor over finding exactly the right cross-stitch pattern for the kids this year.  I opened this book, found a pair of reindeer, and said, "THAT'S IT!" We'll pretend they're moose. Some day, they'll get gorgeously stitched elaborate ornaments on 22 ct linen with half-stitches and blending and on and on.  This year, they're getting reindeer.  And I'm starting early so there are no close calls.

But maybe I should make their Halloween costumes first...