Winter is here

     And no, I am not really ready and no I don't like it but will manage to survive.  The plant is working long and hard hours and 6 day weeks, good paychecks but very tired old body.
     I am actually done with the doll club gift for our annual party and gift exchange, finished the smocked dress for Tonner's Ann Estelle type doll today, tied up the shoes with a red ribbon and fastened to the hanger.  It will get packaged later, for now I am just very glad to have it finished.
     And I still need to put that darn van up for sale, and just entered a lottery for a chance to Buy a very pricy Volks doll, very limited edition Rapunzel, which I do not need.  But I might not win the chance to buy her either, there will be a lot of people entering and a very limited # of dolls offered by lottery.
     But I do have a new doll to make patterns for and sew for, now that the doll club project is done and I have a similar sized doll, the new doll is taller but Wellie Wisher and Glitter Girls clothing will fit, a bit too short but that will help me alter patterns and I have a lot of Wellie Wisher patterns to play with so printed some out.  I also did some math and had some patterns for the 12" Ruby Red dolls enlarged some and will see how that fits also. 
    My knitting projects are not making good progress, partly the hands hurting and partly dealing with the doll club project first.  Now that is done I need to get my sweater bound off and the sleeves knit.  And I have committed to 2 pair of socks for Jake to gift, 1 pair is started, the yarn for the 2nd pair is upstairs waiting for me to wind the skein into 2 balls so it's ready to start. 
    But I need to shut this laptop down and want to read a bit before I head to bed and sleep.