…. so many things! But I’ll give you the ones that (mostly) relate to The Loopy Ewe:
1. I’m thankful for all of YOU. We would have no business without you. You keep us on our toes, and you make stocking the shop fun. You’re at the top of our list and we’re always happy to have you here.
2. The indie dyers who trust us to represent and showcase their beautiful lines. Such talent in that group, and we’re grateful to share their art with you.
3. The “big” yarn companies who are so wonderful to work with. (Big is in quotes because even though they are big, most all of them work hard to be personal and friendly in all of their dealings.)
4. Coffee and chocolate. There might be a little stress going on with this cross-country December move of ours, and coffee and chocolate are helping. (I know that I should say knitting is helping, too, but my knitting time is going to be limited for a bit….). Coffee and chocolate are staples in our Loopy kitchen.
5. The St. Louis Loopy Elves. They’re forever a part of the Loopy family (meaning their impact here will last forever, but it also means that they get a Forever Loopy Employee Discount, and a forever free place to stay when they want to visit Colorado in the future. Also? A forever job if they realize that they’re tired of the St. Louis humidity next summer and want to move to the mountains. I keep hoping.).
6. The moving company that will be taking all of Loopy’s earthly possessions and driving it cross-country in a week or so. If you see a bright yellow Exodus moving van in Missouri/Kansas/Colorado the first weekend in December, you might want to ambush it and plunder the yarn. (On second thought, don’t plunder. Let’s make sure it arrives safe and sound in one piece.)
7. Your patience. I know you don’t like No-Update Mondays. I don’t either. But we are stockpiling a bunch of great yarn for our first post-move December update here in Colorado, on the 12th!
8. Stash enhancing. Ok – beyond the coffee and chocolate stress busters, I’m also picking yarn to add to my stash. I might not be able to knit for a bit, but I can still dream about future projects in wonderful colors. And I do have cases and cases of yarn sitting at my house, waiting for your next Monday Update. What’s a knitter to do?
9. The Colorado Loopy Elves. They know they have a lot to live up to (because they know you all love the St. Louis Elves) but they are ready for the challenge. I promise you, they are bringing their own kind of awesome to The Loopy Ewe. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
10. A long holiday weekend with my family. Nothing is as refreshing as spending time with the people I love the most. I hope you’re doing the same!
In honor of my Top Ten Gratitude List, we’re giving away 5 prizes. I’ve picked out 5 skeins from 5 different indie dyers and we’ll pick five winners. Will you be one? Leave a comment and let us know what you’re thankful for, even if you’re not celebrating an official Thanksgiving holiday this week! Prize winners will be announced on Friday’s blog (where we’ll have another Gratitude Week giveaway).
We have five winners of a copy of the Skinner Hat from Monday’s blog, and I’ve emailed the winners. Congratulations to Analiese in NY, Anna in WA, Lael in WI, Sarah in AL and Lisa in VA!
Sheri wishingthoseintheU.S.aHappyThanksgiving!
(P.S. So that the Loopy Elves can enjoy a long weekend with their own families, we won’t be shipping orders today, Thursday and Friday. You can still place orders 24/7, and we’ll ship them out on Monday and Tuesday of next week.)
I am thankful that my son is married to a wonderful woman, is done with law school and has passed the bar! I’m also thankful that I have a job with health benefits and time to knit!
I’m thankful for my family, my home, my job, my hobbies, and coffee first thing in the morning.
I am thankful I have been able to make it down to the US (I live in Canada) to spend American Thanksgiving with my family. It is a rare treat!
I am so thankful for my family and my wonderful friends I’ve made since moving to Minnesota.
I am thankful for my daughter and son-in-law who never complain about having to travel to my house to feed the kitties and bring in packages of yarn and books which always manage to get delivered while I am away from home.
I am grateful for a four day weekend and that November is almost over. I’ve had a very rough November this year….I am grateful for the smiley faces that great me at work each day…they are happy to see me and they make me happy…
I’m thankful for my health being in a better place this year, for the job I managed to land right out of college, and for my amazing, loving husband who’s supported me through everything.
I am thankful for my 87-year old grandma, who, after losing my grandpa 3 years ago, has found love again and will be getting remarried this Saturday. 😀
Today I’m thankful that I finally have a job I like. And I wish everyone can find that someday.
First and foremost, I am very thankful for my family. I am thankful that I have a job when so many don’t (when will this ecomony get better already!). I am thankful for the joy and peace that knitting brings to me. I am thankful for a great group of friends. My wish is that everyone were as lucky to have so much to be thankful for this day.
Iam thankful for everything that I have and don’t have. I am thankful that I have my knitting that keeps me sane.
I am thankful that I live the these United States and that are men and women who are willing to be away from their familes to make sure I have the freedom to Knit when ever and where ever I want to.
I am thankful, oddly enough, that Germany doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. I realized at 11pm Wednesday night that I didn’t have any pie plates. Pumpkin pie and apple pie are the epitome of Thanksgiving and, being far from our family, the pies are imperative to a nondepressed Thanksgiving Day. Because German stores are not closed today, I was able to buy some pie plates and make some delicious pie. 🙂
Im thankful for my family and friends. My knitting group are special friends that I’m also very thankful for.
I’m thankful for my health and family, of course, but I’m also thankful for my knitting, my running shoes, and the chocolate that help keep me sane when the health and/or family isn’t so easy to deal with.
I’m thankful for my beautiful daughter and her family, my husband and living in a warm supporting neighborhood. How nice to be greeted with Happy Thanksgiving from my neighbor as we picked up our newspapers from the driveway this morning at 6 a.m.
I’m thankful for life, beautiful Thanksgiving Day weather, and my husband, who is going to cook most of our dinner today!
Hmmm…I’m thankful for a couple of days off work. I’m thankful that my daughter is happy and healthy and almost through with college. (Just a couple more weeks….YAY!) I’m thankful for my sweetie of a husband.
And, as my daughter once said at a Thanksgiving dinner many, many years ago…I’m thankful for gravity.
I’m thankful for my family, friends, and my health.
I am thankful that my husband is home this year, as last year he was working in New York state (we are in Michigan). I am also thankful that the second time I have ever roasted turkeys, they both came out AWESOME for today’s extended family dinner!
I’m thankful for my “loopy” family
I’m thankful for Ravelry and all that comes with it: Friends and yarn!!!!
There is no way I could put all I am grateful for in this note! I am grateful for 40 years of Thanksgivings with my fiber tolerating hubby. Grateful for the guidance and love of my God-Parents. Grateful for my bliss when knitting, spinning and weaving and sooooo grateful for the amazing community of fiber lovers! And so much more.
That is beautiful, Sheri! I am thankful for all of y’all as well as for my family, yarn, kntting time, job, home, health…
this year, i have been trying to be thankful everyday, to be mindful of all the blessings in my life in a time when so many struggle to find even one. but today, i am giving a little extra: i am thankful to be the child of a couple who are today celebrating their 50th wedding anniversay
I am thankful for my family and friends, for knitting, for health, and all of the other blessings of the past year.
Happy Thanksgiving & good luck with the move. I’m so thankful for my health and my family. And my knitting & spinning time too 😉
Family and friends, sunny Colorado weather, cinnamon, yarn, and Big Bang Theory. We have a wonderful Thanksgiving planned of dinner, cinnamon rolls, knitting and watching the first two seasons of Big Bang Theory!
Thankful for family, health, friends, and oh-so-much more! Happy Thanksgiving!!
I am thankful it is only 3 weeks until my USA college daughter comes downunder for a visit.
I am thankful for my family and that i still have a job and a house! Happy Thanksgiving!
I am thankful that someone else is cooking Thanksgiving dinner! I am also thankful for my wonderful husband, my family, and so much more!
My Family, my home, my community, and my stash!
I told my kids this morning that I would LIKE to be thankful for a clean house…. hint, hint, nudge, nudge. Lets hope it worked 🙂
I’m thankful for family and friends
I am very thankful for my family being healthy. My cousin passed away at the age of 23 from brain cancer in May and we are having an especially difficult time with Christmas approaching as he will not be there. I am also so thankful that my dog is okay after being seriously ill throughout the summer (starting directly after my cousin’s death).
In addition, I am quite thankful for everyone associated with the Loopy Ewe (Sheri, the Elves, the awesome people in the Loopy Groupie group on Ravelry) as I simply could not enjoy knitting as much without the positivity and fun.
I am very thankful for the good health that we have. A wonderful husband and family and knowing that Colorado is getting a new yarn shop.
I’m thankful for countless blessings with family and friends at the top of the list.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
I’m thankful for connecting to past generations through making the foods they used to make and thinking of them.
I am thankful for a healthy family and having a job this year.
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my family – both the ones who are actually related to me as well as other special folks who have become family along the way. 🙂
Family that loves my knitting quirks!
I am thankful everyday for my 7 grandsons. They are angels.
I am especially thankful for my family, which has grown by 2 precious grandcchildren since Thanksgiving, 2010! 🙂
I am so thankful for my health, so that I can help my family and others where ever I am needed. Also, for the health of my family! Happy Holidays to all. Best of luck with the move!
Good luck with the move. That yellow van would beat any Wild West Wells Fargo coach by far.
Even though I’m Canadian, and we have had our Thanksgiving already, I am always grateful for the American Thanksgiving holiday to remind me to be thankful once again. My family, my husband, but most of all to my Mum, who graced me with the wonderful skill of knitting. Thanks Mum!!
I am thankful that my dad is on the mend.
I’m thankful for my family and everyday on this earth that I have with them. I’m also very thankful they like my hand knitted socks. 🙂
I am thankful for my family and my many friends. Also for my hobbies…
I’m so thankful for my family (both two legged and four legged)!