Friday night

What a great thanksgiving. Here is my youngest daughter Katie, and her fiance Heath. They just got engaged the night before thanksgiving. Another thing to be thankful for. My daughter is so happy, and I couldn't ask for a better son in law. We are so happy to welcome Heath to the family.

Thanksgiving was at their home in Green Bay and all the food was wonderful. There certainly was alot and it all was so delicious. Heath's family was also there for thanksgiving and it was a pleasure meeting them all. They too are very happy for Katie and Heath.

Tonight is my last night alone, Bill will be home from hunting tomorrow morning and then the long process of cleaning and cutting the deer begins. In all the hunting party got 15 deer, 5 of which are coming home with Bill. I have already made a huge pot of chili for the men, and made sure there is plenty of beverages cold and waiting for them. It will certainly be a long day and I am sure I have plenty of things to do to stay out of their way.

I made several dozen christmas cookies this evening and all are tucked away in the freezer. Still have more to make. I usually make trays of cookies up for some of Bill's older friends that are widowers with no one to cook or bake for them. They look forward to my cookies every year.

Sunday evening

Well it's time to call it a night. I did manage to complete a tablerunner, and a round christmas table top. They turned out fine, however I still am not happy with my binding work. I never am. I keep practicing and it just doesn't show any improvement.
Bill finally called. I guess they were having such a good time, no one thought to call the wifes. They have 13 deer hanging so far, and have the rest of the week and next weekend yet to hunt. I am used to being without Bill for Thanksgiving, and I am even used to the mess when he gets home. I just have a hard time getting used to the fact that the men will call home eventually, when they get around to it. Like it's no big deal to be gone for 9 days without contact with the family or spouses. Afterall, as long as they are having a good time, why worry about anything going on at home. It's not like they can do anything about it anyways.
Although I am starting to miss Bill, I am enjoying my quiet time. I think the tv just got turned on for the first time this weekend. What does that say???????????

More on Alone weekend

Here's Bill's quilt, finally done with label on. Here is Bill's quilt all wrapped for christmas. Yeah!!!! it's in the box and now on to other things.

Seems like I have been working on this quilt forever, sneaking around and working on it when he is gone. Now all my projects that I wanted done by christmas are done.

Ok, I worked on two more Bethelam blocks and I am on a break right now eating a salad and wondering why Bill hasn't called me yet. I mean you would think he would want to tell me how it is going so far right? And you would think that he misses me right? Hmmmmmmmm I think I will take that as a good sign. No news is good news.

Well break is over........................

Alone at Last!!!!!!!

Well here I am, all alone, by myself, just me and I. Damm it feels good. Don't get me wrong, Bill is the love of my life and I would be lost without him. But when he takes his hunting trips, something magical happens around here. Things that would take forever to do, or chores that go on the back burner for when you have time seem to get done.
My first night, I spent in front of a roaring fire wrapping christmas presents. They are all wrapped! Every last one of them. They are neatly stacked and organized in the spare bedroom. And then, I moved on to my christmas cards. All filled out and ready to mail within a week or two. Yup, got them all organized and done. And then, Bill had given me a new 2009 calendar to hang in the kitchen, so I deceided to fill out the months with all the birthdays, anniversarys, and special events throughout the new year of 2009. Did my dishes up, cleaned up the kitchen and then set up my sewing machine for a weekend of sewing. How's that for accomplishing things. I am pretty proud of myself. When I told my girl friend what I had done last nite, she just shook her head and said "you have some kind of sickness".
Today I slept in, how wonderful that felt. I slept till 8:00am, which is really sleeping in for me. I made a list for the grocery store and errands that needed to be run, and I was off. Home by 1pm putting stuff away, and now I am waiting on my girl friend to pick me up. We are spending the afternoon at a craft fair and then out for dinner tonight. Sounds like fun doesn't it?
I guess I won't get to that sewing machine today, but now I can just keep it out all week long. So any day I want to sew I can. I feel so liberated...........................

Men & Sewing

Men and sewing don't go together. If it does for one of you out there, I don't think this pertains to you.
Bill, the love of my life, bless his heart means well. But gosh darn it, when I haul out the sewing machine and set up all my materials for the day, that should be a sign that I am about to get involve with a project. Well most people could take that kind of hint. But guys, either they don't know, or they don't think it is something that really takes all of your attention and you have time for other things. Bill deceided he was just spending the day doing nothing, and sat his butt in the recliner to watch the football game and relax.
My quiltathon sunday went something like this:
Bill: Honey can you come here a minute, I want to show you something.
Me: (get up and see what he wants, then go back and sit down)
Bill: Honey, are you sitting, cause if you are next time you get up would you bring me a soda?
Me: (get up and bring him a soda -- go back and sit down)
Bill: Honey, Honey you got to come and see the dogs they are so cute.........
Me: (get up and go into the other room) "Bill they always do that, and yes it is cute" (go back and sit down)
Bill: Hey Sweetie, come see what happens when I press these buttons on the TV
Me" (get up to go into the other room) "Bill, what do you want now, I am trying to concentrate here, can't you see that I am spending the day sewing. That's the kind of thing I like to do to relax. I just want to sew in quiet today and see how much I can acomplish, OK?"
Bill: What did I do now? Why are you mad at me?
Me: (go back to the sewing machine) "I just want to get some sewing done ok Honey?"
Bill: Sure Honey I understand
10 minutes later.........................
Bill: Hey honey, when you get time can you look something up on the computer for me?
And this is how the day went on and on and on................until finally I got the tension on my machine all wonky and finally gave up. (Too much tension everywhere today I guess)
Bill is leaving next weekend to go deer hunting for 9 days...................so do you think I am looking forward to that? I will miss him but yet............. hmmmmmmmmmmmm

BOM 8

Well here is BOM 8 finished. I certainly didn't enjoy doing this block at all. First of all, I know nothing about paper pieceing. Remember I am a newbie. So while I started it yesterday afternoon, my frustration with it didn't allow me to finish till this morning. But it is done.

Cookie making day

Well here we are making puppy chow. This was a great hit with my grand children. They loved mixing it up in their individual bags and shaking them up. We sang silly songs and shook the bags to the beat. Over all cookie making day went very well. We manage to decorate a few dozen sugar and reindeer cookies, and of course my grand babies as well. They got just as much frosting and cookies on the outside as they got in the inside. We all had a great time.

BOM #7

BOM #7

I don't think I like it. Maybe it will grow on me, but something is wrong. It just doesn't look right. Here is all of the BOM's so far. The colors look so great together. Gosh for a while there I didn't think I was going to get a chance to get at this BOM. Time is getting pretty tied up lately for me, and with the holidays fast approaching, there is even less time. I have to finish Bill's quilt for christmas...................I think I will try to stay up late tonight to see how much I get done.

Christmas Shopping Officially Started!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew, what a day. It was all a blur. I can't even remember if we ate. My god, that mall was hugh and full. Very very very full with lots and lots and lots of people. We must of been a site, pulling three carts through the mall trying to find the exit to get out to the parking lot. The girls and I did our annual christmas shopping trip to kick off the holiday season. And we got a very good start too. I know I was able to cross alot off my christmas shopping list. We had such a good time.
Now today, I don't even want to think about stepping foot in a store of any kind. I just want to relax and see how much of this hand sewing on Bill's quilt I can get done today before bill gets home. I expect quite a mess when he gets here, I received full warning of three deer that are coming home with him. And the cleaning will have to be done this afternoon, so I plan on staying out of the way. Working on a big pot of chili right now, so hopfully the guys will be hungry.
I am excited to start my next BOM. I downloaded the directions this morning, but just haven't go the energy to pull the sewing machine out right now. We will see.