Merry Christmas

I certainly hope everyone had a great christmas and received everything they had wished for.
Our christmas was very quiet. This year the children all had different plans and we couldn't get together. We have however, set a date for 12-31-09 to get together to exchange gifts and have dinner together. So I still have something to look forward to. All my grandbabies anxiously waiting for their gifts from Grandma and Papa.

But our two little girls did have a good christmas. Here they are opening their gifts. Or trying to. And then ofcourse there was fighting.

Zoey received a new coat and scraf from Santa, and she actually begs to wear it. She thinks she is going somewhere.

Since christmas was a quiet day for us, (Bill napped on the couch) I did get some sewing done. I worked on some baby bibs and also burp clothes. My nephew and his wife are expecting in Feburary of 2010 and next month will be her baby shower. I already have the baby quilt done.

And I finished up this Wizard of Oz quilt top. This quilt is a gift for Bill's niece who gradutaes from high school in the spring. So not a real hurry to finish it up. I will have some time to deceide how I will be quilting it.

And there you have it, our christmas. But it was nice, we enjoyed it. We were together, and we are healthy and that is all that counts................

Merry Christmas to all!!!!

Trying to slow down

After being talked to again from the other half of this relationship, it was again strongly suggested that I fill my days with too much stuff and I am keeping myself way too busy.

Well then, lets see how I do at trying to slow down.
First, I had to run to the salvation army on saturday morning to drop off the christmas gifts for my adoptive family. They had times of 9am to 4pm for the drop off of gifts. And since I had to be in Oshkosh by 10:30am for this young man's big "5" birthday party, I needed to do it first thing in the morning.

Ivan had a wonderful birthday party and received alot of wonderful gifts and too many toys. Here he is trying to protect his cake from his younger brother and two cousins. They all wanted a piece of the action, or should I say a finger in the frosting.
And when we got home from there, Bill took a nap while I scrubbed the kitchen floor and finished up the wash. Later in the evening we were invited out to dinner with some friends. That was a wonderful evening with good food and good friends.

Sunday morning we got up and ran to Target to pick up a DVD portable player. Mine had broken a couple weeks ago and since they went on sale Bill bought me an early christmas present.
One we got back home we were off again to Bill's brother's home to see his son. Tyler had just turn 12 and Bill wanted to make sure that he got his present from his Uncle Bill. We did make it home in time to sit and relax to watch the Packers/Bears game, while I did a couple dozen chocolate chip cookies.

After the game, I manage to get these 9 patch squares whipped up. I think I might cut them in half before sewing them together. The disapearing 9 patch. Just kind of winging it with these squares.

And there was a pile of mending that needed my attention. Three pairs of pants that needed heming too.

So there you have it, my attempt of trying to slow down. I think this weekend was a bad example don't you?

Snowday

We were hit hard with that horrible snow storm! This is my view while driving to work this morning.

My goodness, it will take us forever to dig out! Thank God for snowblowers. My back is aching just for the little bit of shoveling I did for the dogs. Oh and I shoveled the front steps and walk too. These old bones can't handle that heavy wet snow like I did in my younger days.

And of course, because I am the only employee that lives in town, I had to go to work this morning. Everything got called off. No court, no appts, and most of the area businesses were closed. So why were we open????

We had one quick appt this afternoon at 2pm that my boss drove into town for. And after that he said, "Why are we here?" "Lets go home"

Well, someone should of said that to me about 5 1/2 hours sooner!!!!

But hey, at least I am home early. I could of gotten stuck there by myself all day.

Remember when we were kids and we used to just pray for these snow days. "No school!" "Yeah!" Oh to be young again.

At least I have a chance to get at my sewing. It has been way too long since I even sat down at this sewing machine.