Decorating

I'm suffering from outdated decorations. Over the years my tastes have changed. Somehow I have found myself with an over abundances of Christmas Moos es. I still like some of my Moose decor but I have way too many.

Plus with downsizing I don't have anywhere for my snow globes. Come to think of it I'm not sure I even like then anymore. Is it a change in my life and I want things simpler? I've decided I don't want my house to look like Santa lives here! I'm thinking a simple tree, my small Santa collection and my nativity set. The nativity set is my favorite decoration. It isn't fancy and actually it is plastic from the fifties. It was always on display when I was child. My mother purchased a fancy new set in the late seventies and she was going to give the old set to a rummage sale. I'm sure glad I intercepted that move! Actually my daughter has the seventies set now.

I put the set down low so all the grand kids can see it and they have fun rearranging the scene. It also helps teach the true meaning of Christmas. The stable is cardboard and could use a little TLC but it is hanging in there. I never want my home decorated with such fancy ornaments that you can't touch.

I've been doing some blog hoping and have discovered so many talented crafters that are making some wonderful Christmas decoration. Oh, I can remember the years of the whipped wax candles, the crocheted candles on a empty toilet paper roll, teddy bear wreaths, wine bottle with lights, pom pom wreaths, book page angels. The list goes on of the crafts that I made over the years. This year my creative juices are not flowing so, nope, not making anything. It's back to simple, no mess - that could be a joke but I'm really trying to keep it simple.

I hoping to make a trip to cut a few fresh boughs for the house to make it smell so good. I think I will even buy my wreathe this year and not make it. I might make the bow and that's it. Simple!!!

So I hope everyone is having fun decoration their home for Christmas but for me it is simple.

June

Thankful

As I ponder my schedule for the perfect Thanksgiving Dinner I realize that perfection is not what I truly want. How can a perfect dinner create any lasting memories. There has to be a spills here and there or a little too dark pie crust. Or how about the year of hilarious happenings at my brothers. Of course it was some time before they saw the humor in it. You see where I grew up and where my brother and his family still live, it floods. No other word but high water!!! Their home was a single story and when the water rises it came all around the house. The floods in the nineties came in the house. Let me jump ahead and tell you they have since moved out of the flood plain. But while still living on the farm it was Thanksgiving and the water rising. So a decision was made to have dinner next door at their daughter's house which was much higher elevation. But the turkey was already in the oven when this decision was made. So at the time when the turkey was to be done my brother put on his waders(yep, water that high) and wadded through the water to get the turkey. Yum, nice and brown!! So onto the platter it went, and covered for the walk back though the water, up the steps into a nice and dry home. One problem! As walking though hip deep water you can not see the surface you are walking on. Getting the picture. You got it, a slight miss step and the turkey went sailing into the murky flood waters and floated away. You can imagine his horror and then to have to enter a house to tell them no turkey!!! So it was a Thanksgiving with no turkey, but when you live in flood country the pantry and freezer is full. So that Thanksgiving they were thankful for the canned ham, lots of laughter, warm and dry family. I've come to realize it isn't exactly what you eat but the company you share it with.

So this Thanksgiving I am sharing it will my family. With any luck I won't set off any smoke detector and we can sit down to a meal that we all will be thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving!
June

BURRRR

Okay to you who live in snow country it really isn't cold to you. But we had freezing weather this morning. Finally frost on the pumpkin. Yesterday I spent the day getting ready for the colder weather. I drain all my outside faucets, cover the other outside faucets with insulated covers. Put clear plastic on my chick coop door. Must keep the draft down. I also winterized my rv trailer. Of course I was not prepared so it was a trip to get rv antifreeze. And the weatherman is predicting snow this evening. What??????? we don't get snow this time of the year, floods from rain, yes- but snow???????

So this morning when I woke up and open the drapes, yep; there it was frost! It was really quit pretty. Did I think to go outside and take some pictures. Oh no, why do some planning ahead for a frosty post. So after many cups of coffee, breakfast and even some sewing. The light bulb in the head went off. I really tried to get a picture of a lone rose that still had frost. Not the greatest but I will share anyway.

Look hard there really is frost but this rose was really telling me it was cold. There was still frost on the picnic table, which I haven't covered yet. Oops! Another job undone.

Now onto another subject that has nothing to do with weather. It's my son in law! You see at my daughters house this cat showed up one day. After a couple of days hanging out my daughter feed it. Much to my son in laws dislike. We are not keeping this cat. We are not spending one dine of this cat. In the mean time my grand daughter named it Lulu. After a couple of weeks and the cat still there with many neighborhood postings, Craigslist of found cat, veterinary posting. Well you get the idea! So my daughter took it to the vet's. It a girl and seem to be pretty healthy, a little underweight. This was about mid summer and she has put on weight, boy has she! Let me share you this cat who is not staying!!!

Yes, that is my son in law and this is a every evening occurrence. After he gets home from work and cleaned up he lets the cat in the house and they spend some quality time. I said hummmmm, cat not staying? His only comment to me was, "she is a lush"! So Lulu has a permanent home!

Stay warm everyone and have a blessed Sunday!

June

Where Have I BEEN?

Oh, right here! Have you ever wondered how life just speeds by and you want to put the brakes on. That is how I am feeling lately. I have so many irons in the fire as they say that time is flying. I've neglected my blog, not getting sewing finished, not even cooking meals! So I've stop to think what am I doing every day? First it is up and off to work. So what do my evenings hold? Let's see, I'm know that there is only 39 days til Christmas and I so want to enjoy the holidays. I want gifts finished, gifts purchased and all wrapped by Dec. 1st. Please give me the strength to get this accomplished!!!!!!! My normal motto; if is wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done. I have to stop this stinking thinking! Maybe it is the gray rainy days. So I'm posting a couple of previous pictures hoping to brighten my day!


I would love sun and then I would invite my girlfriends over!


Maybe I need to go buy myself some flowers for the house. They always pick my spirit's up!

Have you ever had times like these?? So uninspired, not a creative juice flowing, oh my, is this what they call Bah Humbug???? Yikes! I really do need to snap out of it!

Here is hoping all my friends and family are having a terrific day and I'm off for attitude adjustment!

June

VETERANS DAY

Thank you everyone who has served our country or is still serving!

From the lakes of Minnesota to the hills of Tennessee,

Across the plains of Texas from sea to shining sea.

From Detroit down to Houston and New York to L.A.,

well There's pride in every American heartand it's time we stand and say:

that I'm proud to be an American

where at least I know I'm free,

And I won't forget the men who died

who gave that right to me,

And I gladly stand up next to you

and defend her still today,

'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land

God Bless the U.S.A.

A Proud American!

June

Weekend

What a fun weekend, kids, kids and still missing two grand kids! I had my little girls for the weekend with other grand kids coming over to play. So the volume and activity in my house was really up. Funny how much energy they can have.

It is amazing how much fun they can have with one silly chicken hat.

It really was a birthday gift from my sister. You see in my kitchen & dinning area I have chicken decor. Plus my seven girls outside.

All I can say is boys will be boys!

There was some quiet moments with coloring and getting creative.

And boys do play with dolls, that is if they include cars and motorcycles. Another somewhat quiet moment except for car motor sounds.

Pizza was in order for dinner! Hey, Grandmas can feed them anything and send them home on a sugar high, hee-hee!

The house got quiet so I had to investigate to see what was up. They were all on my bed and when asked what they were doing? They answered;

we are having a family reunion!! But then boys will be boys!!!

Today turned out to be a really pretty day so the little park in town was in order.

Of course we ended the day with going home and getting ready for trick or treating. Mom and Dad arrived home in time to take them around their neighbor.



This Grammy return home to her quiet home and made a cup of tea. I truly know the meaning of a good tired! I hope your weekend was as fun as mine!!

ZZZZZZZZ June

Sewing Maraton

I had to put my nose to the grind this weekend. I have been lagging behind on my sewing. So I finished sewing 7 pillowcases and 3 boy's pajamas. Now on to 4 girl pajamas, but I have to wait until this coming weekend. I didn't have enough fabric to match the girls pillowcases so YEAH, my sister found it. She is bringing it to me Friday night. This is the major sewing I am doing for Christmas. I still have to make some 18" doll clothes for a granddaughters birthday in December.

The quilt my sister and I are making for our Aunt had to be put on the back burner. My sister has an eye disease that required surgery. Well she got a very serious infection in her eye from the surgery and temporarily lost her eye sight. With lots of antibotics the infection is undercontrol and the eye sight is starting to return. We still don't know the outcome from scaring of the infection. Her job requires good eyesight so this has been really scary for her.

It's been a long weekend so off to bed I go! Tomorrow will be a rainy day in the Northwest and I so want to curl up on my sofa with a fire burning and not go to work!! Ha-ha, I can always dream!

Enjoy June