Check It Out!!!!

Something new from my desk...

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and

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I am in the process of making at least one of these for display purposes. I'm hoping to be able to sell these. The ones I am making now are far enough along to really start to show and are looking really nice.

Thanksgiving

My Thanksgiving was spent with friends this year. It was the first year that we've actually celebrated Thanksgiving in over 20 years. Always before I had been working but now, with the new shift, I have the holidays off. All the other holidays I could celebrate about every seven years or so, but Thanksgiving was always on a Thursday. Oh, I was well compensated and the OT looked very good on the paycheck. But I have to admit, spending the day with friends was great. And to think what I've missed all these years. Yet, another bonus to working the day shift.

Today's Work

Today started out not so good. First thing was the brand new dryer. I put clothes in it and started it in the normal fashion. After a bit it started making a loud rattling noise like something was coming loose or never tightened. It dried the clothes in the normal fashion. When Husband got up, I showed him what it was doing and as the noise started, there was a loud "THUNK". The vent hose popped off the machine. Apparently it was never hooked up right.

Shortly after, I went out to do some gardening. Then things started going a little better. Working days now, I rarely get the chance to be out in the garden. It's getting dark now about the time I arrive home. So today, an overcast but rather mild day, I was able to get out and prune roses for their winter's nap and started pruning down the perennials that were ready for bed. I worked outside for four hours and it felt good.

I've been very selective about what plants I buy this year and don't see that changing any more. We get the garden planted in as far as I want it for now. We've already started rearranging the plants we have to accomplish the look we want for the property. But that will come when it comes. I'm not rushing anything.

I'm hoping that next weekend is very much like this one. I'm thinking that another four hours will do it for the garden this year.

For now, meatloaf is the day's fare.

Can I Cook or What?

I do have to admit, we like to entertain. Yep. When it comes right down to it, we do throw a great party.
And so was the case today. We had quite a group of folks who came to celebrate with my stepson and his wife who are expecting a third little girl. Friends and family came. It rained, so we entertained the children with a movie, which fortunately, none had seen before.

The newest of the clan, baby Sarah, was passed around to every mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother who had come to celebrate. Oh, and let's not forget the fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers who were also there. Even her new cousins who hadn't met her before were there to help celebrate.

Even friends of the family came to celebrate.

Everyone had a great time. There was mostly finger food served with a lovely potato salad that was brought, cookies, dips with apple and pear slices, broccoli, celery, carrots, cheese and crackers, crousant sandwiches cut into small tea sandwiches, deviled eggs, assorted nuts and assorted Hershey's chocolates.

Chris got a few things that were and always are needed to start off a new baby.

It was a really great day and great fun was had by all. The children were all well behaved and wonderful to have and the adults had a wonderful time with Chris getting some really nice things for her new one coming.

Did I ever tell you that we throw a really wonderful party? I might be bias, but I think so.

Sick

It started at work yesterday. I began to feel horrible indigestion. As the day wore on, it became worse. Even popping antacids wasn't helping. This morning it was even worse. It was then that I had decided that I had a nasty 24 hour bug. There was nothing to do but wait it out. In the meantime, I had all kinds of things to do. Stuff that couldn't wait but more on that tomorrow. I'm feeling just fine now, even after a rather large dinner (I hadn't eaten in two days).

A couple of weeks ago I had purchased a software for my computer to create my own counted cross-stitch patterns. This is just something that I was kicking around for turning some of my artwork into something a little more creative. Some of my work is really creative. I have one posted on Cafepress...http://www.cafepress.com/byjuliesdesign. If you click on the mini-poster print, you will see that besides the poster itself, I also have this one listed as a counted cross-stitch. I'm actually making one right now to put on display when I show my counted cross-stitch patterns, hopefully at one of the stands that my rose society puts up. I have it about 1/4 done now and it's looking pretty nice if I say so myself. When I have it finished, I'll post a picture.

I have decided that my stomache still isn't 100%. I hope this clears up before tomorrow.

The Newest Family Member

Here she is!! Sarah Georgine. 5 1/2 lbs and 19 inches long. Born Oct. 31, 2006.

I went to Hershey Medical Center yesterday to see her and chat with her mother, my stepdaughter. She is the most precious baby. She is my third granddaughter and the first for my stepdaughter.