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 Sade found the project i have been working on and what a mess, so spent some time getting that sorted.. Fun!

Have been doing nothing, reading, a Balducci mystery. and watching TV.. mini series i can find on the multitude of streaming services i have signed myself up for. There is always one thing that is advertised that i just HAVE to watch, then forget about it and just keep getting charged.  have to go into that and fix.  Got the house back to normal.  have NO interest in cooking... so been snacking and having lean cuisine... wonder how LEAN it really is? rummage thru amazon and go down a number of rabbit holes with that.. keeps me busy.  Play crack trivia with 3 other people. One, Guthrie who is 18? i . can. not. beat!! get close, then she swoops in and wins, like she is toying with me. letting me get some right, eventually, and have a feeling of jubilance for a short while.. then squash, it is gone!!!

Got a new blanket for xmas and Sade thinks it is hers and makes a neat little circle bed for herself each night... It is raining out, been grey and dull for days now.  I think there was a good sunrise a couple days ago, had gotten up for bathroom, put Sade out and it was all yellow out there! other than that, the day matches my mood, so sit in here and entertain myself.  think i am going to start making some quilts for posterity.. and there is an easy pattern for receiving blankets and bibs. (did i mention my niece is preggers due end of April. another girl) it is very exciting... lots of cute little girl things out there. and dolls and stuffed frogs!!

I finally ordered an Alexis thingy from amazon and signing up for music and podcasts that i can listen to while sewing.... don't really need to watch anything and can just listen and sew away, am looking forward to it,,

Hope all is well with all of you Take Care and God Bless

ramble

The eve of a new year.. hard to believe. hope we all survive..

Spent xmas eve with the fam in sisters... fixed them a spaghetti dinner, original huh?  Had a good time and was home b4 dark even.  have not much to say.. just life going on, for which i am grateful

Take Care and God Bless

 

Got myself a little word game and do it now and then.. sometimes, it is impossible and i never get more than 2 vowels on a throw, what the heck?

We did go see the Nutcracker and it was really good always love seeing the local talent..  how do they do that?  lots and lots of practice... i bet....

And we had to dance school in sisters recital. which was fun to see, the littles get all grown up,  the seniors from last year, of course, were not there, that bunch was so very good.. over the years watched them get better and better.  Rylie only did hip-hop number this year.  she is more into sports and now we are having basketball games

And that is about all guys,  oh, little miss is in heat, so going to have to schedule that 'little' surgery.. always makes me sad, like it is the wrong thing to do, BUT i know it is the right thing, soooo

Take Care all and God Bless and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

frozen fog

 Dec 4th we had frozen fog... It is so pretty and love the Juniper trees in the fog  (these are not them, but were pretty all in a row) with the cyclone fence

I mean, look at that!  it brings out the dark bark and the needles? and all of the under bush is cool too

Sade and i drove around town looking for special trees

Just shows off all the twistyness

And here are my Christmas balls on the tree outside the front window.  Love the way they look.

I have been busy making cards, gift cards and treat holders.  Sewing, made lots of pillowcases, i feel they are a cheep, yet great gift to give something special made just for that person.  there are of course ALL kinds of fabric out there to suit most anyone.

This is the Humble Home set and think it makes for cute treat holders.., made LOTS of these! some brown with hearts on the door.  the cute little peppermint wreaths on the door were hard to come by and they finally got more in to order in late October.. some have kisses in them and some lindt truffles

Gift card holders

And here is the snot.  She will NOT get used to wearing that harness, she just lays down and won't do anything, when i try to walk her, she is excited to be outside BUT she still lays down in the grass or the road and won't move, she does eventually, but it is on her terms and not what i want, and forget putting her cute little coats on to be warm when she goes out to potty, she just rolls around trying to get it OFF and in doing that gets it all dirty and filled with twigs or grass.. maybe some dogs just will not wear them?  i don/t know, but leaving it on all day does not work, she does not "get used" to it. and then when i finally take it off, she is all over the place as she has all of this pent up energy from doing nothing all day.  Guess she will just be cold to go outside..  and when there is snow or the frozen frost, she did not want to go out AT ALL and would hold it, then poop somewhere in the house... no matter how many times i threw her out to do her thing... Maybe i am just frustrated and it is not as bad as all that and she will eventually be trained and do as i want.  there is always hope, right?????

I did get my tree up... Brian has not gotten outside lights up yet, and they are in prime pkg time and going to work 11:30 at night or tomorrow they start at 2am.. and working over 8 hours a day.  Last week they were 20 (freight) trucks behind.. but think they are getting pretty much caught up or at least staying even, they said it was a nightmare there.  hee-hee (UPS)

Have gotten most everything done, just have a couple things that i want to pick up....  went to Costco today and wow!!! lots of people and traffic out there.  

This week end we have a xmas dance recital Saturday and the Nutcracker Sunday, so that should be fun!!!

Take Care all and God Bless

Getting ready

 

 

 Wednesday  had Rylie for the day and we spent it in Bend, shopping, then to redmond to Joanne's and E bar and Grill for lunch, it was a fun day

 

 

Thanksgiving was a quiet, beautiful day ... spent it sewing.. and could say whatever i wanted

Sade and i went to Joanne's, again. Starbucks for coffee and pupcup and walk at our favorite park.  And a little drive o get pictures of the mountains.

Been sewing LOTS of pillowcases and tons of potholders and jar openers

You could see all the way to Mt Hood, which is about an hour away.

Mt Jefferson

Trying to get Sade used to her harness and when it put it on this is all she does, hides... it is going so well.

Latest painting project, completed. I really like going to these, but for some reason don't always get the notifications until after  the class if filled.   It's the comradery  and self expression and having something to show and tell... hahaha...  you get to meet people.. even people you might already know.  And you become friends and are welcomed whole heartedly every time you show up.  

Got matching Santa pj's for the 3 of us.  :)

Been watching lots of u-tube for ideas on card making. 

Made a xmas stocking out of jeans for Brian... It was fun and turned out cute, i thought.

Have dun getting ready for the holidays

Take Care and God Bless

goofy

 Went to another paint class, there were 40 people there!  She gets a huge turnout.. there are a couple more i would like to do, there is a church, deer and a highland cow.  there is always something else you want to do, right ?.. never done or satisfied... 

watched "Our Girl" on Prime, part of BBC and there were 2 seasons, but different stories.. thought it very well done, kept me interested and was really exciting/scary in places.. it is military show... taking place in Kenya and Afghanistan..  and only 5 episodes long, so not a huge investment of time  :)

We had SNOW last night, one time, when letting Sade out, it was really coming down, but turned into just a skiff and was gone by mid day.  Stayed up until after midnight to finish that Prime show, so slept in today, well went back to bed after letting whozit outside for morning pee.  

Made a chicken soup for dinner today, with crusty bread.. It was yummy...

Well, that is about it... going to start my xmas sewing... pillow cases and then little things, potholders,  jar openers, and want to do a stocking for Brian out of old jeans, sounds horrid, huh?  the pattern looks cute on Pinterest.

Take Care and God Bless All

cleaning

 Been making xmas cads.. all different, get tired of making the same thing over and over.  BUT then have a hard time remembering who got what, hahaha

Oh well, it is fun and makes for interesting times trying to get them all to turn out...

and finding an envelope to fit! and not get too bulky, as don't want to pay extra postage for all of them!

also made some, favors? the house holds a hersey kiss and the sled/skates hold a full size kit kat bar. These were fun to make

those ones above are 4 boxes of varying sizes, lots of measuring, cutting, scoring the 1st one remarkably well then the 2nd one, was a nightmare, don't now what happened.. but had to make them twice... so, those will be the only 2 i do of that one!  I love watching uTube and getting ideas and they go thru things step by step and normally easy to follow.

I cleaned house today!!! even pulled up the big rug and vacuum under it, mopped... moved the couch, huge footstool and both chairs to get under, lots o rawhide chews under there! wiped down walls and base boards, yes i totally went over board, but once i got started.... washed rugs, then had to put it all back, by that time Brian was home and he was able to move that footstool, it is hard to move things on the rug, that's why i folded up one end of the rug, that way the couch and chairs just scoot on the hardwood floors..

Tomorrow i have nails , then go to walgreens and stand in line and wait as they have not refilled my calcium....i have probs with that every darn month! they give me enough for 3 mos, BUT i don't take one a day, i take 3!!! and insurance does not seem to understand......

I made some really good date bread, and Brian informed me that he isn't eating sweets as he needs to loose weight and eat healthier for his new job.... finally worked his way up in seniority to apply for the air driver job.... thank heavens.. the application process goes on forever and has specific steps and training for it, he got so frustrated... and i could not get the computer to work properly, so that was my fault, they finally had him use one at the warehouse office, thank goodness!!!!  anyway, so i am left to eat my good date bread... ah well.... (and he just came home home with burgers from McDonalds)???

Take Care All and God Bless

October

 Lovely day today.  almost warm, had a light jacket on and did not feel cool at all. Went to 3 Christmas bazaars... had Sade with me and let her out a couple times and it was just too interesting, as she wanted to sniff and not tend to 'business'... but did not whine either, so guess she just had no need.  Found some interesting things and did not spend too much money.. :)  

These were outside Highland Baptist, they were having a Christmas Mkt they called it, went there last year and it was the ladies and all their little crafts and some of  them were quite the seamstress's and really reasonable, but none of that this year ...

I am tending the chickens for my niece, just go over there once a day to gather eggs and check on things.  a white one was out, ( Jeri said that happens sometimes and they always get back in somehow) they have 13 right now and was able to gather 10 eggs from ONE nest, they had all been in there tho as they were all different colored and two hens were sitting on their nest.  Wellllll, one had some showing and i gingerly got some of them then tried to get her off  and she was not moving, so sort of pushed her with an egg carton and she was pecking at it quite aggressively i would say, did not want my hand down there.  the other was not moving no matter what, so don't know how many she had.... hope tomorrow i can get to both nests, they have 4 but only use two... 

I did go to 2 painting classes..

May not be the best, but it is fun, the top one Jeri and Rylie went with me

Bagged all the leaves in the backyard and loaded them into my little truck, took to the dump, then unloaded them all by myself!! and managed to not hurt myself or even get sore, took LOTS of vitamin C.. a friend told me long ago to do that after strenuous exercise or movement and it works! Got 14 bags of 100 gal bags !!

Sade doing much better at potty training, BUT i still think that i just know her 'tells' then get her out at the right time. sometimes, she just sits and looks at me and i know.. maybe i am the one trained!

Take Care all and God Bless

(its been almost a month since my last post, geez,,,, see, nothing to say as do nothing cept regular every day 'stuff')