Archive for December, 2009

The “In Between” time….

Monday, December 28th, 2009
Baby's Dream
Baby’s Dream

When I was a little child (yes, that has been quite a few years ago but, boy, have my memory skills stayed strong…..) I used to love this time of year.  We had all of this extra time off between Christmas and New Year’s Day to just goof  off, fight with my siblings, and pretty much just drive my parents nuts!

When I became an mother of children who had the time off, I used to take vacation and stay home with them so I could monitor the ‘goofing off’, referee the fighting and try to stay sane through it!
 
Now I have married children with children who usually come up to see us after Christmas and stay through New Year’s Day.  This is just the best time!!  Don’t get me wrong, my grandchildren do the same things–goof off, fight and try to drive us nuts–but for some reason it just doesn’t bother us as much as it did when our own children did it. 
 
Since I now consider this week off a ‘tradition’, I continue to enjoy it and consider this MY time!  This is when I can get caught up on my reading, watch old movies on TV, GO to the movies (I love all of the movies that come out for Christmas — and who cares if that popcorn is bad for you?  I love that stuff!), and QUILT until my eyes no longer focus!
 
My point???  Take a few moments and enjoy the time with friends and family, watch the bowl games–in my house the only way to NOT see the games is to leave the house, and find some time to just be YOU!
 
 
Happy New Year to ALL!!

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Twelve Days ’til Christmas…..

Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Frosty, the Snowman!

Frosty, the Snowman!

Okay, there are only TWELVE days until Christmas and here is what I still need to do:

One Christmas Tree that needs to be decorated.

Two gifts to buy.

Three batches of cookies (spritz, chocolate truffles, and sugar – YUM).

Four  parties to attend ( no weight gain there, right?).

Five socks to hang  by the chimney with care (yes, Chloe AND my new grand-dog each get one).

Six side dishes to make – after I figure out WHAT to make!

Seven inches of snow to shovel off the back steps – maybe Doug will do this one….

Eight days until I have to cook a ‘lunch’ for all of Doug’s co-workers.  How did this happen????

Nine minutes for my nervous breakdown!!!! 

Ten cups of eggnog (I am going to intersperse these into the rest of the duties…. and, no, there are NO calories in eggnog!).

Eleven gifts to mail – gee, I bet there is no line at the post office, right?

Twelve  hours of SLEEP – which is what I will need when I get all of this done!!!!!

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A Free Gift to YOU!

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

1-2-3 PlacematsHere is it – the Holiday Season!  As I type, the weather is participating with a lovely snow storm.  We will definitely have a white Holiday Season which might just make me drag out those cross country skis for a couple of hours.  I think I will have a cup of tea and think about that some more — I mean that would be classified as ‘exercise’, right?

According to my calendar,I only have 14 days left to complete my baking, shopping, the cards with the unfinished letter, and, of course, the decorating!  And, people wonder why women get grouchy at this time of year!  DUH!!!!! 

In an effort to put a smile on your face and make you feel special, this year  ABC’s of Quilting, is giving a “gift with purchase” that includes our retail shop and our on-line site.  Make a purchase and receive  the “1-2-3-Placemats”  pattern. (http://abcsofquilting.com ). 

The photo shows the finished placemats!  It is EASY (we all need that…) and can be adapted throughout the year to fit any occasion or just to use up those pesky scraps.

See you soon!

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