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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Christmas Decorations Take 2

O.K. I am at it again.  Running in from work and trying to get things together here at the home front.  The office Christmas party is tomorrow, so I hit the kitchen to put together my two side dishes.  One is the black eye peas salad and the other was a black beans and rice dish.  That did not take long at all.  No plans to fix dinner since no one is home and if they want to eat, they will have to fix a sandwich.

Next I hit the basement again looking for that old faithful Christmas Tree.  I know, Darnell wanted a real tree this year.  I said if he wants one, then he needs to buy it.  There are no children here this year so, I am not all into the tree thing.  I remember when, I went all out for Christmas and decorating the house, real tree the whole spirit of the season.  Now, I just do not want to go through the fuss (which I will have to take down myself, no help from the guys).

Well, anyway, I pulled out the faithful fake tree to see what shape it was in.

SAM_2090 Yah, it is a small tree, only about 4” tall.  I have to either run out to look for some tree ornaments, or see what I may have left down in the basement.  I just set the little Santa on top so it would not look like a Charley Brown tree.  I will be sitting the tree on a higher table with tree skirt and lights by tomorrow, since old Tom still has not gone through the lights I have in the box (I might have to breakdown and do it myself).

I already have to keep Ms. Jay and Louie out of the tree, they like the little hanging ornaments.  See Louie up the tree (I must let these cats out of the house sometime, they just do not know how to act when green comes into the house fake or real).

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I have also notice, that there is not a lot of people on my block with outside decorations out, maybe they are having the same problem I am, looking for those dag-gone decorations from last year.  I like driving through the neighborhood looking at the decorations that other people have put up.  Some are pretty amazing. Do you think if I knock on their door they would come and finish mines?  With my luck they will call the police and say that a crazy person is at their door.

Tomorrow I will hit the lights and try to do the windows.  Then back to the sewing room for me to make more gifts.  The clock is ticking people are you finish yet?

May your days be merry and bright, and may all your quilting be finished on time.

Merry Christmas

The Slow Quilter (Felicia)

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

All Most Missed Out on a Win!!!!

I am just getting home from work, and thought that I better get this blog out before I get to busy to write one tonight.

Last night after I posted my blog, I went through my e-mail accounts which I had plenty to look through since I have been sew—busy working on projects.  And what did I find but a e-mail posted 2 weeks ago from Kelly at IHAN letting me know that I won the Pony Express Sampler.  I was so surprised, I wonder if she still had it for me, so I quickly replied to her e-mail to see if she was still holding it for me, and yes she was (I think she has been very busy herself).  She has already put it in the mail as it speeds its way through the mail.  Looking forward to getting it.

I plan to get a littler Christmas decorations up tonight and the first thing I did when I walked in the house is to run down to the basement and find my door reef and plop it on the door.   Now I have to go through the boxes of Christmas stuff to see what I plan to put up next.  Maybe but some red bows on the outside stair railings and hang lights at the window. 

I might not get any sewing done tonight, but there is always tomorrow.

Sew Until Then

Keep the home fires burning, and your feet to the peddle of you sewing machines.

The Slow Quilter (Felicia)

Monday, December 10, 2012

Still At It!!!

Yes, I am still at it, making more coin purses, I have finish a total of 15 purses, and since I only have three closures, I will be finish tonight until I purchase more.  Here is my latest coin purse, the lady herself Ms. Betty Boop.

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I just need to put in the lining and she will be finished.  All the Christmas decorations are still in the box, so I guess I better it cracking and get some up before Christmas passes me by.

Back to work tomorrow, so I might not start any new projects at this time.  Hope the boys will be home to help me get these decorations up.  They want a live tree this year and Tom likes to wait until just the last minute to get one.  If it is up to me, the little table top tree I have in the box will be fine with me.  They cats will probably knock it over anyway.

Until I blog again

The Slow Quilter.