Kindle Fire

The note from Amazon is FINALLY here!

I'm so happy, my new Kindle Fire has been

shipped!

I thought it was to be shipped at the end of

the month, and knowing how my luck on

this kind of thing runs, I thought for sure

it would be backordered! Nope! 

I love my regular Kindle. Its never given

me a bit of trouble. I love the excerpts from

the books that Amazon gives you. Always

so easy to operate. And I really loved that

nice little button that says "Did you buy this

in error".  ahem. Yes, I have done that a

few times. And zip, as fast as it charged you

for the book, it zaps the charge away. 

Gosh, do I sound like a Kindle fan or what?

Lots of other wonderful things going on too,

Grandson Landon is now that wise old age of 5.

Olivia has finally figured out which bus to take

home from school. She is 5 also!

Wyatt's doing so much better in school! He was

blessed with the most wonderful teacher this

year. She is the one you want all your children

to have throughout their whole schooltime life.

Son-in-law Greg has new orders in. They will

be transfering to Colorado next summer. *I

know another overseas tour would have been

great...they sooo took advantage of being in

Germany, but I am happy they are to be stateside*

Selfish, yes I know.

My health is hanging in there. No new emergencies

or set backs. I did get a 'tens unit'...do not know if

it is the right spelling on that. I LOVE it. And it

really does help!

We are still browsing property in Texas. I'm ready

to move now, but we still have a few years till

Bob can retire. Sometimes patience is not my

greatest life skill. 

I love these books!

I just love sewing and crafting books.

I am always on the lookout for

new ones, used ones, and just

about anything else that just catches

my eye.

BUT! In the last few years I found

a set of books that are just my

favorites. The pictures are beautiful.

Very simply, country home, a bit

of a victorian touch. I want to live

in the home that their pictures are

take in! 

Each page is better than the last.

The patterns are included and the directions

are sooo easy to follow!

 Could you not just spend the day in this

room? I want to make it all!

I am so glad they have a Christmas

book also! There is a flying

pig included that is to die for.

Also dolls, a boys room, stuff for

little girls. It is a must have if you

have littles to make fun things for!

This is their newest book. It is on the

way to me now. I could not resist it!

Look at those Santas!! I cannot wait

to get it.  I found this book on 

ebay and the seller had the book,

brand new for less that $3.00!! 

With just as reasonable shipping costs.

That is pretty much unheard of for new

books. Even for most used ones too. 

There are more of their books to

get, but I just do one now and then

as I have so many projects in the works

and it would be so easy to just buy buy buy!

I went to their website where I found

fabric, notions and other fun items,

unfortunately, not available in the U.S.

*sigh*...so I will keep looking for them

on line. In the meantime, I KNOW where

the books can be found so I will keep

my eye on them. Who knows, I may

find another $3.00 bargain!!

I Love: Olivias camera hogging  on Skype

              Robbys red red hair and deep voice!

             Landon and all his little girlfriends.

              Wyatt being so shy!

              Sewing xmas ornaments

              pinterest....darn you Priscilla

              old buttons

               hatpins

               pink depression glass

              the way Bob worries about me.

I promise to blog more often

Tell all my favorite people I love them

finish my projects

try to stay in touch better with long 

distant friends.

And thats all for now folks....nighty night

Yep, I'm still here sewing!

A few months ago, I caught the monster bug. I

had purchased a book called Make a Monster

by Fiona Goble. When I opened it up,

my imagination just did a happy dance.

At last, time to 'sew silly'. I followed the patterns,

in my own way that is.

Here are a few of the results!

Love the pastels, and instead of using fleece

I used felt and flannel.

I added eyebrows and hair to this one and

and used contrasting thread for a

frankenstein look. Love it!

I went crazy with a critter pillow pattern too.

Its so soft and fun. Who couldn't use a third

eye and extra long arms for hugs!?

Landon loved it!

I went from critters to comfy neck pillows.

I hate seeing kids in their car seats with

their heads bobbing around

when they doze off

Grandson Landon uses his, just does not like his

picture taken! His is made of flannel

and is a green monkey!

Grandson Robby doesn't mind his picture taken.

His is a doggy, and flannel too. So soft and comfy!

Grandaughter Olivia had to have a pink kitty.

I added a few extras, like a pearl toe ring,

eyelashes too. She loved it!

Grandson Wyatt got a dog too. His is dino fabric.

Nice and bright. He is such a big boy now (2nd

grade!!) so I couldn't use cute baby fabric.

He is happy with the choice!

It was such fun giving the gifts to the kids. We had

to go back to Texas to deliver them, there was no

way I was sticking them in the mail knowing I

would get hugs and kisses in return!

I'm doing ok. Still have my days where I just

can't get much done. That is when I sit and just

do some hand sewing. Most of the above items

were hand sewn. I love doing it. Its relaxing,

easy to do, and just plain enjoyable.

I have been reading all my favorite blogs, could

not go without knowing about all the fun things

being made! Thank you all!

Back in my sewing room!

Its taken a while, quite awhile to be exact to get my

sewing room all put back together. The kids moved

out in Feb., and I could not wait to get all my goodies

back in there! Not that I don't miss the kids, but gee,

its my Sewing Room! ha!

Took awhile to post, months in fact.

In November I really got knocked for a loop

with not one bug but 2. Lucky me.

I somehow got meningitis followed up with C-Def,

a really nasty stomach bug which can actually

cause you to have to have a bowel transplant.

Glad I didn't get that bad. Oh, and I was also in

renal failure which if I had not gotten

admitted when I did, I had about a week left. Scary stuff.

I am all good now, going through some physical

therapy to get my steadiness and strength back and

its great. And that is all I am going to say about being

sick, there is so much more fun things to talk about!

And I am loving all the photos of the grandkids

enjoying easter, trips to the zoo, school fun

and joyful weekends. Those smiling faces

can't help but make you happy!

I have a few sewing projects in the works,

but of course, the first thing I cut out, I

lost a piece of the pattern. We dumped

the trash (day before pick

up...peeeeeuuuuuu!) No luck. It is

nowhere to be found. Crazy.

Been doing lots of hand sewing, making little

stuffed monsters, and its been fun, just being

silly sewing what I want for noses and

eyes and ears.

I hope you are all enjoying spring and had

a joyful Easter!

hello again!

Just a quick note to say hey, I'm alive, and darned lucky to be!

More to come on that later though.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday filled with

love, fun and laughter and a Happy New Year filled

with even more!

I'm ready....ho ho ho

I LOVE Christmas. I really can't bring it to just one or two

things I love about it. I do think the top of the list is the

way it fills my heart. I am overflowing with memories

of family gatherings, smells of baking & coffee brewing,

little fingers sneaking candies, laying under the xmas

tree for that special view of the ornaments and tinsel.

And as the years go by, new memories join the old and

as I browse photos both old and new, my throat constricts

with love and unshed tears.

I know there are hundreds of other memories made

throughout a year, but I admit, my fav is Christmas.

And I was so surprised a few days ago, when I got

up and realized, HEY, its November 1st. The holiday

season is practically here. I was sooo excited! I was

practically doing a jig taking down halloween goodies

and planning what I was going to hang where this year!

Silly me!

And I just can't wait to dig these treasures out of the

box and hang them just right on our tree....

and to make sure the tree skirt is centered just right *so the dogs

can't do any doggie damage to it*

And to get the beads draped just so around and around the tree....
I'm one of those thats starts shopping early. I don't buy an

over abundance of presents *Bob might beg to differ on

that point*. But I am always on the look out for just the right thing

for every one. Last year I sewed up all the kids warm robes and

they were a hit. So now I am off to my sewing maching to get

this years treats sewed up just right!

I hope you all are finding the special little joys of Christmas a

little early this year too....ho ho ho

just a little busy

Got my new iron a few days ago. Filled it up,

plugged it in, picked my setting. Waited patiently

and finally got to ironing, for a few minutes.

ARGGGHHH No steam. Water leaked outta

the resevoir *sp?* at an alarming rate. Sigh...

Got it returned and spent the last 2 afternoons

catching up. Finally am all finished with the piles

of ironing! Yippee! NOW I am ready to start

matching fabric to patterns....oh How I Have

Missed Sewing! I'm still really missing my

sewing room, but thats ok, I'm making due

using a hospital tray table for my machine.

Work great, when I'm done for the day sewing,

I just wheel it out of the way. and the little drawer

it has is perfect for scissors and pins and all

the other odds and ends you need to keep

at hand.

Hope you are are having wonderful days too!