Last Christmas Picture, Promise!

I posted a picture of this quilt awhile back when I was working on it.But here it is all done and in Milisa's hot little hands Christmas Eve. I started this quilt about three and half or four years ago.I knew she liked these colors at that time.But was worried that she might have tired of them by now. She said she liked those colors still and loved the quilt.

Read Any Good Books Lately?

Anyone reading any good books they can recommend? I love to read,mostly novels not crazy about mushy love stories but but I'll read about anything. I listen to books on tape or CD while I'm sewing but also always have a book next to my rocking chair ( MC Beaton's "Deadly Dance" at the moment ) to read in the evening.

And I'm about to start listening to "Three Cups of TEA". It comes highly recommended by my sis. She says she thinks I'll like it since I used to live in Iran. We'll see.

Friday Flashback

It's the middle of the winter how about a day at the beach.

Here's me with my cousins leaning on my Aunt Belle's convertible at Lake Okoboji in NW Iowa. I'm the older girl in the yellow shorts and red shoes. Check out my cousin Steve in the middle with the shorts and cowboy boots. How cute. My cousin Keith (the only dark haired one )and I were buds.We spend a lot of time playing together. He's now a High School coach in FL.. The blue behind the trees is the lake.

Cute little ones

Cuties- When my niece and nephew filled out the application to adopt a child one of the questions was would you accept twins .They said "sure" not really thinking there was much of a chance of getting two. Guess what ? Two years ago they brought home this adorable pair.Cecilia and Patrick. Are they too cute or what?

More Christmas Pictures

Our son Mick ,his wife Kathy(with Jack) and Cheri, Brent's wife (the girls mom).
More to come!

A Holly Jolly Christmas

Some Christmas Eve pictures.Our three and only granddaughters Jena, Cristi, and Milisa their out numbered more than two to one by the boys.

Our son Brent pretending to pout because he wants a cig. His 2007 New Years resolution was to quit smoking this year. Yeah, he waited until the last week of the year.

And last Susie our senior dog Susie none to pleased to be wearing that Santa hat.

Grinches

I honestly don't understand a Grinch.. Yes, I know some people that don't have family can feel lonely and others get depressed around Christmas. But to be grouchy and belligerent and spread the gloom makes no sense to me. On a popular forum I visit one Grinch went on two tirades one about her son and DH eating all the cookies she baked and another about a difficult SIL. Now maybe the cookies were suppose to be for the Church social,I don't know. But to berate your child and husband on a public forum I thought she was horrid. I baked snicker doodles yesterday and son and DH put a pretty big dent in them .My reaction"they like my cookies, they really like my cookies" I know,I know some will say I sound like a Pollyanna. Trust me I'm not. But I do try to keep thing in perspective. They didn't burn down the house, wreck the car, or lose the dog,they ate some cookies.
So bake some more. And rent Steven Baldwins movie " Midnight Clear"