i am going to flip the script a bit here, this wasn’t a strange phone call from my mom, it was a strange phone call to my mom! so christmas eve day found my daughter and i making an old family cookie recipe that involves rolling and cutting the dough,while the boys talked about video […]
Read MoreThe bears are… JJ on the right, given to me by my husband on our first Valentine’s Day together, and JoJo on the left, given by me to him on our first Christmas together. 26 years ago this year. some books I am reading, my spare glasses, phone charger and the wrist band i wore […]
Read MoreWell, Christmas is over, although i am still enjoying some vacation days. Christmas to me is all about being with family and the friends you consider family. but of course the presents are nice too 🙂 This year as we unwrapped gifts on Christmas Eve, i got everything i wanted, including the warmest fuzziest slipper boots I have […]
Read MoreThe first year my daughters boyfriend joined us for Christmas we were sort of at a loss for gift ideas then while running around shopping we found a giant container of cheese balls. Deciding this would make a great joke gift we grabbed it and then a gift card as a real gift. much to our surprise […]
Read MoreSo, i love gadgets… and i have been wanting a tablet computer for a while but they were just outside my price range for ‘toy’. i have been in an ongoing battle will Dell recently because the laptop i purchased in November 2011 has never really worked properly. i finally convinced them a month or so […]
Read Morei love snacks 🙂 i especially love snacks that have a healthy element and a junk food element 🙂 i had a get together with some friends to watch Downton Abbey Season 2, it was a marathon session starting at 11am and going on until around 9pm. we got through the whole season and the […]
Read MoreDay 7… Something You Wore Well, growing up, we had everything we needed: food, clothes, shelter, and lots of love. there were a lot of things we WANTED but that was harder to get. Looking back I am thankful for the things we did have, even though back then i would have really loved just […]
Read MoreSo….. my awesome crochet teacher, Dee, assures me that the hat does not hate me, and I am doing a fine job. perhaps my yarn is a bit thin and so perhaps it is taking longer than I might like, but it will be a fine hat when it is done. we discussed the addition […]
Read MoreThis was a quick fun project we did in a class last week. a little scarf to keep your candy canes warm
Read More…and he is NOT going to have a hat because I am pretty sure I am NOT going to have it completed in time 🙂 I got more crocheting done last night at Jazi Crafts, but i still have a loooooonnnnggggg way to go
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