as the year closes

As the year 2012 comes to its end, I thought I would make one last post for the year. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has decided to do that, but I just wanted to be able to look back, and see what I was thinking about on the last day of the year.

Right now, I'm thinking about worms...lol...yup worms. I'm thinking about the fact that my house is not big enough for this, so I really hope that we can make enough money in a hurry to buy the shed that we are going to need for all of this!!! (anybody want to invest in our worm company??? LOL)
I'm also wondering how I'm going to market this stuff, package it, transport it, lots and lots of thoughts.

So far its been slow progress, but its also been a time for learning and mistakes with my little wiggly friends, but I did get to try worm poo out on my erbs that are sitting in my kitchen window. That was cool...within a day I could tell a difference. That was just cool as all get out.

OK, other than worms, what else is on the brain??? Crochet...I sold 3 crochet patterns this year. I didn't make 20 bucks, but people liked my pattern enough to buy it. That was the best feeling in the whole wide world. I am planning on designing some new stuff though. Thats coming soon. I have a baby sweater pattern to finish writing, and many plans, sketches and idea's for many more new patterns.

Weight loss...thats another thing on my brain. I'm going to be calling my doctor sometime this month to talk to him about weight loss surgery. I'm not trying to take the easy way out at all. I'm also not saying that there are no other options for me, but unfortunately my joints make it almost impossible for me to exorcise.

Dogs...I love my dogs, they are my life some days!!! They really are my children.

Things I am Grateful for

As the year is coming to an end, now is a time to sit back and really ponder and think about, and remember the people, and things that were really special for the year that's about to end.

First and foremost I am thankful for my husband Frank, who has been my rock, even if we did butt heads a time or two, but that's bound to happen.

Next I am thankful for my friend Lindsey and her husband Eric. Lindsey has been through more than any one woman should have to ever go through. Even though I know she is still hurting on the inside, she has pulled through, and kept the memory of her Children very much alive, and has been a better mother than so many women I have ever known. I know that Eric, and Lindsey held each other up, and I believe are still holding each other up, I am proud, and happy to know and have them in my life, and I hope they will stay there for a good long time. Lindsey, you inspire me.

I am thankful for my wonderful In laws, who although I don't get to see them as often as I would like, are great people. They are funny, smart, and are there for you when you need them.

I'm grateful for the goo health of my dogs, who are my companions when my hubby gets called out to work. Cuddly Sam, and sweet Jasper, and my amazing Nikki, who's miles have not ran out yet!!! Thank goodness for the last.

I'm grateful for a roof over my head, a good heat pump, canned soup, and the ability to make plans for the future. There is so much more that I can say and be thankful for, but it would take me all night to type this all out.  So, if there is something there you think I should be thankful for that I have not mentioned, just know, I am probably thankful for it, its just in my heart rather than on your computer monitor.

My day

I spent the morning in the ER, my back got so bad I had no choice at this point. They went ahead and xrayed my hips as well just to make sure. Turns out it was my sciatic nerve...but the er doctor wants me to do a follow up with the bone doctor. She was quite stressed with how bad my left hip bone looks...I'm not sure if it's getting worse, it feels like it could be, or if it was just the shock of seeing it for the first time. I'm sure that it possibly could be a shock seeing a hip bone like that on a 32 year old. I'm hoping however that with the stuff I'm on right now I'll be able to have my first full nights sleep in 5 days...I almost look like somebody beat me up with the circles under my eyes.
In the flip aside I got that quilt done.. I hope my mil loves it...I've injured myself on that quilt more than any project in the entire world..lol

It's done!!!!!

I finally got that quilt done!!! Well, mostly, I still have to do the binding, but that will be a cake walk after quilting that big ol thing on my little singer sewing machine. I'm pretty thrilled, I'll admit. I was really herring down to the wire with that thing. I do want to do more quilting projects, but I think I will keep them small dir the time being until I get better at the quilting part. I have a throw I will work on getting finished after the first of the year. It was from my quilting class. Hopefully that won't seem too hard after this. Plus I need to work in getting all of my scrap fabric cut down and sorted so I can do some of the projects out of the book my hubby bought for me. One of the ones I really want to do is the purse that's in there. It's really cute, and besides that a girl can never have too many purses...just ask my pal Lindsey..lol

The Best Part?

Remember that old Folgers Commercial? The best part of waking up, is folgers in your cup? Is it true? Well, I've drank a lot of different coffee in my coffee drinking career. Let me do a bit of a run down on some....
Maxwell House Well, its cheaper than folgers, and is in a blue can vs a red...so its almost like coke vs pepsi, and well I'm a coke fan...and pepsi will never do for me, even in a pinch...but maxwell house will, although I find it to be a little on the bitter side.

Folgers...is it really the best part of waking up? Well maybe, I love the smell, and the texture of the coffee grounds, and it does seem to go down smooth, and it even smells good in the cup. So I would give it an A

Chocked full o nuts...that coffee isn't too bad, a little expensive, but nothing really special. Nothing really jumps out at me when I drink that

8 o' clock coffee...that stuff is good and pricy now days, but it has a decent flavor, and kind of ranks up there with Folgers.

Kirklaind Brand coffee...in the tall Maroon Can...I don't know what brand it really is, but my god...it is some of the Best Coffee in the world. Yeah, its a little pricy, but it comes in a bigger can anyways, so it kind of makes up for it price wise...its a good rich dark coffee, with a smell that just says hey, drink me...yum

Chase and Sandbourn, that is a coffee that goes back a ways..you can mostly get it at Save-A-Lot, and its good and cheap price wise, and you know I gotta say, thats pretty good too. Not bad, not bad at all, especially if your on a budget.

No Words

There are no words for what I have been seeing on the news. There are no words to describe how those families that lost those little children are feeling, I can't even comprehend myself how somebody anybody could do such a thing. When I herd this on the news this evening, it made me pause, and hope that what I was hearing was wrong, that this just did not happen...

I have already been having a hard time getting the right feelings I need for Christmas this year, this just kills it for me. Even my mother in law doesn't want to do Christmas this year, she would rather just have a family dinner and nothing else. After today, I just want to take down my tree, and put it away for the year, and just pretend that it doesn't exist. Christ has already been fully removed from Christmas in the stores, and on the television...the commercials have been saying Christmas isn't about the giving, its about the getting...and I fear that the children that are seeing these commercials fully believe it, especially considering there are year round reasons to "get".

My thoughts and prayers are going out to those families that have lived through this horror. And to those children who saw what they have seen today, and I just pray with all my heart that they can get past this, and will never have to live through something like this ever again, that they will be able to walk through those school doors without fear, and dread, and worry, and tears...that the teachers can find comfort, and can stay strong and brave, and that they gov't stops trying to find a connection between all of these school shootings, because they wont find the connection they are looking for, because they wont like the answer...I fully and 100% believe that its because they took God out of the schools.

That's all I can say on this matter because I cry as I type this blog, and cannot continue on with it right now.

Its Wednesday!

Well, its hump day! Woooo!!! LOL OK, got that out of my system. Haven't posted anything in a while, been a bit busy getting stuff done.

I finally got my quilt topper done, my mom is coming over this morning to help me get all 3 layers pinned together. Thats going to take a while, probably about an hour, I just have to make sure to vacuum the floor really good where we are going to pin it together. I have to make it count too because my vacuum is going to die before too much longer. Its been a good Vacuum...I just hope I can find a good place to recycle it. I might see if they want it at the sew and vac to part out.

I'm going to be getting my Christmas cards out in the mail today, oh the fun of that! LOL...oh I also need to mail out my Grandma's Christmas gift...I need to make sure it makes it to California!!!

Today is crochet day with Lindsey!!! YAY!!! We've had a hard time getting together on this, but finally...I have to print out the pattern were going to use, but that will take like a whole 5 seconds.

Mom and I are going to go stocking stuffer shopping today. I already have about half of it done, we just have to get the remainder of the stuff.

Oh, and I'm learning how to do cross stitching. Not as hard as I thought it would be.

MY FIRST SALE!!!

I'm so excited, I made my first Etsy sale!!! Of course, It was an owl hat, but thats ok. Those seem to be super popular, but hey, thats the way it rolls!!! I plan on getting upstairs here in a few min to get one of the boxes I ordered from the post office just for my etsy stuff. 

I'm planning on making a few other animal hats, which will be fun.

So yes, I'm a little bit wound up this morning about that!!! LOL

Busy Weekend!!!!!

This so far has been a super busy weekend!!! Oh man..Friday and Saturday I was Mrs. Clause in 2 Christmas parades, so that was fun, but took time away from the quilting I should have been working on. Today, being Sunday, I should be able to cut some blocks but I don't see any sewing getting done today. I have to run to the store to get the stuff to make my Grandpa's dinner, and of course I have to cook it, and deliver it.  Frank got called in to work today, he had to go to Wiliamsburg. So no telling what time he's going to get home.

So, I have 10 Quilt blocks made, and I'm thinking I need at least 20 more...not sure. I guess the first thing I will have to do is to determine just how wide I'm making this, and how much of a boarder I want to put on.  (who knew something that seemed so simple when I started could suddenly get so darned complected?)

Anyways, I guess I should get off of the computer and on to whats gotta get done!!!
EEEEEK