CHRISTMAS EVE, 2008

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! SANTA CAME CHRISTMAS EVE TO MY HOUSE...HERE ARE SOME PICTURES! EVERYONE LOVED THEIR PRESENTS, SOME MADE SOME BOUGHT...COOPER WORE HIS JINGLE BELL COLLAR AND LOVED TO VISIT WITH HIS COUSIN "IZZY" WHO AS YOU SEE IN THE PICTURES MUST BE HELD AT ALL TIMES OTHRWISE COOPER THINKS SHE IS A TOY AND TRIES TO POUNCE ON HER...SISTERS, MOM, HUBBY'S, NEICES, NEPHEWS, GIRLFRIEND, BOYFRIEND, EVERYONE CAME AND STAYED LATE....WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS! I AM REALLY, REALLY, BLESSED! ENJOY!!

HUGS,

MARY

DECEMBER 25, 2008

JUST WANTED TO WISH ALL OF YOU A VERY BLESSED & MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!

LOT OF CHRISTMASY HUGS,

MARY

IN THE MEADOW....

WOW! WHERE HAS THIS MONTH GONE???? JUST FINISHED A STOCKING LAST NIGHT! iT IS FROM A VERY OLD BOOK, CALLED "A WINTERY MIX"...HAS REALLY CUTE ORNAMENTS TO MAKE AND STOCKINGS.

FINISHED ALL MY WRAPPING OF GIFTS YESTERDAY, SO TODAY IT IS OFF TO STORE FOR FOOD...I AM HAVING CHRISTMAS EVE...JUST THE USUAL GROUP, MOM, SISTERS, HUSBANDS, KIDS, NIECES & NEPHEWS BUT I HAVEN'T EVEN BAKED A COOKIE YET! SO MUST GET TO THAT TASK TOO!

HOPE EVERYONE IS WARM - WE ARE IN THE ZERO DEGREE RANGE. AND FOR ALL YOU BLOGGERS HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS AND VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR! I CHERISH ALL OF YOU,

HUGS,

MARY

WOOPS, ALMOST FORGOT...MORE PICS OF "COOPER"!!! WE HAD AN ICE STORM SO COOPER THINKS ICE CHUNKS ARE JUST THE BEST! AFTER ALL IN HIS WORLD, IT SNOWED JUST FOR HIM! AND GETTING HIM BACK INSIDE WHILE HE HAS BEEN OUT...WELL YOU CAN SEE HE IS TRYING TO IGNORE ME...DOG BISCUITS TO THE RESCUE AND HE IS IN! ENJOY!!!!

CHRISTMAS GIFTS...

HI...AM WORKING ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MY SISTERS. THIS FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE A TABLE RUNNER. I USED ONE OF JAN PATEK'S PRIMITIVE ANGELS . I WILL PUT ANOTHER AT THE OTHER END AND I AM THINKING ABOUT ADDING PIECED STARS TO THE BOTTOM. AS SOON AS I GET IT STITCHED, I WILL POST MORE PICTURES!

STAY WARM EVERYONE,

HUGS,

MARY

FRIDAY NIGHT WITH COOPER!!! OH, AND SOME SEWING TOO!!

HI EVERYONE, HAPPY FRIDAY!! AFTER WORKING ALL AFTERNOON ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR SISTERS...MAKING THREE ANGEL WALLHANGINGS AND THREE WOOL APPLIQUED STOCKINGS (PRIMITIVE LOOKING), I TOOK OUT MY CAMERA AND STARTED TAKING PICS OF COOPER, AGAIN! I KNOW, I HAVE TO STOP THIS....BUT HE LOVES THE CAMERA. I WANTED YOU TO SEE WHAT A GOOF-BALL HE IS... I BOUGHT HIM A NEW TOY - WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE IS IN HIS MOUTH...IT MAKES QUACKING NOICES WHEN YOU THROW IT. WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY THE QUACKER HE DISTROYED, BUT THE DUCK IS STILL GOOD.. SEE YOU CAN SEE HIM TRYING TO ATTACK THE SQUEAKER!! HE JUST LOVES THIS PART OF THE TOY!

AND YES, THAT IS HIM TRYING HIS BEST TO GET "UNDER" HIS BED...FOR SOME REASON HE LOVES TO SHAKE HIS BED TO DEATH, LITERALLY, INSTEAD OF LAYING ON IT AND LOVES TO TURN IT OVER. THEN HE GETS UNDERNEATH IT! WHY??? YOU ASK, I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT HE PLAYS LIKE THIS FOR HOURS. I AM NOT KIDDING, UNUSUAL ISN'T IT?

THEN OLDEST CAME IN THE DOOR AND WELL, CHAOS FOLLOWS, BECAUSE "IT IS PLAY TIME"!!! HE JUST LOVES THE KIDS (OR I SHOULD SAY YOUNG ADULTS)!!! HE BELIEVES HE IS A LAP DOG AND WANTED KATE TO SEE HIS NEW TOY SO UP ON HER LAP HE WENT. I AM TAKING PICS ALL THE WHILE AND FINALLY HE PUT ONE PAW ON THE TABLE TO SAY, OK, MOM, YOUR PICTURE TAKING IS GETTING WAY OUT OF HAND!!! SORRY COOPER, I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF,

ENJOY,

I PROMISE TO TAKE PICS OF WHAT I AM WORKING ON OVER WEEKEND (SEWING RELATED)...BUT NOW IT IS STARTING TO SNOW AGAIN, SO WILL HAVE TO TAKE COOPER OUT...SO MAY HAVE SOME NEW PICS OF HIM TOO! SORRY, LIKE I SAID, CAN'T HELP MYSELF,

HUGS,

MARY

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED BY VAL!!!

TODAY I WENT TO MY BLOG AND I WAS TAGGED BY VAL AT http://valsdailythread.blogspot.com. THANK YOU SO MUCH VAL!

THE RULES OF THIS TAG ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. THE WINNER MAY PUT THE LOGO ON HER BLOG,

2. PUT A LINK TO THE PERSON YOU GOT THE AWARD FROM IN YOUR BLOG (http://valsdailythread.blogspot.com

3. NOMINATE 5 PEOPLE

4. PUT LINKS TO THEIR BLOGS

5. LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOUR NOMINEES.

OKAY SO HERE GOES, I NOMINATE:

PAT http://alittleofthisandalittleofpat.blogspot.com BECAUSE SHE HELPED ME ON VACATION FIND A QUILT STORE ALL THE WAY IN NORTH CAROLINA AND IS ALWAYS SO POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE!

NANETTE & DAUGHTERS http://freda'shive.blogspot.com BECAUSE SHE WAS HELPED CREATE A CHRISTMAS HOUSE BLOCK EXCHANGE AND IS A SUPER SWEET LADY!!

KAREN http://karen-logcabinquilter.blogspot.com BECAUSE I JUST LOVE HER BLOG AND ALL THE PRIMITIVE QUILTS SHE MAKES...SHE IS A KINDRED SPRIRIT!!

CARRIE http://apassionforapplique.blogspot.com BECAUSE I LOVE ALL HER APPLIQUE WORK AND HER BLOG IS SO COOOL!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST,

http://dandelionquilts.blogspot.com BECAUSE I LOVE TO SEE WHAT SHE IS UP TO AND LOVE HER BLOG TOO!

I REALLY LOVE BLOGGING AND VISITING WITH MY BLOGGING FRIENDS, SO THANK YOU AGAIN, VAL FOR TAGGING ME! THIS WAS FUN!

MANY HUGS,

MARY

1st Snow with Cooper...

Had to take these pictures of my 9 mo old yellow lab, Cooper...it was his first experience with SNOW!!!! He kept digging to see what was under it, too funny!!! He didn't know whether to eat it or dive into it!

Hope you enjoy,

Hugs,

Mary

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

EVEN THOUGH, THANKSGIVING WAS TWO DAYS AGO, I AM FINALLY POSTING PICS I TOOK AT MY HOUSE. I HAD NOT A REALLY LARGE GROUP, JUST MY SISTERS, YOUNGER NIECES AND NEPHEWS, HUSBANDS, MOM AND THEN I INVITED MY KIDS GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDS. THIS YEAR THE TURKEY, WAS REALLY GOOD! IN FACT, ALL THE SIDE DISHES EVERYONE BROUGHT AND DESERTS, I HAVE TO SAY THE NEXT DAY IT WAS HARD TO BUTTON MY PANTS! THANKSGIVING IS ALL ABOUT TRADITION, AND WAS SO BLESSED TO HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY THERE.

MY 19 YR OLD BROUGHT HIS GIRLFRIEND, SO HERE IS A PICTURE OF ANGIE... ISN'T SHE JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! SHE IS JUST AS SWEET TOO!

HERE ARE SOME MORE PICS OF MY FAMILY...I REALLY FEEL BLESSED!

AND THIS IS WHAT I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON...30'S - 50'S FABRIC ALQ2 FOR A VERY SPECIAL SWAPPER...WILL HAVE MORE PICS TO FOLLOW.

WELL I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT WEEKEND, HAPPY SEWING,

HUGS,

MARY