SNOWBOUND...FEB 1, 2011

Hi Fellow Bloggers, it has been awhile...busy working BUT today everything "stopped" in Chgo...our first 19" of SNOW...Emily off of school, Mike off of Work and Dave closed down Business, soooo everyone was HOME!! YEAH!!! But, my friend, "Cooper" just LOVED it! Here are some pics of Cooper having fun in the snow....oh he met up with one of his little friends in the neighborhood while out...running around crazy, even thought he could "burrow" through....got tired decided to lay down, oh back up, Emily is coming out to try and make a snowman, well, it turned into a hill...so put our Blackhawk Gnome on top and Cooper decided to see if it was edible....more fun...

Hope everyone is safe and warm out there, nothing is moving in our little suburb so of Chicago,

Hugs,

Mary

everytime she got one level up on the snowman, Cooper knocked it down, so we went with the "hill Gnome" theme

I'ts beginning to look alot like Christmas...

Hello Fellow Bloggers,

Have been busy Christmasing around here....have been decorating almost every room in my house it seems. Now that I am working down at my husband's business, when I get some free time which is rare...I try to squeeze in some time to decorate for Christmas. Here is what I have done lately....what do your decorations look like??? I think I have gone a little over board with the "snowman" theme, but I LOVE SNOWMEN!!! I don't know what it is, but just love their overstuffed bodies and quirky smiles!

I am also finishing up "Angie's Quilt" in hopes it will be done for Christmas for her!

Hope all is well with all of you,

Lots of Hugs,

Mary

Cooper has some new toys!!

Hi Everyone,

Some new pics of Cooper!! Been busy working, little sewing getting done over here, how are all of you??

Pillowcase for Emily

Hi Bloggers,

For a long time Emily, my youngest picked out this fabric and wanted me to make pillowcases, soooo today since I did not have to work for hubby (yeah!!) I "finally" got to make one pillowcase - it really turned out cute. Now I am going to make smaller ones too that match. But this is what I produced this afternoon.... I especially like the ruffle - couldn't find a pattern, so I kinda winged it! How do you think it turned out??

Hugs,

Mary

Happy Monday

TGIF!! Have been working with hubby and am soooo glad it is Friday!

Hope everyone has a great weekend, maybe I can get some sewing in...

Hugs,

Mary

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!!

AR-BE GARAGE DOORS, INC.

HUBBY, DAVE HAS A NEW ADDRESS AND IS SOLE OWNER OF AR-BE GARAGE DOORS, INC. His father, Robert Burns, opened this business in 1947, when he retired back in the 70-80's, he gave the business to his three sons, now DAVE is sole-owner of his father's business that he started in 1947!! Happy and proud day for Dave! Congratulations to the hardest working man I know, Dave!!! Finally he has his own office and is his OWN Boss!! He has worked for so many years being shoved in a corner, or wherever they could make room for him, well, now with the help of sooooo many workers, he is on his own with a beautiful new office, new desk and a place to call his own! Yeah Dave!!

GRACE & ALLAN'S WEDDING

A very good friend of Kate's got married last night. Kate was one of the bridesmaids...here are some pics