BLACKHAWS VS. FLAMES, JAN 09

OKAY, I KNOW, I KNOW I SHOULD BE SEWING AND ADDING PICTURES OF WHAT I AM WORKING ON....BUT CAN'T HELP THIS, WENT TO THE BLACKHAWK GAME LAST NIGHT (DID I MENTION WE ARE "HUGE" FANS), WELL, WE ARE, AND GUESS WHAT, I TOOK SOME PICTURES...THE GAME WAS AT THE UNITED CENTER IN CHICAGO. I TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE STANDS BECAUSE THERE WERE OVER 21,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE JUST HAD THE TWO GIRLS WITH US, AS SON WAS WORKING. OLDEST BROUGHT HER BOYFRIEND (WHO IS LIKE ANOTHER SON TO US - THEY HAVE BEEN DATING FOR 6 YEARS), HOT DOGS WERE GREAT (NO KETCHUP ON MINE!!) AND FRIES ARE TO DIE FOR! THEN IT IS ON TO PHASE TWO WHICH ARE ICE CREAM CONES! NICE WAY TO END THE HOLIDAY SEASON AROUND HERE...EVERYONE IS OFF TO SCHOOL AND WORK TODAY. IT'S JUST COOPER AND I!!

ON THE SEWING MATTERS...BY JAN 29TH I HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER BABY QUILT! HUBBY'S NIECE IS HAVING A BABY AND DUE DATE WAS MOVED UP, SOOOOOO SHOWER IS JAN 29TH AND I HAVEN'T EVEN BEGUN...OH MY!!! WILL HAVE TO GET OFF COMPUTER AND START SEWING, WISH ME LUCK! JUST FOUND A PATTERN YESTERDAY,

LOTS OF HUGS,

MARY

GIVE AWAY...

PAT AT http://alittleofthisandalittleofpat.blogspot.com is having a give away...hurry up to join, she will be picking a name Jan 15th!! You still have time, Hugs, Mary

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