Happy New Year!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Nothing too exciting happened around here. The neighbors lit off so many fireworks last night that my bedroom lit up! Our poor little kitty Miss Mocha was so scared she spent most of the night hiding up under my recliner. She was only a few months old for The Fourth of July and she was still sleeping in bed with me so they didn't bother her much but now that she is older she really doesn't like them.

Miss Mocha likes to help me craft. She's not this tiny anymore.

Miss Whiskers is an old pro with the big noise makers and she slept right through them.

Whiskers likes to claim the top of my chair.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

This is the first year that our Daughter won't be with us for Thanksgiving. She will be at Fort Jackson, SC with the rest of her Platoon.

If she can't have Momma's turkey she is thinking about having Burger King lol. Actually the Soldiers will all be served a delicious Thanksgiving Dinner by the higher ranking officers I believe. When she comes home for Christmas we will have a big dinner and celebrate all the Holidays.

I saw this image and thought it was cute. I've seen similar ones with pumpkins but never a turkey.

This is what Rob will be doing most of the day. I plan on doing a little crafting in between snacking. I'm sure Robbie will be playing video games. 

I would like to wish each and everyone of you a Happy Thanksgiving!! If you don't celebrate Thanksgiving then I want to wish you a wonderful Thursday.

*****Happy Fourth of July *****

I hope everyone is having a great Fourth of July weekend!

I work every other weekend and was lucky that this is my scheduled weekend off. Plus, my boss said they don't need me on Monday so now I have a three day weekend. WooHoo!! I plan on spending it with the kids and Hubby. We are going to cook out all weekend and then light off fireworks Sunday night. From where we live we can also see a few of the big firework displays from the nearby cities. Unfortunately, Ft. Myers (the nearby city) didn't have the funds to purchase fireworks this year. They had one of the better displays too. Plus, we could sit at the end of our driveway and see them really well. Just another sign of the times.


I will also be spending as much time as possible with my sewing machine. I have several projects that need to be finished.

While out shopping this weekend I will be carrying my new backpack purse. I won this fun bag from Katie recently. This is a bag she designed. Isn't it great?

I love this paper pieced Uncle Sam on the flap! Katie has been preparing this pattern for a book she is working on. I asked her about purchasing the pattern but unfortunately since it will be in a book she cannot sell the individual pattern. But, she was looking for a pattern tester and asked if I would be interested. Of course I am!! I will be testing this pattern this weekend. It looks like it will be a fun bag to make in different fabrics.  The flap is such a great canvas to put all kinds of fun things on. I was thinking it would be fun to put some quilt block designs on it.

It works!!

 Our living room table has always been cluttered. I am as much to blame as hubby and the kids but I think Robbie is the biggest culprit. Sorry Robbie but you have the dropsies sweetie.Whenever he walks past the table he seems to just drop whatever he is holding.

Just putting out the witch table topper didn't seem to control the clutter. Add in the stuffed pumpkin and it is a miracle lol. This seems to be a good combo for our house. Nobody seems to have the dropsies as much anymore.

I guess I need to make a Christmas tree for December...

This pumpkin was made from a panel. I traded for a box of Halloween fabric and this fun pumpkin panel was in it. It actually looks real from a short distance. Our oldest thought I went out and bought a painted pumpkin for the table. Good job to whomever designed this panel. Great colors.

Happy 4th Of July