What's New????

Tiny's back to being an "only cat" again....Ungrateful Alfred has gone back to the Barn ...After being gone for 2 1/2 months and returning 10 pounds lighter on the 22nd of November, he ate and slept and cuddled for a month and a half, gained back almost 8 pounds, got his groove back on,  and on the 8th of January, vanished off the deck. He has not been back since.... We've had -4* weather, wind chill factors of -24*, 10 inches of snow and winds of 25 mph sustained during that time....What are you betting???? Will Tiny and I see him again? Tiny says, "MEN!!!" as she snuggles on my lap, every chance she gets!!!
We're Knitting and Scrabbooking and pretending we don't care.... but we do......

Happy 2011....

 I am AMAZED at how fast the year has gone!!! It  just flew by..This New Year, I think I'll not make resolutions as such...I think I'll just try to improve on some "problem areas".

One of my favorite things to do is "make"....That includes all sorts of possibilities..Sewing, Knitting, Cross Stitching, arranging Floral Designs, Scrapbooking, Gardening Veggies and Flowers, adding new landscaped "features" to the Hill .. See where we're going here???  I'm Eclectic in all things...The particular "problem area" with this is I have at least 5 or 6 different projects going at any given time, and none of them get quite all the way done!!! Sooooo..this year, I shall really try to complete, start to finish a project at a time... I got the purses for Oklahoma finished and boxed and mailed off yesterday. That has freed me up to finish the present for my dear friend from Boston, who is coming in January for a visit (YAY). It's half done....and progressing nicely... Once that is accomplished, I have 6 "Pot Pinchers" cut out, ready to sew...These are so cute. I can hardly wait to work on them. I also have a Tablecloth with cross stitchable roosters in the corners, which I started in September while we were in California, for Miche's birthday or Christmas 2010...one Rooster is done...3 more to go...Valentine's Day present??? I've got a reallt handsome guy type scarf started too...but that got put down because I don't know any guys who wear scarves anymore...Do You??? Let me know so  I can wrap that one up too!!!! 

My only other TEENY little "problem area" is how to keep up with
the bookwork for Darrell, keep the cat and Marilyn hair down to a non-flying- around level, and make sure that there's a good meal on the table when Darrell comes home...which does NOT include a "Meal in a Bowl"!!!! 

I sure wish I knew how these other "Makers" keep it all balanced!!!!!! Later, Gaters