Merry Christmas!

Slow News Day

It's a slow news day today. I got a lot accomplished, but not much to write home about. This morning I cut out four pair of pajama pants. Then I was off for my monthly haircut. Yea! On my way home, I stopped at a couple of fabric/quilt shops to get skirt fabric. They're going to be very bright and happy colors! I found a new store for good, designer fabrics....it's on 59th Ave. just south of Northern. I knew there was a sewing machine/vacuum repair shop, but I never knew they had a LOT of fabric. And the best part is that fabrics that are anywhere from $9.00/yard at other similar stores were only $6.95 at this one! I was pleased! Then I went to Joann's to get the jumbo rick rack and spent as much for the rick rack and ribbons as I did for the fabric. So sad. But they're going to be cute...and that's what matters!

This evening Mark and I did a little junkin' at DI and then we paid a visit to Dad and Aunt Dovetta. They're doing pretty well, considering. Dad finally visited his new urologist and he ordered something like 25 lab tests! Whew! He had most of them today, but still needs a CAT scan and another "scope" test of some kind. It didn't sound fun at all! I hope they find some answers so he can have some relief. He told me that for the trip that they have planned for the first couple of weeks of December to Alabama (?), they will be flying rather than driving. I think that's a great choice. He gets quite tired doing a lot of driving and this would be days of it, so I'm glad they've chosen this option.

So since this is a slow news day, I thought I'd include a couple of pictures from our recent trip to Pinetop, AZ. They got their first snowfall of the season while we were there. It was beautiful! So enjoy!

The Christmas Mood

Tonight was a fun night. It was our Christmas Enrichment meeting. Everything was decorated beautifully and it looked quite festive. Ashley Lucas did a fabulous job planning, organizing and making the evening happen. She cooked a delicious roast that was accompanied by mashed potatoes and gravy, carrot coins and a cherry cheesecake dessert. We also had Italian ices. Yum! After dinner, a young girl (14 years old), from Surprise came and sang for 45 minutes. She has such a mature, melodic voice. She's so good at 14, I'm wondering what she'll be like when she's 25!! It was truly a delight to listen to her. She sang Christmas songs and some Broadway songs, too. What a treat!

Today I was able to finish one of the skirts for our granddaughters. One down, five to go! I had Ellie and Hattie try on the one I made so I could see what sort of altering I had to do for the rest. I think the rest will all be close to the same size. Ellie and Hattie could both wear the same one. Can't wait to see all of the girls with their new skirts. And it will be fun to see all of the grandkids when they put on their PJ pants! So fun!!!

Enrichment

Today was a busy day. After I finally gone my morning chores done, I started on some Christmas sewing. I am making pajama pants for all of the grandkids (shhh! Don't tell!), but since tomorrow night is Enrichment Meeting and since I'm newly on the Enrichment committee, I agreed to help with a display table. We're displaying a variety of easy/quick/cheap gift ideas. I was making the pajama pants anyway, so I thought I'd get a couple of pair made for display. I finished Hattie's, Luke's and Ellie's. Tomorrow I'll try for that many more. I'm also working on some cute skirts for our granddaughters....last year we bought them velvet dresses for the holidays, so this year I thought I'd try something different. I'm planning on the skirt with a cute knit top for each of the girls. I'm not sure yet what we're doing for the boys. Then this afternoon, after Mark got home from work, we met Ashley Lucas and Kathie Smith at the church to begin the set-up for Enrichment meeting----setting up/decorating the tables, stage decor, serving tables, display table, etc. I'm glad at least that much is done so we won't have to be there quite so early tomorrow. We're having our Christmas dinner/program this month since our normal week is the third Tuesday and next month that would land closer to Christmas than is comfortable for those who are putting on the event. So tomorrow, we'll be dreaming of Christmas!