Lots of Goodies

I got lots of great stuff for Christmas...


I have wanted one of these bad boys for a LONG time....I had pretty much given up on getting one...so I was super surprised when my dad gave it to me....

and it's fabulous to use....so there will be lots of baked goods in my future!!

a great Sox hoodie....

I also got a coverlet for the new king bed...but the pictures I tried to take did not do it justice so...it's an icy blue which I love...

some Meadowsweet and Nicey Jane that I had ordered for myself...

hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!! I sure did!!

Thought I'd share this other finished quilt top....

this is going to my Grandma....she exclaimed over the colors back when i was working on my Red and Aqua swap squares...so I made another set to make a quilt for her....

I'm trying my hand at stippling on this one...as i want it to have a really crinkly look when it's done..

I'm off to LilFriend's to celebrate and ring in the New Year....and my mom is coming to visit tomorrow...so it should be a fabulous new year for me...

Adios 2009...Hello 2010!! Happy New Year ya'll!!

Catchin' Up

We had a great visit this weekend in Oklahoma....had a lot of fun....we packed a lot into the few days I was home....

got Christmas shopping finished up...got the Christmas Tree up....wrapped all the presents that we purchased....went to the Casino and Bingo for a little fun....got to play with the little kids...did a little yard work...did some furniture rearranging...got to enjoy watching Ry play with Duke the Amazing Flying Bulldog and play outside with the little kids....did some office decorating...and got to see the Travelin'Man, who's home for Christmas...and I've probably left something out cause it was go, go, go...

so when we got home last night...

we were exhausted....

unloaded the truck, checked google reader to catch up a lil, and then went to bed....

(Ry skipped the first two things and just went straight to bed)

not that i can blame him....we had to be up early this morning....

work was pretty easy today...and i got home at a pretty decent hour....

and went right to work on this...

the Scruffily Rouenneries is finally a completed quilt top....


sorry the pictures aren't that great...it was getting dark and was way too windy to get any really good pictures...

so now to decide about the quilting....
what would you do???

Oh my...

Something interesting occured in the Walmart parking lot...

there I was helping my Grandma with her Christmas shopping....she and I were walking back to the truck all loaded down with the presents we purchased....we're talking as we are walking....there is a man getting out of his truck in the next parking space....he strikes up a conversation with my Grandma....and as i'm loading all the purchases into the truck and listening to them talk....it occurs to me that this is at least the fourth or fifth time in a row i've been somewhere with my Grandma that some man has chatted her up....

later in the evening as i'm relaying the tale to my mom....my Grandma says I'm my mother's daughter....in explanation my mom says Grandma is always getting chatted up when they go places....to which Grandma says to both of us "What can I say, when you've got it, you've got it!"

to which I can only reply Rock On!!

Dear Santa

listen big guy i'm gonna make this quick...as i've hijacked my momma's laptop and blog...and she'll be back in here in just a minute...she's planning to send you a letter asking for some fabric she wants....what did she call it??? spicy james??...no...Nicey Jane....from some place called The Fat Quarter Shop...this just won't do....

look at how girlie it is??? trust me this place is girlie enough....and you can't believe how much space this fabric stuff is taking up....you know i used to be able to run around the big room next to the kitchen...now there's a big table with fabric all over it....it's totally unfair...that was great ball chasing space...

she's going to tell you how good she's been....listen man...i know the truth....she makes me eat this holistic dog food....i know you'll feel me on this...you're a dude that likes a good fatty meal occasionally....and she gets mad when i try to grab a lil snack from the kitchen counter...if it's where i can reach it's fair game isn't it??...she put me in a reindeer suit for Christmas pictures last year....embarrassing and that's disrespectful to your antlered companions, no?? and she makes me wear a Red Sox collar ....dude i'm a Yankee's man....do you know how embarrassing it is to face the guys at day camp??...

don't get me wrong she's still been good enough to get a gift....but i think it would be better to get her a nice tennis ball and a box of Milkbones......they'll make her real happy too....she likes to show off how well her boy catches the ball and my breath will smell better so she won't have to complain about that....

so big guy whatdaya say....us guys gotta stick together, right?

Woof!! -Ry

Monday...Monday...

I had a very good weekend....hope you all did too...

I got a new bed....it is FAN-freaking-TASTIC...

and trust me it was very necessary....there are only so many mornings that a girl can wake up under a 120 lb. Great Dane...no matter how sweet and adorable he may be...the full size bed HAD to go...it has been replaced by a King size....so now there should be room for me in my bed...

and i get to go back to the drawing board for linens.....YIPPEE....I love the idea of being able to change up the colors and style in my bedroom a little (or a lot)...

Today was pretty busy at work....by the time I left it felt like a long day...

so my to do's for tonight...yah...they got so tossed out the window....

i did however manage to get these laid out....

remember this post?

It took me a lil while to get the values balanced in the lay out...but now i'm extremely happy with it...can't wait to get this finished...it's going to be gorgeous!!!

Fingers crossed this will be a finished top by Wednesday....

Deck the Halls...

it was definitely time to kick off the holiday season in Red Dirt Girl Land....

i've had the same Christmas tree for the last five years....a four foot pre-lit artificial tree...with iridescent white, pewter, clear, and sage green as the color palette of decorations....i've always liked it...was completely content with it...

until...

a recent trip to Garden Ridge....where i fell in love with....

that's right....i fell in LOVE with a hot pink tree...

and this photo i dug up just doesn't do it justice....

but alas i just couldn't convince myself to buy it...and trust me i debated while staring at it for at least an hour in the store....while i think it's gorgeous....i wasn't sure i would be so enthralled with it 5 years from now...

so..

my creative gears started turning and decided i could have my pink and practicality too...

the white was a lot more practical, yet unconventional....

it's fabulous...

this photo doesn't quite do it justice...and it isn't quite finished...so more pics will be coming soon!! and at least one more projects as a result of the pink Christmas theme...

this isn't the only holiday fun i've been having....

LilFriend and I did the Christmas wreaths for the annual competition for work...they both turned out adorable...

i remembered to take a picture of this one at the last minute...i'm planning to take a few pictures of all the competition wreaths tomorrow and share them...as i'm always amazed at how different each company's are and all the unique ideas each year...

how is your holiday decorating going??

I'm back..

finally...

i'm feeling better...which i was beginning to think was never going to happen...

last week i came home to a UPS sticky on my door....this is what they had attempted to deliver...

Ry was as curious as i was about this big box...we weren't really expecting anything....so i quickly opened it...

isn't it adorable...AmazingAunt saw this at a craft fair and thought of us...Ry really thought this was a gift for him considering it has real doggie goodies attached...he has been stalking it since it's arrival....it's hilarious....he sneaks up on it when he thinks no one is looking....

now that i'm back i've got quite a few things to show off this week!!...and a other projects to start...

Still....

really not feeling well...

***ARGHHH***

i'll be back in a few days..

Were you wondering...

....where i'd disappeared to??

well....i had the best of intentions...to post over the last week and a half of craziness...

but i went home to Oklahoma for a few days to celebrate Thanksgiving and cook lots of good food...

then there was working...and it was utter craziness with all the Thanksgiving travellers...

and then there's the fantastic wisdom teeth removal today...which has me in pain and a little medicated...

so...just a day or two of recovery...and then i'll be back....