March 14th 2009

Whew- long week. My Dad went into the hospital on Wednesday. I have spent most of the daylight hours there. He is on so much pain meds he is not too lucid. We have to feed him, he can't get out of bed and he isn't too coherent. They are going to start some type of treatment next week on him, he does have a form of bone marrow cancer that originated in his spine. Doesn't appear to have spread anywhere else that they can fins so hopefully they can get this spot and he will get better.

On another note, I received an email from one of my customers that let me know she has posted a purse I made for her on bay to auction off to raise money for a Doberman rescue operation. Link is below:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Unique-Doberman-Purse-Belt-Bonuses-Helps-DobeGuy_W0QQitemZ180336454300QQihZ008QQcategoryZ10839QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

March 9th 2009

Whew-what a party! Those kids of ours are so much fun. We had a full house, only one missing was David. The foos was excellent, the beer flowed like wine and the music was ompah-ing. So here's a few photos to showcase our silliness. Gotta have fun while you still can.

March 8th 2009

Looks like another great day for temperature coming up. Changed the clocks ahead too, yeah more sunlight! Today is out winter birthday bash also. Hope it goes well. We have found out my Dad has bone cancer in his spine. Not good news for this family. The kids will take this pretty hard, they love the old man. Anyway I hope we can still have fun today and not dwell on what may come, sooner than we would like. So in honor of the old man, here is a picture of him and maybe you can get a sense of why the kids think he is the cutest!

March 7th 2009

What a glorious day! Finally a temperature I can stand. We have the back door wide open, the heat off and it feels wonderful. To hell with the economy, I want spring. Took the dog for our walk this morning and I was hot on the way back, was stripped down to just my shirt, no jacket. Speaking of the dog, check out this picture. She loves standing on "things", including us. I saw her on these cement blocks out in the back yard yesterday surveying her kingdom. Of course when I opened the door she jumped down but I was ready for her. All that snow around her is just about gone too. Fine with me, I've had enough.
Sean ( our oldest) stopped over today too, that always makes me happy. And tomorrow is the big winter birthday bash so that should be a good time too. I believe everyone will be there so lots of noise and food as usual. OK, on to some work in the basement for a few minutes before I have to come back up and make the pizza. It is Saturday night you know.

March 6th 2009

Yeah! Friday! I still look forward to the weekends, even though I am not working, old habits die hard I guess. been emailing back and forth with Terri about the pillows for her website. Hope this works out, we'll see. Finished a couple of special order purses last night also. Been working on making pot holders from the leftover wool scraps I have, they are soooo cute! I love to recycle. Also been trying to come up with a dance bag I can sell at the studio. Suzanne said she thought that would be a great idea, I just have to make it so it works for the dancers. Work in progress with Meta as my consultant. Making a small version and a large version. You know little feet and bigger feet. OK todays picture will be another reminder spring is on the way.

March 5th, 2009

Good Morning! Warmer today and the sun is out. I feel spring is on the way so all is not lost. Yesterday I went done to my parents house to keep an eye on Pop while my Mom went out to paint for a while. She hasn't left the house for long in weeks since he hasn't been doing so good. Pop is on pain pills for his back and is kinda fuzzy right now. You can see it on his face how much it hurts. I hope there is some relief in sight soon for him. Another Dr visit today and hopefully some treatment to follow. I am sure this will be a topic for a while here for me.
On the craft side of things I think Terri and I are going to go ahead and do this pillow idea she had for her website. She is going to sell it on the site and buy it from me wholesale. Could work out for me, depends on how well they sell. I have to find a few fabrics and get some examples made first. I'll be working on that today.


Here' s a preview of what should be here in a month or so!

March 3rd

So a lot has changed since my last post. First and most importantly I have been able to retire from my full time job and now am at home full time. It feels so good not to have to go to work every day! Of course this occurs at the same time the economy has gone down the tubes which affects our retirement investments. Oh well, we are pretty good at living frugal.
That brings me back to being home all day. Oh the things I have time for now. I can clean out drawers, dust spots I haven't seen in the day light for years, make some of the projects sitting in piles around the house and even do nothing and not feel guilty about it. This leaves me more time to spend with our daughter at home and go see my parents every week. Sometimes I would go months without seeing my Mom and Dad. Maybe now I can even keep this page up to date!
So I will try to keep posting every day, adding new pictures and maybe even recipes. Here's a few pictures of some items I have been able to make.



A crayon caddie, it rolls up and you can carry it in your purse or a kid's backpack, great for traveling or going out to eat. Cool party favors too!










This is an eyeglass case I fashioned from a vintage handkerchief. I folded and sewed it together with some padding in between to make the case. A useful way to use the hankie since no one uses them for their intended purpose any more.