One Last Look

... at the quilt my younger sister and I made for our second brother and his wife for their wedding, which was about 1 1/2 years ago. But they didn't tell anyone about it right away! We finally got together with them on Sunday, and with our other brother and his lady, too. We missed the 5th sibling and her husband - they live too far away! Only one of the kids made it - he's the youngest cousin, still in college. All the others are grown and gone from home except the far away family's youngest daughter. Anyway, we had a great meal (potato soup, oven turkey sandwiches, apple coleslaw, pie, cobbler, poteca, coffee and wine) and a fun afternoon together.

Me (#1), Dave, Kathy, Greg (#2), Jim, Melanie (#5), Jerry (#4), Lucy

A Little More Sewing

Made these coasters for stocking stuffers from charm squares sent by mini swap partner in the Netherlands. Aren't they cute?

AND I made this darling red and green zip bag to attach to a camera case for Christmas. It has two sides, green for new batteries and red for used batteries. Pretty clever, if I do say so myself! It holds about 4-6 batteries in each side. Don't you think this will solve the eternal problem of wondering which batteries are still good? YAY.

Small Sewing Projects

I made these three placemats and table runner to send for my sister's quilt guild charity project. She put the binding on the lower right placemat since I had to box them up and mail them off before it was finished. I used a few scraps from a flickr bee partner, but most of the scraps were from a quilt my daughter L made for 4H about 9 years ago.

This little mini was sent to me by a flickr swap partner in the Netherlands. Isn't it cute? I haven't had enough time with working and getting ready for Christmas to finish up my return swap, the other swap or my bee blocks yet this month! But I can't wait to work on them again soon! Have a great weekend!

Fun with Baby

Last Saturday we got to spend the evening and babysit for G. She is pulling up now so giving her mommy and daddy a challenge every day. Hard to believe I once had enough energy to raise babies - just one evening was quite an event!

Getting ready for company on this Sunday and next weekend - cleaning, cooking, wrapping, and hopefully sewing on several ongoing projects if I have time. Hope your holiday celebrations are fun and happy!

ABC

Not that it's very interesting, but in the interest of putting up a new post:

ABC's of Me

Accent: midwest, but NOT Chicago
Breakfast or no breakfast: every day: cereal, o.j., coffee w/ sugar and lots of Coffeemate
Chore I don’t care for: vacuumingDog or Cat: neither. too much trouble
Essential Electronics: computer, sewing machines, cell phoneFavorite Cologne: noneGold or Silver: either one is fine
Handbag I carry most often: rather large, dark green with brown handles
Insomnia: neverJob Title: Asst. Exec. DirectorKids: two daughters, 29 and 27; two sons-in-law, one granddaughter, 6 mo.Living Arrangements: small town bi-level; don't know how we used to fit two kids and their junk in here with us and our hobbies
Most Admirable Trait: loyal to a fault
Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: threw grass clippings on elderly neighbor's porch because we thought she was too crabby
Overnight hospital stays: just for having my two babies
Phobias: flying, touching pictures of bugs
Quote: To thine own self be true; thou canst not then be false to any man. Shakespeare
Reason to smile: astounding beauty of the world
Siblings: two brothers, two sisters, all younger
Time I wake up: 5:15 weekdays, 6 or 7 weekends
Unusual Talent or Skill: sewing, which is unfortunately becoming a more unusual skill in this world
Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: hominy
Worst Habit: postponing vacuuming
X-rays: just dental
Yummy Stuff: squash, potatoes, noodles, bread of almost any kind, Bridge Mix, crab salad, tuna salad, peanut butterZoo Animal I Like Most: giraffe

Good Weekend, Short Report

We had a good weekend. L&B came Friday evening and stayed til Sunday morning. Had a great time with L in the sewing room. A&M&G came Saturday around lunch time and we all went to the game in the late afternoon. Sorry I didn't take a picture of L&B at the game. Came home to fully done lasagna because I used the time bake feature on the oven. MMMM.

Baby G met Penny for the first time (see top photo.) Penny was pretty rowdy and G was really on her way to a nap, so it was a short meeting, but entertaining.