Happy Wednesday! It's time to share WIP's (works in progress) in conjunction with Every Day Crochet. Please click the button at the bottom to join in on the fun.
Your WIP doesn't have to be crafts, it can be anything! I didn't get much more done on the rug, but it is almost done. I got nothing more done on the hot pads I am making for Christmas. And, I didn't get material cut for my next quilt like I wanted to either. I have orders I've been working on, including one that is a barter. I made 2 crocheted headbands and a crocheted ear warmer in trade for tart melts. (not pictured)
See the mess of netting on my desk? I've been in the midst of making 10 dishscrubbies for a friend's order, 3 for another order, and have 6 yet to make for another order. I'm also trying to get as many made in advance as I can to have a bunch for sale at the monster garage sale.
This is as far as I've gotten on one order, and that was buying the material and netting for this order of scrubbies and fabric bags. I will get the bags all pinned today and ready to sew.
My daughter got a job with hours that makes me have to get the kids to school each morning. This is going to take me some getting used to. For one thing it means crawling out of bed almost 2 hours earlier than I have been! It also means time away from home as well. Wish me luck with it.
I am still in the process of finishing up that book to review. Almost done reading it. I also have an ebook to read that will be given away on my blog soon.
Busy Busy Busy....seems there is no other way for me.
Sorry for being so late to post this week! The morning started off hectic and it went on from that. It wasn't until we in the middle of our bowling league that I hadn't gotten this posted.
The linky will stay active until next Tuesday as always. Please list your current blog giveaway(s).Please list the prize and the end date of the giveaway.
Time for Mailbox Monday, sponsored by afrugalfriend.net. Click the button at the bottom of my post to join in the fun and/or go check out what others have gotten free in their mailbox over this past week.
Pretty nice week of mail this past week. I rec'd My Passport to India (educational fun for Jasmine) Postcard from Texas $8.54 check from clixsense.com Garnier Moisture Rescue sample and $1 coupon 3 envelopes of coupons from a gather member (thanks Ranine!) Sorrowed Souls by Brenda Youngerman--won in a blog giveaway Barilla pasta bowl game, with free coupon and buy 1 get 2 free coupons from vocalpoint. 4 pieces of hausernet mail plus some of the magazines listed below. Magazines: Good Housekeeping, Time, People, Sports Illustrated, and Entertainment Weekly.
The challenge is quite simple...There are (30) days in November, (30) reasons to feel thankful--add (1) to the list each day of the month. If you decide to join a few days into the month like I have, just catch up. And be sure to add the 2010 Giving Thanks Challenge Button to your blog so others can join in our sharing of thankfulness. I hope you will click the button at the bottom on my post and join in. I will be adding a new item each day (now that I am caught up), so check in often.
1. The top thing on my thankful list is every morning that I wake up to spend more time with my family and friends.
2. I am thankful for my 4 children.
3. I am thankful for the 7 grandchildren (and another on the way) that my children have provided me with.
4. I am thankful for my church and my church family. I mostly feel more at home at church than I do the place where I am living.
5. I am thankful for my online friends...they have gotten me a lot of rough patches in this life of mine.
6. I am thankful to be a homeschool parent. Although I only have 1 of 4 children left at home, the time I was able to spend one on one with my children in their education is priceless.
7. I am thankful for a warm place to live in the cold winter.
8. I am thankful for the talents that God has granted me with my hands, that enable me to earn some money, as well as make others happy with homemade gifts.
9. I am thankful that a sewing club was started at my church, and I was able to learn how to quilt. I am learning more each month that we meet.
10. I am thankful for my heavy, warm, fuzzy blanket as the nights get colder.
11. I am thankful to have a friend who is currently working on fixing my laptop for me. On that same note, I am thankful to my boyfriend for buying a power supply for his desktop so that I can still be online.
12. I am thankful for Bible study each week at church. I get so much more out of the small group discussion there where there isn't the distraction of trying to keep my grandchildren quiet.
13. While I am there...I am thankful that I am able to take my grandchildren to Sunday school and church so that they can grow and learn.
14. I am thankful to own a car. It may not run all that well, but does get us where we need to be.
15. Today was a cold day, so I am thankful to have warm clothing I can wear.
16. After so many things going wrong today, I am very thankful for 3 good games of bowling in our league tonight and a series of 557.
17. I am thankful to have made the last visit to see my son in jail...and prayful that he is true to his word to stay out of trouble.
18. Today I am thankful for sleeping in and not having to go anywhere away from home.
19. I'm thankful for our Friday nights of eating out. It's a day I don't have to worry about what to fix, or doing dishes.
20. I'm thankful this is the day my son is out of jail! I am thankful that he came to check out my car and one current problem with it was nothing more than a loose battery cable connection.
21. I am thankful that my son kept his promise and attended church with us this morning. Now praying he will keep it up when he's off work on a Sunday morning.
22. I am thankful for all the opportunities I am presented with online. Today I rec'd 2 great packages from gather.com with items to review.
23. I am thankful for the time I got to spend with my children today. And, thankful for the schoolwork Jasmine and I got done even though we were in the car most of the day.
24. I am thankful for a dr. appt with my daughter who is pregnant. They said they baby's heartbeat is healthy and strong.
25. Today is Thanksgiving. The turkey is one, I'm getting ready to put the green bean casserole in the crockpot. I'm also about ready to get a pie in the oven. I'm thankful for the time I will get to spend with family. And hey, I'm very thankful that everyone is bringing a little something to help with the dinner.
26. I am thankful today for a small gathering of family again for Thanksgiving leftovers. Thankful that we had the leftovers and that we were able to save money not going out to eat as we usually do on Fridays.
27. I am thankful today for the time my daughter and I spent at church today helping out with the Christmas sale. I am also thankful for the change I've been saving for awhile that enabled me to buy some needed Christmas decorations, cards, wrapping paper, and a lot of stocking stuffers.
28. Well, it's really windy and cold outside today, so I found myself being thankful that I didn't have to be outside in it very often!
29. Today I am thankful for my shopping trip to Walgreen's. I only spent $5.22 of which most of that was sales tax. I used over $55 in coupons and saved an additional $20 with sale prices. More items added to my Christmas gifts as well as needed items for the house too!
30. Today I am just thankful for the things I was able to accomplish at home despite having to be away from home so much.
The month of November is over! I started this late, meaning I thought of every day things I am thankful for. Once caught up I was able to think of different things that specific day that I was thankful. This is a great exercise. I feel privileged to have found this challenge. It reminds me that I need to start a grateful journal again.
Courtesy of Old El Paso and MyBlogSpark, we were able to have family taco night. I was sent a prize pack, which included :a packet of original Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, a Cactus Chip & Dip Serving dish, a set of 3 Fiesta Chili Pepper serving dishes and a $10 gift card to purchase your taco fixings. Photo of the prize pack:
We've not taken the time to have a family taco night in some time, and that's a shame. We do plan to have it more often. My daughter and I had lots of fun preparing the meal together.
Here is a photo of the table all set up:
And, another photo of others getting their plates fixed...and my daughter eating:
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Comment and share your favorite aspect of coming together for family taco night.
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Good Wednesday to all. It's time for WIP Wednesday in conjunction with Everyday Crochet.
Each Wednesday, join us by sharing your works in progress, or by checking out what others are up to. Just click on the button at the bottom of my post to join in. I did finish the prayer shawl and delivered it to church. I am still reading the Capablanca Variation. I'm also still working on orders that are going out. Another of my works in progress is getting all of my coupons cut and sorted. I'm still adding an item here and there to my etsy store. I just joined to be a Fuller Brush representative, so in the progress of getting my brochures ready and reading my info pack. In the meantime, I worked more on the rug. I found a sheet in the closet that I had previously made some small curtains out of.
I feel like I sewed and sewed for a few days in a row. My mission was to get all my little squares in order on making the hot pads. You will see in the photo that I still have just a few squares to sew....rows to sew together.....and some sewn together and pressed.
Yesterday was the monthly sewing club at my church. There are only a few of us who go each month. We work on making quilts that we donate to the Domestic Violence Center. We also do lap quilts that we send to the Good Samaritan home. A couple of months ago one of the gals taught us how to make strip quilts. Below you will see the one that I am working on at church. I have a lot of fun with them. I have just 4 more squares to sew strips on, then sew them together. It will be 4 x 6 12 inch squares. I brought it home to get the top completed before next month's meeting.
****In other news! I will be hosting a giveaway starting tomorrow sponsored by Old El Paso and myblogspark, so be on the lookout for that. Friday I will be reviewing Norah Jones' new album coming out Nov. 16.....and soon I will be reviewing the book I am reading as well. Lots going on with me!!
