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I have seen this before on different blogs and decided I would join in. Kathy at Reflections by Kathy does this one each week. These are always a great way of meeting new friends. So if you would like to join in just click the button above and it will take you over to Never Growing Old and you can grab the questions, then link up. So here goes...
Questions:1. Monday's are _________?
Usually a day of relaxing. A lot of times I do our laundry on Mondays, basically we just do whatever comes our way. I am really getting used to this married life of not having to work. It is kinda nice not to have a schedule and rush through life getting things done. lol What am I talking about I meet myself coming and going... the only difference it is usually fun things, things I want to do.
2. What is your favorite kind of milkshake?
Vanilla, hands down. I am not a chocolate person, at least not a lot at one time. A small Wendy's Chocolate Frosty is about as big as you are going to see me with and sometimes I can't finish that - but ohhh they are soooo good!
3. What monthly bill do you most dislike paying?
The Dish Bill. It just gripes me to pay that much money and when you are looking for something good to watch you cannot find anything.
4. How many email addresses do you use on a regular basis?
Too many! I have 2 with yahoo that I use the most, then I have 2 with GMail for my blogs, then we have one for our Ebay selling.
5. What color lights are on your Christmas Tree?
Usually multi colored, I am sorry to say we still do not have our decorations up, it seems the time slips by before we realize it. I like either multi or the clear, I think the trick is several sets. We even wrap the inside pole, then put the tree together, then the outside lights. What a difference it can make.
Ok that about sums it up, that was fun. As you can tell I love to talk, as my hubby says sometimes too much. Join in and you can have fun too!
until next time... nel
Once in awhile in the midst of our busy lives something we do or something or someone we encounter takes us back in time. To a Moment in Time, one that for whatever reason has memories that we hold dear to our heart.
I encountered one of these times this last week. I made a doll quilt for Eden Jade. The material has squares of different colors and appears to be a quilt block, so of course that was a lot easier. Instead of quilting it by hand I used my sewing machine and also attached the binding. I did finish it (fold the binding over and sew down) by hand and I must say it turned out really cute. I know Eden Jade will love it. There are a couple of pictures below of the finished product.
While I was working on this project I was taken back to moments in my childhood and in my teen years. Mom was quite the quilter in our family. She was always piecing and quilting. I ran across a box full of pieced blocks not long ago that brought tears to my eyes. She would sit for hours cutting out blocks and sewing them together and eventually quilting them.
As I was growing up I remember thinking if she would only match her colors better she could sell her quilts for mega bucks. But you know what I love my mismatched quilts that cry out my mom's name and I would not take a thousand dollars for any of them.
As I was stitching down the binding on the doll quilt with my hands getting tired holding it, I thought how in the world did she hold those big ones and sew them and never complained. I tell you how, a lot of love went into her quilts. I sat there the other night and glanced at the one I have draped over the chair in our bedroom, there is no pattern to this particular quilt. Each piece is a different size and it is all sewed together to form the quilt. There are some big squares and some smaller ones along with rectangular shapes. Looking closer though I realized each one of those pieces are made from dresses or blouses I remember mom wearing when I was little. It actually is not quilted it is tacked with yarn which goes a lot faster. I am almost sure if I took it apart inside I would find probably an old blanket instead of cotton batting. You see to me this quilt tells a story. A story of a lady who was making covers to keep her family warm during a time when money was tight. She cut up some of her dresses and blouses to make the quilt top and put it together quickly. A story of a lady who would do anything for her family.
I remember as I got older she always wanted me to quilt with her, but it just was not something that interested me. I didn't ever have the patience to do a quilt, it was so big and took so long. I wish now I would of joined in that might of brought us closer. I can also remember those dang quilting frames hanging in the living room. I was so excited when I was in 3rd grade we moved to Northlake and we had a basement. Unfortunately they were hung above the pool table and as I grew up I looked at it as an embarrasement. Ohhh I would give anything to have her and her quilting frames in my living room right now. Funny how our outlooks change as we grow older. I know in my heart as I finished Eden's doll quilt she was smiling from above and I know she will tell me what a great job I did at a later moment in time.
"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." John 14:2-3
until next time... nel
I have something I want to share that has been on my heart lately. First let me make something clear, I am sharing this because it helps me to think things through, it is not for praise. My husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I first told him I was not sure. So I started thinking about different things but really could not come up with anything. I am so blessed and he loves to spoil throughout the year, so my list did not amount to anything... and then I received a catalog from World Vision. Yeah it felt like maybe that was the answer. I told him two ducks and three chickens. He kinda gave me that look, you know the look, where they think you have gone off the deep end. I still liked the idea but there was this feeling of needing to do something closer to home.
Yesterday while on Pinterest I seen an idea - Blessing Bags. You can see more information on these at this link: KWAVS. Maybe some of you had heard about these before but I had never seen them. What a great idea! Not only am I going to fix a few special Christmas ones I am going to fix some smaller ones and keep them in the car to hand out at different times. We are always getting soaps and amenities when we stay different places and usually I give those to the Women's shelter, but this would be another great way of using them.
My heart always goes out to the homeless especially during the Christmas season. It would be so sad not to have a family or a home, and yes there are a lot who take advantage of people and for no better word are panhandlers, but among those if there is one person that you can help or touch or witness to isn't it worth it?
So for my Christmas List, I am going to the Dollar Store and buying a few pair of warm socks, and gloves. Maybe some Christmas Candy, some personal items (e.g. deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash) and hopefully a small Bible and place these in a Christmas Bag. If you have any other ideas please include them in the comments. This my Christmas List from my hubby.
"And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise." Luke 3:11
until next time... nel
