I did something different this year. We had roasted deer meat and potatoes instead of the traditional turkey and mashed potatoes. I made a morel mushroom gravy and my sisters cranberry relish to serve with it. This year it seams I wasn't as on top of things we forgot to turn on the green bean casserole. I guess we will eat it later, we did have the acorn squash soup for a vegetable though.
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Out with the Old, In with the NewHere is my old car going away. I feel that I stepped up with the new car. Not only do all the doors and latches seem not to be falling off, it has a few perks like a heated leather drivers seat, traction control, and cruise control. I am still trying to decide if I should put the dvd stereo system in. The factory installed is larger and it would leave a gap, and the controls on the steering wheel would not function. Well, I am finally getting somewhere with my niece and nephews gifts. I made a couple more games and some necklaces. I used the extra pieces to make Alex a bracelet. And I will make the girls some headbands in pink to match the ones I made Alex and I. I decided to keep the scarf for myself as I was thinking of me when I chose the yarn. I will find something else for my sisters. I have been busy crocheting and found I had some help. Bubba loved the yarn ball he found in my tub. Work has been very busy lately and the house could use a little help. Unfortunately, this weekend has been very busy. Two nights were set aside for the play, I finally woke up for church, and I got sidetracked at my sisters when I went to pick up my son. She has wanted to start scrapbooking and as my mother was there as well she pulled everything out. I think she was asking for advise, but soon we had taken over. She is new to crafting and doesn't have alot of confidence, but I hope we got her started. Of course she sent it with mom saying that she wasn't going to work on it alone. We did get a few cute pages done for one of the albums, she want four done. Tonight is Alex's plays opening night. I helped her with her stage make-up. All went well until we had a little incident with the mascara wand and she almost swore off make-up all together. She has never been one to enjoy primping and preening. Her costume was her great uncles military shirt. We replaced the patched to give it more of a bus driver look. The play is a remake of Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Fall of the Usher's." It is called The Usher's a Totally Teen Comedy. She is playing Edgar the bus driver who is tormented by guilt for sabotaging the bus. Unfortunately, I have to work tonight so I will be attending tomorrow nights showing. I'm spending the day darning socks and listening to Jason Mras on youtube. You just cast help singing to "I'm Yours." He has some other good songs out there. "Halfway Home" is mellow and dreamy. Halloween was a harried night. Miss A had play practice until five, pumpkins needed carved, costume pieces were missing and everyone needed to be ready by six. Miss A went without the lace partlet and collar to her steampunk costume. We couldn't find the viking hat for Mister C, and Mister D had lost his costume from last year which he insisted on replaying. We ended up with a couple capes and brown face paint, "not make-up", for his werewolf look. My niece Miss M decided not to wear the costume I had helped her with, but you can see from the smile on her face as she posed center stage of the group photo, that she was happy and comfortable with what she wore. She got her black and she got her glitz and didn't need a title to her costume. My nephew RJ wore the red and gold night costume and I think he looked great. |
AuthorThe person behind the persona... I am a single mother of three teenagers and a Respiratory therapist. Although I get bored with domestic chores, I have several domestic hobbies. I enjoy all the fiber arts and crafting. I enjoy cooking challenging new dishes. As long as I have fresh ingredients and a clean kitchen. Archives
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