Silent night, holy night...

~I went to The Family Thrift Center, where I got Mike a shirt & us a little Christmas Tree. I had decided I didn't want to drag the big one from the attic, so didn't plan on even having a tree. But, this little one(will post a picture) was adorable & 75% off($1.50). We both love it! I dropped off Peanut Butter Crispies for the Napa Boys.

~Back home, I dusted the furniture. Mike came home at 1:30pm.

~ We attended both the 5pm & Midnite mass. At the 5pm, Mike was usher, while I was Crucifer, lay Reader, Acolyte & LEM. At the Midnite mass, I was Crucifer & Acolyte #2, Mike was usher.

~It was a wonderful Christmas Eve!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

~Mike & I spent the morning doing chores, but also had time to ourselves for games & crocheting. I made Angel Eggs for Thanksgiving.

~We had dinner at the Mallory's. It was a good evening!

Awww!

Mike & Cambria Lee

~We got groceries at Walmart & Smith's. I cut up a fruit salad for Coffee Hour.

~I attended 10:30 am service where I served as Crucifer & Acolyte. I helped clean up after Coffee Hour.

~Back home, I started straightening up the yarn room. I made One Big Granny security blanket for Xander with yarn provided by Lauren, LB Roving in Royal Blue. I had 3 skeins, used an N hook & it turned out to be 28" square.

~When Mike got home, we rearranged the furniture in my yarn room to turn it into a guest room. We had burgers for supper.

KY's newest nurse!!

Congrats,Ashleigh!

~At the office, I worked on bulletins, prayers of the people. Ms. Jeannine came in for edits to the newsletter. I got them printed,collated & stapled. I stopped off a the post office to pick up a priority envelope.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese wrap.

~I worked on the Green granny square lap blanket.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

~Mike drove me to work, where I had almost 45 minutes to myself. I used the time to cleanup graphics I use in the bulletins & newsletters. Ms. Jeannine came in around 10:30am to do the few edits to the bulletins. Her & Fr. jim then went to a luncheon, so I was, again, by myself until Chuck came in for the Food Pantry. We handed out 14 bags. I took the cart back over to the storage room & made a grocery list. Fr. Jim brought me back a slice of chocolate cake from the luncheon! He knows me too well!! I did get all the bulletins done & spent the rest of the afternoon cleanig up more graphics. Mike came up & watered the trees.

~Date Nite: Warmups followed by timed drills with combined strong-hand/weak-hand, then shooting on the move after the break with multiple targets & shooting from retention. Good times!

Happy Valentine's Day!

~I stopped off at Big Lots(pork rinds, cereal, plastic baggies)before heading up to the church to help Chuck load bags at the Food Pantry. I also called in payroll.

~At Hobby Lobby, I got a skein of CSS Cypress, a shamrock cookie cuttter & 6 sheets of scrapbooking paper(6 for $1-3 plaid,3 paisley). I plan to make ornaments for the office swags. If this works out, I now know what to do each month for decorating!

~At Albertson's, I got raspberry syrup & flatbreads. The good Earth tea was bogo, so I picked up 2 new flavors-Yumberry Superfruit & Sunset Red.

~After sweeping the floors & having lunch, I made a Girly Hat in CSS Bone/Fern/Rose Violet & a MFH in Bone/Cream.

~At 2pm, I took my cans for recycling($2!) & dropped off Peanut Butter Cup blondies for the Napa Boys.

~Mike got off at 4pm,since he worked through lunch.

~We had chicken bacon cheese wraps for supper.

~I worked on the Royal Diamond shawl.

~We watched Resident Evil-Afterlife. It was pretty lame.

Happy New Year!

~Got to spend the day with my sweetie! I took down the tree while he cleaned up his garage. I then spent the afternoon crocheting. I made a Sedona Hat in Grey Heather/Rose Heather.

~Wonderful start to the new year!

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas to all my friends & family

~Mike & I attended the 10:00 A.M. Deacons Mass where I had my first go at Acolyte. I was also the Crucifer(carrier of the cross), which I wasn't trained at. I walked too fast & didn't know how the holder worked! Other than that, I did okay.

~We spent the day just lounging around. I made a Sedona Hat in one strand each RH Symphony Juniper & fingering weight Black. I added a band in Black wool, along with a flower pin. I alos finished a Garland of Blossoms scarf in Hunter Green/Multicolor.

Pearl Harbor Day

~I hung our flag before leaving for work.

~At the office, I worked on bulletins, PoP, ingredient lists & lots of other little things. Norm brought me a muffin & a Christmas ornament pin! After lucnh, Chris came from the printer company to show me how to do the Christmas bulletins. I wrote everything down this time! I had problems with my computer all day.

~I dropped off S'more brownies for the Napa Boys.

~I swept the floor & made a Neckwarmer in LB WoolEase Chunky Spice.

~Mike got off at his normal time. I made him a chicken bacon cheese wrap for supper.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thankful for family, friends & faith!

~After vacumming & sweeping, I made a batch of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies for the Food Fair. There was one extra over 4 dozen, so Mike & I shard it. I used the rest of the can of pumpkin to make Smeer.

~Mike put plastic film over the door & window in the utility room. Hopefully it will make a difference in that room & the kitchen being so much colder than the rest of the house.

~I made a Cheyenne Hat in Homespun Paua Shell/Turquoise & a Neckwarmer in CSS Blue Mint/vintage wool Turquoise with Black faceted buttons.

~We had Ben & Jerry's icecream for supper!

Happy Halloween!

Punkin Baby is so proud of his first tooth!

~We got groceries at Walmart & Smith's.

~I went up to church early to set up the Prayer Shawl table for the Ministry Fair, but Anne Malmstrom had already done it. I enjoyed fellowship with the 8am people.

~I ushered,along with Jim,& also had to change the hymn numbers on the wood board up front. I enjoyed pancakes & quiche, donations collected for ABQ Christian childrens home. I helped cleanup afterwards.

~We attended 4:30pm service.

~I changed into my Lady Deschain costume & went to the Mallorys to help with the haunted garage. With the black lights, the cream tablecloth I threw over my costume was glowing an eerie blue, so I became a ghost. I was positioned just inside the exit, standing very still. People weren't sure if I was real or not. I waited until they just passed before moving forward & saying "Don't make me come after you!". They freaked!! It was a great night.

Day off!

Lady DeShane

~Mike took a day off!! After getting groceries at Walmart & Smith's, he took pictures of my Halloween costume "Western Steampunk". It looks AWESOME!!

~We attended 10:30am service,where Jack asked me to do the first reading. I was extremely nervous, but was later told by several people how well I did. We also took up the elements & helped with cleanup after coffee hour.

~We helped out at CCW class.

I'm back!

My parents arrived in town from KY on Wednesday,the 11th. Mike picked them up from the airport & brought them by the office,just in time for Coffee Hour.

Thursday,Dad took me to work so he & Mom could have access to the Jeep. They went to thrift stores. Dad joined Mike & me for Date Nite. He was impressed!

Friday, Dad helped me water trees at the church while Mom sat in the shade,enjoying the breeze. After lunch, we went to anantique store.

Saturday afternoon, Mom & Dad came with me to music practice. They didn't know I could sing,but neither did I until a few weeks ago.

Sunday, Mike took the day off & we all went to 10:30am mass. We spent the rest of the afternoon making food for the reception. Mom & Dad stood up for us while we had our civil marriage blessed. Turnout was great,with people from church,Mike's work & Date Nite. I sang "Here I Am To Worship" during communion with Lauren Lytle as backup. It was a great time. It rained twice that afternoon.

Monday, Mom & Dad came with me to the office while I called in Payroll. We then went to The Palm,where Mom got a necklace/ring/bracelet set in Spiderweb turquoise. I got a purple inlay ring.

Tuesday, I went to work. Mom & Dad picked up the jewelry they had left at the Palms for cleaning. We had Susan, Anne, Mike & Wyatt over for supper. I attended Vestry Meeting.

Wedneaday, I went to work & Mike took Mom & Dad to the airport. It was an AWESOME week!

Celebrate Independence...

...and all the freedoms we have due to the sacrifice of the founders.

~Mike & I got groceries at Walmart & Smith's.

~I dropped off Chunky Peanut Butter Blondies for Jason & Bryan(the Sunday Napa Boys) before ging to 10:30am mass. I checked the Food Pantry & found Chuck had already loaded the bags,so I don't have to do it on Monday.

~After coming home & changing clothes,I went to Big Lots just to pick up glucosimine drink, baby aspirin & juice for next Sunday's Coffee Hour.

~I worked on the Bluejeans & Boots half-granny shawl.

~I went early to 4:30pm contemporary service to make coffee & practice a new song. We had 24 people,a wonderful turnout for a holiday.

~I finished the Candy Corn lap blanket. It makes me smile!

Remember

June 6,1944

~Mike & I got groceries at WMS & Smith's. I will have to go to Albertson's on Monday for dark cocoa & crackers,though.

~I attended 10:30am mass & coffee hour afterwards.

~Back home, let the doggies out into the front yard for a few minutes. They think it's a whole different world! I swept the floor & started a Roseburg Hat in RHS Mid Brown.

~Mike was able to get off work at 2:30pm to get down to the range for CCW class. We both helped out the students with qualifying. I was glad to see 5 women in the class,which seems to be an average number for the last 4 classes we have attended. I am still amazed at the diversity of people that attend!

Memorial Day

Remember those who have given all to keep us free!

~I went to the Family Thrift Center for the 1/2-off sale. When I got there 10 minutes beforeopening, the line was out to the street!I just waited until everybody was in befroe getting out of the truck. Since I had scoped out the store on Sunday, I picked up a platter, bowl, skirt & nightgown I had already planned on purchasing. I walked around some more,but that was all I ended up getting. Not bad for $9!

~Back home, I made Orange Craisin Coconut bars for the reception on Saturday. I also swept the floors & dusted the furniture.

~I made a Girly Hat in Peaceful Leaf/Sassy Peach & a CSS Black rose pin for the LB Homespun Candy Apple Cheyenne hat I made previously.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese sammie for supper.

~I had started watching Stephen King's "The Stand" earlier in the afternoon & we continued watching it together. I think because I'm in a different place now,spiritually,it meant more to me than just watching a movie.

St. Elizabeth's Guild Bake Sale

Me, Anne & Jilea manning the table at the St. Elizabeth's Guild Bake Sale-o4/04/10.

~Around 7:45am, Mike & I went up to Lowe's for baseboards,liquid nails & light bulbs.

~At 9am,I went to Big Lots while Mike went a few stores down to Harbor Freight.

~At 9:30am, I helped Chuck load 19 bags at the Food Pantry while Mike moved chairs and the projector screen from the Narthex to the Parish Hall.

~We got groceries at Costco & Walmart.

~After lunch, we took a load of things from the house to the Family Thrift Center. It ended up filling up 2 shopping carts! I found a candle holder for the front bath.

~At Sportsman Warehouse, we found ammo & bullets for reloading.

~We had Carl's Jr for supper.

~I made the topper for the front bath shower from 4 rust napkins,folded over a rod & brown/tan buttons sewn on. I haven't decided if I like it yet.

~We watched "Chaos". It was like watching a cop show on TV. The good guy was a bad guy,so we didn't like it.

Baptism

Susan,Rose & me at Rose's baptism.

~I went out around 8:45am,stopping at a few yardsales. I got four Crochet with Heart magazines, a flower-shaped soap & a clay ornament with a dove on it.

~Anne,Lucy & I crocheted/knitted for about an hour at Prayer Shawl Ministry. I worked on the Earth & Sky lap blanket.

~I baked rolls for tomorrows Coffee Hour.

~I went to Bonahoom's house blessing. It was fun!

~I went to music practice,though I won't be at the contemporary service tomorrow.

~I made Mike ham & cheese on rolls.

~I worked on the Shade of White Garland of Blossomsscarf.

Happy Easter!

Alleluia!!

~I spent the morning putting final touches on baked goods. Mike helped me set up tables in the parish hall & Jilea & Anne helped with pricing/selling after the 8am service. Mike & I went to 10:30am service,then did more selling afterwards. We made more for St. Elizabeth's Guild outreach than last year!

~I started a Square Cat in vintage Wintuk Ombre Browns,which is really shades of rusty brown with white.

~We attended 4:30pm mass,where Rose was baptized. I gave her the Brights granny square lap blanket. The potluck supper was awesome!

Good Friday

Sorry,no picture.

Anne,Kristen,Lauren & I went down to St. John's to help out with childrens Good Friday activities. I helped the children with Outreach,putting together food bags for Title 1 kid's.

~I attended The Seven Last Words at St. Mary's. It was very moving.

~Back home, I made 3 Spelda crustless cheesecakes & 2 Splenda crustless pumpkin pies for the St. Elizabeth's Guild bake sale on Sunday.