Repurpose #2!

Tie rack as long-necklace holder

~I am working today so I can have Wednesday off. I did final edits on the newsletter, got it printed/collated/stapled/folded/addressed & taped. I will have to wait until Norm brings stamps tomorrow to stamp them. I also worked on bulletins & sent them home with Fr. Jim for edits.

~I made 4 Toasted Almond granny squares.

Repurpose!

Candle sconces repurposed as necklace holders.

~At the office, I worked on the newsletter, enjoyed fellowship after the 10am mass &did the final count on the donated yarn. As I was making a receipt, the lady who donated came in, asking for the needles & notions. We also started work on preparing for the convention in October. I brought 2 bags of donated yarn home for sorting.

~I made an Artisan Scarf in LB Incredible Accent on Black ribbon yarn.

~Mike closed the store.

What is it?

Mom got me this wire thing last year when her & Dad came to visit. Neither of us knew what it was, but it followed the bit of black I have going on throughout the house. Well, this last time Mom came, she told me what it was. She had seen one in an antique store. It's a plate hanger! This blue/white salad plate was the only one I had that would fit, but I love it!

~At the office, I started a bulletin for a memorial service to be held on Thursday. I will be Crucifer, Acolyte & Lay Reader. The final tally for Pilgrims-in-Christ confirmation class is set & books have been ordered.

~I made a Roseburg Hat in Blue Sky/Sunflower.

~We had grilled cheesy hot dog wraps for supper & watched "McLintock!". It was hilarious!!

A bit of KY in NM

A country shelf Joey sent me for Christmas(just now got it up on the wall!). It reminds me of KY.

~Mike drove me to work. At the office, I printed/folded/inserted Sunday bulletins & bulletins for a wedding. I did work on the Palm Sunday bulletin, too. I attended the St. Elizabeth's Guild meeting, where new bylaws were adopted & plans were made for an Easter Bake Sale & a May Tea Party. It actually rained today!

~Date Nite:After warmups, we did timed shooting drills at 3, 5, 7, 10 & 15 yards. I did good!

Christmas "Memory" Tree

~I went in a little early to the office to finish decorating the garlands in the conference room with cutout card hearts. I worked on bulletins, a special Stephen Ministry commissioning bulletin, poinsettia list & ingredients for the Food Fair.

~I took Mike out on a "date" for burgers. He has been working on my computer all day.

~I made a Sedona Hat RHS Ranch Red/unknown fluffy Lipstick.

Old-Timey

Metal napkin holder

~Mike drove me to work.

~Everybody loved the Painted Desert round ripple throw. It will raffled off at the Food Fair & Bazaar in December. I worked on bulletins, PoP, mailed bills, typed up a few things for the newsletter. Vicki gave me 3 containers of candied pineappleto cut up for English Lemon fruitcakes, which we will bake at her house on November 5.

~I finished the Stained Glass lap blanket & made a Sedona Hat in vintage Caron multicolor Country Style.

Chug-a-lug!

Little Mountain Dew jug. The bottom says "Blue Ridge Mountains-1959".

~Mike has a day off! We got groceries at Walmart & Smith's.

~We went to 10:30am service & served as co-ushers & coffe hour hosts.

~We went & feed Callie Cat. I had been told she spits up after eating every time, but today was the first time she has done it since I've been feeding her.

~We helped out at the CCW class.

Kitchy Kitchen

The Family Thrift Center has plastic containers of "kitchen" things for 59 cents each. This cool Strainer Spoon 6 3/8"l X 3"w. You never know what neat item you may find!

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

~I went to church early to help "interview" Jordan for children's music leader. In the Narhtex, he did 3 songs on an acoustic guitar. He is a councilor at Camp Stoney, so some of the children already new him. I sang,too. It was great fun!! I sat with Ruth in the choir,with just 3 of us,but have a hard time with the traditional church music, not like the contemporary. I helped Mell clean up after coffee hour.

~I fed the cat & took the trash out.

~Back home, I swept the floors.

~Mike & I attended 4:30pm service. We sang "Here I Am,Lord", which Mike said I sounded great on.

Wedding Basket

Gifted to us by Anne Malmstrom for our Blessing.

~It rained off & on all night.

~Four different bulletins to print/fold/insert,so I wasn't done with them until 1:30pm. I also helped with displaying the new church frontal & lectern cover. It's beautiful! I printed out a rough drafts of the October newsletter and typed up stewardship form letters.

~Date Nite-Drills involving keeping finger off trigger while in low-ready(aiming at a place just below BG's feet) & combat reloading. I am getting better & better at reloading!

Nostalgia!

Poppin Fresh Doughboy cookie jar-a gift from my Mom!

~I mailed out bills, enjoyed fellowship at Coffee Hour, worked on bulletins & updated my email list. Busy all day!

~I found a new PCP & made an appoinment for a physical,mainly so I can get a prescription for a mammogram.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese wrap. I had a hotdog cheese wrap.

~I added a button to the Dark Navy Durango Hat & added the last of the blues to the Rainbow granny blanket.

Rescue

Handwoven basket rescued from the thrift store displaying handmade potholders rescued from an estate sale.

~We moved everything from the back rooms to the right order.

~Printed/folded/inserted bulletins,made posters for the Parish Picnic & taped them to the doors. Attended the St. Elizabeth's Guild meeting with a talk on prayer beads in worship. I won a door prize of a vase of flowers. All 20 bags of groceries were given away at the food pantry.

~Date Nite: After warming up, we shot on the move, going forward & shooting at multiple targets. The keys are: drop your bottom down & walk heel-to-toe to make a stable platform of your upper body, shoot at 3-5 yards for more accuracy & stay at the same speed. After the break, we did timed shooting of 3, 4 & 5 shots at 3 yards. My fastest first shot was 1.57 seconds,a new record for me! Also,this is the one-year anniversary of our Defensive Handgun Technique class.

Kitchen Wall

Orange-red enamelware pan adds a nice pop of color on the "Drumskin" wall.

~It has rained twice this week in the NE Heights,soI don't have to water the trees this morning.

~I went to the Family Thrift Center, taking a bag of clothes,magazines & recycled plastic bags(it's what they use instead of purchasing plastic bags). There, I got 2 T-shirts, a pair of earrings & a long-sleeve cover shirt. It is blue/olive/cream paisley,my favorite print! I also went to Goodwill, but didn't find anything.

~Back home, I made a batch of Oatmeal Raisin cookies. They taste good,but are a little dry. But,after freezing/thawing,they will be more moist.

~I took Chocolate Jubilees up to the Napa Boys.

~I started joining flowers for a Garland of Blossoms scarf in unknown Green.

~DHT class-Students were better tonight.

Not quite sure...

I think this is supposed to be a rustic Christmas Tree with the star cutouts. It is also hollow,so you could put a tealite under it. It sits in the front bath because it goes with the "cabin in the woods" feel. 59cents at Goodwill.

~I went to the "downtown" Big Lots for glucosomine,then to Dollar Tree.

~Back home, I spent all day cleaning everything that could be cleaned in the kitchen. I'm tired!

~I made a special-order Sedona Hat in RHS Black/RHS Hot Red.

~Mike closed the store.

Words to live by...

Sent to me by my Mom,it hangs on the furnace-room door. I see it every morning when I leave the bedroom. Live every day as if it's your last, learn something new every day!

~I went to the "downtown" Big Lots & they had Mike's glucosomine drink! At Savers, I got a short-sleeve cover shirt, Tshirt & sleeveless buttonup shirt. At Goodwill, I got 2 short-sleeve cover shirts, a skirt & seven 6oz skeins of yarn(99cents each!). Good day to make up for the last 2 trips. I stopped off at Albertsons for eggs, raspberry syrup, bagels for the doggies(hamburger buns were cheaper,so got those instead).

~Back home, I made a batch of 12 Chocolate Banana snack cakes & a 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" cake. I can't decide on Caramel Cream Cheese frosting or Peanut Butter frosting. I accidently left out the vanilla extract, but they still tasted good.

~I printed out a pattern for a thread pineapple square & used unknown Cream worsted yarn & a J hook,thinking I would make it into a stole. I didn't like the way it layed when finished, so I ripped it out & started a new shawl, using the Gradient Shawl pattern. I like the way it looks!

~Mike closed the store.

God Bless Our Home

This sign(3.99 at the Family Thrift Center) was a pale pine until I lightly sanded it & rubbed it with brown shoe polish. It now looks like an antique!

~Mike had an appointment for physical therapy this morning, then was going to work afterward. I don't know how things went.

~At work, I worked on bulletins, the newsletter, August wall calender & sent out letters. The copier guy came in & cleaned the machine. It was leaving smudges on the paper.

~Mike closed the store,but did have good results on PT. He will go back on Thursday & Friday.

~I worked on the Painted Desert round ripple blanket.

More kitcheny stuff!

Heavy wire hanger(looks like a garden rake)with tiny hand-blown glass pitcher & chicken-motif measuring spoons.

~I attended the Daaughters of the King meeting,where I took notes.

~Mike called & asked me to take the title & windshield to the motorcycle down to MotoAuthority. It soldin 3 days for just under what we wanted for it. Now,to get to Bronco ready to sell & find a Jeep CJ7 or Wrangler.

~I finished the Boots & Bluejeans half-granny shawl & worked on the Colorblock lap blanket.

~I attended music practice,which was a shortened version due to Ms. Mary Helen falling & being in the emergency room.

~I made Mike a bacon cheeseburger wrap.

Reminds me of KY!

I love the old-timey look of my kitchen wall display-plenty of space for more thirft store & yardsale goodies!!

~I went to the 1/2-off everything sale at the Family Thrift Center. I got 2 skirts(sigh),a tshirt, a purse & a set of wooden purse handles for under $10. I saw one of Mike's co-workers & his girlfriend. I had seen her there before, but had forgotten who she was.

~I did 2 loads of laundry & vacuumed the floors/rugs.

~I made a Sweet Skullcap in RH Lustersheen Violet with a Black flower pin.

~I made Mike a bacon cheeseburger wrap for supper.

~I worked on the Dark Navy Diamond prayer shawl.

Old West

CM Russell print in the front bath. It doesn't show up well in the photo,but there are several spots of rusty red that is the accent color.

~Mike came to work with me at 8am to help collate/staple/fold/tape/address/stamp the newsletters. I made him a pot of coffee,which Fr. Jim had a cup when he came in(he's not supposed to drink leaded!). I also had a large cup with a packet of no-sugar added cocoa mix.

~I worked on bulletins,typed up a monetary donation thank-you letter. I also made a phone call getting information about a baptism to take place on July 11.

~At home, I cut up the Turtle Brownies. They are gooey & so good! It is so much easier when you line the pan with aluminum foil,both for cutting & clean-up.

~We had pizza for supper.

~I worked on the Candy Corn lap blanket.

Serving Platter

I saw this Fapor Portugal platter at the Family Thrift Center & fell in love with it. The olive,cream & rust are the colors I use most in the house. I was lucky to get it 1/2 price($3)on Memorial Day. It hangs in the kitchen.

~At work, I updated the July/August/September calenders, worked on the newsletter & printed out one for editting. I also updated the online calender.

~At home, I made bacon & cut the Bahama Mama bars into pieces.

~We both had bacon cheeseburger sammies for supper.

~I worked on the Candy Corn lap blanket.

Vintage-look

Wrought iron & wicker plate stand(about the size of a salad plate-.99 from Goodwill). The leaf bowl was found in the cabinet,I assume from a set that MomDee had.

~I watered the trees at church & swept up 2 1/2 bags of flowers from a tree/bush.

~At Goodwill, I got Mike a cover shirt & me a cute Christmas ornament. I keep my eye out all year round for 59cent ones!

~I got 2 skirts & 2 T-shirts at the Family Thrift Center.

~Back home, I made the sugar-free fudge recipe. I did add an extra 1/4 cup Splenda because it didn't taste sweet enough to me. I portioned it out into the 24-count mini muffin tin. We'll see how it tastes in the morning!

~I swept the floors. Now, there's more Penny hair than dry grass since 3/4 of the backyard is green.

~I finished a Girly Hat I had started earlier in the week in CSS Blue Mint/Bright Yellow. I also finished a Boa Scarf in CSS Autumn Red/unknown fur Sunset.

~Mike had to close. I made him a ham/cheese/bacon hot sammie when he got home.

~I made more 4-round Stained Glass granny squares.