A simple woman's daybook

FOR TODAY


Outside my window...The sun is shining in a very clear blue sky

I am thinking...I should be working on my bible study for this week

I am thankful for...Jesus, family, friends

From the learning rooms...we learned that Jesus taught his disciples and us how to pray...Cubbies lesson

From the kitchen...all is silent with the exception of the coffee machine

I am wearing...my jammies and favorite slippers

I am creating...dresses for Africa out of pillowcases and NICU smocks from Everything Your Mama Made

I am going...to mail box of birthing kits for project 11 of Craft Hope

I am reading...One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp, for the 2nd time read about it

I am hoping...for a nap, as granddaughter #3 kept me awake last night

I am hearing...Rhianna, daughter of granddaughter #3 is dancing with the baby

Around the house...I have too much work to do to be as tired as I am

One of my favorite things...sewing with the ladies of my church, happening tonight!

A few plans for the rest of the week:  get outside, prepare for Sunday school

Here is picture for thought I am sharing...

A Day with the Promise of Tornados

The whole area I live in has been preparing for severe weather for a couple of days.  The local weather man is on with their "wall to wall" coverage.  They start this as soon as there is a tornado warning in the viewing area.  They have been on about an hour.  What do I do with the promise of tornados?  Drink my coffee on the front porch, of course.  I love the breezes that come with thunderstorms!  I love the rain, the way it sounds, they way it smells!  I keep windows open as long as possible, makes the whole house smell fresh!  And of course, my wind chimes sound beautiful!

Happy February Rudolph Day!

Another Rudolph Day has come for us to enjoy!  A pumpkin pie is in the oven, Christmas music playing in the background, and I am working on ornaments for my children and grandchildren.  I did this ornament thing the first year I celebrated Rudolph Day.  I presented my one child who was actually out of the house with a box of 10 ornaments.  The other three children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews will have to wait until they have homes of their own.  However, since they have to wait, their boxes will have so much more!  I have been wanting to make these cute patchwork ornaments for a while, today is the day!  The instructions can be found in "Country Woman Christmas 2003"

on page 68

Aren't they adorable?!?!

This is the beginning of one of my versions

and this is the other

I hope y'all have a wonderful Rudolph Day!  Take time today to remember all those warm, fuzzy feelings that usually only happen in December!



Happy Valentines Day

Such a lovely day today!  Sun is shining, it's warm enough to open all the windows.  I enjoy days like this, I can hang out on the porch, listening to the chimes my mother bought me years ago.  We all have/had them, Gram Gram, Mother, and me.  They are the sounds of our past. I especially liked Gram Gram's chimes made of obsidion needles.  Not much noise, but memories of camping at Lassen Creek take me back to my childhood.  I was 7 in the picture above. I took my kids to Lassen back in 1999, not much had changed.  I was glad! 

Happy Rudolph Day!

It's the first Rudolph Day of the year.  I love these days set aside once a month to focus on Christmas. I found Rudolph Day on OrganizedChristmas.com when I was looking for a way to have the Christmas-y feeling all year.  It has worked!  I always start my day with "A Charlie Brown Christmas."  I appreciate Linus' quoting of Luke Chapter 2.  Then on to Christmas music, fulfilling the task from OrganizedChristmas , making some cookies, or a pumpkin pie and coffee in one of my Christmas mugs.  A Christmas craft is a must!  I made this bag to hold my Rudolph Day paraphernalia.

I found a coloring page I liked and cut it apart, and used them as patterns to cut the felt, fleece, and satin, I used.

I used felt for the for the face, eyes, and ears; fleece for the antlers; red satin for the nose, then decided it wasn't shiny enough, so I added the sequins.  I did use wonder under to attach all the parts, but then thought the face would stay on better with some hand sewing.  I liked the look and finished the rest of Rudolph. I did straight stiches for his nose and mouth, and french knots (which I am no good at) for his freckles. A bit of piping, three bells and Voila, a fun bag I get to play with once a month.  I keep ongoing small projects in it, and of course, my binder...just so I can claim I am organized. hehe

I hope you like him too!

Done feels good!

Like most people who sew, I have many started and yet to finish project lying around.  This week I have finished 2!  I finished a "should've been for Christmas" fleece robe for Bug.  I couldn't remember how I hemmed the one I made for Bunny, so it's a bit long.  Bunny had been the one to ask for a robe, but when you make for one, you must make for the other.  I also finished an apron for my niece.  My brothers are alot younger and waited alot longer to have kids than I did, so my niece and nephews are the same age as my grandchildren.  My mother's youngest grandchild is two days older than her youngest great-grandchild..haha.  The trick now is to get the apron in the mail.  It will be added to a box I have been meaning to send for a couple of years...oh well.  But I am DONE with two projects in one week!  WOOT!

Happy (?) New Year

I started the new year sick.  Literally got sick on the first!  Am better, thankfully, but am now stuck inside because of 8.9 inches of snow!  Snow in Alabama is not common, kids love it.  I think it's pretty for about a day and a half, then I am ready for more normal 50 degree temps.  I hope you think it's pretty too!