It's been a month......already????? Snow and Macy Kate

My goodness, I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted.  I really don't have anything to share except that the weather is really cold in the single digits some days and teens the rest, lots of snow, snowing out there now!!

I've been putting in long hours on the job and working six days a week.  Ugh!!!  Will this madness never end.  Don't they know I have crafting to do, sewing to do.

I just wanted to let everyone know I'm alive and well, thank goodness for that, and here is a picture of our Little Wonderland.


Also, Macy Kate had her first grooming appointment on Friday afternoon.  Here she is after visiting Mike, the groomer.  I've tried to brush her, but she had kept biting me.  I had to wear gloves to brush her. I told Mike this and he said she'd be better after he got done with her.  So yesterday, Sunday, I put her up on the desk and proceeded to brush her.  No biting!!  No gloves needed, she was the perfect little girl. I'm so happy!!!  HAPPY DANCE HERE!!!  Isn't she beautiful!!

She is now 25 weeks old and she weighs exactly 3 lbs.

Till next time, take care and stay warm if you are in the north or where it is cold.  If you are in the south, take care and send us some sunshine and warm temps!!  Thank you and have a good week everyone!!

Happy New Year!  I' 've been so bad  about neglecting my blogging, but the holidays have been a busy time.  I was to have some vacation, but my job seemed to come first.  Today is my official last day off, and I can honestly say I didn't get anything done that I wanted to accomplish.

Is everyone having a wonderful Christmas?  I got this Kindle Fire HD from my hubby.  I love this thing!  I'm actually posting y blog from it.  Not sure how to do pics yet, but I'll figure it out.  Wait I figured it out.

Just wanted everyone to know I'm still here.  Macy is on my lap as I write thus.  She is such a sweetheart.  

It is freezing cold here.  Snow on the ground, sun is shining, wind is howling.  I think I'll sit here with Macy by the fire and drink my coffee.

As you can see, here is our tree.  I won' t be taking it down until after the Epiphany.  I can' t believe those people who rush and take it down thinking Christmas is over, the gifts are unwrapped.  Time to move on into the New Year.  They are missing out on the beauty of this wonderful season.  The three Wise Men had to travel far to reach Jesus and they don' t arrive bringing their gifts until this coming Sunday.  So I'm still saying Merry Christmas!  Til next time.  Enjoy!!!!

Secret Santa Soiree Package

Good Tuesday Morning, I know, I haven't posted on a Friday since the 16th of Nov.  With the holidays upon us, and my busiest time of year at the good ole PO.  I haven't finished decorating yet, have two more trees to put up, I haven't baked a thing for Christmas yet, I haven't written my Christmas cards yet, and I haven't even begun to wrap presents, to say I'm behind is an understatement.

I did have a pleasant surprise on Friday, I came home to a box from my Secret Santa Soiree partner.  I couldn't wait to dive into it.  Here is a picture of it and what it contained:

What beautiful tape, speaks Christmas to me!!!

And all the goodies, my goodness she read me like a tee!!!!  From the yorkie card all the way down to the primitive kits.  I love them.  Dove chocolates----YUMMY!!!  I love candles and the Yankee is perfect.  The Civil War Reproduction fabric I can't wait to use to make something for in the guest bedroom.  And Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh  relaxing bath fizzies, I need those after a hard day's work at the PO.  Even something for Macy, thank you so very much for everything!!  I especially loved the notes that accompanied each gift.  You are so very thoughtful.  As far as who my Secret Santa is, I haven't a clue except she is from Missouri.  I think anyways, unless she lives in another state and shops in Missouri.  Hmm!  I probably won't find out until after Christmas when I have a weeks vacation planned and have time to dig into the blogs a little better.

I just wanted to thank my Secret Santa from the bottom of my heart!!  I love it all and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy, Prosperous 2013!!!

Oh, and to my Secret Santa Partner, don't worry, your package is in the mail.  I was a little bit late.  I'm sorry, please forgive me.  :(

Friday, November 16, 2012

Hi Everyone!

It's Friday, and am I glad of that!!!  Well, lots have happened since Monday.  Macy is now 13 weeks old today!!  She looks like she has grown a little bit, and she is such a sweetheart! 

Secondly, no more working Saturdays!  Yippee!!  Whoot Whoot!!!!!  My clerk is back.  

Thirdly, since Monday was Veteran's Day and I was off work, I began to change our guest bathroom into a primitive style.  After I began putting everything up, I think I'd like to change the paint color in there to something more homey, soothing, but that will have to wait until after the holidays are over.  No time right now to paint. 

Here is what I've done, and of course, I have some Primitive Christmas items that will be going in there after Thanksgiving.  So here it is:

This star is of distressed black wood.  This was found at the Shakerwoods Christmas in the Woods craft fair in Columbiana OH.

These pictures are from Sturnbridge Yankee Catalog and also online.  They have some awesome primitive items.  They have all four seasons, but I chose to only get the current ones for right now.  The Spring one has a black bunny and the Summer is a beehive.  So cute!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a Kettle Grove cotton shower curtain.  It's basically just calico print type material in tans, ecru, browns and black.  The star and crows are sewn on.  I had to purchase a shower curtain liner for the back in a plain ecru color.  The Kleenex box looks hideous!!  I just saw it there.   I do have a black distressed wooden tissue cover coming.  That will look much better.

Here is a picture of the black distressed box with drawer.  Now what do I put into the drawer?

 And lastly, here is a picture of the fuzzy black rug, I know, I know, not very primitive, but very comfy for our guests!!  Matching black towels and a few little black crow and star towels for accents.  I'm still trying to decide what type of light covers to put on the lights above the mirror.  Also, wanted to put some kind of shelving type unit probably above the toilet and move the pictures to this wall above the towels.  What do you all think?  My flooring is a distressed wood, many shades of wood, and the framing and towel rack are harvest oak.

I'm open for suggestions!!

Well, that is about it for today.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I wanted to wish everyone in the states, a Happy Thanksgiving!!! 

 

Monday, November 12, 2012 - VETERAN'S DAY

In honor of our veterans who fought unselfishly for this grateful country in all wars past and present, thank you for your service today and everyday.

To those near and dear to me who served for this country, in Vietnam, my brothers Bill (Navy) and Jack (Army), Korea my father-in-law, Bernard C. Meyer, in WWII, my uncles Adam (Navy), John (Navy). Also my brother-in-law David (Army) who served, I thank you and love you all!

Remember

by Brittany Vigoreaux

 

American soldiers sacrifice so much,

All for the freedom of our country.

Leaving their families and heading off to war,

Not knowing what the future holds.

 

Working day and night

Determined to stay strong.

Watching friends be killed every day

Letters from home inspiring them to keep fighting

 

So little is given to them

Although there is little to do,

For those who have died in war

We can still remember

 

Remember all the men who have died.

Remember all the battles fought

Remember all the tears families cried

Remember it was freedom the soldiers brought

 

To this very day soldiers are under-appreciated

Veterans Day is the day

For the dead, living, and fighting soldiers

To be remembered

  

To all the veteran's today is your day!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  

If you have not thanked a veteran, today's the day to reach out and thank them. 

Friday, November 2, 2012

It's another Friday, and I am so greatful even though another Saturday work day is ahead of me.  Hopefully I can get home at some reasonable hour and still have some what of a Saturday afternoon left.

I've been busy all week again, working late, through my lunches, still trying to get my new office the way I'd like, still trying to find things from the former Postmaster, sorting mail, OMG I've sorted so much political mail that my fingers have been sliced by it in numerous places.  Could they at least make un-sharp edges on the dang things!!!  I'll be so thankful when next Tuesday, Election Day, is over and done with!!!!

Macy Kate Meyer

I am very thankful to come home to this sweet little girl.  Her antics make me laugh.  Her newest thing is that she likes to sit under things with a roof over her head.  Here she is under the coffee table sitting on top of some magazines.  Just this morning she removed one of my little yorkie stuffed animals from a bottom shelf, just threw it away and pulled off the doily and sat her little butt down under the shelving.  She crawls under one of my ladder shelving units which at the bottom is only about 3-4 inches and she lays under there too!  I think she thinks I can't get her under there!!  She plays hard, and already after going outside she runs to the refrigerator for a treat.  We were giving her bits of raw carrots, but now that she has some Mini-Milkbones, she wants those instead.

Not any time for crafting as of late.  Macy's been keeping me real busy at home.  I actually am looking forward to Veteran's Day, a day off for me even though I know what the day after the holiday will be like at the ole PO. Crazy, but I love my job.  Maybe then I'll get that bathroom done.  I hate to start it and then never finish it, so I think that is the day I'll accomplish this.  Actually, I can't wait and then I'll share what it looks like. 

Sorry, I don't really have anything interesting to share or talk about, but you all have yourself a wonderful fall weekend!!  I'm praying to see some sunshine after enduring Sandy for what seems like days and days.  Still raining here!!

Friday, October 26, 2012

Happy Friday!!  Well, I have a perfectly good excuse for not doing anything in my decorating the bathroom, nor working on any craft, quilt type projects this week.  

Here is the reason......................  I'd like to introduce you all to Macy Kate Meyer

 Her name Macy was chosen because we lost Dixie in May and the Cy part because it sounded like the last syllable of Dixie.  Kate because I like to follow William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Macy is a full-blooded Yorkshire Terrier of England.  So that is how I came up with it and I didn't name her until the day we picked her up.  Everyone kept asking, but I wasn't telling.

Macy is a distant relative of Dixie's and is in the same bloodline as Dixie.  It is so funny the antics of this little 10-week old are similar to those of Dixie too!  Gosh, we just are loving her to death.  She's keeping us real busy with the potty training, and we've had some really warm days that have helped in that department.  Of course, the weather is about to change here due to a cold front approaching from the north and Hurricane Sandy coming up the coast and they are saying we will plummet in temps and have the "s" word.......s n o w  in the forcast!  Macy is much too little to be in harsh conditions like that so I guess the crate training will have to begin.  

She weighs in at a whopping 1.4 pounds.  I don't expect her to be more than 4 or 5 pounds full grown.  

She's a delight!  Well off to work now.  Everyone have a good weekend.  Wish it was my last day of work, but unfortunately at my new job post I already have a clerk off due to surgery, so I have to fill in on Saturdays for at least a month or more.  Take care and Happy Halloween!!