I awoke this morning to find that i received this award....



This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY- nearness in space, time and relationship! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prices or self-aggrandicement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prices are cut, even more friendship are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award."

I am to pass this award on to those that have crossed the boundaries of friendship without regard to economics, distance or language barriers...visit her blog here (there is a language translator to translate her blog although her photos are just beautiful!)

thus i would like to nominate:

Catiean

dawn

michelle

patti

sandee


elizabeth

today is Sunday...it is forcasted that we receive 2-4" of snow...looking out my morning window it LOOKS like snow...stepping outside the door it is registering 39 degrees....and the air is heavy with moisture...I work from 9 until 3:30 today...

This thursday (the 4th) is my baby's 20th birthday...NO LONGER A TEEN! Big news is that he has landed a J-O-B!!! He begins tomorrow morning working at UPS!!! It is only a seasonal J-O-B...but at this point it is a J-O-B!!!

CAN YOU HEAR ME HOOPING AND HOLLERING?...The same day as Robbie's birthday it is Miss Maddysen's Holiday program at school...I've been treated to snippets of the show and it looks to be magnificient as usual!

well.....it has begun snowing...so alas it looks like THE WEATHER PEOPLE MAY BE RIGHT...

AND THE KIDS ARE SQUEEEELING WITH GLEE!!! AT THE PROSPECT OF SNOWMEN!!!!



HUGZ TIL LATER!

twould be saturday...

morning all...hope Thanksgiving was a tasty delight for you all!

I had a bit of time to do a little wire twisting to create a new necklace...

here is the pendant...(for the central part of the pendant i used an orphan earring that my mom still had...she always wanted to toss it but it was PURPLE!!!) had it in my stash and it just worked here!



here are the bead components that i put together



and here is the whole necklace! I wore it to work yesterday and had lots of interest in it and complements!



worked on an ornament that i made a little snowgirl for...the snowgirl is made of two fabric beads that i made from vintage fabrics and vintage lace..then i beaded it and added teensy buttons and crushed velvet pink ribbon to...(just click on the pics for a close up...)





then i had a bit of time to make a couple of felted roses...



that's it for now...

hugz til later!

tuesday...

HMMMM....THAT SNOW IS SOOO TEMPTING...SHOULD WE GO OR SHOULDN'T WE...
(in the school playground...)



YES!!!! LET'S ROLL!!!





XANDER ...



MADDY...



good thing they got to roll the big snowballs and we got pictures because the big kids came later in the day and smashed them all...to SMITHEREENS...OH WELL...THERE WILL BE MORE SNOW OH TOO SOON!!!

guessing this Chrithmuth we are asking for a bunch of front teeth...Xander lost all four of his front teeth and maddy has the bottom two missing BUT her top two are WEALLY WEALLY LOOOTH...



hugz til next time!

OH SNOWY MONDAY...

Woke up this morning to find a 2" cover of snow!!!








and we paid our annual homage to the big guy in red...we were a bit worried how maxx would react...well we put him down and he ran right over to him and put up his hands with a big smile....



and of course miss maddy had a letter all ready for him....



created another woven bracelet for a gift...



off for a couple of days...(unless that caller id reads...michael's arts and crafts...lol then i KNOW what's coming...)

hugz til later!

ahhh to have the weekend OFF!!!

...spent a bit of time today tweaking a stocking i'm doing for a project...Still need a couple things added but it is pretty much done!!!


top....


i added some wool felt snowflakes and some handrolled organza roses...


the rose fabric is rachael ashwell...from the shabby chic line...


..and miss maddy had to model with the stocking so everyone could tell the size...



....and speaking of miss maddy....she was awarded...CITIZEN OF THE MONTH!!!



had some window art fun with maxx the other day...







(DISCLAIMER... we don't use chemicals to clean the windows...so no maxx's were harmed in this art project..lol)

My nephew has returned to iraq...(see below Nov 6 for family photo) My niece has sent off some ideas for holiday cards for his brigade....some soldiers receive nothing for the holidays...

here is part of her message...

... Ben's brigade has set up a website to send Christmas cards to everyone. This is a great inexpensive way to show your appreciation. If you buy cards in sets and you have any left over this would be a great way to use them!

If you do want to send anything to Ben here is his address. He can also hand stuff out to other soldiers if you wanted to send stuff for other people too that might not be getting anything.

SGT Benjamin Fiock
2-25 Bsb B Co Mse
Taji Iraq APO Ae 09378-1785

big hugz...and love til next time!