Winnie The Pooh Bookmark

I finished a project I started earlier this year: a Winnie the Pooh boomark. The kit came with vinyl weave to stitch on. After stitching with it a few hours, I scrapped that idea and started it over on aida. It looks much nicer and the fractional stitches were much easier to stitch. This counts as #8 toward my Project Challenge.

Projects Completed so far:
1. Therapy Bookmark
2. Cardinal Snowflake Ornament
3. Freedom
4. Yummy Gingerbread Man Ornament
5. Santa Ornament
6. Gingerbread House Ornament
7. Ascot Albert Ornament

Christmas Angels

This year the chiropractor's office sponsored a Christmas Angel tree coordinated by the Salvation Army. The tree was covered in tags with children's names and items needed/wanted for Christmas. People can then choose a tag and buy a gift for the child. I am really in the Christmas spirit this year, so I asked if I could take two tags.


One toddler's mother put on the tag that she really needed clothes. How much fun are clothes when you're 1½ years old? Not very! So she will be getting Superstar Care Bear, plus a cute little outfit. Care Bears was on the tag, too. The other tag was for a 7yr old girl who wanted makeup, so I got her the "Deluxe" makeup kit, complete with glittery lip gloss and nail stickers in addition to the usual blush and eye shadows. Mmmm... Yeah, if I was 7 I'd like it!

Gift Of All Gifts

Imagine this...

It's Christmas. Everyone is gathered around the tree, anticipation of opening gifts is at it's all time high. Each person is taking turns opening their present. It's your turn. You open a big flat package to find a wall hanging... a lovely piece of artwork. You turn to your loving sweetheart to thank him (or her). With a big grin, your sweetheart proudly announces it's Fluffy. Yes, that's right. Your insane beloved took the cremated remains of Fluffy, who died 6 months ago, to an artist who promptly created a work of art for evermore!

Now... I did not make this up. On the news today, they had a story about an "artist" who actually does this. Ewwww! (I wonder if the artist would do this with Aunt Susie's remains? I can't believe I said wrote that.)

Winter Concert 2006

Tonight, four of my nieces performed in their Jr/Sr High School Winter Concert. Two were in chorus, two were in the concert band. All of my nieces and nephews go to the same school I did when I was younger. Here's my favorite photo of the night: The school's chorus.

Ornament Luncheon 2006

Today I attended an ornament luncheon coordinated by a female employee at one of our other offices. Last year, Santa visited us. This year, no Santa. (We must've been bad!) We had a nice catered meal, played a few games of bingo. I didn't win, but the ladies who did received some nice prizes. Part of the celebration is the bring a wrapped ornament valued at $10. We took turns picking an "ornament" and then opening it so everyone could see what we got. This year I got these ----->