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    T Tuesday: still full edition

    November 27, 2017 - By 

    I swear I’m still full from Thanksgiving dinner! Ok…that’s a bit of a stretch but geesh. Too much leftovers and too many days off. Making me soft(er).

    I’ll start with a little catch-up on my Photo a day challenge. I got several days behind but have gotten caught up now.

    13. Letters….just one important one. UMD acceptance letter for J.

    14. For me….just a little treat of apples in caramel dip. YUM!!

    15. Hot + Cold…sometimes I’m a two-fisted drinker. 🙂

    16. After…after a long day at work it’s nice to put my feet up a bit.

    17. Cooking…I unexpectedly cooked Thanksgiving dinner this year.

    18. I love this…Grandma’s dishes.

    19. Whole….it was a whole pie….a whole lotta yummy. 🙂

    20. Bright….the setting sun through my window.

    21. Shoes….I have a love/hate relationship with these. I love them (so cute) but my feet hate me when I wear them all day at work.

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    I discovered mt latest obsession craft on Pinterest yesterday. 

    Fabric star ornaments. I found the link to the original tutorial but it was in Dutch I believe. It had great photos but I was missing something in my understanding. Then I found the tutorial by Betz White that finally cleared things up for me.

    I’m considering putting a button on both sides with either hot glue or tied through with embroidery thread.  Not sure but I do know I’ll be making more.

    The school I work at is having a holiday boutique for staff so I’ll be bringing my crafts in. I’m so excited both to make a little Christmas cash and to see what crafts my coworkers like to do.

    My baby girl starts drivers ed Tuesday…I can hardly fathom it. She’ll get her classroom instruction done just before her 15th birthday but she’ll have to wait until the New Year to take her permit test. That girl is ready to get behind the wheel….me, not so much.

    Tuesday holds work of course and a choir concert…at my school. Mini-me’s choir is singing at the middle school. I think they send the high school choirs to perform periodically to keep the younger ones interested in continuing through their school career.

    T stands for Tuesday
    What are you doing today?
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    T Tuesday: laughter, tears and knitting edition

    November 13, 2017 - By 

    It’s been an eventful week around here. so I think I’ll recap a few of the highlights.

    I’ve gotten back in the groove of being creative on a semi-regular basis. First of which is some more work on the stocking hat I’m knitting.

    Trust me…one day it will be a hat.

    I also made a patchwork infinity scarf.

    My original intention was to make something red, white and blue for our Veteran’s Day program at school but these colors spoke to me instead.

    Speaking of the Veteran’s Day program. It was amazing! I cried all of my eye makeup off. It was very moving. I hadn’t been witness to a 21 gun salute or the playing of taps since my dad’s internment. Needless to say, I was a mess. I seriously am a fairly stoic person but that got me…as well as the Lee Greenwood song, God Bless the USA….gets me every time…especially when all those vets stood up as the line says “And I gladly stand up
    Next to you and defend her still today”.     The tears were rolling.

    I started a journal page…well at least I threw some color at the tissue paper I glued into my journal. It’s a start right!?!

    Here’s the next collection of November photo a day pictures.

    7. on the floor….me, Marvin and the toy…a little view from his side of things.

    8. a place…DQ of course. love that place and its a braizer so it doesn’t close for winter….yes many Dairy Queen stores close over winter around here.

    9. Heck yes! …….saw this sign at school  “Make your life story so amazing that unicorns have trouble believing it is true.”

    10. I do this every day….make and drink coffee.  Bam! got my tea Tuesday reference in as well. 🙂

    11. A set…my fiestaware of course.

    12. normal….my knitting looks normal at least so far.

    T stands for Tuesday

    In other exciting news… J got an acceptance letter from UMD today!! So exciting!!!

    What are you doing today??

     

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    T Tuesday: ending October, begining November edition

    November 6, 2017 - By 

    Last week I wrapped up my first ever daily photo challenge. I stayed on track and was only more than 24 hrs late with a prompt once. That one I missed for days before realizing my mistake. Here are the last four prompts of the month.

    28. Pimp it up…not sure what that meant so I shared my freshly decorated coffee table.

    29. Costume…I was a cowgirl for work….yes, we were asked to dress up for school.

    30. Treats….our bowl of goodies ready for the kiddos.

    31. Halloween…our neighbor out having fun along with the kids

    This is the challenge I’m doing this month. It appears that FatMumSlim does her challenges in a Facebook group now but I’m still going to do them on Instagram daily and share them in groups here. In fact here are the first 6.

    1. Something blue….handmade bowl J made in school.

    2. I saw this!….brand new choir sweatshirt lost or abandoned one day after receiving them.

    3. Weather….snow before we got the outdoor stuff put away for winter.

    4. Can’t live without….my morning coffee. (got my T Tuesday beverage in)

    5. 8 o’clock…that was 8AM for Marvin

    6. Made me smile today…wearing my late mom’s necklace to work

    Over the weekend I was inspired to pick up my knitting needles again. I’ve been helping the past two weeks in a FACS (Family and Consumer Science) class in a couple of intro to knitting sessions. The kids are using pencils as knitting needles. It’s been really fun watching them struggle through and have it click all of a sudden. We’ve had several boys in the class as well. Nice to see them trying something new. 

    I’m trying to follow a pattern for a stocking hat.  The pattern is in a very old knitting magazine I found in my mom’s craft bin. She never, ever knit so I’m not sure were it came from but what the heck…I’ll give it a shot. I’m using a self striping yarn…or at least that’s what I believe it to be. Like I said…giving it a shot. I do think I need to be using longer needles. I can’t remember where I put the rest of mine though…hmmm.

    T stands for Tuesday
    The days this week are all pretty much the same but I’m looking forward to Friday this when our school spends the morning honoring Veterans Day. I have heard so many wonderful things about it that I can’t wait to experience it myself.
    What are you doing today?