Dan & I went to the U of M Hockey game this week. It was a first for me.

Then Mark & Marlene found us a hoosier cabinet at an estate sale! She got them down to only $300.00! I have been wanting one of these forever and a life time. It is in really great condition.

It fits perfect!

New Happenings

I got a new lap top for Valentines Day!~! It is mine...all mine. How do I know it will be all mine? Because I bought my husband a lap top for Valentines too!~! ROFL!~!
Now look out! I have so much to post, but first I have to work like a mad woman tomorrow on my swap blocks because I am over due. Shucks! I dislike when that happens! I need a quilty friend that lives really close so when I get in a bind like this, they can help me out and visa versa.
Dan & I are at a new church: Canton Church of God. More to come on that also. I am looking forward to serving, and doing all that we can do for the community.
HUGS!~!~

HaPpY ~NeW~ YeAr!~!

We are well on our way into the New Year. A lot has happened that has kept me from blogging.

The church is off and running. Mercy Ministries has so many things to do in 2010!

I have been exercising for 21 days now. Today I may have over done it. I worked out 1 hour and 30 min. on wii fit. Dan & I went to the health club we joined and worked out 1 hour and 30 min. there.

My legs feel like jello!

I have 200 calories left to eat for the day and I am not sure how I want to "spend" them.

The Daniel fast started Jan 3rd.

Today I went to Joanne's and spent $107.00 in fabric. Then I got a whopping 80% off! (They are going out of buisness.) so for a little over 20 dollars I walked out with a bag full of beautiful fabric that is screaming "don't put me on the shelf!"..........................................(more to come)

Happy new Year! I hope you had a wonderful Holiday!

Here is some pictures of our family Holiday:

Stocking swap

Each year I join in a stocking exchange. This is my sixth year. This year I have to admit was like any other year.................... I PEEKED! Before the grand opening. !~!Shoot!

There went my good intentions! So I guess Santa will be leaving me a lump of coal in my stocking?? BUT!! On the up side of things: I do have my wonderful stocking! Let me tell you about it!

The stocking is so adorable! I do not have anything like it! Wonderful colors of red, white and green.

Tucked inside was a bounty of quilting treasures! As you can see from the picture...she really out did herself! needles, book mark, fat quarters, and see tucked away in the right corner?? A breast cancer awareness pincushion WITH PINK pins! Now how cute is that??

Lotion, a tin with a tape measure!, not one but TWO Christmas ornaments! A quilting pattern and a beautifully made satchel to keep it all in! a take & go type of bag! I love it!

Then do you see the bag of skittles?? She had a label made that read "take as needed for stress" ROFL!!

Then what do my wondering eyes should see?? O my! A Mckenna Ryan pattern!!

YES!~! It is the first one I now have! Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you!~

What a great gift you have sent me! The box was cute too!

Now as usual after looking at all my bounty I look for the card......LOL

This year I got my quiltchat stocking from:

Misty!~!

MISTY, Thank-you very much. I love each and everything you sent me!

I am so thankful. You sent me things that I needed and wanted.

I think it has been two years now that I have been looking looking at Mckenna Ryan patterns, but couldn't really buy one. I hope your stocking was all that you want it to be. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

Coolest Desserts

My son's girl friend Devin makes the coolest desserts!~! Look what she made this year! They are CUP CAKES!!

Have you ever...........

Have you ever stood in front of a mirror and try to take your own photo?? Well, anyway 16 inches are now gone from my locks. I am donating the braid to childrens network. They make wigs only for children and they do not charge them a lot.
When I first got it done I felt like a bobble head.

In three or four years I will do it again.

Scrap booking.

I have been scrap booking. Scroll down and read my next two posts...I posted three today!~!

YAHHH!!!! JOE!~!

Joe graduated from the Police Academy yesterday. We are so proud! Last year it was the NAVY, this year The Police Academy...WOW!~! I wonder what Next year will bring?? He mentioned something about wanting to learn how to fly a plane........

MY Trip & Updates:

WARNING!~! This might get lengthy:

Today I went on the 2009 Holiday Shop hop.

I paid for the bus tour and we went all over Michigan. Johnny was our driver. I think he got a smidgey irritated when the tour went into over time. But G (insert BIG eye roll here) try getting 42 women out of a quilt store that has over 7,000 bolts of fabric! It is like taking your kid to a play place and telling them it is time to go home. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what the response will be.

I bought the kit from each store to make the Holiday Quilt.I also bought extra fabrics, a few patterns, buttons and took gadzillions of photos!

In each shop they were running a special. If you brought in a can good, you would get a free ornament to make! You bet your boots I brought mine!

One lady was really funny. She had heinz gravy, icing, french onions.....she made the statement: 'If my husband asks what happened to Thanks Giving day dinner; mums the word!"

I had a really good time.

They fed us really well too! She kept coming up and down the isles yelling: "get your feed"...snicker..like we were cattle or something

Home coming 2009

Jesse Had a great time!