Towel day

I made this tea towel today. I am making one a month for a yahoo group I am in. This is the first one. So I can hang it all month long. I will be doing a new one for March and it should be finished and ready to hang by the first of March!
I have been gone over the weekend. My nephew has passed away and we attended his funeral. Spent all day Saturday with my sister and her family and the rest of my family. For whatever a funeral is to be it was good. I just feel so sorry for sister this is two of her children that have died before her. She has her hands full and lives her life to the fullest.
Now on to a happier note. I will post a photo each month of the towels as I get them made. Since I am coordinator of it, I have to make one first then post all to the group for them to make theirs. Mine must get finished. LOL until tomorrow signing off.

Today I did some baking and even put some icing on some cut out cookies. They are tasty. I sure hope I get the others done. I want to make a batch of molasses cookies they are my favorite. My MIL used to bake the best and I loved them. My mom was great at baking as well. She did fantastic sugar cookies and blackbeery pies and etc. Oh not to forget the great breakfast gravy and biscuits. My favorite gravy was her bacon gravy with a batch of fried potatoes!!! then spread the biscuit with some of her homemade jams um um um!! I am getting hungry talking about this stuff.
Christmas will soon be here and the families all together and happy as families can be. Tis a great time to be here and amoung lots of friends!!

long cold day

I have been busy trying to finish the dinning room. I did get the last of the carpet cleaned. I have the table and chairs ready to go back and then put the pretties on the table. I went to the outlet mall with hubby and then to Wooster to look at a few things. We decided we are having Honeybaked Ham for Christmas dinner. We looked a few printers, some laptops and then also looked at some furniture. Oh we also checked out the new phones like the Blackberry Storm. Not going to buy any of them for now just looking.
I have been sewing on a set of placemats. When they are finished I will post a photo of them for you to see. Tomorrw is another day in the stores. Mainly to get the food and a couple more gifts. I am going to make a couple pecan pies and some cookies for sure!!
I will check back in tomorrow evening. thanks everyone happy shopping,
cold here in Ohio

Gift and family

Here is the cutest gift I have received lately. This is from neighbor Sandy Plain. She does such neat things every year. I just love it it is a night light and has one of the cords to turn it off like a welcome candle for a window. so cute.
Below is the ornament she gave us. It is beautiful, this makes my second cross stitched ornament. They are both from lady's named Sandra!!

this is my oldest grandson and his girlfriend Bryan and Stephanie a very nice couple

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Getting the tree up

Getting the tree up and decorated is one big job! As you see it is barely put together.

Tree is together.

The other view of my living room. I like it Love my tree quilt