Primitive Mom of Two

Well, I can't believe it's been over a week since I have posted. So much has gone on, my mom and dad made it in last Tuesday and we had a great visit, the boys enjoyed having their yaya and papa here...Christmas eve was spent playing, making cookies and preparing for Santa to come and of course he did, just take a look at the loot he left for the boys.







And of course they got up, went out and had to tell everyone "he's been here" and the opening of stockings and presents ensued...didn't take them long to destroy the living room with their excitement....
JJ got a guitar from papa that he absolutely loves and keeps with him at most times during the day....
Connor got so much stuff he doesn't really know what his favorite is. He got his new Vsmile that is like a Nintendo DS, but he also got his own MP3 player and the new Tag Reader, those seem to be his current favorites

It was a great day, then of course Mom started christmas dinner, Ham, turkey, green bean casserole, scallop corn, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy, and stuffing....I love when mom comes, she just takes over the kitchen. Pumpkin Pie was there as well, can't have Christmas without it.

Mom and I also got some crafting done, she gave me this great kit for a rag rug that she got at http://www.rags-to-rugs.com/ and it is so easy and so fast to do, we got it done in pretty much a day..now I am addicted to em....here is the one I did. It sits in my kitchen in front of my sink, I meant to get a picture of what mom made, but didn't get around to it.We then of course had to go out and get more fabric to make another one, I will get a picture of my second one sometime today and post it later.

Mom also helped me pick out a backing fabric for the quilt top i finished while she was here, so now I think today I will be putting it together and pining it so that I can tie it together, i believe that will be my next project to do, then i will just have to bind it and it will be done and I can start to figure out the design for JJ's quilt which I have had the fabric for forever.

Oh and I almost forgot, I won a drawing on one of the blogs that I follow, Quilter Taffy, I won their fabric giveaway they had before christmas and received 4 fat quarters of the cutest fabric, I now have to figure out what to make with it. They are just a wonderful array of spring fabrics...you can see them here...http://quilttaffy.blogspot.com/2008/12/darla-fat-quarters-giveaway.html I haven't gotten a picture of them yet...i will once I decide what I am going to make with them.

On the DH side of things, he and my dad did some minor remodeling for me while mom and dad were here, they moved my big freezer out of the house out onto the back porch and then switched out the built in dishwasher we had in the kitchen for one ryan and I had when we moved down here 3 yrs ago, yay! here is a in process picture

and Yesterday was DH's 40th Bday and so we made it a lazy day for him, no to do list yesterday..hehe and he got two cards and a couple of magazines, one of course focused on his favorite nascar driver Tony Stewart, the other two were a woodworking magazine with a very cool dresser pattern in it (hint hint) and a handy man magazine with energy saving tips....and I gave him a certificate good for a 100 dollar shopping spree good at a home improvement store of his choice....(cause i don't know what tools and such he would want) I made a cake and he got his choice for supper, he started out wanting lasagna, but decided on papa john's pizza instead. It was a fun day with the family.

Today I believe we are going to be going to Lowes so that Dh can cash in his certificate and doing some grocery shopping and then just laundry, crafting and such....I hope everyone had as wonderful a holiday as I did. I will post again when I have more stuff to show :)

Happy Crafting to all!

As I got up this morning and looked outside at the thermometer all I could think of is that wonderful Christmas song "Baby it's cold outside" Our thermometer read 5 degrees and the news informed me the wind chill is -8.....brrr. considering the normal for TN is in the 50's, our high of 27 is not going to be very warm. This is not one of my favorite times of year, with the drafts in our house it will be a constant struggle to keep it warm..boo. Dear hubby hasn't gotten to all the windows to caulk the outsides yet and he hasn't been able to look at the fireplace to see if he can fix the flu so we can seal it off for now....but space heaters, warm clothing, and blankets seem to take care of things....gets me motivated to get the rest of my blanket projects done.

Yesterday was a very productive day. DH took it upon himself to self motivate...woot...he cleaned and organized our back porch (which i have been hinting at for a while) so that we can now move our big full size freezer from my dining room to the back porch, and so that i have a clear pathway to the washer and dryer out there, he even swept the floor, put his tools away, and put down all the misc. rugs we had out there to keep the floor from not being sooo cold.( we don't have heat on our porch) I really wish I had a before picture so that I you could show you the major difference, though I am sure my mom will notice it. :) Then on top of that while i was doin the inside cleaning , you know that deep down scrub the bathroom floor cleaning, he did the laundry for me...wash, dry and folded.

The boys are patiently waiting for Santa and playing well with each other, in our cleaning yesterday Ryan and I found two of our really old cell phones and gave them to the boys to play with...it's amazing to see what all they come up with. They have called their yaya and papa, sent txt messages and pictures to them, used them as walkie talkies and even as "rescue" computers (Like on diego). Such active imaginations....and it shows you don't have to buy the newest and best toys for kids to have fun. Today I have only the kitchen to finish up, putting away the dishes and cleaning the stove and maybe the floors if the boys work with me enough....and then I will have things ready for when the parents show up. We can't wait!

Till later, everyone stay warm and have a good day!

So, today was pretty much a lazy day spent with the kids. We did get one big project done, we went through all their toys, weeding out the one's they don't play with so that they have room for whatever Santa may bring. then we pretty much spent the rest of the day watching christmas or movies the kids wanted to watch. Spy Kids, Journey to the Center of the Earth, holiday disney shows, etc, etc. Tomorrow gets to be our cleaning day, bathroom, kitchen, sewing area, and the rest of the laundry. We are in our pre grandparents holiday visit cleaning..hehe

Yaya and Papa are scheduled to arrive sometime on tuesday and the kids just can't wait, they get to spend 4 days with us and then will be back on the road again. No major plans other than cookie day...sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, peanut butter cookies and oatmeal raisin...something for everyone and a great selection for santa to pick from.

I hope to get a few more things done craft wise. and of course some quality time with the 'rents. Hope everyone is having a great holiday season, and traveling safely to your holiday destinations.

As I sit here cuddled up on the couch with my 4 yr old, his spiderman toy, Scooby Doo look and find bood, the dog, his toy and the cat and watching Max and Ruby on nickelodean, I look out the window at another dreary, rainy, cold day and think of the song we used to sing when i was little "rain rain go away, come back another day" and think it's perfect for today. we are on day 3 of this ucky weather, of not being able to get fully warm, becuase its that damp cold that gets into your bones and is soo hard to get completely warm.

Ok so it may be the cold meds rambling there...lol I do feel a bit better today, i did at least sleep through the night last night. And feel the need to do some sewing today...once I get warm that is..teehee I need to come up with a present for Connor's teacher...not sure what i'm gonna do yet, but it will be homemade for sure. I also have to get the BBQ little smokies goin in the crockpot at lunchtime or so for Connor's christmas party at Karate class tonight...I honestly can't wait for Connor to be done with school..which is tomorrow...have a couple weeks to just hang out with the kids, no running here and there....or at least not as much..lol Making fun stuff at home, we have some bird houses that I think we are going to paint over the holiday break.

well I suppose i should get motivated....maybe... till later Everyone Stay Warm

Well it was not a very eventful day, I did not sleep well at all last night, been having sinus issues so hubby suggested i try the MucinexD his doctor told him to use for his sinuses...needless to say i was awake every 20min and tossed and turned all night...no more of that stuff for me. I'm goin back to my sudafed pm at night and tylenol cold during the day. Just hope this doesn't turn into a sinus infection, my ears are already itching like crazy and are stuffy. So of course I go no sewing done...I did get dishes done and My mom and dad stopped at the Flying J just a few miles from us for their night on their haul back home and were here in time for us to go have supper with them...boy were the boys surprised and excited....now they can't wait for them to come for christmas next week.
Honestly neither can I, I always get so much more sewing and crafting done when I am with my mom, she inspires me and gives me hints i wouldn't think of.
But for tonight it's medicine time and hopefully a good night sleep.

Stay Warm

Well that's what I call them here since we don't actually have snow and the kids are off from school once again. We had pretty icy roads this morning so when my alarm went off at 5:30am I turned the news on in the bedroom, saw that school was closed, turned the TV back off, shut my alarm off and went back to sleep! LOL at least until oh let's see the kids let me sleep till 7am, which was really good. Then breakfast and getting warm under the blankets on the couch. Once i was warm and had had my coffee, i decided it was time to work on my blanket for Connor's karate teacher since the Christmas party there is Thursday....I have to say it's not my best work, but for working with Minky fabric for the first time I don't think it's too bad.....here it is.

So that has been my projects for the day. .This now means I can get back to my Christmas fabric quilt tomorrow...hopefully :) With the parents coming in next week, the next few days may be spent cleaning and making sure that there isn't anything on the floors that the girls (that would be my mom's dogs) can get into....It is now that time of day to think about supper, I believe I am going to try out a new casserole recipe that i have for a taco bake casserole. Sounds good, looks easy, we'll see if the troops like it.

Till next time...Stay warm and happy crafting.

Well, it has been a lazy Sunday at our house. A little bit of laundry is all that got done at my house today. We played with the babies a bit...just getting them used to my smell and letting the boys pet them...they are fast little buggers so the holding of them is restricted to mommy only. They are all doin well, already eating hay and yummies....they come out completely developed and able to eat guinea food along with momma's milk. It's pretty amazing.
Supper has been made and eaten and we are all settling down for a movie. I did make some puppy chow today and boy is it yummy. It was kinda funny, hubby looked at me like I was crazy when I told him what i was making until he tasted it....then he changed his mind.

Not much else going on here...gettin ready for another week of school, and a christmas program on tuesday night.

Happy crafting.

Well, I love that it's giveaway season. Mumovearls over at http://mumovearls.blogspot.com/2008/12/im-giving-it-awayand-its-so-good-itll.html is giving away a great glitter Santa portrait she made. Such a great artist and wonderful idea. Hop on over for your chance to win. And the girls over at Quilt Taffy are giving away two great magazines in their holiday editions at http://quilttaffy.blogspot.com/2008/12/2-magazines-giveaway.html so sign up and cross your fingers.
Today I plan to work on my christmas quilt and play with my new camera. It's my christmas gift to myself, I have been saving up (ryan was totally unaware) for it for almost a year now. And right when I was close to having enough, sure enough I found it on sale...yay! So now I am having fun with it, learning all it can do....It's a Nikon D40, kind of a beginner digital SLR, combines the digital camera with the old 35mm that I learned photography on at Western Illinois University at one of my College for Kids things. I am so excited and hope to get family pictures with it. I will post some when I am happy with the outcome.

Till later.

Well I'm not workin on it as of right now (till the backing comes in) but I have finished the quilt top for Connor's Karate teacher....it's not my best piece, but considering I "designed" it on my own I don't think it's too bad for a first try. I can see the little mistakes that I made as I am sure most experienced sewers can prob see, but I hope that they won't be as obvious to Mr. Kirby....:) I now await the arrival of the minky to sew on for backing and then it will be finished.