Just a Little Test

I've downloaded a little program for my Droid phone so I can blog on the go. Consider this a test.

Enjoy the photo of one of my silly Story Hour boys.

Slippage

Each day that goes by mocks me and my to-do list. As soon as one task is crossed off, another two or three take its place in an ever-expanding game of whack-a-mole!! And thus it is that the days slip away and nothing is written here on my lonely little blog.

Some stitching has been accomplished in the last couple of weeks, mostly in the creating of six tiny hardanger Christmas ornaments which were sold at my church's silent auction last Friday.

Here is an in-progress snap of the ornaments, shown with my apologies for the poor quality. Unfortunately I failed to get a photo of the finished ornies, but they were quite well received at the auction, as was my Cinnamon Swirl Bread. :)

The photo above was taken with my new Motorola Droid cell phone, and you can see that I'm having to relearn another gadget with various degrees of success! While the iPhones we previously used worked mostly fine for me, with dropped calls now and then, they were an abyssmal failure for our business partners who had no service at all in their home and the guys had nothing, or next-to-no service, at the office. Verizon's service is much better here in the Tri-Cities and I am enjoying the excellent screen resolution when I read blogs on the Droid. My biggest complaint is that Bejewelled is not available yet, but I'm sure time will resolve that issue. :)

The new year has started for American Heritage Girls (rather like Girl Scouts) and this year I am teaching the Pioneer class, five girls mostly in 7th grade. About half of our troop participated in the Veterans Day parade in West Richland, where the wind was blowing, but at least the sun was shining too. We've also just completed a food drive for our local 2nd Harvest food bank and I snapped a pick of the girls after they had helped to load up the mini-van.

This fall I have also taken on the role of Story Hour leader/story teller. Story Hour is a preschool Bible program that runs in conjunction with the ladies Bible study on Friday mornings. I really enjoy being with preschoolers and this has given me the opportunity to get out my Betty Lukens felt set once again, and the children seem to be fascinated with this low-tech story delivery system, lol!

Well, I'd better wrap this up for now - it's time to bake another batch of bread for the family. I hope to be able to get around to visit with you on your blog sometime soon!

A Thousand Thank Yous

Our dear Anne surprised me with a beautiful RAK over the weekend! I was shocked to open the mailbox and see a squishy package from Australia, just in time for trick-or-treat - and what a TREAT!

Gotta love the chocolate for the sweet tooth and hot cocoa for the coming cold days, as well as the lovely skeins of floss in my favorite blue colors.

But the real sweetness is the beaded scissor fob, one of Anne's special creations, in blue, of course. We share a love for the blues. :)

Anne, you're one special lady, very much beloved by me and all the x-s bloggers! Thank you for your amazing kindness and generosity. Your friendship is the best gift of all. Hugs!!

Reaquainted

I've had a little bit of needle time the last few days! There's not much left to stitch on "A Quaker Study" by Carriage House Samplings so motivation to finish is finally kicking in. I just finished the last line of the alphabet and now moving on to the last motifs of the design. It's been a delightful design to stitch.



Sunday afternoon I decided to play with some of my new stamps and papers, getting started on some birthday cards. The other day I purchased that brown non-stick craft sheet you see in the pic below as I'm always gluing off onto a paper base, then later putting down a piece of cardstock and getting unwanted glue on it. All glues peel or wipe right off of this sheet, and it has many other protective uses. Love using those Michael's 40% off coupons for items such as this!

Last Thursday was the last dual league meet, this time at Lawrence Scott Park here in Kennewick, just a short walk away from our house! I called Mystie to see if she and the kids would like to come see Kevin and Kyle run, so they came making it a fun family afternoon.

Kyle chasing Hans.

Kevin catching Jaeger

Ilse being tossed about by Grandpa.

Kevin and Kyle both posted another pr with times of 17:34 for Kyle and 17:36 for Kevin.

Our varsity team ran without our top two runners, yet they won the meet, ending the season undefeated in all our league meets. Currently our top four are sick with the district meet coming up on Thursday in Wenatchee. Argh! I'm really praying that they all recover quickly and can compete, especially the seniors who have worked so hard to get to the regional and state competitions.

Parents sacrifice a lot for their kids. Sometimes it works out that the sacrifice is fun. That was the case for DH and me last night as we participated in a fund raiser for the xc team returning cars from an off-site sale back to the dealership. I got to drive a new Subaru Forester, Honda Accord, Chevy Silverado pickup, a Cadillac Escalade (sweet!!), and pre-owned 2007 Mercedes E350 coupe, Subaru Forester, and a Chevy Aveo. I enjoy driving, so they can sign me up for another fund raiser like this anytime!

Fall Garden

Our beautiful fall has turned its face away from us, giving us a very cold, wet shoulder. Gardening season is coming to an end and I haven't quite finished everything on my to do list. The extended weather report is giving me some hope that there is good weather ahead to plant some bulbs and maybe even pop some of those extra iris rhizomes into the empty ground of the recently dug corner. My lovely, rose guru friend, Cindy, gave me a couple of roses that were crowding her garden a couple of weeks ago. I did get them planted and the old rose is looking pretty good, time will tell on Nicole Carol Miller.

I ventured out into the damp garden this morning to capture a few images in the gray, subdued light.

With the onset of gray days and putting my garden to bed, I'm anticipating spending some time with needle and thread once again. But for right now I have to get my little girlie busy with her school day. :)