SUPPER CLUB - Sunday, Nov 26th
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 3:12 am
Good rainy morning!
Gosh, we've had a lot of rain the past couple of weeks. A few bluffs along some rivers are sloughing off into the water, taking some homes with them. Fortunately, we are in no danger of that. Our back yard slopes slightly so we always get a bit of a lake out there in winter, but that's it. Wild ducks love it!
Today we plan to put up our tree and the Nativity set. I made the Nativity set when I was 18, while taking classes with my mom and sister. The standing figures are about 8" tall, camels are 11", and are painted in detail right down to the eyelashes. It took me 8 months of weekly classes to finish. One day it will go to Autumn, but for now, it has pride of place in our home every Christmas. I hope we get everything done early because Seahawks come on at 1pm today. I'm also half finished with a tote bag I'm making for a gift and I hope to finish that up today as well. Though, I messed up on it and hope I can salvage it. Otherwise, I'll have to start over with new fabric. Arghhh!!
BECCA - I'm sorry you didnt' get to see your DGS and his little girl. Hopefully soon. And I hope your DH is recovering from all the crowds on TG. I bet your house is starting to look festive!
JANA - sorry you have a Scrooge. Bill is sort of that way, but I simply ignore him. He dragged all the totes of decorations out of our storage area under our stairway for me. About 9 totes and some other stuff. I haven't told him about the 5 more totes in the quilting room closet yet. ;o) But he's usually listening to Christmas music even when he's alone, and he often wears his Santa hat when he's out and about. But talk about outdoor lighting and he gets snarly! I hear trees are really expensive in other parts of the country. We paid $9/foot for our noble. And we cut a 7-foot tree. (they didn't count the last 5"!). We could go in the mountains with a $5 permit and cut one, and have for many years, but Bill just doesn't like the long drive and the lengthy hunt through the snow for the purrfect tree any more. So we do the tree farm thing now.
IRISH - so sorry your holidays were saddened by a funeral. Did the boys drive back to NC already? Did Terry sell his house there? I'm glad you had a nice thanksgiving. How did Jim do? And don't feel bad that you forgot to take photos - that means you were having a great time and making memories! Pretty egg-citing to see new eggs! Glad you keep us informed!
I might make a homemade pizza for supper tonite. I think there's just enough ham left to dice it up for a topping. I never even made dinner last night. Bill loaded up a plate of leftovers about 1pm and heated them in the microwave so that kept him full, I guess. At supper time we had chips and dip.
Have you still got leftovers? I love them the first day or two. But after that, I tend to feel that they are stalking me everytime I open the fridge!
Gosh, we've had a lot of rain the past couple of weeks. A few bluffs along some rivers are sloughing off into the water, taking some homes with them. Fortunately, we are in no danger of that. Our back yard slopes slightly so we always get a bit of a lake out there in winter, but that's it. Wild ducks love it!
Today we plan to put up our tree and the Nativity set. I made the Nativity set when I was 18, while taking classes with my mom and sister. The standing figures are about 8" tall, camels are 11", and are painted in detail right down to the eyelashes. It took me 8 months of weekly classes to finish. One day it will go to Autumn, but for now, it has pride of place in our home every Christmas. I hope we get everything done early because Seahawks come on at 1pm today. I'm also half finished with a tote bag I'm making for a gift and I hope to finish that up today as well. Though, I messed up on it and hope I can salvage it. Otherwise, I'll have to start over with new fabric. Arghhh!!
BECCA - I'm sorry you didnt' get to see your DGS and his little girl. Hopefully soon. And I hope your DH is recovering from all the crowds on TG. I bet your house is starting to look festive!
JANA - sorry you have a Scrooge. Bill is sort of that way, but I simply ignore him. He dragged all the totes of decorations out of our storage area under our stairway for me. About 9 totes and some other stuff. I haven't told him about the 5 more totes in the quilting room closet yet. ;o) But he's usually listening to Christmas music even when he's alone, and he often wears his Santa hat when he's out and about. But talk about outdoor lighting and he gets snarly! I hear trees are really expensive in other parts of the country. We paid $9/foot for our noble. And we cut a 7-foot tree. (they didn't count the last 5"!). We could go in the mountains with a $5 permit and cut one, and have for many years, but Bill just doesn't like the long drive and the lengthy hunt through the snow for the purrfect tree any more. So we do the tree farm thing now.
IRISH - so sorry your holidays were saddened by a funeral. Did the boys drive back to NC already? Did Terry sell his house there? I'm glad you had a nice thanksgiving. How did Jim do? And don't feel bad that you forgot to take photos - that means you were having a great time and making memories! Pretty egg-citing to see new eggs! Glad you keep us informed!
I might make a homemade pizza for supper tonite. I think there's just enough ham left to dice it up for a topping. I never even made dinner last night. Bill loaded up a plate of leftovers about 1pm and heated them in the microwave so that kept him full, I guess. At supper time we had chips and dip.
Have you still got leftovers? I love them the first day or two. But after that, I tend to feel that they are stalking me everytime I open the fridge!
