Visit Another Lovely Lady

for THREE leap year giveaways!!! I've been a bit down and out with the flu...but wanted to pop in and see how everyone is! Tina at Garden Goose invited me to her blog for this give away and now I'm inviting all of you! http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/

Hopefully I have the facts straight, and if not Tina please let me know; but Tina and her DH publish this awesome on-line magazine that is worth a long look!

DAFFODIL DREAMIN' APRON GIVEAWAY

Well it is what we call a "mucky pup" kind of day here. It's raining, the snow is melting and it's very muddy! But I was excited to finish this apron and wanted to use it as a giveaway on my blog. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post and I will draw winner on March 1st!

Treasures from Mom

My mom stopped by yesterday~I was out (on that interview!) but she left me the most awesome gift (just because!) LOOK at this afagan! (Yes that is probably my dog's rear end in the left side of the picture!!)




My mom loves being crafty, just hasn't had the time she'd like to do it, as she has worked 3rd shift for almost 30 years. But the blanket got me thinking, mom has been really into crochet the last few years and I must have quite a bit of her work around here. So I started taking pictures...and realized mom has given me quite a few of her treasures that I display around the house. I wanted to share them with you all.










Wow, that's not even all of them! I am so blessed to have such a lovely, giving mom!

This Day COULDN'T Happen Twice

Seriously. Have you ever watched the movie "Ground Hog Day" with Bill Murray? He is stuck in the same day over and over again. Well, let me get down on my knees right now and thank the Good Lord that that can't happen in really life. It was a whopper...all minor issues mind you, but I am ready for hot tea and bed!

First of all, there was some major ice forming last night and the snow started falling this morning. The road crews kept all the road nice and clear though so nary a school was closed. DH warned me to start the car early to get the ice off and went merrily on his way to work. I thought I was doing well to start outside about 40 minutes early. The only problem was that we could not get the car doors open! DS tried. DD tried. I tried. I did my best rock ballad impersonation and got a grill lighter out and tried to melt the ice. No dice.

Finally, I had to resort to calling DH to come home and get the door open for me and take the kids to school. I called and let them know I'd be late.

I scraped and brushed and chipped away at the ice while the snow came down in large white fluffy cotton balls. I am know looking like a drown rat. I fixed myself up as best as possible and went off to work; sliding into the parking lot that apparently was kept as nice and clear as the roads! I think by this point I was talking to myself. I wasn't angry, mind you, but I guess I'm a bit spoiled and don't have these crazy mornings very often.

As I walked up to the front doors of the school I was greeted by two teachers who told me that the school was evacuated and everyone was in the elementary building. I think that was the point that my eyes bugged out of my head and I really wondered if I was awake or having one of those stupid dreams. "oh, it's true" they assured me. So, I hiked across the field to the elementary building, praising God all the way for all the exercise I was getting today.

No kidding, I get to the door, it opens, another teacher steps out and says we are all clear to go back. Now I'm thinking I'm ready to go back home to bed.

I went to work in the attendance office, telling myself not to be a baby and just work. And I was fine. Could have gone for one of those high octane coffees the kids all walk into school with now, but I was fine. Had to get work finished by 9:00 so I could make my appointment with DS's guidance counselor. DS is a great middle school kid who is just dragging out this maturing process to the point that if I don't go have some professional tell me he's fine every once in a while, I start to worry. I needed one of those reassurances this week so to her office I went. I think the PMS struck about 9:00 this morning and the poor guidance counselor had weepy beemoosie in her office.

I am not so sure what she thought about me, but she assured me DS is fine and she would work on a few organizational issues with him...

I think the rest of the day was pretty normal...but once those hormones kick in and the tears have been flowing, it's pretty hard to keep it together the rest of the day. Doing algebra at noon was a hoot!

All I wanted to do was get home...and I did make it home. To the security of my family. The phone rings. It's for me.

"Ma'am you took a civil service test last summer, can you come in for an interview for the index clerk position?"

"Why, yes I can." Who said that?

To be continued....

Wow! I must be on a posting roll here! I am happy to say that I survived my first study hall today. Our new schedules were handed out last week for the 2nd semester and I inherited a teacher's last block study hall. Thankfully, it is a great group of kids and I've gotten pretty good at reading and keeping an eye out on things. My DD was mortified yesterday when I showed up at her lunch as a monitor...hehe! I really don't try to embarrass her and she really isn't all that embarrassed, but she was a bit taken aback!! Her friends had all the fun inviting me over to sit down...(mom...under her breath...DON'T sit THERE!)

It was a good and productive weekend. My bag that I put pictures up of is ready together. I did more quilting on the front and back and put the sides and bottom together. I'm a little stuck about what fabric to use for the handles and lining...nothing has caught my eye yet. I also finished a table mat for my grandmother. My father's mother had a heart attack the week before Christmas and has been in a nursing home ever since. I am taking my sampler blocks and turning them into table toppers and thought it would cheer her room a bit.

My tree has been down for a couple weeks (hopefully it's been a couple!) and I got around to setting up my lamps and tables. The lamps came from my (other) grandma, and I bought the tables from a local store. One of my former end tables is in my DD's room covered w/ a tied died blanket and the other is under my DH's second TV in the family room (Don't ask!)





It feels like it should be way later in the week than it is...and DS has a basketball game to play tonight. Both kids do actually, DH will go one way and I'll go the other! I always watch whoever is closest if I have to drive myself. I don't like driving around after work anymore. As my students would say, "another sign of old age!"

So, I guess I'll go through some soup on (sorry, it's canned!) and get ready to head out. At least it's 50 degrees out, but I hear that tomorrow it will be at least 25 degrees colder!

~Blessings

Goings On

I can't even describe the weather today...about 3 inches of slush came out of the sky today. It looks and feels like a giant slushie out there! Although many schools in the area closed today, ours did not. I wasn't expecting it, nor am I greedy, so it's all good.

What was it, Wednesday that I had off. And I broke my "finish some projects before you start another" rule. I started a new bag made out of charm squares. I purchased the squares from http://www.nancysnotions.com/ I will have to see where the pattern for the bag is from to give credit where credit is due. I just seem to need these small in betweener projects to keep me going when I don't have time to really get into the big ones. Is that like sewing ADHD? If it is, I'm sure I have got it!

My side panels for the bag... I wil finish it tomorrow, as the weekend seems fairly calm. A couple of trips to school tomorrow for basketball practices and a run to the grocery store. Sunday, church first, then I'll make a cake as it is DH's birthday. Then of course we will be watching the SuperBowl and actually be interested because the NY Giants are my sons team. So have a blessed weekend and don't be shy, leave a comment!