Wet Weekend!

We had a nasty weekend, weather wise! The temp. stayed around 32-35 degrees and ALOT of rain! We have been under flood warnings all weekend and it is suppossed to start raining again around 3. I guess rain is no where near as bad as snow or ice, but snow sure would be prettier!

We still had a good busy weekend. Andy and Cade got hair cuts. Cade had to get fitted for a new Karate uniform. I went to the local quilt shop (by MYSELF!!) We all 4 went out for pizza and did some Christmas shopping. I also went to Joanns (not by myself) Sunday, we did our church thing, brought a nephew home with us to play then we went to a Christmas concert at church. I love being at church during the holidays, the music and decorations are beautiful. I also think that it is so nice to be around others who are taking time to worship and praise Heaven's Perfect Lamb!!

My quilt shop purchase. Some yardage from Fig Tree Quilts Mill House Inn. It is very pretty and so soft! I was out of white thread.

Another picture of my sweet Wendy, taken last week (before all the rain) I am still waiting to find out if my sister is taking her.

Ruby looking down from above!

I hope that everyone has a happy Monday! I am so thankful that we only have 1 week left of school. I think the kids are getting crazy and the teachers are getting grumpy! I will be more than happy to have my kids home! Do I sound like a Mom that got a snippy note from a teacher?

Libby

Lazy Morning

Today has been a crazy morning! I got up at 5am to have my coffee, bible time and computer time. I got Andy up at 6 for the fire dept. He left at 6:45 and I got Cade up for school. I was having a hard time getting him awake and moving. He kept laying on the couch and wouldnt say what he wanted for breakfast. I was going to put his lunch in his backpack and I couldnt find it anywhere! Then I remembered that Andy had picked Cade up from school on Wednesday and went straight to church. I guess nobody got it out of the truck last night so it went to the fire dept. with Andy!! Andy was too busy to bring it back and I was too lazy to go get it! So after yelling at Cade to get up I then had to tell him to go back to bed!! I will meet Andy this afternoon in a town a little closer to us to get the backpack!!

So this sweet little boy got an early Christmas present!! A day off from school! He has enjoyed himself, staying in his p.j.s and making a mess in the livingroom!! I enjoy having him here!

Thank you for the anniversary wishes! We had a nice day! We went out for coffee, did some shopping then went to a Japanese restaurant for lunch! Since our anniversary is so close to Christmas we usually wait and celebrate in February. My birthday is the 16 so we celebrate my birthday, Valentine's day and our anniversary then.

This is Wendy. She is my sister's dog but has lived with us for years. We feed her. She likes to hang out with our little dof Brick. They do go visit my sister and lay on her porch. My sister still hasnt decided what she will do with Wendy. I have told her that we would be happy to have her here. I guess I will just have to wait and see!

Have a great day!

Libby

and they said it would'nt last...

Today I have been married for 20 years! God has truly blessed me with the perfect husband for me! I look forward to many, many more wonderful years together!

Libby

It's begining to look a lot like Christmas!

We got our tree up! It is really a pretty tree. If you look at the picture in the bottom right corner you can see Ruby's tail. She has fallen in love with the tree. She lays under it and rubs up against the branches. She keeps messing up the skirt but she hasnt tried to climb it (yet)

I did a good bit of sewing this weekend. Cade had a karate tournament Saturday morning. I had been dreading it for weeks. He is a purple belt so he sparrs. This makes me very anxious. Sometimes at class I feel like I cant breathe! I know he has on gear, and he is very good and I used to sit and watch my oldest son get stomped on in a soccer goal! He hasnt ever been hurt, I dont know what my problem is!! Anyway, Andy is very understanding (i will just say that i didnt have a wonderful childhood) and He took our 2 boys and the nephew. I was very nervous at home so I used some of that energy to clean house. Cade did fine and got 2 trophies! Next year he has to enter in the 10-12 year old bracket. I will probably faint!

We had a nice Saturday night, staying in and watching tv, playing the Wii and I did some sewing! My Sister in law is home from the hospital. She has a port in her arm and will be on iv antibiotics for 2 weeks. Thanks for your well wishes! She was at church Sunday which I thought was nuts with everybody around her sneezing and coughing!

Today, I need to do some laundry!! also I need to get to the grocery store. I will be at Cade's school on Tuesday and the on wednesday Andy and I are going to celebrate our 20 year anniversary!!! 20 years!! I can't believe it!!

Have a Wonderful week! Libby

Yay Friday!

O.k. I'm saying it here right now "I will sew on Friday!!" Thursday I went to the grocery store for my Grandmother and I worked the Bake Sale at Cade's school. I sure didnt sign up to work it but I was asked so I did!! Turns out there was more than enough help so mostly I stood around and talked to the kids in line. I was there for 1 hour, by the time I got home it was time to go back and get Cade from school. No sewing... I have no where to go on Friday, other than taking Cade to school and picking him up. I'm going to do my normal everyday laundry, dishes, picking up, etc. and then I am going to sew, sew, sew!! Andy is at the Fire Dept. so I think I will let the boys have fast food for supper!

Now it sounds like I will have some company. My SIL has been put in the hospital. She had a root canal go wrong and now has a staph infection in her sinus'. So now my nephew will be here friday afternoon. He is 6 but plays well with Cade.

I hope that everyone has a great weekend! Thanks so much for reading. This is a baby quilt that I made for a friend at church. The pattern came from a magazine. It is handquilted. The picture does not show how pretty it was :)!

Weary

We are having rainy cold weather in Georgia. I usually enjoy this kind of weather because it makes for good sewing! But, this week it matches my mood! I shared alittle bit about my sister moving to Alabama with her family. What I didnt say was that their house was foreclosed on and was supposed to sell on the courthouse steps yesterday. None of us had the heart to go watch. There are a couple of local men around here that have been waiting and buying foreclosed property to use for rental houses, we heard that they were going to buy my sister's. My sister and her husband built the house about 15 years ago. Never late on a payment. Then her husband lost his job. He was in commercial construction. They had also made some bad spending decisions with credit cards.:( He wasnt able to find a steady job til now. In Alabama. He has been out of work for 3 years. Just working when he could find something. I just feel such a heavy sadness for them!! Yesterday, at cade's school, I saw my little niece, she hugged my neck and said "Aunt Libby, I want to come play at your house" all I could think was "why didnt I do her damn quilt??" My sister is really hurting but those little girls....they are so innocent and none of this is there fault!! They are getting to take thier pets. They may leave their dog, Wendy here with me. I have been feeding her for about 6 years. She is an outside dog and will sometimes walk to my sisters to sleep. (we live on 9 acres. 1/2 hers 1/2 mine) Idon't know what the new home owners will think if she tries to go up there after my sister leaves!
Oh well! Thanks for letting me get it off my chest! I was going to do some shopping withmy husband today, but I really don't feel too holly, jolly, jolly!!! Thanks, Libby

Someone needs a Nap!

Yesterday, everyone was back at school or work. The house was very quiet! Nice, but I did miss everybody! I caught up on laundry and did a little sewing. When Cade came home from school I found out that he had fallen asleep in class!! I couldnt believe it! Then while doing his homework, he started crying twice! So, I sent him to bed for a nap. No karate, just a much needed rest! I got him up for supper and he seemed alot better. He did his homework just fine! Today, I have to volunteer at his school and I will probably need a nap! Thanks for reading and Have a Great day! Libby
p.s I had another pic of Ruby sleeping, but blogger did not want to load it...grrrr