December TO DO List

Well part of it anyway. I don't even have pictures of everything yet but I thought I would get these up for the Charming Girls Quilt Club, hosted this month by Joan.

First up, I need to get the binding on the Glace Scruffily Quilt;


Next I have three table runners to make, all from the same pattern from the book Charmed and Dangerous. The first from Figgy Pudding;

one from Aster Manor;

and finally one from Mill House Inn;

I got this 1/2 charm pack from Jodi at Pleasant Home to make one of the table runners that she featured. Since this is going to be for me and my table, I am afraid that it won't get done for this Christmas. I'll put it on the list just in case.


I've been asking hubby and my son for a couple of weeks if we could go out and get a Christmas tree and they always have a reason why NOW is not a good time. Well today was the day although it was 22 degrees out according to the thermometer but wayyyyyy colder due to the wind chill! It was pretty much now or never though since we wanted the tree all ready to go when college girl gets home next weekend. Check that off of the list. Brrrrr, I'm still trying to warm up and I wasn't out of the car nearly as long as the guys.

Praise - The kids have made it to their final weeks of classes!

Prayers - Finals! College girl has two on Monday back to back with lots of writing. My son turns in a final paper on Monday night.

It isn't even winter yet

but today we got almost a foot of snow! It started at noon, right before I woke my college girl up. Then the two of us went downstairs to wake up my son. He was trying not to be excited that it was snowing. Boys. He couldn't fool us.

So the plan was to cut down our tree before the storm hit and well that didn't quite happen. The tree was covered in snow and it was quite the job getting it on top of the suburban. I finally stopped giving 'suggestions' and got back inside the vehicle. My hubby appreciated that I think.
Hubby wanted to bring the tree into the house so that the snow would melt off of it. Bad idea I said, how about the garage? Then mopping up all that water won't be such a big ordeal. The guys still think the tree is too big although I pointed out that THEY chose this tree after vetoing my pick (yes IT was too big). When we got home and put the tree in the garage (whew!) hubby came inside and measured the ceiling. I told him that our son measured it the other day, kind of, and figured the highest point was approximately 13 feet. Hubby measured it at 13.5 feet. He went to the garage to measure the tree. 14 feet. Not bad! We can make this work!

We did take some pictures out in the snow today but of course they aren't on the computer yet. Maybe tomorrow. It looks like we won't be going anywhere tomorrow anyway so I can surely get someone to download/upload, whatever it is called the pictures from the camera to the computer.

In the meantime two more treasures that I got at the LQS Black Friday sale;

The construction fabric is Michael Miller. It reminds me of when my son was little and played with his Tonka trucks (which I have saved, by the way). The first fabric that I picked up and actually had cut to go with this was green with a small white dot. It was okay but not WOW! When I was on my second or third turn through the store I saw this orange dot. Someone must have had it at the counter and it had been put back. It is also from Michael Miller. Doesn't it just say TRAFFIC CONE to you??

Today, while we were out and about, I had chicken breasts cooking in the crockpot. Five boneless, skinless, frozen chicken breast, one cup of chicken broth and one package of Taco Seasoning. Cook that on low for 6-8 hours (I had mine on high for 3/4 of that time and then low). You just take the breasts out and fork shred them. Chicken Tacos! It smelled so good when we came back in the house this afternoon and knowing that dinner was pretty much done, ya gotta love that! You can double this too and then freeze portions for an even quicker meal one day. I also made a cherry pie (from those cherries we picked this summer) for dessert. Youth group for my son was cancelled so we all watched some movies together.

Maybe tomorrow we will get the tree up in the living room and get that decorated! I mean come on, it IS almost Christmas!!

Praise - that my girl got home safely and before the storm hit. For the beautiful snow!
Prayers - for a young lady at church (my daughter's age) that is facing possible surgery tonight. She is undergoing tests now. Also for safety while out in the snow, especially for all those workers that have to be out there - plow truck drivers, police officers, mail carriers, utility workers and the likes.

I think it is the perfect one

I saw it yesterday while we were giving the real estate agent a tour of the property. I opened my mouth to say 'HEY! There it is! We need to cut that down' but then I clamped my mouth shut. I didn't want the real estate agent to reprimand me for taking a tree from our property that will soon be listed. So I didn't get to show it to hubby. I think I can find it again. You know how in nature the trees look like they will fit in your living room just fine but then in reality not so much? Well guess what!? The new house has a REALLY high peaked ceiling in the living room. We are getting a BIG tree this year.

Hubby was walking around the new house last night trying to decide where to hang his deer mount (ugh). He ended up in the living room and I said well maybe but not until after Christmas because that is right where the really big Christmas tree is going to go. He just rolled his eyes and walked away.

It looked something like this;


I wonder just how high the ceiling is in the living room. Hmmmmm.

My daughter wants us to wait to cut it down when she is home in December. That would be on the 12th. If it snows too much before then it could be a problem. I will have to take hubby out there this week and show him the tree and at least tag it. I will let him worry about how to transport and set it up in the living room. I did the hard part, I picked it out!