do YOU ?

Hello,
What a beautiful day it was in Iowa.. well , this entire week was wonderful..  even the huge  , but short lived blizzard we had on Tuesday. which of course followed a 75 degree day :-) typical for the midwest.

I have some good news.. Mom is doing a lot better.. I think,  know the prayers have worked wonders.
she may not get fat again. :_) but she is going to live .. live the days God has intended, rather then sit & wait for Him to come calling .. LOL.. not that she was totally down every day , but she has certainly got her spunk back. ( & u wondered where I got mine :)

I have completed the hat & mitts for Daisha's dear friend who is going thru cancer treatment.  Sure hate that ..I said a prayer for her as I went along.. so they are 'stuffed' with blessings .

Jena Grace purchased a mini counted cross stitch this past week, her first try at it.
( I gave it up yrs ago.. I hated counting the tiny squares ! UGH !) J-Grace was a bit upset to start with , but after a couple re-starts she cheerfully said ' I think I got it !' :_)

Daisha has been busy crocheting a blanket for Max for Christmas.... which reminds me I need to purchase some sock yarn for his 'football' socks :-)
DO you have your Christmas gifts completed ?
Tonight I bought the Berroco Vintage DK for J-G's cardi ..shh it's a Christmas gift :_)..yea.. like she won't see me knitting it.. She chose the colorway : Chocolate .. I am going to knit it , top down , raglan sleeves. Should go pretty fast & the pattern lends itself to changes. which I love.

I'm also going to try my hand at needle punch embroidery.. have you tried it ? I watched a video on youtube .. seems pretty easy..& looks very pretty when completed.. I purchased a three needle set at Hobby lobby with my 40% off coupon ..:-)

I haven't done a lot of spinning this week. Have you ? I have plenty of roving yet to spin.. but that's ok. I love working with it & so don't want to rush thru it.:-)

off to get mom's dinner I made for her in the freezer....... if a few of us kids would just make an extra meal a couple times a week.. she'd have a freezer full of "real" food in no time :-)

well.. please leave a comment to let me know what u have been working on.
i hate to 'talk' to myself :_)

God Bless..
lisa

grandpa & Max

Hello,
Max & Grandpa seem to be discussing world affairs :-)
Max so loves his Grandpa that when Max & His parents Plus family on his father's side have made plans to travel to Dallas he has tried to find a way to take Grandpa along:-) He asked his mom when they got back home if Grandpa could go. He said Grandpa really wants to go .. can't we take him too ?
SO sweet !!

halloween

Hello,
I just put up a bit post about Halloween.. I loaded a bunch of pics.. and then promptly deleted it !!
Anywho.......
Jena dressed up as a scarecrow.. so scary :_)
the kids came by my mom's . got their candy..then Kim asked them if they wanted their picture taken with the scarecrow.. Jena never moved ;_)
then when they got up there she just turned and said .. hello :-)
boy did some of them jump :-)

great belated Valentine dinner

We had a great dinner with our church friends.
I think their were about 30 couples there.. plus some older ladies..
it was so nice to be served dinner.. :-) Steak.. pot. salad and soup..
plus the kids that showed up had a movie and pizza right in the other room.
At first Jena G was going to go and help. Then she said she'd rather sit with gram and talk..
THEN the youth minister came to her this morning and said they were going to a hockey game ... so she decided that was more fun.. Then the minister will take her to mom's after so she can stay alnight :-) SO fun all around..

Hope you had a great day and evening..
Be talking to ya soon..
Lisa

max's wall

can you tell my g-son, max loves his sports.. he has taped pictures of ALL sports,

even if he didn't like the team.,it was still going on his wall !!:0

His mom said she has confined him to ONE wall :_)

Lisa ( Gram)

laura Ingalls Wilder

"I believe it would be much better for everyone if children were given their start in education at home. No one understands a child as well as his mother, and children are so different that they need individual training and study. A teacher with a room full of pupils cannot do this. At home, too, they are in their mother's care. She can keep them from learning immoral things from other children." ~Laura Ingalls Wilder

me here

Hello,
Well, we went to town, bought our S/Diet for our picky indoor cats ,to the libr. to return movies , to mickeyD's for a free cone.. thanks to hubby :-) & then over a half hour at the park to play.

I have to get moving with my unfinished projects. I have several purses that just need handles.. about 5 to be exact.
Also more aprons to sew.. I told a friend I would make her one, I want it to be very special.. so must find just the right fabric !
the apron I hope loads here is one that is for sale , it's part of the mommie & me set.:-)