Nice Surprise At The End Of A Tough Day

I recieved the nicest surprise yesturday at the end of a pretty tough day. It was a day of going back and forth for tests for my Dad and with his fractured back it was pretty hard on him. Not a fun day. But I was soon surprised by a wonderful package from Sondra at http://sondraschuld.blogspot.com/. My givaway prize came and really made my day!!! Thank you so much Sondra!!! Everything is so awesome and obviously made for me!! That was so thoughtful and nice of you! I really love everything. I can't wait to try out some of those mexican recipes! My husband is gonna love that! MMmmmm,with a cold margarita!! He doesn't drink, so I 'll have to have his!! So, today I am trying to catch up on some housework and get ready for my oldest sister to come see me this weekend . Her youngest son is coming too. We also have about 4 birthday parties to go to this weekend! I guess it will be a long weekend -- but alot of fun!

Holiday Things

It is really starting to feel like the holidays are near. I just love it! I've been working on my holiday swap stuff and having alot of fun with that. Thinking about gifts for the grandkids, that's always fun! But along with the holidays comes the other things. You know , like the things you HAVE to do, instead of the things you WANT to do!!! There have been alot of those lately.
My Dad has a compression fracture in one of his vertabraes. So his back has been giving him alot of pain. He hopefully will be able to have a procedure done to make it all better. But till then-- well, it's a little stressfull. He is living alone. Has help that comes in every day, and that helps alot. But I sure will be glad when he is better.
I got a new camera! I'm still learning how to use it, but I can't wait to see if it takes better pics, I really need it to. I'm not a very good photographer!!
I bought my husband a beeeeeautiful knife for his birthday from a fellow Etsy seller . The name of his shop is "Bullseyenam", and he does awesome work!! I gave it to my husband 2 months early, I'm so bad! But I just couldn't wait!!
That's about it for today.
Have a great weekend!

I Won! And It's Finally Cooling Off.

I won! I am so excited!! Sondra at http://sondraschuld.blogspot.com/ had a giveaway and I won!! Thanks Sondra!! Please take a look at her blog when you can. She is a sweetheart and has a great blog.

It is finally cooling off here in the desert! We had rain on Saturday morn and I was loving it! Saturday nite we went to my daughters and watched UFC. Great fights! I know, I'm weird, but I love the cage fights. Not to be mistaken for WWF or whatever it is!! I'm talking MMA, cage fighting. The real deal. We've been following it for a long time now, and yes, I'm hooked.

I finally got to work on the baby quilt for my new grandaughter. I messed up and had to rip some seams out, or I probably would have been almost done!! Hate it when that happens!! Oh, well. I am trying my hand at the scrap quilt thing. Got some pretty little pink prints in Durango when we were there. Hope it turns out! I'm not much of a quilter.

I made some new pins to sell on my Etsy shop.
I'm really starting to feel like its fall now.
Been working on my swap stuff. Fun!

Answers to Questions for Sweet Goodness Swaps Holiday Sister Swap!!

1. Favorite Color: Green
2. Chocolate Lover? Milk, Dark, White, or none of the above? Any Chocolate, not so much White.
3. What is your favorite craft hobby? Felting,Beading,Paper Stuff,Knitting,Sewing
4. What is a craft/art hobby that you would like to start? Leather Tooling
5. What craft do you NOT have an interest in or just not great in ( so your partner doesn’t send something you wouldn’t use)? Can't think of anything
6. Do you have any allergies? (we don’t want to send anything with peanuts if it’ll make you blow up like a balloon!) Sunflower Seeds
7.What’s your favorite part of Halloween? Decorating, candy eating, costumes, or something else?Costumes , Decorating
8. Do you decorate for Thanksgiving/Fall? Yes
9. December Holidays--what holiday do you celebrate? ChristmasWhat type of decorations do you like to put up in your house for that holiday? Vintage, Things that are special in my family
10. Do you have any children, if so what are their ages, boys/girls? A Daughter -31, A Son -29
11. Do you have any pets, if so what kind? A Turtle
12. Are you a reader? Yes If so, what type of books do you like? Novels, I love Janet Evonovitch( read all the Stephanie Plum Series ).
13. Are you celebrating a birthday or anniversary in October, November, or December? No
If so, what day and what is the occasion?
14. Do you collect anything? Yes If so what type of things do you collect? Pretty birds, especially Robin's, Nests, Bird Eggs, Vintage Aprons, Vintage Postcards, Cool Vintage things
15. What type of things do you like to cook? Mexican Food
Are you an appetizer person, cookie maker, dessert freak or a take out type of person?? All of the above
16. What is your favorite scent? Rain,Grass,Florals,Honeysuckle
Is there one that you can’t stand? Patullie ( I don't know how to spell it??!!
17. What’s your favorite song? I have alot of them! I love blues (not jazz), and country
18. What’s the last movie you went to see at the movie theater?Good Luck Chuck, We go to the movies alot!
19. What’s your favorite Candy? Reece's Peanut Butter Cups,Reece's Pieces
20. Tea or Coffee or other? I'm just getting into the hot teas, I like the oranges and tangerines alot. Caramel Machiattos.

Oops! Forgot to tell ya!

Oops! Forgot to tell ya about the giveaway at http://www.sweetjessie.com/.

Make a comment and tell her I sent you and we are both entered to win! She has a great site too!

Also check out Sondra's blog http://sondraschuld.blogspot.com/. She is having a giveaway also. You will love her blog!

I'm A Grandma Again!!!

My son and daughter in law had their 2nd baby girl on Monday!! She is precious,of course!! This will probably be the last grandbaby. My daughter and son in law are through too. So we have to REALLY spoil her!! I have been very busy as you can imagine. My dad hasn't been doing too good lately and has needed some extra care.

I signed up for 2 new swaps, so I can't wait to get started on those.

Back To The Heat!

These are pics of the swap package I sent to my partner for the Seasonal Sister swap. Very fun!

Well, I got to cool off for a bit, but now it's back to the heat! We just got back from beautiful Colorado and it was awesome! We rode the motorcycle and we took some bicycle rides along the river. Hung out with friends. Much needed R&R! Then we came back to Arizona and OMG!! Well, it had cooled down some since we had left---- but it was still in the 100's. It was 109 degrees when we pulled into town!! Much better than the 120 when we left!!

I did get to go to some thrift stores and antique stores while I was there. Fun! And a cool yarn store that had all the great bulky yarns I love! I will post pics later of some of my finds.