We’ve had a great holiday here in our little home. Courtney’s been out of school since the 14th and in all honesty, we’ve done almost nothing. We had a huge Holiday Open House here on the 18th and after that, it was relax [...]]]> Get it? Wrap-up? Or maybe it should be the un-wrap-up. Sorry, moving on…

We’ve had a great holiday here in our little home. Courtney’s been out of school since the 14th and in all honesty, we’ve done almost nothing. We had a huge Holiday Open House here on the 18th and after that, it was relax and hangout mode. Patrick woke up the day after our party with a cold that then went to his chest. There was snot everywhere and coughing and general nastiness so we stayed home so he could recover. Then there was Christmas and more hanging out at the house. And New Years, where we showered and took off our pj’s and ventured out into public.  OK, not public as much as going to someone’s house, which is approximately 1 minute away in the car. And I’m SURE they wouldn’t have cared if we’d stayed in our pj’s… And now it’s FREEZING and we aren’t going anywhere today. And honestly, that’s all good with me.

Courtney had an excellent Christmas. She didn’t really get it, but close. She woke up Christmas morning and laid in bed for 1/2 an hour before I went in to get her and her first words were, “Did Santa come?” There was no banging down the door. No running down the steps. It was almost like a regular morning, until we got downstairs.  Santa didn’t wrap anything which made the big reveal happen all at once and the cleanup super easy. But that also meant that Courtney wanted to open all of our gifts, which was fine but maybe not so exciting for her.  Either way, she had a great day. Christmas day wrapped up (sorry, I didn’t mean to do that again) with Courtney singing Jingle Bells at the top of her lungs from her bed at 10:30, long after we’d turned out our own light.

Usually hanging out at home for 3 weeks with not a lot to do drives me a little crazy but this time, it’s been really nice.  Hell, a week at home with nothing to do drives me batty.  But I’m not complaining. Courtney’s had a great time. She’s been playing with her toys and Patrick or Paul or I. And because Patrick isn’t walking, going out requires lugging him everywhere and the kid is HEAVY but he wants to do everything his sister does. And sometimes staying home is easier and less exhausting.  But, all good things must come to an end. Reality starts tomorrow with Courtney going back to school and doctors appointments and errands and one more day in our pajamas is all good with me.

I sure hope Santa likes sugar...

Getting the milk and cookies ready

And we can't go to sleep until we feed the reindeer!

Wow, Santa DID come!!

CARS!!

And the Princess has arrived

Checking out the new bike!

I made the majority of my gifts this year and have spent the better [...]]]> Well, it’s over. Santa came, the presents were opened, the food was consumed and now we can all go back to live as it was. Other than someone needing to come and take this tree down for me….

I made the majority of my gifts this year and have spent the better part of the past month in my sewing room. I don’t know what’s gone on in the rest of the house but my sewing room is a DISASTER. But, I have to say that everything was (mostly) a succes.

I also made a runner to go with the potholders but I forgot to take a picture.

This quilt is more of a throw than a quilt. But she’s 1 1/2 so she’s small, like the quilt.

I made 4 pillows, only 2 of which I quilted. I like the look of the quilting and wish I’d done them all this way.  I improved with practice though.

Kindle cover

Pockets!!

I was really happy with the Kindle cover. It was super easy and quick, once I realized the pattern I was using had the dimensions all wrong. It’s hard to see but the inside right has little pockets to hold the Kindle in place.

Courtney already had the doll. I made the doll the little shirt and some pants (it’ll work on a couple of her dolls) and then I made the same shirt for her. She wasn’t as excited about it as I was but give it time and she will be.

These turned out to be my favorite

My SIL moved into a new home in October and their master bedroom is violet, hence the purple pillows. I’m really pleased with these and how they came out. I love the round pillow which was super easy. I’ll definitely be making more pillows for our room!!