Ryan surprised me after work today by putting up the xmas lights! We need to buy one more strand but considering last year all we did was buy the lights and never put them up we’ve gotten quite far this year 🙂
I would like to get a wreath for the door as well and maybe we can decorate the columns too.
It was hard to get a good picture since it was so dark out but the front of the house is nice and bright now 🙂
I quit work a little early today so I could get started on Thanksgiving baking! I’m supplying the pies for thanksgiving this year and it was quite an order to fill.
I started with one apple pie (I have 3 total to make), then I made 2 lemon meringue and a chocolate (new recipe for dark chocolate)… mmm yummy!
Now that the 3 pies that need to go in the fridge are done it’s back to apple pies. 2 to go and I’m done for the night and it will be time to pack up the pies.
It’s too bad my back is already killing me and I’ve only been baking for 2 hours.
On the side I’m working on making a cute frame (painted it red and I’m adding white letters) for my niece’s certificate she got for finishing a work book. I can’t wait to give it to her tomorrow 🙂
I got home from California Friday night in time for Ryan and I to go out to dinner and relax for the night. Ryan had to work all weekend so it was nice to have one night to relax since I had been gone all week.
Saturday I went shopping with some friends up at a cross stitch store in Grantham, NH which really got me inspired to stitch again. I actually have been stitching a little lately, last weekend while recovering I stitched a small gift for someone for Christmas and I started a small kit I got at Celebrations for the plane ride to CA. So while shopping I bought some fabric for a set of seasonal pieces I’ve been wanting to do for a while and when I got home I started on it.
Today I finished cleaning out the livingroom/diningroom area so we can start on the electrical work now. All the trim and extra wood had to be moved to the basement and then I vacuumed and organized everything else. As soon as Ryan has some free time we can get the holes drilled and run some wire.
Once it got dark I settled in to stitch for a few hours. I’m working on Autumn in my Garden by Mirabilia (there is one for each season). I’m stitching this on 40ct hand dyed linen.
Now it’s off to bed and a short week at work. Monday is a short day this week, I’m meeting up with my sister for lunch and then watching my nieces for the last time this semester. I can’t wait to see the girls, it’s been too long!
She deserves her own post…
My parents’ dog Shadow passed away this week. We got her as a puppy when I was in high school and she was a much loved and spoiled dog. Holidays and visits home will not be the same without her and just thinking about camping without her makes me very sad. I miss her just thinking about her.
Lack of posting has been due to the flu. Last weekend Ryan had to work all weekend and Sunday I came down with what i thought was a cold after we did manage to clean up leaves in the morning.
Unfortunately by noon Monday (I was at work to get some important tasks done) I knew it was more than just a cold and I headed home around 2 to sleep for 36 hours straight under the influence of NyQuil. On Wednesday I awoke from my stupor in less pain and finally able to get out of bed, I spent the day on the couch napping, this time not taking NyQuil which indicated I was on the mend for sure!
Now that I’m back to work I’m a little behind and have been busy. I hope this weekend to get a little done around the house, Ryan has to work again but I will figure out some things i can do before I head out to CA for the week.