A Bungalow in Texas
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Monday, January 7, 2008
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you all! I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and I pray each of you have a Happy New Year.
Life has had some interesting turns of late. I have a new, temporary job. It will last through the end of January. I'm helping a friend close down her family business. It is a sad time, as I was a customer of this family business for over 20 years, but I am getting to spend a lot of time with my friend, and that has been enjoyable. Her mother has had the business for almost 45 years, but at 79, she is not able to run it anymore. To everything there is a season....
My daughter turned 18 on Christmas Eve. I can't believe I have an 18 year old. My, time really does fly.
The big Christmas gift hit at our house was the fleece blankets I made for everyone. DH got one with the LSU Tiger on it. DD got one with a scene from a Degas or Renoir painting (can't remember which artist). DS#1 got one with outdoor scenes featuring a moose (he fancies himself the great outdoorsman) and DS#2 got one with the US Navy logo all over it. I also made one for my best friend, it had "Tennessee" and the state stuff (bird, tree, flower, etc.) all over it. Oh, I made myself a Tennessee one, too! Every evening and morning, everyone is wrapped up in their blankets......except today, when it is almost 80 degrees!!
The house is restored to its pre-Christmas state. Yes, we did find two Christmas items we forgot to put away! Always happens. Then there are the two items I moved so I could put out Christmas stuff, and now I can't find them. They are somewhere in that house, I know it! Do you ever do that? I feel sure they are still in Christmas boxes, and DH didn't see them when he was packing the stuff away. He's gong into the attic to look for them on Tuesday.
I made some pretty tasty sourdough sandwich bread yesterday. Usually my sourdough sandwich bread leaves something to be desired. I just took my time this time. Perhaps I've found the method that will work for me.
I don't make New Year's resolutions. Seems like I'm making some sort of resolution each week anyway.
I need to get out and gather some seeds from my hyacinth bean vines so I can plant them in late spring. I have two sunflowers that have sprung up under the bird feeder. We've had some hard freezes, and they didn't fare too well, but it has been nice to see a bit of summer sunshine out my back door on cold, dreary days.
Here's wishing you all some summer sunshine to brighten your winter days.....
Blessings to you all,
Karmann |
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• Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - Untitled Comment
The blankets sound really neat. My Dad would love the US Navy one.
I have yet to put away my Christmas items. I'll do it on Friday. It's always so sad to me.
Blessings,
~FArrah