December 2010

The Christmas Ornament That Melts My Heart

December 30, 2010

I know y’all aren’t going to believe this, but the mannequin that resides in my dining room actually broke into a grin when I took the Santa hat off of her head and packed away all the Christmas doodads. OK, maybe I stretched the truth a little, but I know that she is as happy [...]

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365 Thank You Notes? That’s Nothing!

December 29, 2010

Have you ever seen a book title and thought to yourself, “Aww, Thunder! I should have written that!”? It happened to me again when I saw the book 365 Thank Yous: The Year A Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life. The author, John Kralik, spent a year writing one thank you note a [...]

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Soured On Apple — The Unusable iPad

December 22, 2010

It was to be the perfect Christmas present for me. My beloved husband knew I had been lusting for an Apple iPad, so he went on-line and ordered one. He couldn’t wait to give it to me, even though he knew it would capture my attention for the holidays. It WAS to be the perfect [...]

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Can’t Catch Me …

December 15, 2010

My Momma thought that “fresh cookies” meant a newly opened package of Oreos. Now, there is nothing wrong with that. I like Oreos well enough, but it meant that I had never in my life had a gingerbread man. I was elated when I spied gingerbread men in the display case of the bakery, and [...]

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Share A Square: Good News, Better News, And A Request

December 10, 2010

As the holiday season grinds into full swing, I thought I’d give a full update on the Share A Square 2010 project (so I can make myself move on to other topics). For those of you unfamiliar with it, volunteers from around the world are crocheting six inch squares to put together afghans for children [...]

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It All Starts With A Little Heart

December 9, 2010

I can’t convince my cats that the tiny crocheted hearts I am making are not cat toys! I’m sure that once the Share A Square project is over I’ll move the couch and find a jillion of them under there … it’s where the cats hide all their treasures. I know that the heart doesn’t [...]

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The Boulder In My Boot

December 6, 2010

I have no clue how that rock got into my shoe. Perhaps it was because I stumbled clumsily across the parking lot. Or, maybe that itty bitty rock hopped into my shoe to try to teach me some obscure life lesson. At any rate, it traveled over the top of my boot, down the length [...]

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Craft Explosion

December 5, 2010

I just left town to work for a week, and when I came home my craft room had exploded. Not literally, of course. It just looks like a tornado blew through there. My beloved husband had been bringing home the mail for me and piling it on my craft table. Then, I added the afghans [...]

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