Shawnee's Dear Santa Swap

Questionaire answers: What are your hobbies? quilting knitting sewing What are your favorite colors? lime green hot pink and purple Do you collect anything? no Are you allergic to any fibers or animals? no Do you have any pets? yes 2 cocker spaniels Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate? Chocolate What do you like to read? non-fiction Debbie Macomber, mysteries quilt magazines Do you prefer Cookies or Candies as a sweet? either What is your favorite holiday treat? fudge Describe your favorite holiday tradition. decorating with a winter theme Did you believe in Santa as a child? of course When do you open presents? Christmas eve Do you put up a tree and when? If not, how do you celebrate? NO TREE winter theme Does your tree have a theme? NO TREE What has been your favorite gift to give? to receive? like to give gifts that receiver is glad to get

October check in..................

Welcome to October where it is still getting into the 80's here in Pahrump, so dress in layers because you freeze in the morning and are sweating in the afternoon. But we do have glorious sunshine...................I am working on my sewing gifties for my 2 Christmas swaps now :)!!!!

Still around life in Nevada

OK I admit that I like a little more humidity than is here. It is so dry and you can feel your skin cracking. My check in for the week making progress with the students.

Checking in.............

Still here trying to get adjusted to my move and no sewing yet either but have found one of the 2 quilt shops in town.

Life in NV

I made it after 3 long days of driving and am slowly finding my way around Pahrump. I do not have an internet connection yet either.

Moving on..............

I am in the process of wrapping my life up here in the Midwest and starting again in Nevada. I have found a job of my heart's desire teaching again and can't wait. Wish me well..............

On my weigh down........!!!!

So far today I have lost 48 lbs and hope to kick another 48 lbs by the end of this yr. That's why my pants are literally falling off my bum!!!!!!

2 years ago on July 5th

I received the news that I had breast cancer Stage 0 DCIS. So cancer free free for 2 years now!!!!

Happy Memorial Day...................

Remembering my Dad who fought in WW II miss you and love you much. Thank you to all who gave up their lives for us to enjoy what freedom we do have left!

Going on..................

Been neglecting the blog................just got out of the hospital on the 8th as I had a staph infection going into an open wound. UGH!!! Arthritis in my hands in really acting up and my sewing time is limited hope this gets better when warmer weather hits. Peace out!

SSCS......................

Oh I'm so bad as I haven't thanked Cat for the pretty table runner with NOEL embroidered in the center of it. It looked lovely on my holiday dinner table and also thank you for the knitted ornaments very talented. I will add a pic when I getb home.

I received my pkg.............

I received my package for ChookyBlue's Secret Santa and my person is a very talented knitter. She sent me three knitted ornaments and one surfing Santa who is way to cute.

Ornament swap............

I did an ornament blog swap and my partner was Carole B and she is a very talented lady. She sent the neatest cell phone holder, bracelet and ornament. She does lovely work. Thank you Carole.

Shawnee Secret Santa............

My secret Santa was Sharon from http://prettypinkpins.blogspot.com and she sent me some lovely items including a apron pattern, winter theme table runner, a snow flake ornament and other things. Thank you Sharon for the nice swap package.

Good bye to Somme

My black tom cat passed away today. We had nine years together and he enjoyed spending time outside in the sunshine. Go over the rainbow bridge and enjoy chasing butterflies in the sunshine.

Here are my answers to the questionaire: What are your hobbies? quilting, sewing, reading, gardening, photography What are your favorite colors? bright colors lime green, hot pink and all shades of purple Do you collect anything? no Are you allergic to any fibers or animals? yes pumpkin flavored candy Do you have any pets? yes 2 cocker spaniels Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate? Chocolate What do you like to read? Non-fiction - mysteries, quilt magazines (No romamce novels or religious) Do you prefer Cookies or Candies as a sweet? chocolate with nuts What is your favorite holiday treat? cookies Describe your favorite holiday tradition. snowmen Did you believe in Santa as a child? yes When do you open presents? Christmas Eve Do you put up a tree and when? If not, how do you celebrate? no tree decorate seasonal with snowflakes and snowmen Does your tree have a theme? NO TREE What has been your favorite gift to give? to receive? like small purses, table runners snowmen) Like to search for something that makes the person happy. :)

Calhoun County Quilt Show

I did the quilt show again this year on October 19th. It was not a nice day weather wise as it was cold and cloudy and raining but that never stops a quilter does it. Here as some pics of the quilts : Calhoun County, like Jo Daviess County in northwest Illinois, is unique in the state in that glaciers didn’t touch it and therefore has a more rugged terrain that is dissected by valleys than the generally flat terrain associated with the rest of Illinois. Calhoun County is also located at the tip of the peninsula formed by the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and is almost completely surrounded by water. Often referred to as the ‘Kingdom’, Calhoun County is sparsely populated with only 5 incorporated towns

Checking in...............

Life is good just working more hours at work since we are down one person so looking forward to the Calhoun County Quilt Show on Oct 19th & 20th.

Rough week and I'm in again...............

I lost two Uncles this past week on father's side and my mom's only brother. It is so sad that is the end of the Stark family Uncles. RIP Uncle Art and Uncle Luther. ======================================================================================= On a happy note this is my 5th year participating in this:

`Dragons.............

Some more pics from Chinese Lantern Festival. The dragons were made of china plates and cups while the Chinese junk was made from recycled plastic water bottles.