Now THIS Is A Happy Meal!

My husband got a bit creative today....

Is It Time For Bed Yet?

Went to work....
Went to the grocery store
Put groceries away
Went back to grocery store
Fed the cat
Fed the birds - again
Watered the plant
Emptied all the trashcans in house
Went for a walk
Ran the vacuum
Fixed dinner
Washed dishes

it is only 6:40.... but I'm ready to hit the sack! But I will force myself not to - I need to stitch a bit and watch some tv and try not to eat any more junk food! Sooo glad tomorrow is Friday! Now if it was a payday Friday, that would be the icing on the cake... but it isn't....arghhh!

Happy Talkin Talkin Happy Talk....

Happy Talk - Keep Talkin Happy Talk... Talk about things you like to do.... those lyrics are from a song in "South Pacific" (one of my favorite movies by the way). They fit so aptly to this sampler. It is called a Quaker Sampler. However, I call it the "happy sampler". It always makes me happy when I stitch on it. Hmm, I really really should stitch on it more often - LOL!

Mental Health Day....

I woke up to a cold, windy, rainy day.... My foot was hurting, my legs were hurting, my two fingers that I cut were hurtin.... and I just plumb didn't feel like going in and shelving library books today. So I went shopping instead in my favorite little town of Occoquan! Here are some of the treasures I brought home - the "sister" framed needlework will be a gift for my sister; the picture of the little boy pulling the sled with the cat on it went over my bed. I've wanted this picture for the longest time. Today it was on sale (a little bit anyway), so I splurged! The alphabet placque went in my downtairs powder room. I adore samplers with alphabets on them, so this placque was right up my alley! After leaving the little town of shops, I ran over to the needlework shop and was very very bad.... or very very good - depends on how you want to look at it - LOL!

Rainy Monday Smiles...

Driving into work this morning, I saw two geese on the strip of grass on the side of the road.... one was sitting, one was laying down.... they were smack dab in front of the bus stop! Cracked me up!

A little girl today at the library (where I work) running into the children's section - yelling back at her Dad - come on come on COME ON - books books BOOKS!!! Too cute....

What made you smile today?

And I Love....

N - a new stack of magazines on Friday nights

O - warm cookies fresh out of the oven

P - fresh pears and pineapples

Q - quilts - especially the one that was passed down to me

R - the sound of rain - especially when I'm snug in bed

S - reading in the mornings on Sundays

T - a little time alone in the house each day

U - umbrellas - I'm addicted to them!

V - old fashioned valentine cards

W - my walks in the evenings

X - xylophones

Y - yellow roses

Z - zinnias - I've loved them since I was a child

I Love....

A - Crispy Crunchy MacIntosh Apples

B - Watching the big black crows dip their Ritz crackers in the water dish

C - Cross-stitching each evening

D - Driving to Ohio to visit my family - wish it were more often

E - Earrings - especially antique and unique ones

F - French Fries

H - Holding Babies

I - Chocolate Ice Cream

J - My sister Julia

K - Knitting gifts for friends and family

L - My Mom Lois

M - A cold glass of milk