Made 187 Points

This afternoon I participated in a rousing game of domino's with my mom, my aunt, and my youngest. By the end I had scored the most points of everyone involved!

Unfortunately that was not the object of the game.

It was an epic loss.

 

 



Made Coffee

 I broke the glass carafe for the coffee maker today. This was the second time in less than a year that I have done just that. "Enough," I thought and dug around a bit for the stove top percolator I got at the flea market last summer. I had thought it would be a great back up for all those power outages we seem to encounter in our neck of the woods but now I'm thinking, "Why not for everyday?" Especially since it was so much fun to use. First the coffee grounds are spooned into the little basket.

 

 Next place the basket on the hollow stem piece and set both into the pot of water.

 

 Don't forget the basket lid to keep all those grounds in place!

 

 Watching the water bubble up into the glass piece up top proved to be great entertainment. At first it was clear but eventually darkened to a nice rich brown color.

 

 Mug ups all around.....

 

.....and a thumbs up from dear hubby to boot!

 



Made Me Wonder

  So this is the wave of my future. Truth be told, it's not bad. Fairly simple, fairly quiet, and functional. I like functional.

 

 This, however, is very strange. Traditionally I thought the horn was located in this general vicinity, not radio controls.

 

 No horn on the other side of the wheel either. But if I ever fall so in love with talking on the phone that I can't bear to be separated from it in the car guess what....I'm all set!!! Yet now I've got myself wondering, where is that horn? Perhaps I'll have to call someone to find out?!! 

 

  

 And then there's this.....

RADIO slash SOUND SYSTEM slash TRAVEL STATS slash FUEL INFO slash HEADLIGHT CONTROL slash CD PLAYER slash PHONE BOOK and all with a NAME THAT TUNE capability. 

Who in the world could possibly navigate such a conundrum of  glowing details?

 

Why my 11 year old son, that's who!!!

He is my hero.

 

 

Made A Final Farewell

 We are about to get a new car which means never ever will I have the comfort of driving a Saturn again. I kind of knew this day was coming and had begun to prepare for it. What I had not prepared for, however, was the fact that not one dealership that we visited offered car models with manual windows. Or manual locks for that matter. I sew on a featherweight 221, I have neither a dishwasher or a microwave, I will never buy a nook, or ever require a phone with blue tooth (whatever that is?) While I do foster a love/hate relationship with my laptop, I will admit I am quite fond of my tiny digital camera, and more than a little frustrated when the TV remotes are on the fritz. But now that I'm about to enter the strange world of techno gadget infused vehicles, I'm more than a little curious as to where my opinions will fall.

 

 

Made Twenty Years

 Happy Anniversary to me and dear hubby!

 

Twenty years ago I wore this dress, sat behind these place cards, ate from a menu such as this, and had coffee in this cup. Today I wore red plaid, sat alongside of our three kids, ate a plate of nachos, and had coffee in this cup. And dear hubby? Well  he wore blue plaid, sat next to co-workers,   ate more than just soup (I hope!), and drank enough cups of sugary coffee to get him through a 14 hour day. Needless to say we're taking a rain check on celebrating!

 

  

 



Made a Pit Stop

 I was only suppose to pick up a gallon of milk but I couldn't help myself. I hadn't been there in ages and I always find such good treasures....like the time I found my sewing chair. Do you remember that? Today I came home with a black hoodie that is nice and soft and worn in just right. I should have taken a picture of it before I tossed it in with the wash but I didn't. So I'll show you these instead, if you don't mind the blurry picture that is.....

 

My very first pair of high top sneakers! They were a special birthday gift from child #3 who has a pair just like them himself. He wanted us to match, which we did until it decided to get chilly outside. Since then, every morning on our way to the bus stop he wears his black hoodie and I've been wearing dear hubby's gray one. But not anymore!!! Won't he be surprised and won't hubby be happy to have his back?!!

 

 

Made Me Cry

I made use of yesterday's groceries this evening.

Salsa was on the menu

and

tears were on my cheeks!



Made My Bed(time)

 Did the laundry and put it away.

Cleaned the fridge and was shocked by what I found in there!!!

Shopped for groceries and restocked the shelves.

Cooked dinner and washed the dishes. 

Made my bed and am now off to lie in it!

 

Yes I am turning in early this evening along with a pile of reading goodness to catch up on. Let's hope I can at least enjoy browsing a few of them before I start reading my eyelids.

 

Made It In The Nick Of Time

Even though I awoke to a basket full of cushions in need of final details I decided to focus my attention elsewhere.....

 



.....and get some odds and ends out of the way. A bit of crochet completed the last two little pillows and the final three capes only needed their ties braided up. With these 5 under my belt for the day there was nothing left but to focus on the last 18 pincushions.

 



Round about four o'clock this is what  I had left. For awhile I wondered if I'd have to call the shoemakers elves for a bit of help but.....

 



.....by 11 o'clock all was well!

And as for tomorrow, I don't intend to lift a finger!!!

 

 



Made Ready For The Final 23

No I haven't forgotten about the fact that tomorrow is my deadline to finish up those 84 items. I've actually been chugging away at bits and pieces of them in between birthday hoopla, puppy naps, and potholder try outs. I've got 23 left to go and I've got them all set up in production line fashion. I was tempted to show you more photos of the day's progression but am quite certain another word for that would be PROCRASTINATION! And so I'm off.....on my mark, get set, GO!!!!



(He) Made Me Do It!

One little bichon puppy, a cozy quilt, and an invitation to snuggle after dinner. 

I was a goner and apparently asleep in a matter of minutes for the next thing I knew the sun was rising on the pile of dirty dinner dishes. It wasn't until I'd had my morning cuppa, however, that it dawned on me I'd missed my post for yesterday as well...UGH! Nothing like starting a new day playing catchup with the previous one.

 

 



Made For Me!

 Tonight I have a very happy kitchen!

 

Compliments of a friend's kindness and creativity.....didn't she just make
 the sweetest potholders ever?

Thank you Suzanne!!!

 



Made an Attempt to Catch Up

I so enjoyed all my birthday greetings.....THANK YOU! It still felt to be a bit of a holiday this morning so I skipped out on finishing up anything in lieu of prepping up all the goodies I have awaiting shipment. Packaged up  pincushions,.....

 

 ..... more pincushions,.....

 

.....and all the "Make Your own Lily" basics.

Back to serious sewing tomorrow!!!

 

 

 



Made A Quiet Wish

Happy Birthday to me.....

 



Made It Out the Door

The finishing touches were added to yet one more Hitty cape and another itty bitty pillow  early this morning. Soon after I was happily on my way up to the first Nellie Perkins Doll and Miniature Society meeting of the year and they were handed out to the appropriate individuals. Luckily, I remembered to take a quick pic to documents items 60 and 61 first!

 

 

 

 

Made a Bunch

Seven more cushions completed and ready to go! Once I decked them out with the blossom pins, however, I tossed the whole lot of them into the hand basket so you'll just have to take my word for it that a portion of these are new creations...cross my heart!

59/84!!!