Dont laugh!!!!!!

OK I can hear you out there....all you folks who take snow for granted...but this is HUGE for us here in So. Cal!!!!! Last time I remember snow on the ground at my house was over 20 years ago!
Now I live right in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains....and we always get snow in the mountains...but rarely does it come below 2500 hundred feet. But this morning we woke up to the white stuff all over our yard....

I didnt get any pics of the foothills yet, I need it to get a little less foggy to get a good picture....but I think the snow level is pretty low. When I hike....up behind my house, I go up to about 2600 feet elavation, and the news said we would get snow to 2500 feet....well....my house is below that...so I cant wait til the fog clears!!

ok I can hear you laughing out there!!!!! this is on my balconey...I had to go swish my toes in it...lol.

Mind you....I dont own a coat....I only wear Uggs cuz theyre cute....I rarely turn on my heater, and we wear flip flops 300 days out of the year if not more. In fact...last week I was laying in my back yard sunbathing, and my daughter and I were making plans to go to Glen Ivy spa this week....guess thats not gonna happen? but then again, it could be 80 tomorrow...thats southern cal.

So dont laugh....

excuse me while I go build a snow midget.....

Just in the nick of time...

With the deadline looming for Christmas thru the Year I decided today was the day to make my gift....nothing like waiting til the last minute!!! BUT hey...if it wasnt for this club I would not have made it at all!!!! This was supposed to be made for last Christmas...but it never got done...so now I have a great gift for....????? thats for me to know!!!!

Now go easy on me...Im so not a quilter, and theres some mistakes, one big one...can you see it???

Thanks to Cheryl and Darlene for hosting...its fun to get something done ahead of the holidays!!!!

Craft Day.....

Today was craft day at my friend Pams........6 of us good friends got together to make a craft from Pinterest. We have decided we will do this every month...its gets us together on a regular basis..and its FUN!!!!

We each brought treats....I made these....

And these...

There were lots of yummy goodies...

Coffee and tea and we were set!!!!

We made these pendents that are all over Pinterest...Pam supplied all the things we needed....I made a necklace and a couple of magnets. Next month...my house:)

While I was at Pams she showed me a quilt she aquired.....from a relative in the midwest.

If you enlarge the picture you can read the note card....can you imagine making this quilt on the Oregan trail,,,1860...amazing!!!!!! I can just imagine how hard it must have been..ALL done by hand!!!!...it looks like the blanket and binding were added later on to protect the binding I imagine? you can see thru the added binding to see the original binding....if quilts could talk eh?????

OK when I saw this tote my sister made I had to have it...anything with an Owl!!!!

She used wool to make the owl....its so stinking cute!!!! go look at her bags!!!!

My newest obsession...terrariums...remember them from the 70s. I remember planting them in old sparkletts bottles...do u remember that?????

They are back in style and Im so glad!!!!

Im very excited about something.....I have wanted a desert tortise for a long time....and Im getting a baby!!!!!! It wont be able to go outside for a couple of years, because of predators, hawks etc....it will live in a tank until it grows a bit...then it will go in the back yard. they hibernate in the winter. I live in a warm climate so it will be outside all the time once its bigger. As soon as I get a home for it I will bring it home...we cant decide between Franklin or Tuck...both turtle characters on Nick Jr....whatta ya think???

rainy day blatherings cuz Im bored!!!!!

A couple of weeks ago my high school friends and I had a couple of dinners to see of one of our own who is moving to Virginia.......its always so much fun to get together with these gals that I have been friends with for over 45 years!!!!! we always joke that we may all be living together some day....lolololol.....hopefully NOT in a nursing home!!!!!

This is my dog Cookie.....I thought you would want to know.....lol

Im thinking about this for my grandkids......whatta ya think...would they like it?????

LAtely I have been obsessed with roasted vegetables...brussel sprouts in particular...I adore them!!!!

This picture was last week....then it started raining...it hasnt stopped in days...and days....

Im a sun person....I dont like too much time to go by without it..I get lazy, and bored...and I spend too much time on pinterest.

Heres an update on my RESOLVE issues...
I had a slight relapse on biting my nails...but only 2 of them suffered...and Im back on track.
I thought I was doing great on the piano, then I do it in front of my teacher and I mess up all over the place!!!!! UGH...need to practice more.
havent exercised because its raining...and yes I do have a gym membership but its not the same as walking or hiking outside...
on forgiving.....I have forgiven all but 2 people in my life...isnt that good enough...lol...

ok...I think Im gonna go clean out my pantry or something...and pray for sunshine...have a great day peeps!

Vegas baby....

My dear friend Debbie... for longer than I care to rememeber ...decided to vacation in Vegas for a week.....and since I am a short hour flight away I decided to fly up and join her for a day of fun!

She and I have quite a story....we met in our 20s...became best friends...we were single moms at the. I was enjoying my freedom but she on the other hand was looking for a husband...lol...so when she found a prospect she put all her effort into him...lol....and slowly we lost track of each other when I moved an hour east. She did try to find me...but in the mean time I had found Mr. Right and married and changed my name. Now there was no internet back then....so it wasnt like now when all you have to do is look on facebook to find someone...

Anyways...fast foward a few years, Mr. Right and I moved out to the middle of nowhere...where you could buy a nice house for real cheap...and I was expecting my daughter and life was good. and when I say the middle of nowhere I kinda am not kidding...lol...but Mr. Right traveled and all we needed was a nearby airport.

So anyways....we bought our new house and they were still building all around us, and there was a house next door that was still empty when we bought ours, but we heard there was a family with 4 kids moving in soon. One day I was out watering my dirt...lol...barely had a yard in yet...and up walks a man and woman to introduce themselves as our new neighbors....yup...you guessed it...it was Debbie!!!! AND her hubby Joe, which just happens to be my hubbys name too. I dont know if it was coincidence...divine appointment, or what...but it sure was crazy!!! I think I might have peed my pants when I saw her!!!! any ways....we lived next door to each other for about 15 years, and then she broke my heart by moving to MO. I remember the day they drove off...I think we were both sobbing....

Well. I got alittle side tracked there didnt I??? at any rate....I decided to fly up to Vegas for the day, we hadnt seen each other in about 3 years.

First thing we did was go out by the pool....and the sharks!!!!

and then..in typical fashion...Debbie decided we need to do something nuts! (can I tell you she was always getting me in trouble when we were neighbors...lol)

So after we signed the disclaimers....

we suited up and prepared to zip line thru downtown Vegas....

after that we REALLY needed a drink...or 2...can you see my is already empty!!!

It was a fun day....I won $27.00...and conquered my fear of heights..and sharks...and I didnt even pee my pants!!!!!!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.................

An exciting find!!!

So yesterday was one of those days where I had some time but no motivation to sew....so I decided to go on a hike. Now my house backs up to the Etiwanda Nature Preserve....so thats where I decided to go. Up there its very exciting, lots of old stuff to look at...its right in the foothills and there are some falls up there, and also lots of rements of the past. One such remnent is an old old chimney, made from rocks, the cabin is long gone, the chimney is all thats left of it. It was built in the late 1800s by pioneers. Its about a mile up in the foothills where I hike. Now I dont usually stop here, but since I had walked from my house, I usually drive the 2 miles and park..and then hike up....I decided to take a break. As I was sitting on a bench by the fireplace just daydreaming about how harsh life must have been back then I spotted this box under a rock in the corner of the fireplace. VERY COOL!!!

See it there under the rock!!!! Inside was a little booklet with about 10 entries by hikers who had found the box before me....

So I made my entries and carefully put the box back where I found it so the next person could have a nice surprise....

Its a awesome place to hike and Im always finding something new!!!!

If you want something done.......do it yourself!!!!

and thats exactly what I did....lol....WHILE hubby napped!!!!! My daughter and her bff decided to go to IKEA, so since they had a large vehicle I had them get this.....

and since I wanted it put together RIGHT AWAY....I got busy!!!!!

After 2 mistakes, and taking it apart again, I finally managed to get it done. Of COURSE I did not think the mistakes were mine at first...it HAD to be their fault....but I perservered..and figured it out, and of course it was MY fault!!! It only took me 2 and 1/2 hours even with the mistakes so Iam getting better!!!!! I had already put together several pieces....so it went a little faster than the first time.

VOILA!!!!!!

See the other red piece....that was my first piece I put together a couple of years ago.....

See these wonderful ladies.....I got to finally meet them this week....

If you ever visit Kris' blog you have heard about her chickens. Kris invite me over to learn to crochet with the Knitty Bitties, and since I had RESOLVED to learn, I jumped at the chance. It was a fun time....Kris is a great hostess....even offered to let us pick fruit from her orchard, which I sadly forgot to do:(
I guess I will just have to go back!!!

I wanted to make a little blanket for my grandson who is due this June....and the nursery will be a rock and roll theme, reds and grays...so I got this cotton yarn but since I knew NOTHING about yarn and crocheting, I did not realize it was HARD to work with and not so soft....so after doing a few rows, I decided to scrap this project, use the yarn for dishrags, and move on to some softer yarn...

Here is my progress after a few rows......its relaxing thats for sure!!!!

THIS kept her busy for a LONG time!!!!!!

She even made an ice cream cone.....

Shes getting so big...not so much a baby anymore, but not to worry....there will be 2 new babies to welcome soon....

SO far my RESOLVE has been pretty good....Im learning to crochet, I have not bitten my fingernails yet...and I can play the Theme from the Titanic on the piano.....BUT my RESOLVE in the fitness area is lacking so this week that will be my focus....wish me luck!!!!!!
How bout you, are you sticking to your resolutions????