Hectic Holidays

Whelp, I'm back from a little celebration excursion. Honey and I celebrated 41 years of what is often called wedded bliss but what we call stubborn perseverance. So what do two adults who qualify for the discount breakfast at Denny's do to celebrate the fact they have managed to stay married for over 40 years? Why they go to Disneyland of course! No kids, no grandkids, not even another couple along to share the fun. Just us two. We spent a few days on the coast at Avila Bay, going wine tasting, eating clam chowder and cioppino, and sitting on the balcony watching the seals & dolphins. The sunrises were awesome.



Then we meandered down the coast to Southern Calif. for our visit with the famous mouse. With the summer crowds gone and no lines to contend with, we almost felt like we had the park to ourselves.



See? No lines. We spent 3 days going at a nice leisurely pace just enjoying the make believe world that Walt created. On our last day we sat by the river enjoying our overpriced hamburgers and waxing nostalgic about our first Disneyland experiences back in the fifties.


So, refreshed & rejuvenated from a week of R & R, I'm ready to dive into the holiday season with both feet & both hands. I can tell by all the scribbles on my calendar that I'm going to be pretty busy running hither & yon. I've got most of my Christmas shopping done. It helps that my family loves anything Disney. I thought I was almost done with handmade items for Christmas but then I added something to my list. I just couldn't see spending $65 on something I saw at the Disney Store that I could make for about ten bucks. Thanksgiving will be at our place this year so I've got to do some planning for that. And then there is the Red & White Snowball Challenge I signed up for! I took my fabrics along on our trip and got all the red parts cut and started on the lights.



Now I need to finish getting the creams/tans cut and send off the strips to my swap partners. I'll do that today and get them posted tomorrow. I'm glad I waited to finish the light strips because the swap strips are supposed to be 5" wide not 4" like I thought! I don't have the book with the pattern instructions but since the block is so simple I decided to make mine with 9" finished blocks using my 3.5" strips. So, to my swap partners Katy, Debra, Jennifer, Kathy, Christine and Esther the fabric is getting it's pre-wash now and those 5" strips will be on their way to you tomorrow morning. I'm so looking forward to working on a new project and seeing everyone else's progress.