Giving Thanks

Since my husband has retired, and my girls have grown up and moved away I have found that the holidays look a lot different than they used to.  Some years we go have our Thanksgiving somewhere else, some years we have different selections of family members, and this year it will mostly be just the two of us.  It doesn't make me any less thankful, but sometimes it does make me a little less busy!

I'm looking forward to the smell of roasting turkey, and a day of relaxing.  Plus I can sneak off to the sewing room with no guilt!

Sunday we had a big church Thanksgiving dinner - boy was that a lot of fun (and work...), it was potluck style and very much enjoyed by our church family!  So much food!

It was fun seeing the pictures pop up on facebook!  We are going to miss doing our Christmas Tea for the ladies in December this year, so it was great to do something for our church family.  

That pretty much wiped me out for the day, so I was glad that I got a lot of sewing time in on Saturday!  

 First of all I found my cutting table!  It's nice to have the whole thing clear for cutting borders!  My twin Twinkle Star quilts both got their borders sewn on.

 And I got the backings prepared and got both of these quilt basted.  Then I basted my log cabin challenge for Island Batik.  While I was on a roll I decided to baste my Savannah quilt (made in a class with Karla Alexander a year or so ago!)

 Now my pin cup is empty!  I guess it's time to do some quilting now.  I guess that means I need to get my sewing table cleared off too.  Maybe by the end of 2018 I'll manage to get the horizontal surfaces cleared off in my sewing room?  We'll have to see about that!  I'm just thankful I have a room to mess up.  So many have lost their homes and loved ones in the fires in California.  Hopefully, we'll have some rain soon. 

What are you most thankful for this week?  I am thankful for all of you who encourage me and make me feel like what I do is valued, it means a lot!  Thank you!

Pamela

p.s.  I hear that my Barn Quilt design will be available soon!  Stay tuned!

Linky Tuesday

Happy Birthday Party for Jesus!

Whew - today was the Ladies Christmas Lunch - we had the theme of Happy Birthday, Jesus.  It was a lovely event.  Our attendance was down, but it was fun and we had tons of good food.  I am going to have to be very good about my eating after two potlucks in one week!

This is our Women's Ministry Team.  We have a great time putting on these events for the ladies in our church (Hauser Community Church)  The pretty lady in the white blouse in the center in my dear friend, Brenda.  She's had a rough few months and just finished her last Chemo treatment.  I hope she gets to feeling better really soon, and it lasts a good long time.  She has a small cell lymphoma and has been through a lot, but always has a smile on her face and time to chat and encourage the people around her!  All of these ladies are special to me and I enjoy serving with them!

Notice the presents on the table?  That was the cake!  It was just as delicious as it was beautiful, too!

 We decorated with lots of balloons in red, green, white, and silver.

 Cindy painted crowns from Burger King for our centerpieces!  Gorgeous!

There were fun glasses on the table that made the tree lights look like reindeer.  We had lots of door prizes and a group of children came in to sing and play their instruments for us.  I was gone till mid afternoon after cleaning up and putting things away.

When I got home I spent some time watching the birdies outside with Scamper - there were several kinds out in the backyard!  I guess they were enjoying a respite from the rainy weather we've had the last few days.  After that I went into my sewing room and finished up my curvy log cabin blocks.  I'll be putting that top together tomorrow!  Yay!

This evening I've been working on upgrading my husbands laptop to Windows 10.  I did mine last week and am happy with it, so decided to do his as well.  My poor mom and dad have have terrible trouble after their upgrade, so I hope his goes all right as well!