December 9, 2007

I realized that I have been extremely neglectful in my blog. I never promised to write daily, but I will try to update more regularly. I told you November flew by, and now December promises to do the same (does anyone else feel weird about that whole extra week after Thanksgiving before December?).
Tomorrow I decorate the house, but we won't put the tree up until next weekend. My house feels naked, seeing everyone else's decorations up, but we have a woodstove in the living room where the tree goes. If I put it up now there will be a true Charlie Brown bare tree with lots of brown needles on the floor by Christmas. So we'll start with the outside - outdoor lights!!!! - and then inside and then the tree. I have gifts to wrap to be shipped to my family in NY, so after I decorate tomorrow I will have time to do that and not feel shipwrecked. I kind of like this. Not having or being able to do it all in one weekend - I won't wipe out.
This extra time has also allowed me to make some extra little stocking stuffers for my coworkers and my family. Using up some odds and ends of fabric I loved - but can't say how here until after Christmas.
I'm still looking at my options for upcoming 2008 shows and they are gelling. Slowly, but surely. I have 2 pieces nearly ready for the SOST (Sisterhood Of the Sagging Tits) challenge, due Jan. 31st. I think they'll be surprised. Steve isn't going near them. Says he's not getting involved because he doesn't get it at all. I will post them when they are finished. Pretty funny, I think. the idea evolved after a mammogram..... use your imagination.

December 8, 2007

It's really December already. Where the heck did November go? I can't even remember October!

I'm really thrilled this year for Christmas. I have won a major skirmish with Steve. I have always wanted, but never had, outdoor Christmas lights. Never had them. The argument (I thought) was always "the cords!" You have to leave a window or door open to get the cord inside. Think of the wasted energy! We do have an outlet in the carport -no garage - we're in NC - but I didn't think of that for some reason.

So tonight I had to go pick up Chinese takeout (no delivery except pizza in our little town) and all the Christmas lights were on and it was so pretty. On the way back I had a great "AH-HA!" moment. When I got home, I asked Steve why we couldn't have solar lights, if the cords were such a problem. I found some solar lights online and showed them to Steve. He pooh-poohed them saying they wouldn't really work and they would only last an hour or so. Plus, they're expensive. Okay. Enough! I pointed out that we can buy a bunch of lights and string them

together like we do on the tree and put them up around the door to the carport and plug them
into the outside outlet. He finally acquiesced and said that if I wanted the lights, I could have them, but I would have to put them up. He knows I have vertigo and don't do well on ladders, but I told him if he would hold the ladder, I would put them up. Yay! I get outdoor lights this year!!! And what I know, and what he knows I know, is that once I start teetering on that ladder, he'll give in and put them up. Considering I can fall off my flip-flops, it will hurt him to watch me try to do this. Damn I'm clever. Slow, but clever.

And I have to show what Grammy and PopPop's most treasured gift under the tree this year will be. How could it not be? Now tell me, don't we have to have outdoor lights for this little doll? And can you believe she is only 2 1/2 years old?