Max decided to try on my hat... cause it's warm, Mom...
And a post could not be complete without the latest Oscar-cuteness. We do this each morning as Max and I eat breakfast together. He tucks in under my arm and with big puppy brown eyes looks up at me and patiently waits to see if I will give him a bite of eggs. Little turkey! Update: LOL! I loved this picture so much, I posted about it twice! DUH!!!
Grandma's salt and pepper shakers look onto my hard work! I don't ever remember her putting up raspberry preserves, but I do remember her pillowcases with embroidery. What I wouldn't give to have a few of those now! This is my first attempt and lots more practice is needed, but I like it!
Now let's all cross our fingers that at about 3:00 tomorrow when my 24 hours of set time has completed, that I have honest to goodness for the first time ever made my own JAM!
Other notes - We celebrated Grammie's birthday a bit early - I made her a library book bag and a cute little needle point clutch (no pic..duh!) It was so cute cause I used some swarovski hot fix crystals for the first time on it! Those can be addicting! This is the birthday girl, Max and Oscar-boy.
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Last Saturday Kara brought Max and Roy over to the neighbors annual gingerbread house party. This gal does 3 sessions with 20-25 kids each. CRAZY! I was happy to let Kara take Max! I was recovering from my 2nd eye surgery (happy excuse!) I just do not do well with that many people in small quarters! Super nice of this family to do the parties! Here's Max's masterpiece!
I received a special valentine from the boy - it's been patiently waiting for me to photograph it and post! You have to look close, but he wrote little messages on the heart. The pink one says "You Rock" How cool is that? I love my boy!
Good news! Max does not have retinitis pigmentosa - yeah! All checked out yesterday and the Dr. did not see any signs. Also - he has been invited to a Young Authors conference - 1 of 5 kids in the second grade to be picked to go! It's Saturday, 3/29. Very excited little boy! Excited parents as well - As Scott says...We must be doing something right!
Today - School is cancelled! We have windchills of 35-45 below! Temp is 14 below! My turn to stay home with the boy - Scott got the strep throat day off a couple of weeks ago. I feel a little guilty, but boy am I gonna get a TON done! We are having folks over on Saturday and I need to clean, clean, clean!
I downloaded a great Romantic Fingerless gloves pattern from whiletheyplay on etsy.
Here's a FOB! My promised very own Joy Journal - doing pretty well with getting entries made. It was from Aimee Ray's book Doodle Stitching - pattern was for a scrapbook cover - I modified for a notebook cover. Very fun book - highly recommend!! 
I think I get hung up on needing a photo for each post and then don't post. So, I am figuring out ways to get photos out of my camera much faster and streamline my process. (I am also getting out my cameras user guide to figure out why I am not getting sharp photos - I think the image stabilization thingy is turned off.) I am awesome at streamlining at work..lose it with home/personal stuff. But ya know...those crafty blogs out there have a tendency to get me a little off track..like these...Ric Rac...how cute is her post about the little softie boys!! Future Girl...well, she's just been a favorite since this fall. So seriously, my favorites...I have to now have folders...CraftyGoodness...CrochetGoodness...KnitingGoodness....EmbroideryGoodness...SewingGoodness...How the heck is a girl gonna get off the internet and make something? I will have to give myself a timer like I do for Max...1/2 hour of playing Playstation and then you are done.
Crafts Update: Started crocheting a hooded baby blanket. I am 1/2 done with my first real cross-stitch project - a biscornu - inspired by The Flossbox - aren't these darling? They just look doable. I am also working on a another project - Any Small Acts of Kindness are Never Wasted.
I promised Max we would work on Super Lion today too.
Oh yeah - I love glitter and I made a valentines tree cause I just love the glow of white lights...it will turn into St. Pats Tree, Easter Tree, Spring Tree, you get the picture...
Here's a quick Max update - he made this most recent Lego Booster creation last weekend when he was recovering from strep throat. Literally 6 hours of concentrated work where there was no tv, no computer and no nintendo ds. Worth every dime!!! He was pretty stinkin' proud of himself too.
We headed off to the lodge to spend Thanksgiving day with my father-in-law. He cooked! Fabulous! Even better-he's a great cook! I got to make desert - allrecipes.com helped with this one. Here's the recipe. Yummy! Cranberry Streusel - Tart and sweet, you can't skip vanilla ice cream with this one!
Max was bored..imagine that! So he devised..on his own.. to create a costume and game where he is a gun salesman. Yes, folks...I am concerned too. He even had contracts all written up that when you buy a gun, you had to sign your life away. I need to quiz him a little more on where that all came from
Other than that - I sat by the fire and began my newest pair of socks, Simple Trekking Socks - yep, I know I am about 2.5 years behind the trend. I have another pair of finished socks to post..just gotta get the pics taken. I also started and finished Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry...aka Crazy Aunt Purl. I have read her blog for over a year now, and specifically made Scott stop at Walmart so I could buy the book. When your son keeps asking you what are you laughing at - that's all the book review you need!
