my word of the year for 2014

The word I have chosen for 2014 is

 

Faith

 

Faith in myself and the choices I make

Faith in the people surrounding me

Faith in the world around me

Faith

 

 

 

okay 2014, I'm ready, bring it on!

Happy New Year!

 

Marie

 

 

 

ps.  thanks for the idea Judy, it's a good one.

Judy's  Blog ... is here

 

 

 

 

 

what the hell !!!

what the hell --- the radio/weather geek this morning described the next 3 days as .... awful.  Zero and snow .. like 5" over the next 3 days ... and you all know what that means ... if it's that cold and it snows -- it's gonna blow.

shit.  I have plans.

I worked all weekend long -- getting ready for the big "w2" push.  yep, it's started already.  cleaning up the projects (and the physical spaces) ...

still have the long arm at the office ... need to break it down and move it home or just leave it up (insert grin) ... no, it needs to move (and soon)

the plans -- New Years Day is my annual "last day of freedom shopping trip."  I'm already making lists ..... I generally purchase a whole years supply of certain things .... toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, trash bags and well .... I won't need to buy kitty litter this year ....

I have to admit peeps ... some day's I actually miss the cat ....

 

yep, it's gets pretty quiet at night with no yowling, mis-behaving, clawing the furniture, stinking up the building ---  cat ....

 

but I don't miss the litter box or schlepping the litter to the basement and it is rather nice not to have claw marks in the furniture and well, there is no more cat hair stuck to my clothes.

 

oops, I digressed -- back to shopping --- involves a meal at a nice restaurant too -- no fast food on New Year's Day ...  all I know is if I get stuck in Hooterville for the day I'm not cooking or cleaning.

 

Happy Monday!

 

M

 

ps.  quilt finish last night -- pictures to come if daylight ever arrives ... it is an awesome finish!!!!

 

 

the finish -- in the snow (and it is snowing too)

Jean's Christmas present

 

 

get ready -- it's coming back ...

the heat wave on Friday brought elder #1 and his tractor to town .... must get the ice scrapped up before it becomes permanent .... (or so I was told) ... didn't know we had ice on 3rd street ...

note however -- in the darkness of winter -- the parking lot is always in the shade ... but, thankfully, we are gaining 11 seconds a day (or something like that) of additional daylight.  

 

the 12/29/13 windchill forecast -- peeps this is freeking ugly.  dangerously ugly.  and this morning the weather dude said "white out conditions"  -- ground blizzards.

 

frack -- I got things to do and places to be!

I guess I'll be on 3rd St -- working instead.

 

Marie



T G I Friday ...

 

it's been that kind of December hasn't it?  .. I just finished a pre-tax projection for a client and referred to it as "butt ugly" ...  and they understood my description.

 

on a lighter note -- the penguins below are adorable ...

I liked a site on facebook called "earth porn" and they daily post the most gorgeous pictures of nature ... it's pretty awesome

 

 

Happy Friday y'all. 

 

M



Back to work

 

the office Amaryllis is blooming nicely -- a spot of color is always welcome.

 

So after the cleaning, wrapping and cooking on Christmas Eve, this Diva sewed -- I put the binding on this crib / throw project ...

 

Christmas Eve we were blessed with 5" of fluffy new snow -- it covered up the dingy snow nicely.  See shovel middle upper of the picture.  Must keep handy.

 

 

 

I tossed it over the stair railing and decided this made a nice shot too .. I was having trouble deciding which picture was the best.  I think this throw is going to my little friend Cameron, he's learning his numbers and letters (and has outgrown his baby quilt) ...

 

The mid-week Christmas holiday really doesn't feel like a break -- now it's work work work for the next 4 months.  (The excitement is not oozing from my words!) ...

 

 

 



Happy Christmas ....

 

 

Ah, the tree is decorated, the snow is falling, the presents are wrapped and well, it's time to cook!

 

Merry Christmas

 

Marie

 

 

well, it is ....

  just another -18' day in paradise.  frack.  I was a good woman - smart woman this morning.  Started the truck before I hopped into the shower ... warm and toasty for the morning commute.  Bessie, the truck, is one large hunk of cold metal and at -18' ... even the tires feel square.

  believe me,  -18' in jammies and slippers is no picnic either --

  so, Mrs. H and I worked hard yesterday -- lots of bodies rolled thru here ... a couple more this morning and then I have my last official "day off" until April 16th.  As I get  older and wiser -- the "season" seem more daunting every year.  So I'm going to have an attitude adjustment moment and we'll have to "roll with it" .....


Happy Christmas Eve ...

Marie