WINTER SKY SAYS SNOW

Our Cleveland weather man says we will have snow tomorrow and the sky is showing it big time. Our current temperature is 41 degrees. I am not looking forward to winter. I never drive in snow, so soon I will be hybernating unless I have a driver. (George)

Since my feet are feeling very chilly, today I got my yarn and knitting needles out.

Here they are, on my feet and quite compfy. Did you ever make yourself slippers. Try them. A couple hours of work and there they are.

TRICK OR TREAT

This afternoon is Trick or Treat for our neighborhood. From three to five I will be a yo yo. Up and down going to the door. We have lots of kids come by. Some are brought in by cars.

The candy is ready and waiting and hope the little ones all have fun and stay safe today.

I will miss Zoe coming to my door again this year. Last year she was Tinkerbell. I found this little guy online.

THE SNOWMEN ARE FINISHED AND NAMED

After getting a little off track, to make a gift for a friend's birthday, I finished naming the Snowmen. They had their names picked out, and were just waiting for me to get busy and put them on. Thanks a lot Eric and Bill for giving me those longggg names to put on. LOL.
Now, I have to decide if it is going to be a pillow, which is what the pattern shows, or something else. Thanks again Heidi for the pattern and fabric. They were fun little men to stitch.

A WIN AND SOME NEW BOOKS

Another entry from my N book.
Normally I like everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
Oliver Goldsmith
Heidi pulled my name in a give a way she held. These are very nice note cards. Since I owe a friend a note, I will be using one hopefully today. The postcard she sent with it is really nice too.
Thanks Heidi for the gift.

These are two books a friend lent me to read. I read book one and took it to Heidi and now thanks to Jean, I will read two and three. The Sisters of Holmes County, which is about 45 minutes away from us.

I bought this bargain book at Borders and couldn't believe I hadn't read it. It was not on my very long list I keep. As I am reading it, it seems like I might have read it. I read soooo many, and all of Nora Roberts, so I really am not totally sure. Neverless, I am reading it again if I did.

My snowmen are all stitched, I am now putting the names on. I will feature them soon. Hope you have a great day.

A LITTLE BREAK IN THE WEATHER

This is the Condo we stayed in, we had a corner unit on the first floor, which was still up off the ground two flights of stairs. Garages were under us.

Zoe finally got to go on the beach with the sand toys I got her on sale for seventy five cents.

She was having fun running in and out of the ocean.

Believe me, she was running. Later in the day, the beach got busier but she had it all to herself when she was out.

Grandpa came and joined her for a little while, and she liked that. Mandie and I didn't put bathing suits on.

She had him running in circles and chasing her. She wraps him around her fingers, so do Haali and Mitchell.

A DAY AT MYRTLE BEACH

We went to Barefoot Landing and even though it was raining like mad, Zoe wanted to ride the Carosel. Here she is with the Bear she made.

This is when she was jumping on the ring that would put the stuffing into her bear. She already had the outfit picked out.

Mom (Mandie) and Zoe, are now fluffing Raspberry Angel. That is the name I helped Zoe pick for her bear. It came with a backpack strap which she was wearing on the Carosel. There were several bears to choose from when you get in the door. She liked the pink one. The outfit had wings.

I got the pictures a little backward. We actually had lunch before the bear was made. We went to a 50's diner and they gave Zoe a hat and her Mom put her name on it. She is enjoying her french fries, and they were very good.

This is Zoe and Grandpa having some fun . Aren't they so cute?

Zoe and Grandma couldn't resist putting our hands and heads into this scene. We're a little bit country. She found these and ran right to them. Mandie has these pictures with her and Jason, hope she will post them on her blog. Army Wife is my Life.

FRIENDS ARE SO IMPORTANT

I feel I have found some very good friends through our online stitching group, and though blogging. Today I will feature three of them. This cute little book was part of my Autumn Swap gift from Barbara. I love this little book and think everyone should have one with their own initial on it. Barbara is part of our stitching group and also a blogger.

Every page has a very cute little saying on it. I am going to put one on now, and then everyonce in awhile put another one on. One of the pages says "No one word frees us of all the weight and pain of life than the word love."

Now, before I went away, I mentioned that Theresa gave this award back to me after I gave it to her. That was very nice, and now I am passing it along again.

I want to give it to Sweetie. Last November, Sweetie's oldest daughter was murdered, and the murder is unsolved. I also had a daughter murdered in 1995. In our case, the man also shot himself. Even when this was a truly awful experience for my family, I can only imagine what Sweetie is now going through. I am praying that this person is found so she can have some rest. I hope everyone will think of her and her family as the anniversary is coming up. She truly is a creative blogger and you can click on her from my friends list, and also Theresa at Sew Many Thoughts. Thank you for giving it back to me and all of you for being friends.