Pnut's baby doll quilt

This is as far as I got on Pnut's quilt before I ran out of thread. Ran Out Of Thread! How do you run out of thread?? I guess I will just have to go to JoAnn's tomorrow night. Smirk:) I am disappointed because I actually thought I might finish this one tonight. Then I would be doing good for Christmas presents. Not so much on the stockings though. I am not sure that they are going to get done this year...I really do want to finish them though!

Today I didn't have work when I was working. I had one job the whole time! This is only the second time I have ever run out of work on this account, which isn't bad. At the job I had before, I was always out of work. So during that time, I got all of the pieces cut out. That was nice! I am liking the way this one is coming together. I wasn't sure if I really liked the hearts and the dots together since it is sort of a similar pattern, but it looks alright. I really like the sparkle stripes. It is so Pnut!

I dedicated a significant chunk of time to one of my other addictions today~Viva Pinata. That game just sucks me in. You cannot just start it and stop five minutes later. To accomplish anything you really have to play for awhile. I was successful though. I got two Cinnamonkeys to live in my garden and romance. Hahaha, you probably have no idea what I am talking about. Randa will when she reads this:)

We went to the grocery store tonight, and in anticipation of the delivery of our new stove next week (did I mention that our oven doesn't work, hasn't worked the entire time we have lived here, and our new one won't be delivered until the 23rd?), I bought stuff to make cookies. On my list were cloves and cardamom. Holy cow! The cloves were $7 and the cardamom was $12. Are you kidding me? To afford those cookies, I would have to sell them at $5 a piece. My mom is going to stop at the discount grocery store and get them for me. They sell spices there for 89 cents. It doesn't matter how much they cost at Giant, they are always 89 cents at Sharp Shopper.

I don't think that I mentioned what my dear, sweet little daughter said to me yesterday. My mom and I were at the computer while she was here on her lunch break and Pnut was at the table finishing her lunch. Out of the blue she said, "You smell like a stinky caterpillar." I didn't know caterpillars had a smell.

Have a good night!

Its a Charlie Brown Christmas!

This is our Christmas tree this year. Joel found it at the Salvation Army for $2. We have been so busy with moving and everything that there has just been no time. I actually think it is really cute now with all of the ornaments on it. I am not sure why the picture is so dark, it doesn't look that dark on the camera. We made the ornaments today, which was very exciting. I cut circles out, and Elsie colored them with markers. I also have little paper cutters that cut out hearts, teddy bears, and stars. We made some little circles with those cut outs. Then for the top, I traced the girls' hands and made angels. I connected the two angels and draped them over the top for our tree topper. Pnut loves it! Pilly would just like to get her hands on the ornaments to put them in her mouth.

Tonight my friend Carolyn came over and worked on Christmas gifts for my sisters. I would love to post pictures of them, but I can't! I may have a new hobby though:)

I really need to start Pnut's quilt. Christmas is one week away!!!

A cupboard and a wall

Sadly, I didn't get to work on any projects tonight. I had to work for an hour at my real job, and then Joel brought home a cupboard last night so we arranged that. I like it! Since it has those open shelves, I wanted to put something relatively attractive on there. Joel thought we should store boxes of food on them. He is such a man! He didn't understand why I thought that would look messy:)



One of my favorite things about this house is this wall. It is the interior/exterior wall that has this really neat old brick. I really like the way it looks. Unfortunately, the old brick likes to crumble so it has to be patched. Our predecessor patched it with cement. It looks a little strange, but I guess it is probably hard to put new bricks in.



Well, that is it for tonight! Oh, we did go to the mall tonight because B. Moss is going out of business and I got some really neat deals. I want to go back when they are closer to closing, which will probably be in like two weeks. I hope that not everything is sold out by then! It is really getting cleaned out! Okay, now that really is all I am writing:)

Tree Lighting Wrap Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Tree Lighting Wrap Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Pilly's baby doll quilt

Do you see that baby? This is her new trick. She is also walking now! She does not do it all the time, but she is getting better!



Pnut needed her picture taken too.



This is our new cupboard. Pilly can open the doors:)



This is Pilly's baby doll quilt. It turned out so much cuter than I expected it to. I am excited to do Pnut's now. Pilly's is so bright and cheerful. The small square where I sewed in the middle is a little, um, unique. It was harder than just sewing the pieces together. But all in all, I really like it!

Lentil Soup

I love lentils!! They are so good for you and really pick up the flavor of whatever you cook them with. Pilly likes lentils too:)

1/2 lb dry lentils
2 T olive oil
1/4 lb smoked ham or sausage
1 clove garlic, minced
1 beef bouillon cube
4 cups water
chopped carrots

Sort and rinse lentils. In a medium saucepan, heat oil. Stir in ham, garlic, and carrots until tender. Add lentils and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender and soup get thick. Add more hot water if necessary.

We are here

We are here and connected to the internet! It has been a very busy week, and I am thankful that I didn't' have the option of working or playing on the computer. Almost all of our boxes are unpacked. There are two or three that have papers and little things that I don't know where to put. The girls are enjoying their new home. The first night Pnut said that she wanted to go home and was very upset when I told her this was our new home. She was fine soon after and has been since then. She asks about the cows and where they are, but we have some squirrels who play right outside so she really likes those. Pilly has actually had a harder time than Pnut. She is so easygoing that I thought she would just settle right in, but she has been clingy and fussy a lot. Each day she gets a little better so I think it is just taking her some time to adjust. She is not napping as well either so I am sure that plays into it!

We have had some problems as I am sure that anyone who buys a house does. The water heater has been a point of irritation. For some reason, the pilot light keeps going out. A friend who used to work for the gas company came over and looked at it and said that sometimes when they haven't been in use for a long time, the get air or particles in them and have to get that out of the system. It has gotten better, I think it has been two days since Joel has had to relight it, but we have to keep checking. We don't want to run out of hot water! The lights in the dining room and living room don't work. Thankfully, at the apartment we had lots of lamps so we have just been using those. Our friend is an electrition and said that sometimes it is the main wire and that can be very expensive to replace so we are going to have to wait until we get our tax return to check that out! We had to order our new stove, which we knew we were going to have to do. It was just expensive. And Lowes will not install it since it is a gas stove. So much for their instillation guarantee:) I really like cooking on the gas stove. The heat is so even! We just can't use the oven. I didn't realize how much I used the oven until it wasn't an option. Lowes cannot deliver it until December 23. So we have to be creative and think of some stove top meals so we don't have to eat the same thing over and over!

I love having a washer and dryer. It is great! I can do one small load of clothes a day and don't have to worry about if I can get it done during naptime or not. It is also nice to not have to take the quarters out of Joel's paycheck! The girls really like their room. It is so open. It is my favorite room. The walls are yellow and it just looks really cheerful in there. I will probably post pictures of it once I finish their curtains. I didn't get to make the curtains for our room because we found out that there is a very bright street light right outside of our room and needed something fast! I am also thankful that we are on the end so that we have windows. I like light. Our neighbor only has windows in the front. That would be terrible!

Ok. I really need to go because there are things to do. I haven't found a place to set up my sewing machine yet so I haven't gotten to use it but hopefully that will come tonight. Thanks for reading this long post!