Its Begining to Look Like Winter!

Snow snow snow and more snow!!! The Santa Claus Parade was tonight and the weather was actually kinda nice for it....by that I mean it started snowing...you know those great big snow flakes that you love to see on Christmas Eve...the only difference is on Christmas Eve I'm not standing outside getting wet and freezing my behind...I'm inside looking outside admiring the snow flakes...with a nice hot beverage! Oh well the sacrafices you make for Grandkids! They sure had a great time. Watching their little faces and smiles as the floats went by was worth freezing over :)

After the parade I drove my son and grandkids home...my daughter in law was going out with her friends (something she rarley does). What a miserable drive home after tho! Between the traffic and the bad road conditions I thought would never get home...the usual 15 minute drive took almost 40 minutes! I was very happy to see my driveway!

Not else much to report really...I'm still working on the cross stitch and will post pics once I figure out how! I've also started knitting some dishclothes...figured I would throw one in with some Christmas presents this year...the knit up quick and I can do them while watching TV in the evening.....when I work on my stitching I need to focus a bit more...and I'm not very good at that haha

One of my stitching sistas was the hostess at our retreat a couple weeks ago and gave us all a journal of gratitue....each day we are to write 5 things that we are greatful for...its funny when she first gave it to us I thought I would have a really hard time finding 5 things every day..other then the usual...health, family, friends, etc.....turns out......I don't have any problem at all! Its nice to take some time at the end of the day to relax and think back on my day and write down my greatful things....I have also started jounaling again in my book that I had started a long time ago....just writing thoughts and feelings...I find it helps me put things in perspective sometimes when I do that....been working on some things in myself lately...the healthier eating had kinda taking a back seat...as for the exercise....well its not happening either! I really need to get off my butt and get back on track...I am eating better but sure but still need to get more exercise in.

Every year at the end of the year I make a list of things I want to do the following year...I try to get threw as many as I can but rarely get threw the whole list...so what doesn't get done in that year goes to the top of the list the following year....2 of the things left on my list are going to a movie by myself and going to a restaurant by myself...a real restaurant where they serve you...fastfood places don't count...so I'm gonna work on those in the next month and hope I can at least cross one off....the rest will happen...I just have to make up my mind and do it....just like when I quit smoking....I made a decision and have stuck with it for 22 months....if I can quit smoking I can't see why I can't do the other things! So baby steps and slow moving might be the way I go.....but at least its moving! :)

Until next post....laugh till some kind of drink comes out your nose! hehe

Stitch N Beach!

Well another very successful retreat has come and gone! The name of our little getaway is new..its now called "Stitch N Beach"...isn't that the cutest name! You could really have some fun shuffling letters haha!

Because of the holiday we decided to go up a day early...OMG an entire extra day of stitching, laughing, talking and of course eating! It was beyond wonderful I can tell ya! The only thing that would have made it even more perfect is if the one stitching sista that wasn't able to make it could have come....she did however come up Friday and join us for our ritual supper out! It was great to see her even for a little bit tho! Hopefully she can make the spring one! Oh yes...we have already booked our cottages for our Spring gathering....do you think we are excited about these weekends! haha

And let me just talk about the weather! OMG!!! It was soooooooooooooo beautiful! Saturday some of the girls actually sat outside in tank tops and...are you ready for this....got a little sunburn! Can you imagine..a sunburn in November!! It was absolutely beautiful...no jacket required when walking on the beach, we had a couple windows open and there were even mosquitoes! It was more like a beautiful sprng day then November! After all the rain we have had it was a most welcome change!

I was able to get quite a bit of work done on my current project...if I knew how to post picks and links I would but I am challenged in that area...(HELP PLEASE!!!!). It is a project by Ink Circles....I love it more and more as the progress continues! That is always a highlight of going to retreat...seeing progress on everyone's projects..and a couple of the sistas are actually very close to finishing their projects!

Well I'm off today but am sitting around waiting for some phone calls to be returned....damn insurance adjusters and car dealers! Yes I had a small fender bender a week ago (I was rear ended). Not alot of damage to my new (to me at least) SUV (who I have named Bluebelle) but it will need a bit of TLC. I have had a sore back and neck but it is improving thankfully!

Until next post...be happy, smile often and laugh lots!