As the Count on Sesame Street would say

"That's ONE done. ONE Christmas gift done. Hahaha".
Aint saying what I got done but there is one thing off the knitting needles and a second one started. I'm having fun, they are easy to do while watching the Tennis down under in the first major of the season and something is just telling me to make them so I am.
We had two fairly pretty days here with themps in the high 40s. Just enough to get rid of the snow and make mud for Albie to play in. Now we are heading back to the deep freeze they say with a storm brewing far enough west that they don't know what we will get out of it, just that the weather will change again in the middle of the week!

It's been a while

But it didn't seem to make much sense to post when I was with the three or four people who are most likely to read this anyway.
Obviously, we are home. I still have the cold that had me knocked down at Christmas. I've looked at all the pictures from Christmas day and I look terrible! Felt that way too. Jay is still job hunting. found three today to apply for but we are hoping that job at Crane will get posted this week.
I'm knitting and have even been in the sewing room working on quilting a quilt! GASP!! LOL
Ok, not much but enough for now. At least I have put something up. Now it is someone else's turn!! Go for it family.
And why don't the boys, i.e. Dan and Reid, have blogs?? HUUUMMMMMM. Enquiring minds want to know! ask them wives!

A lousy two days

Well, Jay and I are finally feeling better and it was one duzy of a flu. and it was FLU!
We got word Wens. that Jay will not be offered the position he was hoping for in Co. then today, we learned that his brother David has cancer in his throat. We don't know more then that, they are still doing tests.
So, we are "escaping". Heading west to be exact. Going to Jenna's and then on to see Sarah and Dan's new house. Then we will all be back in Monte Vista for Christmas and have about a week together, then Dan and Sarah go back do CA and the rest of us head back to Indiana so Reid can see his folks.
More went I get the energy!

Just creeping along

Jay is still not feeling good. He has already gone to bed and it is only 10:00. I'm doing ok but still don't seem to have a lot of energy. However, I did do the dishes, get laundry done and manage to squeeze a shower out of the hot water tank! And give Albie a bath since he went out and played in the mud this morning. I was reading and he was happy and I wasn't paying attention so he needed a bath by the time he wanted to come back in! But at least now he is a clean dog again!
And there you have it. Our not exciting day!

The four day weekend

We had a good holiday, well until the end.
Enjoyed the time at David's. Sheba didn't seem to like Albie any better but they didn't really get into it. The food was good and we had a lot of time to talk.
Friday we drove down south to KY. We stopped at the grave yard in Linton and put flowers out first. The weather was pretty and so was the scenery when we were driving. When we got to Dave Dotys' Hudson and Rhea were there but not Dave and Teresa. Their new dog decided that Albie was a threat and really took off after him. Once Dave got there and introduced them correctly they started playing. Looking back I think she was thinking that she was protecting "her kids".
Sat. saw about 17 of us there for dinner. 4 KY Dotys, 2 Carmel Dotys. Granddad and Loretta, Eldonna, Derek, Candy, Little Stephen and Matthew, Lorraine, Charlie, Susan, Shiela and Austin! Teresa took me up to show me where they have thier work stuff at and in the process we were gone for a couple of hours. Then late in the afternoon Jay and I left for Ohio. Got there about 8:00 p.m. We had eaten at an Arby's and when I got sick in the night I blamed it on the sandwhich. However, after last night and today I'm not so sure. Jay has been feeling a bit worse then horrible. He keeps moaning. I will admit a bit of a desire to put him out of his misery! Hopefully he will be felling better tomorrow.

another good day.

well, I slept in late again but did get stuff done today. We are packed for the most part to head out for the four day weekend. tomorrow night is at David Garwoods. then on Friday we head down and spend the night at David Dotys. Sat. we are going to head back up to Ohio to David Fouts. See any thing in common??? LOL
I did get some work done in the sewing room today. I was working on some premie quilts just get some orphan blocks used up. We also went over to Jamies and took home some of her stuff that has been sitting on the top of the china cabinet and since Dave and Karen are over here for Thanksgiving we took the two pair of pants that have been sitting here waiting for him for ages!
Also, we moved some stuff in the garage and got out the big ladder so Jay could check the gutters and I worked on all the flower beds and they are now ready for winter. I'm tired and so is Jay I think but maybe we'll sleep tonight.
Like I said, things got done today. the sun was shinning!

a better day

Of course, that might be because I did finally get some sleep, from 2:30 a.m. to almost 10:30, and the sun was shining.
I was in the sewing room for a while. Then I was in the kitchen for a while. Making the three bean salad and pickeled beets to take with us this weekend. And as the topper for the evening, the couple who I have been voting for for the last ten weeks on dancing with the stars, Brooke and Derek, WON!! there is justice in the world!