New scarves for this COLD weather...

New knitted scarves for Kirsten and Bailey...

2010 HANDBOOK

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends & family will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Oh Cherry Oh....

I bought the fabric in May for this Oh Cherry Oh table topper project. I'm just now finding time to work on it. I saw the project at ModaBakeshop.com and absolutely fell in love with it. I had to search quite a bit to get the "Oh Cherry Oh" moda fabric. I'm so excited to finally be started on this. It's a new year of projects! Don't forget to drop by Brandie's to sign up for today's giveaway!

Ladies and Gentlemen...we have a winner!

Karen Lange of Kentucky was the Day 2 winner on Brandie's 10 Days of Giveaways. And if you didn't know, I was furnishing the prize for Day 2. I'm so glad Brandie included me in the project. I'll be mailing Karen's package to her in the morning. Just thought I'd show you what she won...
A ruffled apron...

A hand-embroidered cupcake tea towel...

Thanks so much to Tammy McKinney for being my apron "model"! And thanks to everyone that registered. Don't forget to hop on over to Brandie's to register every day!

10 Days of Giveaways!

I'm so excited to be included in Brandie Mansfield's 10 Days of Giveaways! Beginning January 1 there will be a giveaway every day for 10 days! Mine is scheduled for January 2. Lookout ladies, this is going to be fabulous! I can't wait to see who all the winners are. Now go visit Brandie at www.dreamcustomartwork.blogspot.com and see what is going on!

Baking Day...

We had a blast making cupcakes and cookies...

Bailey's cookies he decorated all by himself...

Kirsten decorated her own too...

Kirsten, Pop and Bailey smiling for me...

Kirsten made a tray of her cookies and cupcakes to take to a Christmas get together for her Nannie's side of the family...

This cookie is my favoite one...

All this baking has Bailey tuckered out...

Pop kept us entertained while we baked...

Latest work...

For Jen...

For Erica...


For Clara...

For Jen...

For Clara...

Thanks ladies!

Christmas In The Park

Our grandson Bailey - our little monkey - with a mouth full of candy...


Our granddaughter Kirsten - our little ballerina - dancing in the window of Paula's Dance Academy...

Thanksgiving

Bailey loves his Uncle Clint...and the feelings are mutual...


The Cracker Challenge... each person is given 10 saltine crackers with nothing to drink. The object is to be first to eat all 10 crackers in 2 minutes. Alexis and Trevor are the two brave souls that Julie talked into doing this...

Lots of fun, but neither of them finished the task. Now who wants to go for the cinnamon challenge. Hum, I believe it will be Clint and Trevor...


The Cinnamon Challenge - (first let me say, you should definitely do this challenge outside) - each person puts 1 tsp. ground cinnamon in his mouth and "tries" to swallow it. Sound easy enough? ha Here we go...both put the cinnamon in their mouth...

and try to keep it in their mouths...

Clint spit his out first...YUCK!

Then Trevor...you can actually see the PUFF of cinnamon in the air!

both trying to rinse and spit it all away! We all laughed till we hurt.

Just a glimpse...

Just a little glimpse of things for the upcoming Artisans of the Cumberland show Nov. 19-21 at the McMinnville Civic Center. Sorry I can't show you everything, but just look at the deliciousness of the fabrics...

Our Precious Spooks

Bailey as Jack the Pumpkin King and Kirsten as Jessie from Toy Story! They were darling! Grandchildren are just the BEST! I love their Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse pumpkins they carved!

Meals On Wheels Fundraiser

Be sure to go by Farmer's Market Halloween morning to vote for Coy's scarecrow! For a small donation to meals on wheels you can place your vote for the best scarecrow to help this worthy cause! Voting ends at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 31. NOW GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!

Scarecrow in the making...

We'll get it right...we promise...it just takes some tweaking! We'll have him looking like our minister Coy Hathcock in no time (well, sort of)! We will show you the finished product later today after we move him to the Farmer's Market. The Farmer's Market is having a fundraiser for Meals on Wheels. Various local folks were asked to make a scarecrow to enter. Visitors to the Farmer's Market Saturday may vote for their favorite scarecrow for a donation to Meals on Wheels. What a fabulous idea. Be sure to go vote for Coy Saturday morning. The contest ends at 11:30 a.m. and we need to raise lots of money for Meals on Wheels!

Dreaming...

Going to sleep to dream of finishing those other two tea towels. Goodnight.

My Version

My little version of a tea towel a friend bought at a very nice store. You know me, I decided to try to make my own. Actually there was a set of three. It has taken me so long to hand embroider this one, who knows when I will finish the other two ;-) Now I know why they were so pricey!

For Marlee and Maggie

Marlee and Maggie are headed to the beach! They will be so precious wearing their pillowcase dresses for their beach pictures...

Autumn Street Fair

The Autumn Street Fair is Saturday, October 3 in Downtown McMinnville, TN! Don't let it pass you buy. If it is anything like last year's it will be a fabulous. There are so many great craft booths and food vendors galore! There will be a Baby Show and live entertainment all day. Rise and shine in the morning --- it fun begins at 9 a.m.

Monday Night Monogramming

It was a monogramming night last night! These pillow cases are the softest ever. I have GOT to have some of these for myself! These are for Derek and Jeannine's upcoming bridal shower. I hope they like them...
The hand embroidered cupcake tea towel is for Brooke and Chris' shower Saturday. The name is machine embroidered. I hope they like it!

Pam England ordered the monogram on the apron below. Most new brides love to receive things with their new initials on it. Thanks for the order Pam!