I'm Back.....

Hope everyone had a wonderful

Thanksgiving with their family!

I finally feel like I am recovered.

I still have my boot on but hopefully,

I can shed it when I go to the

doctor for my follow-up next Friday.

On top of recovering from

surgery I also got sick earlier

this week and I don't know but

between the two I felt like my bum

was kicked! I started feeling

better on Wednesday fortunately,

just in time to start the holiday cooking.

This year I stayed home considering I

can't drive I thought it was a wise move.

We had a very nice quiet Thanksgiving

with just us. Still a lot of cooking

though, Turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes,

sweet potatoes, green bean casserole (only

way my boys will eat green beans), rolls,

pumpkin pie and for the first time ever

I made a pecan pie.

not too shabby and tasted pretty

good as well - you just never know

when you try a recipe for the first time

Here is part of the spread one of

the great things about my guys

is they don't over indulge just

because it is Thanksgiving and they

like what they like so it keeps the

number of items fairly easy.

The turkey turned out pretty good

stayed moist which is sometimes a challenge.

My husband likes to carve the turkey and

put the carved meat only on the platter.

Hence the photo is the roasting pan.

I also was able to get a lot of stitching

done yesterday. I woke up at 5:00 yes

in the morning and stitched for about

3 hours before anyone else got up.

Then I continued throughout the

day since I had to be near the

kitchen to check on the turkey

and make the rest of the food.

The boys seemed to enjoy!

I tried to take a photo of all of them

looking at the camera at the same

time - finally gave up before

icicles formed on their food.

My little guy though shows no

inhibitions at all. He loves the

turkey leg and if you notice he has a

small band-aid on his thumb from

helping dad peel the potatoes.

Looks like I have my own

little Henry VIII in the

making!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Recovering takes time....

You don't realize how tough it is to get around

until you really can't. I have been spending most

of my time on the upper level given that I have

to go down the steps on my bum.

My little guy finds it quite amusing to say the least.

I go to the doctor on Monday to have my

stitches removed - YEAH!!!!

Then hopefully the pin will come out the

following week which will allow me to

become a little more mobile and less

dependent on everyone.

Having to depend on others to get

things done is not a lot of fun.

Next Saturday is my guild meeting

so I am looking forward to getting

out and hopefully I can leave the

walker at home and use a cane.

I have been able to get quite a bit

of stitching done since I have time in

the evenings after doing what I

need to get done for work.

This weekend looks like a great movie

and stitching weekend.

For now I will leave you with a photo

I took while we were at the beach watching

the sunrise.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Recovering...

Alot has happened since my last post.

The weekend of the 23rd we had my

little guy's birthday party.

Here is my dining room decorated for

his pirate party

These are obviously pre-party photos

it didn't look like this after the party.

Everything went well the

weather was perfect and the two

hours went by fairly quickly.

So it is safe to say we made it

thru all the little pirates.

Here is Lance opening his gifts.

I didn't include photos of the children

because I am not sure how their parents

would feel about them being on my blog.

On the 27th I had foot surgery and

have been recovering.

Fortunately I can work at home and

go in one or two days a week.

I can't drive since it is my right foot.

I was able to get quite a bit of

stitching done over the weekend.

Had to rip some out because my

count was off - guess pain meds will

do that to you.

Cooler weather is here...

Welcome to our home.
I love the cool fall weather which has
finally arrived in our area.
The leaves have started to change and
I believe Autumn is officially here.
I have broken out all of my fall
decorations to usher the season in.

Here is Mr. Scarecrow on my antique trunks
in the entry way to greet you.

Along with his buddy

There has not been much on the
stitching front though.
I have been spending time getting
ready for Lance's B-day party and
ten of his friends at our
house for a pirate party.

What was I thinking???

Hopefully the weather cooperates
since we will need to be outside for
the treasure hunt and pinata.
He is pretty excited though.
This is his first "real party"

Wish me luck....

Lock In Tonight

Tonight is In Stitches lock in!

I am looking forward to seeing all the

new designs fresh from market

The weather is finally starting to

cool off as well. This morning I had

errands to run and stopped at the

Farmer's market in town.

Then I headed over to Party City

our youngest turns 7 this month

and he has discovered by going to

his friends birthday party the

joys of partying as the birthday boy!

So off I went to make sure we have

all the necessities for a Pirate Party

Aye Aye Matey!!

Beach Wedding....

My husband's cousin got married this past weekend.

As his brother said h*** must be freezing over.

We all thought he was a confirmed bachelor

and would not get married.

However, he surprised us all and married

at 52 years old for the first time.

The whole family traveled to Wilmington, NC

for the nuptials on Saturday.

It was a very casual wedding they wore jeans

and we had Carolina BBQ and fried chicken.

I am not sure how they would feel about

their photo posted on line so I thought

this was a safe one.

We stayed on the beach and this was

the first time Lance was actually old enough

to know what the beach was all about.

He has been to the beach before but

he was little and was afraid of the water.

I took Lance to NC Aquarium Saturday

afternoon before the wedding.

He enjoyed it and William took a lot

of pictures which I will have to bug him

to share with me.

He likes to keep his photos to himself.

Not sure why....

The best part was seeing my husbands parents

and brother who made the trip along with

his extended family that unfortunately

we don't get to see often enough.

There is also stitching going on too.

I took Thursday off and spent most

of the day working on projects

I need to finish. For those of you

who don't know I hate finishing.

I know hate is a strong word and

I don't use it very often, but I believe

it sums up sentiment beautifully

when it comes to finishing.

I promise I will post photos once

all of the finishing work has been completed.