I DO BELIEVE---

 First that  Christmas is coming like a freight train this month--oh my--!!!!

And secondly--that this move is the 'hardest' move I have done in many years--even harder than my very first move to Florida--nearly 10 years ago--that one was hard cause I had to sell so very much of all my 'country' collections and country type furniture--

Maybe it's because--

1.--really no warning--so no time to pack--

2.--cause I am 10 years older--hummm???

Today --my plan was to get the Christmas decorating done--now that was a big joke--though I am not laughing--grrrrr!!!!

It has just been of those days where everything I attempted to do--either didn't work--or didn't look right after I spent time putting things together--or something----I finally stopped and had lunch and thought that would work--but--it just didn't seem to--------!

So I am going to do this post--and then chill in my rocker with some hand work!!!  and hope I don't mess that up too---( I did have a good day yesterday and did get some things done--but somehow that 'genie' didn't get up with me this morning!!!????)

I have been getting a little stitching done--

I did get the ABC sampler with the turkey done-

and I got it done--as far as the stitching just before Thanksgiving---

but it is not made into a little  pillow yet--???

And I got November's Woven Wreath finished the other day--

So now I just have to do the December one--

And I did this heart one for Melisa's year of Hearts--

for November's block--

it reminds me of my growing up--Family Thanksgivings--we made alot of different kinds of pies--not sure which we looked forward to the most--the Roast Turkey or the pies afterwards????

And this is the Cross stitching I am working on right now--

That sled was so long that I didn't want to get the  count wrong--so I did each package and would do the sled to meet the end of the packages and then the tree--was a good plan and it worked out nicely--now to finish this by Christmas--????

Last night I did buttons on bear sweaters and dressed 2 of them up--

how do you like my Santa hats??? I have had these for years!!!

The little bear on the   left is new--picked him up for $2 last week at a sale!! He is jointed like the one on the right side!!

Here is the rest of the bed--

So at least my bed is already for Christmas!!

And I did do this Christmas decorating in our hallway--by the back elevator which is right outside my door--

I learned today that the lady who used to decorate this area died a couple years ago and no body had done it since!!

And they decorated our lobby area the other day and this year's theme is --Florida and Flamingos!!!

What ya think?????

On Thursday--Carolyn came down and helped me hang up Curtains--it was rough work--even with my new 4 step step ladder--it was still work over my arms and neck--and the window is long--102" --I put the 2 white cotton valances up first--and then I added 2 new lace panels under it--so there was 3 sets of wall brackets for each one including the middle holder) I thought we would never get it done--I did re -add the fairy lights to the valances--just not the ivy till after Christmas--

 And on Friday she came back and we put together the new stand for the kitchen--that was easier!!

at least on my shoulders and neck!!!!  Hopefully that is the last piece of new furniture until after the first of the year--Still need a desk!!!???

I have also been busy most evenings hand quilting on the Sunbonnet Sues--have finished all the blocks and now I am doing  a 'big' stitch in the lattice rows--not sure yet if or what I will do in the outside borders????

I am hoping I am finally back on somewhat  of a routine--(though we did get a notice on our doors at 4 pm on Friday about --waxing all the hall way floors--WHAT--in December???   Now the floors really really need this--but not in December!!!!!!)

HOW MANY DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS---ARE WE GOING TO MAKE IT????

HERE IS TO 'HOPE' THAT WE DO--

IN THE MEAN TIME-

CHILL WITH SOME HOT COCOA!!!

HUGS, DI