Happy 2008

So, I didn't get to posting any of the Christmas pics...and haven't posted at all until now. I was a stuck at home Christmas with 2 of the 4 of us getting sick the days to Christmas. We were able to visit my mom's and had a nice time visiting family there, but I missed out on much of it. I was thoroughly ready to pack away all the Christmas decorations, and after not putting them up as early as normal, that was strange as well. I LOVE decorating for Christmas. This year was just not a typical joyous Christmas season for me. I missed getting to go to church and visit friends on Christmas eve. I have had plenty of togetherness with my cute family. It was wonderful to have them go to school and work. I quite enjoyed the peace and quiet and the absolute cold made it great for just hanging out at home. New Year's Eve was a lot of fun with staying up for the whole ball drop and lots of good time with friends at their home. My little girl didn't make it and fell asleep on a couch...9 kids, she's the only one out....my son thought he was a big guy by staying up and toasting with sparkling cider. And he really will be one in 2 weeks...10 years old. Yikes. Where does the time go?
A new year and new plans....like actually following through and finishing some projects. So that's what I'm off to do now.

First Post

Ok, so here goes the blog. I'm skeptical I can post regularly, and really not sure I have anything to add to all that is out there. But I'm going to try. I would like to have this be a way to share all my decorating, crafting, and otherwise home-y projects. I like to sew, cook, read, scrapbook(but NEVER seem to find the time) garden and all kinds of craft projects. I do have two great kids to take care of and a wonderful(most of the time) husband that I like to spend time with. So, my creative time is not round the clock nor will it ever be...11 pm and I start making mistakes...off to bed I go. I will try to post some pics of my Christmas decorations soon... I do enjoy painting, both the artsy kind and interior house painting, which is good since I spent most of September painting the inside of our new addition to our house. I don't really work outside the home... would like to, or more to the point, would love to be paid for doing what I love and not worring about the housekeeping part of my life. Dishes...ugh. Laundry...double ugh...really make that a huge sigh. I hate trying to keep up with laundry. It is much easier now that I actually have a laundry room and not a washer/dryer stuck under the stairs in the middle of my front hall. But all the same...it is one of those never done things.
So that's it for today.... let's see if I can keep up with this....