I did nothing today! It was wonderful. Actually, i did lots. I walked my dog and coincidentaly several of the neighbor's dogs as well. We live in the boonies, so the dogs roam free. They're nice dogs. They have coffee club every morning. This evening I came home from picking up allison from school Peetie was outside, and my dad opened the front door and called "Melody! Peetie's here to see you." And off Mel and Peetie went. Well it was peetie that met me this morning as I went for a walk. And Melody couldn't very well let me walk another dog, so she limped along behind. And then as we walked around another corner, two more dogs joined our entourage. I looked like the Pied Piper by the end of my walk. And I made a new friend. A black and white large dog that came and said hi and walked me home. Very nice of him!

The bobbin ran out first....

You know you've been sewing too long when....

1. You measure progress by the stack of empty pepsi cans

2. You begin looking for excuses to cut something out so you don't have to sew any longer, but are still technically "making progress"

3. You amuse yourself by betting what will run out first, the top thread or the bobbin.

4. Re-threading the machine is "fun"

5. You kidnap your sister, and throw on a movie to bribe her into cutting out hexagons for you for you....claiming it as a "sisterly bonding experience."

Mother and I came up with a new solution to the aforementioned dilemma. Why not have an on/off switch for the whole thing. That's way, when you're 12 and just DYING to have one, you can have a couple of test runs...establish that it does work...and then TURN IT OFF UNTIL YOU NEED IT! That's my thought...any genetic engineers out there? Start working on it.

Any guys who happen to read my blog should skip this entry. Are they gone? Ok. I think it's poor planning on somebody's part to make us capable of bearing children years before we actually will (with some exceptions -- like most of my highschool class who I've seen walking around Goodwill with not only babies, but toddlers, and even children). As we speak I'm taking a pit stop on my way to find a heating pad and some Midol. And a pepsi. And hopefully some chocolate -- and don't tell me that caffeine is bad for me. I don't care. And we have some pop that's been in the garage and is just shy of frozen -- the best way to drink it! Anyway. Think about it. Most of us were blessed with all of this at, what 12? 13? And most of us won't need this particular function until we're what? 27?30? Notice we have anywhere between 15 and 20 years of wasted effort. Anyway -- I'd love to rant more, but my lower back is protesting having to sit in a straight back chair. I'm going to go lay in front of the fire and moan....ciao!

I went to see "Catch me if you can" with Tom Hanks and Leonardo Dicaprio. It was very good. I would highly recommend it! Go see it -- its certainly better than most other stuff out there. Except Lord of the Rings -- it's still selling out here! Go see. I have to go figure out what to do with my New Years Eve. No clue. Mom, Dad and I went to bed early last year -- but maybe this year we'll be adventuresome! Happy New Year!

I've found a new craft! Two actually! My friend Mary Beth made a quilt for her brother for Christmas, and now I'm in the mood for quilting. Mother said she'd buy me a starter for grandmother's flower garden. I love that pattern. And to top it off, they're selling reproduction 1930's calicos...so I can make one that doesn't look new. They have a technique to shrink it once its all done so it looks worn! I'm going to try it. After I get done turning 49 hankies into a lapquilt....And I thought after last semester it would take me a year to want to sew again!

The geese are flying north. Why? The cat likes nothing better than to sit on the table and eat the centerpiece. And the dog runs around outside perfectly happy in a red down coat. There must be something in the water here.

Boy are we grumpy over here. The Christmas fun is over, and now we're all walking around snapping at each other, and then complaining that everyone else is biting our heads off. Aren't we a blast?

Merry Christmas! May we all remember what we're supposed to be celebrating! And then, once our priorities are straight, I hope you all got gifts you can actually use! I went shopping with my mother and pointed to stuff, so no big suprises here! Staples. And legal pads. Go figure!