Journaling blah blah

Yesterday I learned how to tat.  Well sort of.  I learned the technique but I'm still very bad.  I need to remember to wear my glasses.  As if it's not bad enough that I have to wear glasses, now I have to make a conscious effort to remember to have them handy whenever I'm trying to be crafty.

The above picture is what I hope to be able to do someday.  I stole it from the world wide web. :)

Tonight I am going to a sewing class at Joann's.  I'm sooooo excited to finally learn how to work my sewing machine.  I think we're making pillows tonight but I'm not sure.  I'll be happy just to know how to not tangle my bobbin and what size stitches to use.

I'm thinking about opening a store called, Lore's 3/4 finished projects.  Everything 25% off!  Specializing in cross stitch, knitting, crocheting, sewing and tatting.

Maybe maybe maybe you'll get a tatted pillow for Christmas!!!

Love,
Lore

2013

January- TGTHAO (Thank goodness the holidays are over.
February-Mike got a job! Jaxson turned one
March-went to Las Vegas with Macayla
April-Takai!
May - Kasara visit, Macayla's first job
June - Amanda's first apartment
July - hot
August - Mom's 70th bday
September - a blur
October - Buzz and Woody
November - Kasara came to visit
December - a blur

2 days til Christmas

Next year, I'm going to really research all the symbolism of Christmas.  I'm also going to plan ahead with neighbor and coworker gifts.  I want to learn how to sew soooooo bad. 

My Christmas Letter

Dear Loved Ones,

I would like to take a minute and express my love and gratitude for you in my life.  Thankyou, my oldest daughter who will probably be the only person that reads this.  I love talking to you everyday.  Even when my voice is almost gone I'll still pick up the phone to hear how things are going.  Thank you for including me.

Thank you middle daughter for being patient with me while I learn my boundaries as a grandma.  It's so tempting to spoil those cute boys.  You need to reign me in.

Thank you youngest daughter for hanging in there with me for the last year, while it's mostly just been the two of us. 

Thank you husband for working so so hard to get us secure financially.  Your being gone is a big concern and I wish you would find something closer.

Thank you mother in law for always loving me all these years while I was growing up.

Thank you mom for always listening to me.  Also for teaching me how to make bread.  One of my favorite treats.

Thank you God for not letting my house burn down that time I left the burner on.  Thank you for the health of my family.  Thank you for the snow and thank you for the hot hot bubble bath.

Thank you for sore throat for reminding me how much I enjoy my health.

Thank you new years resolutions, we're going to get it done this year!!!!!

I just wish somebody would come teach me how to update my blog.  I need inspiration!

In August, we went down to St George for my mom's 70th birthday.  So Me and Mike and Macayla drove down in the trailblazer and Amanda and the Saafi's went down in their car.  We stayed at Jake's house.  Rob and Courtney and their girls went too.  Liz went too.  She brought her boyfriend Rand and his 2 daughters.  It was a full house!  It was fun and I am so lucky that I was able to go and see my mom.  She has been having such a hard time recovering from her knee surgery.  I wish I could go down more often.  I love my mom.  I would be lost without her.

I love spending time with my nieces and nephews.  We slept in Sara's room.  This is the note she left on her bed for us. 

Jaxson's favorite movies are Cars and Toy Story 3, but when McDonalds came out with the minions in their kids meals we showed him Despicable Me.  And thus began the quest for the minions.  I ate several kids meals by myself just to get a toy for baby J.  I'm not complaining, I'm  just sayin...  I love the boy.  Toward the end of the minion promotion, all of the McDonalds started giving away the same minion.  But Amanda would ask them to go back and check their inventory to make sure they didn't have the one we still needed.  Finally we got the whole collection and decided to go watch Despicable Me 2 at the drive in with Jaxson.  He watched half the movie standing up and staring at the giant screen.  But it wasn't too long before he lost interest so maybe I'll wait another year or two before we try the drive in again.

Now the kids meal toy is Smurfs, so we got Jax a kids meal and ended up with Smurfette.  Amanda opened up the kids meal and handed him the toy.  He stared at it for a minute and turned it over in his hand.  He might have been expecting another minion but after a moments inspection he nodded his head and giggled with delight.  I hate to tell you, there will be no Smurfs saga.  I think McDonalds makes my clothes shrink so I'm trying to keep my distance!