a very chatty cathy.. err vivian

pictures of my front porch..

BURRR!! its cold out and in for that matter! that would be why i'm cold, cause its cold in.. cause, I'm not outside right now... duh! I bought a good size ceramic heater yesterday.. just turned it on.. what good is it if I forget to use it!! I do have to say, although its cold in and out... at least the sun is shinning brightly and it looks like it will be a nice day! which is good, because I'm on call and I have to go out and do 3 home visits, which I plan on doing early today.. to get them out of the way! Oh.. and I must have talked about hiring the amish to wash my windows enough that my husband got tired of it.. so he is going to wash them!! and it looks like a perfect day to wash windows!! (maybeeee.. just maybeee... i might help and wash the inside of a couple of them! I HATE washing windows!!)

Little tonys sleeping on the couch snoring away!! my goodness!! Oh.. and there go the church bells across the street.. . I really should go back to church.. I say it every sunday.. when those church bells ring!. Hubby just left for his sunday morning coffee, that he goes for every morning! Jenn and Rob and ashlee are not up yet. But, Jenn will be getting up soon because she does go to church! she is the music director at her church. Me.. I'm a heathen... I usually sit here working on a project or playing on the computer on sunday mornings... and the more I talk about it,,, the guiltier I feel.. so lets change the subject!

I made a little needle felted monkey.. hes / shes supposed to look like a sock monkey.. do you ever make something and just not like it when your finished?? well,, thats the story here.. I dont like the little monkey too much.. but I will continue to mess with it, until I do.

My kitchen table is covered with craft supplies again! I clean it up for a day and then mess it up for the rest of the week. I need a craft room/studio!! the good news is, I will have one VERY SOON!!! Jennifer is moving out in 2 weeks! Her first apartment! Actually she is moving into the apartment that Bethany had been living in.. Bethany is moving into a house which she is renting! So I will have an empty room!! yeehaw! I do have some plans cooking up.. the one thing I know I need to get right away is some good lighting. I'm going blind I swear.. I think I'll buy a floor lamp "ott" light and a table one with the magnifier on it.. ITs a small room, but I am excieted about it!

swappers swappers swappers.. how are we doing?? has everyone mailed their dolls out?? dont for get to email me your pictures.. I've gotten a few and what I'm seen so far is AWESOME!!! cant wait for all the pics so I can make the post with them all! All the swaps Im in are pretty much done. I have two private swaps to finish up and also Debra schochs swap to finish.. then I think I'm swapped out for a couple weeks!! Yes.. I will host the second annual snowman swap... Later! before i get involved with that, I have an order for 8 memory bears. I think I'll get them cut out today.

Speaking of bears.. here is my newest little bear. He is about 4 inches tall, made of mohair and then NEEDLE FELTED on his face!! Im telling you, I'm just so excieted about this needlefelting... even though the monkey didnt turn out too well!

well, I certainly am a chatty cathy to day arent I.. is anyone still reading this??? heehee!