Christmas is almost here!

                                                                 Donna's chicken table runner

I would like to say to all my blogger friends how much I have enjoyed blogging about my simple life in Crest. I have really enjoyed all the nice comments and good thoughts that all my blogger friends have shared with me over this past year. This is going to be my final blog of the year so I can get all my projects done before Christmas! I am trying to sew some small knit bags. I know this sounds crazy I like to quilt but I don't like sewing.There is something about sewing patterns I tend to over think what I am making.
This Christmas season I am behind as usual, I'll be back in January sharing what my friends have been up to.I hope you have a blessed Christmas and really appreciate what the Christmas season is really about. I just want to say I  am so blessed by the many friends I know who are truly wonderful people.Every day they show me examples of how to be truly good people and face adversity with a calm spirit.
 Hugs cheri

                                                                           Antiques

Love  

Punch needle by a friend of Stephanie

Excellent work

Stephanie of course 

The Country loft trees

I love this quilt pattern

Knitted by Janice

What a beautiful display at the Country loft so cozy

                                                                         Another quilt class

      

Morris and Maulie playing and

 wishing you a Merry Christmas 

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Wet Disneyland and Mekenna my hooking partner

Mekenna helping me hook my Santa Claws rug

                                                  Ferris Wheel at California Adventure

This is the long line to the popular cars ride 

 Sunday hubby and I got up bright and early at six and drove up to Disneyland.

Beautiful car  

We met up with my daughters family and spent the day with little Jack . Then because
they were staying another day I was the designated dog sitter at their house.Lucky me!
I was dropped off at her home and hubby drove home to our house.

                                                             

                                                This is Cadillac range at the cars ride
                                      It's made to look like the back fins of Cadillacs

                                                               This lady had a great voice

New Orleans square

                                                    Since I was going to be at Megan's for the day
                                       I brought my rug hooking.No interruptions except for
                                                     Mekenna!
                                                                           

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Thanksgiving behind us and the Christmas season beginning Oh Joy!

 I am so thankful that Thanksgiving is over and now I can officially enjoy the Christmas spirit without feeling too guilty.

 When you decorate in November you start to feel like a race horse that took off before the race began. I am not a crazy shopper or anything crazy like that. I just love having Christmas lights on all over my home it feels so nice and serene. Morris laying next to my little Christmas trees all lit up with my primitive decorations is such a sweet picture. I think Maulie needs a new dog bed for Christmas this year!
 Most of my decorations are handmade by friends, so such happy memories flood back as I decorate my little old yellow house for the holidays.

 I found an old door last weekend and had hubby make a stand and I painted it milk paint barn red. It's missing some windows but I think it adds some character.
I love Pinterest, I saw what they were doing with old doors so I thought I would paint my old useless door a nice old barn red and be able to re purpose it somehow as a screen blind for my front room.
I will  share a picture when I have it all set up.
I accidentally started decorating early this year before Thanksgiving. I started bringing out one plastic bin and then another then next thing I know I had decorated the house for Christmas. I am now trying feverishly to get my hooking projects that are Christmas related done. Last year was a snowman and this year my hooking project is a Christmas cat .

I have been working away on a Lori pattern of a Christmas kitty. It is such a cute pattern and better yet it was free. I shared it with some other hookers and I am curious if any one else in Donna's Rugger's group will have their Christmas kitty done.

                                                                   My Morris
                                                           I changed the pattern a little bit.
                                                           Still working away on it.




Tomorrow I am going with my family to Disneyland for my daughters birthday. It should be a wonderful day.  Disneyland will be decorated for the holidays which will be nice to see. My daughter Megan loves Disneyland and that is her favorite place to go for her birthday. I have my comfy shoes all ready! Talk about a marathon of walking on Sunday!

Sweater knit by Jan

The weather forecaster says its going to rain so hopefully it won't be too rainy.Poor Maulie is going to be babysat by Morris all day.

                                                Ready to see what the gals have been doing. Enjoy!

 Another sheep this time made by Jan

So cute

Mary is working on this cute pattern

These two chickens are part of a long table runner

I love her colors

Michele is working away

I liked these candle holders at the Country Loft

Cute snowman

The Country Loft is decorated for Christmas

I love this Santa

hugs Cheri

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