E.G.F.DRIVE

I'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING PICTURES ON BLOGGER. I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW. MAYBE I HAVE IT FIGURED OUT.
I KNOW YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT BUT THERE ARE 30 ITEMS IN THIS LITTLE BOX. IT'S A LONG WAY FROM BEING FULL. I STILL HAVE A LITTLE TIME LEFT.

2007 CANNING LIST

7 -25-07 9 QUARTS AND 5 PINTS OF TOMATOES. I DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF THESE. I FIGURE ONE IS ENOUGH. 7 21-07 9 QUARTS TOMATOES. 7-19 07 8 QUARTS HOT DILL PICKLES . I HAD ALREADY PUT THE PICKLES UP WHEN I REMEMBERED I HADN'T TAKEN A PICTURE OF THEM. SO I GOT ONE QUART AND PUT IT WITH THE TOMATOES.

WELL HERE IS 3 QUARTS AND 8 PINTS OF SQUASH RELISH I PUT UP YESTERDAY. I MADE 1 BATCH HOT AND 1 BATCH SWEET. I REALLY ENJOY CANNING THINGS FOR MY FAMILY. I DIDN'T MAKE ANY JELLY OR PRESERVES THIS YEAR. I WAS BUSY TAKING CARE OF TIM. WE DON'T EAT A LOT OF IT ANYWAY. I USUALLY GIVE IT AWAY.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MY YOUNGEST SON. HE WANTS TO JOIN THE ARMY. JUST PRAY FOR HIM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. AND WHATEVER HE DECIDES PRAY FOR HIM TO BE SAFE.

BABY BLANKET

HERE IS A BABY BLANKET FOR A FRIENDS DAUGHTER. SHE JUST FOUND OUT SHE'S GOING TO BE A GRANDMOTHER.

BIRD DIED DURING THE NIGHT WEDNESDAY. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT IT STILL HURT. I'VE NOT SEEN THE GIRLS YET. SO I STILL HAVE TO TELL THEM. I HAVE A WEEK TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. AT LEAST THE LITTLE THING HAD A FULL TUMMY AND WENT TO SLEEP IN A WARM BED. I HAD A HEAT PAD UNDER HIM TO KEEP HIM WARM.

EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION DRIVE

WELL HERE'S MY SECOND DONATION TO THE EGF DRIVE. I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL CANDY GOT IT BEFORE I POSTED. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE I DIDN'T MAKE IT. I JUST PUT IT IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY. THE DRIVE ENDS IN AUG. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEND SOMETHING. YOU CAN GET MORE INFO HERE.
WHEN I TOOK MY LITTLE BOX TO THE POST OFFICE I TRIED TO TAKE IT BACK HOME WITH ME. PENNY GRABBED IT AND SAID SHE THOUGHT SHE'D JUST KEEP IT. WELL I TRIED TO GET IT FROM HER. IT DID SINK IN THAT I DID GO THERE TO MAIL IT. I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME LETTING GO OF MY LITTLE BOX WHEN IT'S FULL. I WORRY OVER IT SO MUCH. SO I JUST LEFT WITH ANOTHER BOX TO FILL UP AND WORRY OVER. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I KNOW TO DO.
MY HUSBAND IS SO FUNNY. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE MOCK LOOK OF SHOCK WHEN HE SAW ME CARING MY FLAT LITTLE BOX LAST NIGHT. ANOTHER ONE HE SAID. I PUT IT BEHIND ME AND SAID WHAT? LOOKED AT HIM AS IF I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND WENT ON MY MERRY WAY TO FIND TAPE FOR MY LITTLE BOX. IT NOW HAS 14 HATS IN IT. I STARTED WORKING ON FILLING IT UP AS SOON AS I GOT THE OTHER ONE TAPED UP.

WE HAVE A NEW NEIGHBOR NOW. HE HAS TWO LITTLE GIRLS WITH BLUE EYES AND LONG BLOND HAIR. HE MOVED INTO HIS GRANDPARENTS PLACE SO WE KNOW THEM. HE GETS THE GIRLS ON THE WEEKEND. WELL THEY FOUND A BABY BIRD AFTER A STORM WE HAD OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY LOOKED SO CUTE STANDING THERE HOLDING THAT LITTLE WET BIRD. THEY HAD IT ALL WRAPPED UP IN A WET WARM CLOTH. THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO . I SHOWED THEM IN ,MIXED UP SOME FOOD AND FED THE BIRD. I LET THEM KNOW THAT IT MAY NOT MAKE IT. THEY KNEW THIS SINCE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST BIRD THEY HAVE TRIED TO RESCUE. I TOLD THEM TO GET A DRY CLOTH AND KEEP IT WARM AND COME BACK IN SIX HOURS AND I'D FEED IT AGAIN. THEY LEFT ALL SMILES. THIS WAS SATURDAY. THEY GO BACK HOME ON SUNDAY. GUESS WHO STILL HAS THE BIRD? SO FAR IT'S DOING ALRIGHT. I BOUGHT A LITTLE PLASTIC CARRYING CAGE TO KEEP IT IN. THAT WAY IF IT LIVES IT WON'T GET AWAY FROM THE GIRLS UNTIL IT'S FED OUT.I JUST HOPE IT MAKES IT. I DON'T THINK I CAN STAND TO SEE TWO SAD LITTLE FACES. I CAME OFF MY HORMONE PILLS THE END OF MAY. I CRY AT ANYTHING NOW.

PREEMIE BURIAL OUTFIT

I USED THE PATTERN HERE ,AND THE CHANGES HERE. THEN I LEFT THE BACK OPEN ALL THE WAY DOWN. I DID FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF THE BUBBLE SUIT UNTIL THE DECREASE WAS MADE. I DIDN'T DECREASE I WORKED A DC ALL THE WAY ACROSS UNTIL DESIRED LENGTH. THEN I WORKED A SC UP THE EDGE, THEN I WORKED A SL ST BETWEEN THE DC CH 3 ALONG THE NECK THEN SC DOWN THE OTHER EDGE. I WEAVED A LENGTH OF RIBBON AROUND THE NECK AND WAIST OF THE GOWN TO USE AS TIES ON THE BACK. I THEN SEWED A BOW AND PIECE OF RIBBON ON THE FRONT. I USED THE HAT PATTERN HERE. THE BOOTIE PATTERN HERE.

THIS LITTLE OUTFIT AND THE BUBBLE SUIT WILL BE GOING TO THE 2ND ANNUAL EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION DRIVE. I HAVE A BOX I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FILL UP SO I CAN GET IT IN THE MAIL. I JUST COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL I GOT IT FULL BEFORE I TOOK A PICTURE . I JUST LOVE THIS LITTLE OUTFIT.

FIRST WEEK

WELL TIM MADE IT THROUGH HIS FIRST WEEK BACK TO WORK. HE EVEN HAD TO WORK SATURDAY. I'LL MISS OUR TIME TOGETHER BUT I'M GLAD HE'S WELL ENOUGH TO WORK. A TON OF STRESS HAS LIFTED OFF OF ME. I STILL WORRY ABOUT HIM IT'S JUST NOT LIKE BEFORE.

BACK TO WORK

WELL IT LOOKS LIKE TIM IS READY TO GO BACK TO WORK. HE WENT TO HUNTSVILLE TO SEE THE LAST DR. THAT NEEDED TO RELEASE HIM. HE SAID TIM LOOKED GREAT TO HIM. HIS E.K.G. AND CHEST X-RAY WERE GREAT. SO COME MONDAY IT'S BACK TO WORK FOR HIM. I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM IN A WAY. I KNOW HE HAS REALLY ENJOYED THE LAST PART OF BEING OUT OF WORK. BUT I'M GLAD THAT HE'S WELL ENOUGH TO WORK. HE'S COME A LONG WAY.

BOYS BURIAL OUTFIT

I THINK THIS IS SO CUTE AND SO TINY. I THINK THE BOOTIES ARE TO BIG. THIS IS THE 3RD PAIR I'VE MADE AND I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THESE EITHER. HERE IS THE PATTERN FOR THE BOYS BUBBLE SUIT. THIS WILL BE GOING TO THE 2ND ANNUAL EMMAZING GRACE FOUNDATION DIVE.

PLEASE CHECK IT OUT.