So long 2024

 It feels like I just got  used to writing 2024, and it's almost over! I don't have high hopes for our country for 2025, I just hope it survives. I'm still in a state of rage and despair. And of course the future LOTUS is already going back on campaign promises, no surprise there. 

 

Goodreads has decided the year is over! I love that it keeps track of the number of pages read! 

I'm doing some re-arranging, with Ralph doing most of the actual work. The cookbook bookcase in the dining room is going into the sewing room- I've already schlepped the books into the room. 

The dining room table is going on the porch. The china hutch is going where the bookcase was. And the HQ16 is going from the basement to where the dining room table was! My big goal for 2025 is to get some of those tops quilted! 

Heather is maybe going to stop up today, and if so, I'll ask her to help Ralph move the table.

Last weekend of the year!

 Yikes! 2024 sure sailed by! And it's almost over. Tomorrow is Heather's birthday- my oldest is going to be 50! How did that happen so fast?

 Heather and her girls! Julianna and Eddie's girlfriend Steph. Jules is taller than everyone!

 Eddie and Steph.

 Santa's cutest reindog! Steph and Dan's dog Mocha. Just too cute for words, and is the boss of their house.

I didn't take any pix on Christmas day. We were at Heather and Ed's, and I was too busy enjoying myself to take pix. When Heather puts some up, I'll copy them.

I finally binged the last 3 episodes of Yellowstone last night while I crocheted. Very violent, and sad. Excellent writing, and a good twist about selling the ranch. I'll miss the show. 

Snow!!

 I know, I know, it is December after all. And today is the Solstice. But the snow last night caught me off guard anyway. 

 It's less than an inch, and looks pretty, but still. 

 Talk about a big dressing! Yikes! The pressure dressing had to stay on for 24 hours, then I was happy to change it out. The incision goes from the side of my nose to my jawline. Basal cell, again.

 Memories! They were so little! Now Amary is 11, and Squeaky is 9. 

I finished the trilogy, so good! 

 

We bought 2 three pound bags of rice, thinking it would be more than enough. Not! I got 2 full rice bags and part of a third done, now I have to get more rice! Ralph was my beta tester. I nuked the bag for one minute, and he said it was perfect and stayed hot for a good amount of time. The other finished one is for Ed for Christmas. 

My final Amazon order came yesterday. Now I have to find the gift bags! 

A cold weekend!

 Right now it's 21 out! Yikes!

 A finish!

 Another finish! This one is a little smaller, 2 rows of 5 instead of 3 rows. It was the house cleaner's monthly visit, so I holed up in the sewing room.

Yesterday I got the rice bags started. I got 4 cut and sewed, now I have to get some rice to fill them with.

 

I finished Book One of the Dragon Heart Trilogy, very good.

I went back thru pix and counted- I've made 22 table runners this year! Two were small, 3 rows of 3 squares, but the rest were full sized, except for the slightly smaller one I made yesterday. 

I have a whole hamper full of various sized batting scraps, and I've made a good dent in them. I just discovered there is a fusible tape that you can put pieces together with, so I ordered that. And of course I've been raiding the closet for the fabrics to back the runners. 

I have to count the baby afghans I've made, it's a least 6.

A week

 I didn't realize that it's been a week since I posted! Not too much going on. I'm still in a state of rage and despair, I figure that will be the next 4 years. 

So when the Felon Elect is inaugurated, does he become the Felon of the US - FOTUS? Or the Liar of the US- LOTUS? or the Grifter of the US- GOTUS? 

I saw a meme on Facebook yesterday. When someone wishes you Happy Holidays, the response is "This is America, no one is happy." I love it and plan to use it. 

 Another one done! I have another Christmasy one ready to turn, and one ready to sew the rows together. Then I plan to switch to rice bags. I never know what to get my son in law Ed. He's an active person, and now that he's in his late 50's, getting the aches and pains that we all do. So a rice bag is a good bonus gift. I told Ralph, and he wants one also. 

 The second in the Lost Brides trilogy! So good! Now we have to wait a year for the conclusion. 

I made my amazon Xmas wish list, for Ralph and the girls. Lots of tea, some candy, and a few Quilting items. I do a big range of prices. 

Brrr!

 It's been going down into the 20's at night! And today's forcast is rain and snow! Yikes!

 Another baby afghan done! 

Huckleberry was watching the dog show! She kept running outside to look for the dogs!

 

Another  table runner laid out! I love batiks. 

Another trilogy read! The first one started out kind of slow, but then sped up. I really enjoyed the trilogy. 

We tried to go food shopping yesterday, but the parking lot was so full that we left! It was the first we'd tried to go to Shop Rite in about a month. We might try again today.