Weekend Wrap-up

We headed out to Auburn for the weekend on Friday midday. With Tucker's arrival our football tickets have been used by others rather than us this year. Oh well, Tucker has been worth it. Good friends have kept the seats warm.

With Tucker in mind, I stopped in Montgomery to buy him a couple of outfits. There is a small window of time that a boy can wear those cute little smocked outfits and since I still have a pleater sitting out on my sewing counter with two pieces to practice smocking on, therefore... I am not thinking I am going to have anything done by Christmas. I am thinking that just maybe I can make him one for Easter.
Anyway, I really am going to give it a good effort.

I might have gone a little nutty, but this is some of his allotted Christmas money. What can he open this year? He can look snazzy for Thanksgiving and Christmas though. The trucks hold pumpkins and the little doggie reminded of their Boykin, Hallie.

We ate out with good friends Friday evening and went to an exhibition basketball game. The early game on Saturday turned out to be a great one if you are for Auburn. Lots of fun.

I took very few pictures this weekend. I guess that means I was having lots of fun. We took the dogs and I got in a Saturday morning walk and the weather was amazing this weekend. I actually got to wear a sweatshirt to the game. 

We took the Hoosier cabinet that belonged to my great grandparents to the Auburn house. I had hoped I would be able to use it in the kitchen or dining area. I had plans to make a coffee bar out of it, but that didn't work out. I absolutely can not complain as I LOVE this Auburn house we bought. IT is pretty close to perfect in every way. I ended up putting it in the downstairs bedroom. I will used it like a dresser. This is the bedroom Mom sleeps in when she goes, so she said she would like a place to lay things...now, she has it.

I will add a framed picture of my great grandparents and to the cabinet at some point. 

I want to get some pillow shams to use with the quilt eventually. It was a special gift from one of my Mother's lifelong friends. 

When we got home yesterday we went to the movies. I have been dying to see "First Man" based on the book by Auburn professor, James R. Hansen. There had been controversy about the not planting the flag. Well, take it from me a "a very patriotic girl" that is an amazing movie and if you see it you won't see that a flag was not planted. It is more than patriotic and very evident from beginning to end that it tells the story of America first! I promise! 

Jeff and I both came out and said that controversy was stupid and not correct. We both loved it and in my opinion just illustrates we need to think for ourselves.

It would be impossible to tell his entire story in a short movie, so I think they did a great job in a short span of time. The book was amazing.

I am stitching an ornament that is taking me a long time. The reason is those darn half stitches. I am making it to look a little retro if you think 1987 is retro. In other words I am doing it on 14 count Aida which is what I used in 1987. The half window reminds me of the window in our great room. I am actually going to stitch 1987 as that is the date because when we moved in that house. We built it and brought both kids home from the hospital there, and we lived there until both were in middle school. We all loved that home so much. It is around the corner from us and we hate how the people who live there now let the yard go. I put a lot of work into that yard. Oh well, I am getting off topic...

My sewing counter still has two Santa ornaments that need to be finished. Today is the day. Stay tuned!

I am leaving you with two sweet Tucker pictures. I am going to out to see my sweet little boy today. Can't wait...

He always looks like he is thinking. It is probably more that he is interested in the camera.

I should have more than one post in me this week. We will see.

Sandy

Catching UP

Did anyone wake up this morning in just a bit of a panic?

I can truthfully say September and October went by in a blur with all the activity and I am just sitting here stunned that I have three weeks to prepare for Thanksgiving and that Christmas is just around the corner.

I am in love with that little man.

I finally got more than half a day at home yesterday and went into action. That sweet little baby and other things have had me hopping as of late.
I took Mother for a doctor's appointment in Pensacola on Monday and then her smoke detectors were acting up. I had researched them and managed to replace them all by my little old self. They were hard y'all. Anyway, with all of that Monday was pretty much shot. WE are working hard to move all of her appointments over here. One more eye appointment over there in the next couple of months.

I have spent two nights this week at Lindsay's. She and Tyler were just plain tired the first night, so I went out and stayed with the baby. I drove out and arrived at 9:30 and sent them to bed and listened out for my little Tucker. We had special times both nights. Mom and Dad are feeling much more rested and little booger is sleeping really well for only two weeks. I think a good bit of their restlessness is first time parent nerves.

Mother says pictures make him look big and she is right. He is the tiniest little guy.

However, I am pooped.  I did sleep in between the feedings but I am not a young thing. I slept really good last night though.

In my scurrying about yesterday I started making some lists for Thanksgiving preps and Christmas gifts. I even ordered two gifts online.

I put away some Halloween decor because I don't get any trick or treaters ever. Kind of wish I did. I always feel like I need to buy a bag of candy to donate to the neighborhoods that get an onslaught of kids.

I put out some calming napkins on the kitchen table and changed out my monthly stitching all a little early. I haven't shared my table in a long time. I love table linens and had to get hold of myself last year and promise myself to buy no more. I have quite a collection for the months and seasons. I love having some color on the table. I decided that even though orange is a favorite color I was ready for a toned down look so green and brown came out for Thanksgiving. I even changed out the orange candles.

I got an email from a reader who corresponds with me by email occasionally since she doesn't have a Google account. Hey Sylvia...
Anyway, she mentioned I haven't shared pictures of Lemony and Gus lately. They are still stars around here, I promise. I have just been so busy lately that I haven't taken many pictures of them.

Lemony in her favorite spot. Arlene, she will have to give this up when Jeff retires.

Gus is always in motion. Still very active but he is good. He comes when you call him so I don't have to have him on a leash all the time. He loves to ride with me places and always wants to sit in the front seat. He looks out so serious and keeps his eyes on the road.

He has lost his puppy face and looks so grown now.

You may have remembered I mentioned we were getting our house painted. I am quite sure I am going to have a story for y'all with this later. I would really love to NOT have a story. Stay tuned.

Life is busy but good. Jeff and I are headed out to Auburn for the weekend. We have given away lots of tickets this season. I want to try and use some of them myself. Only two more games.

I am stitching on Christmas ornaments and need some serious hours!!!!! I hope to get some stitching done this weekend.

I am so excited about my lemon tree. It has 18 on it this first year. You may remember I replace my Natchez crepe myrtle that was taking over the yard. It was really hard for me to cut it down, but I was going to have no grass. The lemons have soothed my worries over it.

I will be back next week hopefully with lots of things accomplished and some ornaments to share. Wish me luck,
Sandy