Where is my prarie?

I was given several pink pumpkins. 
I was excited about putting them on the porch until....
 Someone told me they are really good for cooking.

I have a new pressure cooker that was just waiting on some pumpkin.

It was a lot of work but I have some really good pumpkin in the freezer now...

 

 

 Look sideways at my new new pressure cooker because that is the only way these pictures would load...

 

It made a great pie

 

My sweet friend Madelyn taught me all about the "jelly roll" quilt and gave me a jelly roll to try.
I made my first quilt top this past weekend...I love the Christmas prints.

 

 

Ellie the dog who thinks she is a cat loved the long long quilt pieces

 

And last night I worked on a bucket list

 

 

I'm going to frame it as a check list for the holiday season

 

I felt like I needed a craft / activity that didn't make me feel like a grandmother living on a prarie somewhere...

 

Catching up

I am glad to be home and spending a few days of down time. I spent the morning working on my Dec. daily project and got all caught up! 

Now I just need to finish scraping the year to do in a book...
I'm spending the evening with a girlfriend tonight and maybe taking down Christmas tomorrow...good times...

Blessed

Today was a wonderful birthday!

• I ran in Walmart first thing this morning and got to see the soldiers there buying and loading the HUGE trucks with an unbelievable amount of toys for Toys for Tots...What a sweet scene
• A wonderful coffee bar at school on a day where I really needed a cup...
• A copy of the Carpenter's Christmas CD on my desk from a sweet teacher
• Wonderful treats from families and my secret Santa
• Finishing up the Angel Tree at school - what a blessing to get to hear from parents who are so thankful for help with Christmas
• Seeing an amazing act of giving... You need to read the Christmas Jar... You'll want to do this every year!
• A date with my hubby...

What a wonderful day!

63 Snowmen

Choir Concert #2

We went to the high school choir concert tonight...

The list

Late to the party

Jennifer and others are doing 'December Daily' and as much as I wanted to make a new scrapbook for it, I didn't get it done... Then I looked at Little Wonders and decided I could do it digital and maybe keep up...
Now, Jennifer's album is beautiful and I will regret not having made it the scrapbook way and Little wonders digital scrapbooking is what I aspire to but I started it and am glad I am trying to keep up...

Some days I can't post because it would spoil some Christmas gifts... and some days are just what ever I took a picture of when I played with my new camera... like the dogs above...
Have a wonderful weekend!