Needle Sized Art
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday Thoughts
I saw this a few weeks ago on the news and just loved it. As you all know I have a special love for animals. I think it is because I have benefitted through my interactions with them. I think if we all slowed down and paid attention, we could learn a lot from them.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Chocolate
About every other week we make a chocolate run to See's. Yesterday Patrick and I ventured out on the journey together. Every time I go with him I feel like a celebrity getting the star treatment. He makes friends with EVERYONE he meets. And the See's ladies are no exception. They LOVE him! On our way out the door yesterday one of the ladies stopped us and gave us a huge (at least 5 lbs) box of chocolates "to share". It was a very generous and sweet gesture (pardon the pun). But sweeter still was Patrick’s lamenting that he failed to get them all Christmas gifts this past year. I am grateful to have friends, like all of you, who are kind and are great examples of how to treat others.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Alice
Once upon a time, in 1960, a piano was born. This little piano had two legs, three pedals and 88 keys. Her name was Alice. Alice spent her youth in the home of a family who loved her. She helped entertain the small children by letting them pound on her, creating music only the composer could appreciate. She loved the family, and was never offended when one of the children pouted, or complained that they when they had to spend time practicing with her.
As time went on, Alice was moved from town to town with the family. As the children grew and became more busy, Alice was forgotten. Except for rainy days when they were stuck inside, and Christmas when the family would gather around her once again.
Years passed and Alice became lonesome. The children were now grown and gone, and the parents no longer found a need for her.
So they put her on KSL.com and I got her!!!!!
Here's my Alice! Isn't she cute!
She needed a little TLC. One of her legs was broken, a peddle was stuck, a key was stuck, and one very out of tune note. So Dad came to the rescue and fixed her up! Yes....Dad is a piano tuner! (Mom and I couldn't watch, expecting the worst, so we had to leave. We went to the fabric store. When we came home, he had fixed her right up! - Who knew!)
Here are some pictures of the process...the part Mom and I stuck around for :)
As time went on, Alice was moved from town to town with the family. As the children grew and became more busy, Alice was forgotten. Except for rainy days when they were stuck inside, and Christmas when the family would gather around her once again.
Years passed and Alice became lonesome. The children were now grown and gone, and the parents no longer found a need for her.
So they put her on KSL.com and I got her!!!!!
Here's my Alice! Isn't she cute!
She needed a little TLC. One of her legs was broken, a peddle was stuck, a key was stuck, and one very out of tune note. So Dad came to the rescue and fixed her up! Yes....Dad is a piano tuner! (Mom and I couldn't watch, expecting the worst, so we had to leave. We went to the fabric store. When we came home, he had fixed her right up! - Who knew!)
Here are some pictures of the process...the part Mom and I stuck around for :)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sydney and Me
Today work was really slow, so Patrick, Alicia and I went to see Marley and Me at lunch. It was such a cute movie. We all sat there and cried together with the other five people in the theater. (Patrick and Alicia are cat people, I guess we can't all be perfect)
The movie went through the life of a little golden retriever and his family. Through it all I saw my little lady Syd and though of how happy she has made me. Even though she can be a little "spirited". We have been through a lot together, and she has kept me smiling through it all. So below is a little tribue in pictures of my favorite little monkey-bat-rat in the world.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Holiday Party
The Gifts
Mom and I made the cutest bags to put the gifts (A leather bound copy of Stories For Christmas by Charles Dickens) in. They were really beautiful on the table at the party. Everyone loved them.
Everyone
We had so much fun, I don't think there was more than a few minute the entire night we were not all laughing. This group feeds off of each other. It was a good thing we had our own room. The other people in the restaurant kept coming by to see what we were doing, and I think to look at how cute the room looked.
Here are the Winners of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest....there was a lot of competition. Despite my best try at getting a really ugly one, one of the servers really liked mine...
Most Christmas Spirit Winner!
Please Don't Ever Wear That Again Winner
Did You Get That From Your Mom Winner
Best In Show Winner!
Mom and I made the cutest bags to put the gifts (A leather bound copy of Stories For Christmas by Charles Dickens) in. They were really beautiful on the table at the party. Everyone loved them.Everyone
We had so much fun, I don't think there was more than a few minute the entire night we were not all laughing. This group feeds off of each other. It was a good thing we had our own room. The other people in the restaurant kept coming by to see what we were doing, and I think to look at how cute the room looked.
Here are the Winners of the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest....there was a lot of competition. Despite my best try at getting a really ugly one, one of the servers really liked mine...
Most Christmas Spirit Winner!
Please Don't Ever Wear That Again Winner
Did You Get That From Your Mom Winner
Best In Show Winner!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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