Neglected Blog!

I know it seems like this blog has been neglected, and it has, but I have been busy doing a million different things!

Here's what I have been up to:

• I have gone up to help the new mommy and daddy, twice.  I was so glad they asked me to help.  It is so fun being the grandma!
• I made the baby a new quilt--I only have one done and I need to finish the second one.  I decided to quilt it, so it will take a little longer!
• I have written 47 article for my family history blog and have another 29 in process of being finished.
• Published and mailed my quarterly newsletter
• I have began putting together Joe's personal history and my personal history.  (One of my New Year's resolutions.)
• I have been writing every week in my journal--another New Year's resolution.
• I have cleaned my main floor carpets and deep cleaned my main floor.
• I have made a bunch of freezer meals
• I have indexed over 900 names so far this month--I hope to get to a 1,000 names!

Plus I have continued to do my volunteer work, and do my three callings in my ward!
No wonder I am tired!

Here is a picture of the one quilt I completed for the new baby:

Freezer meals:

Have a great week!

Christmas Pillow Cases

Every year I paint the grandchildren pillow cases for their Christmas present. 

Let's just say, I need to start earlier next year!!!!

Here are the photos of my work for this Christmas:

Here are some photos with them opening their pillow cases:

Doodles

Here's some stuff I made on my IPad with Doodlebuddy.

Cutest Blog & Other Stuff

One of my dear sweet friends has an awesome new blog called Crafty Cousins. It is a hit! It is so much fun to browse and get crafty ideas from. Last night I spent way too much time just snooping at all the fun ideas. Go check it out here

In other news, after Christmas I began to clean up my paints from the pillow cases, and I thought, I still want to paint...so, I began painting 5 of the 8 pillow cases I'll need for next Christmas! Go me! Hopefully, I'll be able to locate the finished pillow cases when I need them next December.

There is one thing about widowhood that's not so bad;
people kinda don't expect normal outta ya!

Here's what I am thankful for:
1. I am 7 years out; unlike a friend who started down this road Christmas eve.
2. The sunrise is a beautiful shade pink this morning.
3. I love my view of the lake.

Have a good day,peeps!

Here's what I've been up to (and it's not been blogging)

(Picture stolen from Athena's blog, because I have pictures of the dress but it looks better on the baby)

Yep, yep, yep, been busy crocheting this dress for the big blessing day this Sunday.  (Adam's mother, Charla, crocheted the bonnet, which will make a special keepsake for this sweetheart.)

I have also crocheted her a PINK afghan, and edged a PINK receiving blanket for her--no wonder I haven't been blogging!!!

Christmas Pillow Cases 2010

Every year I paint pillow cases for friends and family.  This year I didn't get too many done, but I did continue the tradition of painting one for each of the grand children:

Kaleb's Quilts

Every new grand-baby gets two new quilts, these are Kaleb's.

Lott's of love,
Grandma
Janet

Outside My Window

Okay I finally did it. I figured out how to download pictures from my digital camera!!!! Hooray!!! So, I have had this idea since I began this blog and that was to take a picture of the view outside my sliding glass door which faces Utah Lake. The views I get from my window are beautiful. So, that is what I did today. I just wanted to share the view I have from across the pond in Utah Valley. Go check it out. The link is under my "favorite blogs" entitled "Outside my window". Enjoy.