Thanks Lyle!!! Must have had too much egg nog

So is everyone ready for Christmas and the holidays Kwanzaa, Hanukkah?

I'm making all my gifts this year.

Hi Susie !

What type of gifts are you making ? I love homemade gifts.

Bought our tree Monday and it is up and decorated. I decorated the rest of the house just after Thanksgiving. The lights are up in the front. I have not started baking anything yet. Gifts are ready to be wrapped.

Just waiting for snow and more cold.

Linda,
I've been making Mug Rugs. I can't remember if I've posted any of them here. I have 3 more pics to take and will post them in a day or two. I love making them but it's become somewhat of an obsession. I need help. I will be working on a volunteer community quilt starting next week (I am piecing and assembling blocks made by others - A Cubits event at A Crafty Cubit.

I may do some baking. There were a few years where I made about 500 cookies for airmen at Luke AFB. I got a little burned out. Kind of thinking of doing it again. It's a 4 day effort. Guess I'd better get busy if I'm going to make it for the Pony Express. (mail)

I look forward to seeing photos of your Mug Rugs. Not sure if I know what they are.

Love quilts. That is great baking the cookies for the airmen. I know they enjoyed that !

Here's a pic of one of my first. You get the idea.

Love the mug rug Susie.

Linda when they forecast our next big snow dump I will ask Santa to divert it to Tucson, we have enough already, I like to share.

Susie, I love your mug rugs!! You should post those over in Garden Art in the thread 'Show us what you're working on'! Are you baking yet? I'm about to start... just remember, you don't HAVE to make 500, LOL! I have to remind myself of that also. That is so cool that you are quilting.

I'll post some more Mug Rugs once I take a few more pics.

Happy Birthday to Becky, BooPaints! Have a fab day! Let me know if you want to go shopping today!!

Happy Birthday Becky!! Hope you have a fabulous day!!

Thanks Susie...I was busy all day so maybe next time!

Thanks for posting the picture Susie. I love that ! Definitely my kind of thing.

Adding my Happy Birthday to Becky !!!!!!!!

You know me Margaret I will gladly accept any snow you might share with me.

This is a nice, long soaking rain. Maybe three days!!! It'll be interesting to find out the inches when it's done. My friend in West Hollywood says it's pouring there... hopefully they save a little for us!

Enjoy!

I received just over a quarter inch today and they say before this storm is over we could end up with close to 2 inches !! I do not remember a November or December with this much rain at least not in the last few years.

Great news Linda, I hope you enjoy your soaking.

I'm getting my white Christmas!!!

Happy Belated Birthday Becky!! Glad your getting so much rain Linda. We have gotten a nice amount up here too. Not much going on with me. No decorations up at all. With my Dh gone I am not much in th emood, he always puts up the decorations and I cannot even figure out the tree and how to put it together. My boys are going to stay with him for Christmas so it will be just my daughter and I. I Am going to buy a small potted tree this weekend if I can find a decent one. We will wrap gifts this next weekend and maybe bake some cookies!

Sounds very cozy, Marie. You and Julie have a Merry Christmas together!

Brenda, I bet you got a load of snow! I wish I could introduce Lexie to some snow. She'd have to wear booties since they clip her hair on her feet so short! You and Tony and Pack have a merry!

Linda, I do remember a December about 15 yrs ago where it rained for 3-4 days. A constant gentle rain. I guess we get lucky every-now-and-then.

A total of .70 rain at 7:00 this morning and it is still raining !!

I knew it had been a while, Susie, on the December rains. 15 years is a long time to wait.

You know how I enjoy my rain, Margaret !

Wow, Linda that is a long time to wait for a December rain , enjoy, I bet your rain barrel is really full today.

We got some snow, and they say more to come tonight... but not loads. Hooray for your rain!