There's No Place Like Home!!! and thank God I am back!!!

It was so awesome yesterday when I walked up to this porch after being in the hospital for five days!! I had my routine surgery last Friday but during surgery I aspirated into my lungs!! I had to be admitted and I tell you I have never been so sick before!!  I have pneumonia!! I still have it but I am already doing better at home. I am on the couch!! Both doctors said it will take about two weeks before I am better and rid of it!! I have learned to take nothing for granted that is for sure!! This is my porch all decked out for the holly dayz!! I LOVE it. Sim did it for me from just things we already had and boughs from our Blue Spruce pines. The tree is in the house but not decorated and at this point I am not dong it. I think Sim will. Brooke hung up our family stockings on the railing in the livingroom, a big deal here at the house. We all love our stockings and usually get lot's of cute gifts in them. Even the ones that don't live here anymore.

 

Thought I'd share my pic of the eight cupcakes Kaitlin made me so I could decorate them!! Not the best but it felt so good to do it!! I have not felt like sewing or creating at all. Everyone around here is waiting to see me sew!! When I do they will all know I am alot better!! I have been watchin a marathon of Castle re-runs!! LOL So that is where I have been!! Missing in action but back at Home Sweet Home!! Love and miss you all!!

XOXOXO Fran. 

 

 

 

Hey I think I'm rockin n rollin now!!! Woo Hoo

Behind this disguise is me (on the left)!!! Oh my goodness I think I can blog now!! WOO HOO!! This is me n my cuzin Kathy at our annual Cuzin Cookie Exchange Party!! We had a photo shoot and made our own props!! We had so much fun. We eat and play Bingo. It was at my house this year.

 

 

This is a pic of my Sister in law Carmen on the right and my niece Nicole her daughter in law on the left. Nicole is so sweet and makes the most beautiful jewelry they were up at St. Mary's craft show in my hometown.

 

 

I am so proud of Nicole she has a lung disease and keeps on going making this beautiful jewelry and doing alot of shows!! We all get alot of her creations for gifts. Sim bought me a necklas and couldn't wait til Christmas to show me!! LOL But I have to wait til Christmas to get it!! He has just about given or showed me everything he's gotten me!! LOL

 

Here is another Crow Hanger I made and added to my Etsy Shoppe. These turned out so darn cute. I am workin on my Snowman but still need to get to the thrift store. The first one is gonna be in warm n natural. Time seems to be flyin by to fast!! Especially since I need to do so much!! EWW!! I will be sewing alot next week. And I am lookin forward to it.  Like I said I am so glad to be back bloggin!! It was rough there for awhile.

XOXO Love Fran.

 

 



 





HELLOOOOOOOO BEST BLOGGY FRIENDS!!! I sure miss ya!!

 

 

Hey there bloggy friends! I sure am missing posting on my blog!! But I am having problems with pics!! Kaitlin will be done with finals and exams tomorrow and has promised me she will help me out with my problem!! I can't wait. I have been super duper busy doing craft shows but I am done now!! I am workin my butt off this week to get everything I can done as I am havin surgery on Friday!! I have a new pattern I designed for a really cute snowman and I really hope I get time to go the thrift store cuz I want to do it in pink!! LOL I do that all the time I can just see it in my head!! LOL It took me along time to get the pattern just right too! Laughing at myself as my daughter Brooke calls me Miss Perfect!! I drive her crazy!! LOL So I am praying I'll be back with ya real soon with new pics!!

XOXO Love ya, Fran. 

TESTING TESTING 1 2 3!!

 

OH MY GOODNESS I HAVE BEEN MISSING YOU GUYS!! I AM HAVING PROBLEMS LOADING MY PICS TO POST!! I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT AND HAVE ALOT TO SHARE BUT HAVE'T BEEN ABLE TO!! THIS IS THE FIRST PIC I COULD GET TO LOAD!! I AM POSTING "ABBY KATZ' CUZ I SOLD HER AT THE CRAFT SHOW I WAS IN THIS PAST SAT. IT WAS AN AWESOME SHOW AND I SOLD TWO OF MY RAGGEDY DOLLS AND A FEW SMALLS AND OTHER GOODIES. IT WAS IN AN OLD COURTHOUSE AND IT WAS CALLED "COUNTRY CHRISTMAS AT THE COURTHOUSE"!!! I WAS SET UP IN THE JURY BOX!!! LOL CUZ IT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE COURTROOM!! THERE WERE THREE FLOORS OF VENDORS. JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN AND LET YOU KNOW WHATZ UP!! KAITLIN IS GOING TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE PROBLEM!! I REALLY DID MISS BLOGGING! I HAVE MORE TO SHARE SOON!!

XOXOXO LOVE YA FRAN.

And so it begins!!!! and what I am up to!! (hee hee)

 

THE FARMGIRLS and I have been busy this past week setting up and working at the craft show at my church!! I co-chair this one and WOW is it hard work doing both!! I have been a bit tired the last few days!! LOL I told Sim somehow my legs hurt really bad and he laughed and said Fran you've been going up n down steps alot and carrying things!! Guess you find out what muscles you don't use alot after you use them!! LOL So glad this one is over. I have three more I am doing but at least I am not in charge of them!! Now I can enjoy them a bit more. It was a good sale and I got to see quite a few people I have not seen  since we graduated from school quite a few years ago!! (will not mention how many!!) Facebook brought out alot of people. I still love my hometown after all these years.

 

 

I was trying a new pricing gig. My friend Nancy had her neighbor who was moving give her these heart photo clips that she used at her daughters wedding reception. There was about 80 of them. I have a bunch of old playing cards. So I used a black marker and wrote the price on the card. I think I really like it. What do you think?

 

Check it out!! This is my new "Wynter Thyme" CROW HANGER!! I am making 4 of them and this is the first one. I really do love the way they are turning out!! Took me a minute to figure out how I wanted to decorate them. I made the hat from the sleeve of an old sweater. The scraf is actually crochet (two by Kaitlin and two by me!!) or Crow Hooky-ed if you know my friend Trace'!! That is what she calls crocheting and how flippin cool is that!! Perfect for these dudes!! I am even  re-teaching myself to make the pom poms! LOL I am getting it and kinda diggin it! I actually forgot how easy they are!! LOL I grubbied this dude up real good and made one of my handmade tags that says "Wynter Thyme". I wanted them to be able to stay out longer than Christmas decorating. This one is listed in my Etsy Shoppe. Gotta finish the last three!!

 

 So this is what I have been up to. Now just gotta get rock n rollin for the next three shows!! WOO HOO I do love it!! We are having Thanksgiving at my SIL house again this year. I will be helping her tomorrow making pies and other goodies. And the best thing is Caylee Roxanne will be there too I can not wait!! We have not seen her in awhile and she is growing up so darn fast!!

 

TAKE CARE DUDETTES AND HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING!!

XOXO LOVE YA FRAN.