Hi everyone, again. I have been busy making purses and beading. We also had son Ken and his family over on the 23rd. Their son, Kyle, was born on Dec 24, so we like to get together before Christmas if we can. Our granddaughter and her boyfriend (another Kyle) came and brought our little great grandson, so we had some entertainment. Dominic has so much energy and is never still. He likes playing with his daddy.
He likes twirling, too. I just love those blond curls! Notice the snowman holding his hat in the background. If you push the button he will dance and sing.
Little Dominic learned how to push that button and he would dance. We finally had to take the batteries out of it because he was driving us all nuts. He would push the button every time it stopped. He's a happy little guy.
We finally got him corralled and gave him a present to open, but he needed mom's help.
Love those blue eyes, too.
He finally got with the program and helped unwrap the gift. It didn't hold his attention long because it was clothes and not a toy.
So cute!
This is our granddaughter (the beautiful Princess) and the mother of the little prince.
We went to my mother's house for Christmas Eve. We had a good time and good food.......and lots of goodies. This is my mother, she is 83 years old. She used to be taller than me, but she shrank and now she is shorter than me.
This is our 13 year old grandson, Ryan, who is taller than me already.....plus he wears his boots just so he can be even taller than me, the turkey. He is looking cross-eyed..........who knows why. Bubba is behind him watching and listening to a a DVD. He is our great nephew.
This is my sister, Pam, with her newest granddaughter, Nikki, and our great niece. She is so adorable and makes some of the funniest faces............sometimes.
Great uncle Roger had to have his turn holding the baby as well.
I didn't take many pictures at mom's because I put the camera down to eat dinner and then forgot to get it out again. We had a good time.
Now for the 2 newest finished purses. The first one is pink, pink, pink and purple. It is for a 15 year old girl. She really liked it. Her mother got it for her for Christmas. The front:
front pocket detail.
Other front pocket detail.
Back of purse.
Back pocket detail.
This is the beaded flower that hides the magnetic snap. It is appliqued on the back of the purse and folds over to the front.
Here it is from the front folded over.
Close up of the beaded flower.
Then the woman that bought this one for her daughter ordered one for herself in yellow and green. I found some pretty green fabric with butterflies on it.
The back of the purse.
back pocket detail
one of the buttons on the side of the purse....it has glitter on it
front of the purse
front pocket detail
other front pocket detail
beaded butterfly that hides the magnetic snap
I started the butterfly with bigger beads (size 11), but I didn't like it. So I took it all out and started over using smaller beads (size 14). I also used some little drop beads around the outside of the wings.
Last Saturday evening we went down to Longview to have dinner with our daughter, Jen, and her Husband, P.J. We had venison steak.....it was so good I ate 2 pieces of meat instead of eating my mashed potatoes and gravy. We had a wonderful visit. I took pictures with my new I-phone, but haven't figured out how to send them to my computer yet. Earlier when we left home, it was snowing some, but not bad. When we left Longview, it wasn't snowing there.........but shortly after we got on the freeway it was white-out conditions. Mostly all we could see was huge white flakes coming toward the windshield and we couldn't tell where the lanes were. We could feel the rumble strips on each side of the northbound lanes, but not the little bumps between the lanes much. P.J. called and said a few minutes after we left it started snowing and everything was white within 5 minutes. We made our way through traffic so we wouldn't be in a cluster if someone lost control.............and then we couldn't see much of anything. We finally saw the sign for our exit and realized we were in the far left lane. We made it home, but it was scary. I do, however, trust Roger's driving in any conditions, but I still get tense when it is slippery. WE ARE IN THE FROZEN NORTH LAND, I TELL YOU!!!!! It snowed yesterday (Sunday) and today (Monday) and is supposed to be nasty tomorrow.....with more snow. Of course my sister called me and gloated about the snow and asked if I liked it. She was singing, "let it snow, let it snow, my sister likes it, let it snow." I will get her back for that one......later, he he.
Well, that's all I have to say...............except I WANT THIS COLD STUFF TO GO AWAY!
Until next time, God bless you all in 2012.
Lila
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