Happy Birthday, Baby

I really can't believe that 32 years ago I became a mother. My son was born in the blizzard of 1977 and to this day, he is the best thing that I have ever done in my entire life.

I've alway enjoyed the boy that he was and I have never been more proud of the man that he has become.

Happy Birthday, baby -- and I can hear Captain Zoom winging his way to do your birthday greeting.

Love always,

Mom

PROCRASTINATION

Doesn't that sound like the name of a song - just substitute Carly Simon's Anticipation with Procrastination!

Procrastination, Procrastination

Is makin' me late

Is keepin' me waitin'

This should be my theme song and I don't know why I do it nor do I like that I do it. I want to do something, then I get sidetracked doing something else that seemed really important at the time and then I'm off on to something else entirely different.

I'm saying all of this to justify why the chair in my previous post still looks the same - only little Toby has moved off of it because dogs have to eat, go out and sleep. I guess that humans do too, but that's beside the point.

Yes, I'm permitting myself to take those baby steps, but I think I need a good swift kick in the pants to get me moving and motivated.

I've always been intrigued by fabric postcards. I actually got into blogging by doing a Google search on fabric postcards -- I found so many pretty things on those blogs and it spurred me to try it too. So, my first project for 2009 is to try it out. Starting off with something small should be gratifying and keep me motivated to keep on going - don't you agree?

Happy New Year - 2009

Happy New Year to anyone still reading my Blog! I am so glad that 2008 is a memory and let's just leave it at that.

I'm not one for making resolutions because I know that I won't keep them - so why bother? However, I do have a few goals for 2009.

• I want to get back into sewing again and I have a new project all lined up -- A Christmas Sampler quilt - to use up some of the many, many homespuns that I have collected over the years. If I was forced to get rid of any of my stash, I would guard those homespuns and "Kansas Troubles" with my life.


• Stop procrastinating.


• Stop being a TV junkie.


• Go to bed at a decent hour. I have a very disjointed sleep pattern. I end up falling asleep on a very uncomfortable sofa while watching TV, then waking up when the dogs are very vocal about going out for the final time of the night. I don't want to buy a more comfortable sofa, because then I would be sleeping on it every night, but me and two dogs on a sofa that is too short to stretch out on is comical at best. Then, when I do wake up to let the dogs out, I get sucked in to watching bad TV from 2-4 a.m. because I can't get back to sleep. WOW - some of those late night informercials are so bad that I seem to sit there with a WTF look on my face, but I can't stop watching -- kinda like watching a train wreck unfolding before your eyes.

Well, three days into the New Year and I have not accomplished any of the above - so TODAY is the DAY! I don't have any plans, per se and I am in my sewing room (even if I'm only typing this Blog entry) and as soon as I'm done, I'm going to tackle something in this room - even if I have to take Baby Steps to do it. I'm publishing this photo of the chair in my sewing room, which is appalling, and yes, there is a dog (Toby) sleeping atop that mountain of fabric.

So without any further procrastination (see, I'm getting the hang of this) I'm going to get something done. HAPPY 2009!