Thursday, January 08, 2009

Geo-Fun


Today at my children's school, they had the school Geography bee. It is open to grades 5- 8 and a test is given in each class to decide who gets to participate from each class( two from each class). The Syron family was blessed to send both of their children to the bee. The consisted of many rounds going from ten, to four and then the final two contestants. Guess who they were???? I am sure you figured it out. My children Abby and Ian competed for the top spot. And the winner was/is ...........................................Ian. Ian will now compete at the regional level and test a written test for that competiton. As you can see from his smile, he was eleated and proud. Craig and I are so proud of both of our children. We are so happy for our son, Ian, for this great accomplishment. I just had to share. TTFN

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Shopping this weekend


My parents allowed me to pick out something for myself for Christmas this year.(along with some other goodies) I went to our local Quilt shop and found a couple things that I liked. I Love Jim Shore figurines and could not resist these when I saw them. There is a little ornament kitty and the larger figurine is called cool cat. I also could not resist the Candy Cane fabric that they had on sale (30% off). It was definitely talking to me.

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Other Projects finished ..


I got into a little stitchery the end of 2008. These are two of the projects I finished. The one is called old Santa. I did not like this pattern as much once it was made. I was making it as a gift and then did not like it as well and so I just kept it. I do love the frame I found at Kohls. Christmas clearance is so great!!!
The other framed stitchery is called "when it is dark enough, you can see the stars". i made this for my parents. I loved embellishing it with a little extras like the extra stars and words on the bottom. I loved this pattern and think I may do it again.
I want to finish and draw your attention to the snow flake above. Click on it and check out other blogs and enter to win giveaways. It is called whirl into winter giveaway.
It is very icy in Southeastern WI. I feel that we may just stay home and wait for it to melt. TTFN.