Quilts and our wee Daniel

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That is a picture of my beautiful 16 yr old daughter Alexis at her final year High school prom she is off to university next yr. wekll at least I know now how to put a picture on this site

Snow Day

Were having a snow day today the schools are all closed and hubby is up the lane trying to see if he can get the car out because of wee Daniel has been in restbite all over the weekend and were wondering how to get him home Wish I knew someone with a helicopter. Well it snowed here yesterday also and I sewed and sewed and ssewed I got 2 large quilt tops finished. Hoping to machine quilt one today just doing free motion quilting on them. Its the easiest and the quickist. Alexis headed off to look at another university last weekend and has FINALY decided to go to National University of Irekand in Maynooth about 15 miles outside Dublins fair city. So Our emaon only lives about half and hr from that uni so he can keep his eye on her. It is a smaller university than the others and she thinks it will suit her fine she is going to do Physcology. Irish and French. She has applied for her accomodation already aparently. I was thinking of getting a sony reader for xmas or a kindle does anyyone know if the kindle is any good. Today I am going to make a large pot of homemade soup and a n irish stew now tyhats what I call snow food. Followed by hot apple crumble pie.

busy

I have been so busy this week firstly on tuesday I seemed to bake all day An apple pie, Orange and coconut sponge and a wheaten scone. Then on wed I had to take daughter Alexis to the dentist to have a tooth removed. Today was busy as well I spent most of the day sewing a wuilt top and tidying the house. We are waiting on snow here at the moment (if it comes at all) RTE tv fis not too reliable in their forecasts, but there is snow in England so well not be far behind them. I have the weekend off so hubby and I are off window shopping I suppose for a new computer for the house. Iam so lazy , really. You would think that I would have time and more to the point (Learn) how to upload from my camera and mobile phone but there just dosnt seem to be enough Hrs in the day to get everything done. The day just seems to go so fast does everyone find the same problem when you get to 50. Happy thanksgiving to my daughter Louise and her Hubby Ed in manhatten they probly be at the maceys thankgiving parade hope they ahve a nice day. Hope all my friends in USA HAD A GREAT DAY I was thinking of you all bye for now chat to you all later in the week.

Dublin continued

Rhen off again I go this time to Henry Street which is just off O,Connell St. I visited Hickeys fabric shop but guess what I purchased no fabric well after all my sewing shed at home is full to the brim so wasnt I very good I just had a look around. In Henry street there is always street entertainers. a man doing sculpture from sand another was a fire eater along with some red Indians playing music It is always great entertainment at the weekends in Henry Street. I proceeded into Arnotts another very large department store and in here I gt a xmas gift for my daughter -in-law and had Lunch. Off again into more shops I finnaly bought 2 skirts and 2 tops for myself. Then it was off to Grafton Street another of the famous shopping streets in Dublin city centre where I browsed more shops stopping off at the Kitchen store just off Grafton st one of my favorite stores for baking essentials and utensials I just love it. UP then I went to St Stevens grreen shopping c4entre or Mall as the north americans would call it) Once more only window shopping. I had a lovely lesuirely day to myself before meetingf Alexis and her friend at 5pm . We started to head for the bus home to donegal. But It was pulling out of the bus station just as we got to the gate, so the nxt bus was not for 2 hrs so off we all wnt to an italian rsturant for dinner and I must say we really enjoyed and made sure we caught the next bus at 8. we arrive home at 12.30 am tired and ready for be and needless tosy we all slept like a log.

a Day in Dublin.

Well what a day I had yesterday my daughter Alexis went to look at University College Dublin. We left a 5.30 am and arrived home last night at 12.30 am. (what a day. Anyway her and her friend went off to check out the university and \I went shopping First stop Clerys (A large department store on O'Connell St. in the city centre where I got the offer of a free makeover so having time on my hands I decided to go for it and sat there while the makeup artist did my face I was very pleased with the result she used Smash Box Make-up which I had seen advertised on QVC but had never tried I ended up buying a beautiful pink shade of lipstick and a eyelinner pen for Alexis. Then Just as I was about to leave Clery,s who should come along O,Connell Street but santy himself and his Elfs. Off I went then on my mery way to Easons My favourite book store where I browsed around for ages Bourght a few crochet magazines, 2 quilting mags and 2 Books by Colm Keane on the afterlife. Then onto clarks shoe shop to lok for a pair of brown boots (I had got a pair of Black riding boots from England during the week and decided to get a pair of brown boots for the winter < I justify this expense because the last time I bought new boots was 8 yrs ago I will not say how much they were but i will need to have them for 8 yrs to justify the price.

busy busy busy

Well another cold day here in donegal. I spent most of the day sewing I am doing a random harvest quilt and it is looking really fab. Oh I will hate to part with it.I went to the quilt shop in Buncrana today to get Backing and trim for the autum harvest quilt. Of course I didnt stop there in buying I just had to have the beautiful charm rolls as well .I am off to Dublin on sat with daughter Alexis to Look at a university with her. The school had organized a bus but now its cancelled so I will have to go with her We will leave here a 6am and get to Dublin at around 10.15. We will spend the day in Dublin . First looking at the university. and then probly do some shopping. We are not staying over this run so we will be bk home in donegal about 1am on sunday morning.I hope the xmass lights are on in dublin.

Welol anotherf day its wed here and 9.30am Wedensday is a good day for me as my son Daniel goes to day care from 11am-3pm, not a long time but while he is there he gets on an exercise bike and has aromatherapy which he loves it relaxes him greatly. Anyway once we drop him off Hubby Joe and I usually head to Derry shopping Derry is in N.Ireland and it is our nearest big shopping area it is 25 miles away. Once weve had a look around the shops and done some sainsburys shopping we usually head back over the border again to Buncrana which is about 18 miles from our house. When there we usually have liunch in the Lake of Shawdows hotel to treat ourselves. The food is really good. Anyway I have my s/h dinning table and chairs in the dinning room now and you know what they look great. So now \I cant wait for Xmas to get everyone round the table. I have to go now as Daniel has to get up and have his bath before he heads to day care will keep you all posted more often . have a nice day to everyone byeeee

Teacher training course

As you all know by now I care for my son who has cerebal palsey. He cannot see . speak or walk he is also tube fed and needs oxegen twice a day now . My hubby Joe and I look after him and to tell the truth it is a real pleasure to care for a living angel on this earth. I must post some pics of him to my blog site .my hubby is my best friend he is so focused and a very truthfull person who looks for the best in everyone. I am diffent I give you 1 chance and if you muck it up thats the end of you you get no second chances with me. Would love togo to paducah usa todo a teaching course with elenor burns looked it up for feb nxt yr but it is full waiting list only must watch out for the teacher training course in sept 2011. my daughter Alexis will post some pics for me when she gets her homework done this evening chat to you all soon

learn to upload pics for myself

Today I really must learn to upload the pics myself for daughter Alexis will be going to uni next yr and so I have to learn it now. Well now that most of the kids are in college ,School or away frrom home I get more time on the comp. I am thinking of getting a new one for xmass mayby a notebook or laptop but what I really want is an i Pad .Daughter Louise has one that her hubby bought her for her birthday and its fab Hubby Joe thinks that I might drop it as it dosnt seem to have a handle on it. I need to get something portable because this comp im on now is in the dinning room and our Daniel is in the Living room so if I get a portable one I can watch him as well as be on the net . The sun is shining here in malin today and all is well with the world I also lost 1 and half stone now since my operation (I was begining to think I was going to stay very hefty and couldnt understand it as all my relations on my side a thin and wirey But sure enough once the gallbladder was removed and The recoverytime was done guess what I fit bk into my clothers again . Its klike having a new wardrope I will have to post a before and after pics. I didnt have to change my profile pic on facebook either cause that is exactly what I look like again