Merry Christmas to Everyone!!!!

We have spent time visitng with Aunt Connie and making lots of quilts. I have pictured only one of about eight! We have had so many friends and family come by to enjoy the holiday with.

We were able to make 63 bags for the homeless this year and we had a lot of help and a lot of fun making them. We could have made 1000 and it still would not have been enought but we get such joy out of helping the people who need it so badly. Next year we are going to try for 100 bags!

Our family all comes home Christmas Eve and we open gifts between each other. Then Christmas morning we have Santa. Christmas Day we spent at Heidi and Larry's and had a wonderful turkey and ham dinner with all the sides. It was wonderful. That's what it is all about: family, friends, sharing, giving, loving....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. We love you all.

Sorry I haven't written in quite some time but we have been so busy enjoying Aunt Connie that there has hardly been time to write. We have restored two quilts and have made five new ones! We still have plenty to go but Aunt Connie will be here until Easter so have no doubt we will get them finished. We went through one sewing machine but Auntie bought Judy and I a new one for our Christmas present this year. Wow, we are so excited and grateful.

Speaking of grandchildren~my sister, Debra, is going to be a grandmother again. Her son Joey and his wife are expecting another baby. We are all hoping for a girl but, as you know, we think boys are great!!!! If a girl, they want to incorporate my mother's name as the baby's middle name. I suggested Bella Faye but they are leaning toward Anna Faye which is very nice.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, we did! I also hope you all have a ver Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This, in case I am slow in writing again.