Hidden Treasures

At times this week, I feel like I am running around with my head cut off.... During some moments, I feel like I have a million things to do before we leave town to head out to Anaheim, and other moments I sit down and think I have plenty of time to get ready.

We have gone to planning a 10 day vacation - technically a work trip for me - and now it can be as many as 13 days. We wonder if we can survive that long alone together in a truck most of the time. :-)

We will be starting off on November 17th by going to Minneapolis and seeing the MN Vikings play-off game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. We have had a real hard time getting excited about the Vikings this year because we all know how much I love our new quarterback (insert dripping sarcasm here), but we certainly couldn't turn down free play-off tickets!

Monday morning we will start driving west...  south west to be exact....  to get to Anaheim in time for the CHA Supershow (business trip, remember). We will then spend a few  days exploring the area. We decided to then drive up the Pacific Coast Highway all the way to the Redwood Forest, explore that area for a day or two, and then off to Reno! 

The highlight of the trip for me will be attending the CHA Supershow. The highlight of the trip for Charlie will be seeing the ocean for the very first time... I think that will also be a highlight for me!

I hope to blog along the way and add pictures too...  I know, I know, I am not very good at posting here often....  Maybe the third time is the charm?  

On my Christmas shopping trip last week Chris gave me a mission...  He wanted me to keep my eye open for an ugly sweater he could wear to the bar for a contest they were sponsoring. Of course, if I hadn't been looking for an ugly sweater I would have seen them everywhere, but because I wanted on I did not see a thing.

I was walking through the mall, almost done with my shopping trip, when I walked by a Ragstock...  I thought, Hmm, this might be the place." Walked in to find 4 huge racks full of ugly sweaters!  Here is the one I chose for Chris, mainly because I knew it would fit him.  Most of them were Woman's Smalls!

Is that the right name for them?

Anyway, my hubby asked me if I wanted an e-reader for Christmas... Honestly, I am not sure! While I have considered and even researched the Kindle Wireless Reading Device , I am not sure if it would be worth the money....

Sure, it might be nice to be able to hold several books in one little gadget, but am I willing to give up the feel of holding a book? Let's not even get into the price... On the other hand, it is technology and I love technology... It could be considered a gadget ad I love gadgets... I live green, and there is more than one Cool Green Kindle Sleeve available!

So, maybe I will get one for Christmas! I know these days there are several e-readers on the market, but I think I will go with a Kindle simply because it seems like they have been around the longest...

Or maybe I will go do a little more research! If you have an opinion, please share it!

I just finished this purse/tote bag that was made out of a MN wild jersey that had been outgrown. It belongs to a friend and long-time hockey team mate of Joey.
Now I need to go search for the purse pattern I want to make next...   I can't find it anywhere!

I could not resist snapping this picture today...  This is Loco, hard at work on the corner of my desk.

I just now realized that I never posted a photo of Betsy's completed purse!  Silly me.  I am just getting ready to start working on another one just like this one for one of Betsy's team mates.

We are going to the MN Twins baseball game on Friday so I made this purse to take with me!  It is made from a free Cuddyer jersey Joey had gotten for free several years ago when he attended a baseball game and some fabric scraps I had already.

I love the inside. There is a big zippered pocket on one of the larger sides and an open double pocket on the other to hold my cellphone and other items. I also made two small pockets on each of the side panels for holding Chapstick  - which I am always digging for - and the other holds my sunglasses!

What do you think?

Once again, I had grand plans for this blog... I think the main reason I don't updated as often as I had hoped is because of all the work I put into my Family Crafts Blog... Plus it seems to me that this Moveable Type Blog software is just not very user friendly!

For the time being I will continue to pay for this...  and hopefully will get to blogging soon!

Here is a sneak peek of the jersey purse I am working on! The three main components of the Betsy's purse are done... The lining, the outside, and the strap... Now to put it all together! ;-)

This is the before picture... Betsy shared one of her basketball jerseys with me and hopefully she will have a new purse made out of it real soon! Watch for more to be posted! ;-)