Apron #2 delivered!

This second apron is for little Kylie Koo Koo my niece. Both aprons came fully stocked with pockets full of goodies. Here I am preping Kylie's apron before I bring her in:

Santa's Workshop

Welcome to Santa's newest satellite workshop. I wanted to make a very special gift for two very special little girls so I acquired a sewing machine and went to work. I had never done a project quite like this. I made an apron and a stuffed ice cream cone pillow in 8th grade Home Ec. but that was it.

This project kind of evolved as it went since I didn't have a pattern and idea's of how to do certain things just developed as I worked along for a couple of weeks. I made two identical aprons for these two 3 and 4 year old girls.

I'm including detailed pictures for my mother who I'm sure gave up on domesticating me a LONG time ago!!

Special thanks to Rebecca Elf, head of the workshop in "Santa" Clara for letting me finish this big project on her machine there since I didn't finish before I had to fly out for Christmas!

Thanks Dad!!

This is so my dad can see that his hard work of assembling my Christmas tree paid off. The tree looked gorgeous and it set the tone for all my Christmas decorations! Thanks Papa!!

My Apartment

Several people have asked to see pictures of my apartment, so here they are in all their grandeur! You can see that it is a work in progress as there are still books to be arranged on shelves and boxes to empty and put away...but it wouldn't even be this organized if it weren't for my Mom and Pop coming out and helping me plus my friend Dianna's expertise on helping man an attractive bookcase...I still have a Looooooong way to go though!! Yikes!!

Mom and Pop come to the big city...

Mom and dad ventured out to the big city for their wedding anniversary this year. They helped me by volunteering at the Distribution Center in the Washington D.C. Temple. They did a couple of sessions too while they were out and I got to join them.


I took some time off and we ventured out to see some of the sights such as the Smithsonian American History Museum that reopened while they were out after being closed for remodeling for 2 years. We met some of the characters wandering around as we went to see the different exhibits throughout the museum.









This is the view from the top of the Washington Memorial...the arrow is pointing to the Washington D.C. Temple. You can actually see it way over on the Maryland side.


My cute parents helped me unpack my boxes even though I have been here for two months. I have not had time to unpack myself...if you have seen the pictures of the newly remodeled Distribution Center in a previous post then you will understand why I have had my hands full.

Thank goodness for good mom's and dad's out there that can come help put together book cases and even help assemble a Christmas tree so that an apartment away from home can become home!



The real brain behind "Operation Christmas Tree" laying on my one an only piece of living room furniture--the good ol' love sack.

Watch Out Washington D.C....Here I come!!

Day One at the Washington D.C. Distribution Center
More boxes to unload than I've ever seen before!



Unfinished counter tops and wires hanging randomly from holes in the ceiling! This is Amarile, my assistent.


Black granit counter tops are delayed in coming, so I was on the phone negotiating an instillation time with opening day only two days away.


The Temple Engineers just kept bringing more and more boxes out of the Temple basement that had been stored there for the remodel. Literally thousands of sizes, shapes and styles of merchandise to sort and put away in time to open.



Holly, my lead clerk is staring at the Golieth-sized pile of boxes.


Opening Day at the Newly remodeled Center
just 4 Days after I got there!












Hey Dad Look! I can still tie a mean neck-tie, just like you taught me!!