puzzles and paper

 I cannot figure out why some of my photos flip when I post them.  It bothers me - but I haven't been able to figure out why or how to stop them.  So you get a side view of the Wizard of Oz puzzle.  We completed all of the puzzles that we had - with winter weather still hanging around - so I went puzzle shopping.  This one I had to get - it even came in a cute tin can.

 I think one of the reasons I keep folding origami cranes (besides I seem to be obsessed - and a little crazy about them) - is the beautiful paper.  I love how they look when I get a bunch of them done.

I can find a lot of joy in small, random things . . . I like that.

another puzzle down

This is another one of my dad's puzzles - that Jake finished. I always liked this one. I think Jake more or less did this one by himself. They are now working on another round puzzle - the moon. I remember doing that one with dad and it was a hard one. We are really getting into the puzzles this winter - maybe the 28 degree temperatures that we had this week play into that. It is much nicer to stay inside where it is warm.

random stuff from yesterday

American Gothic puzzle complete . . . . Luke and Abbie started another one (1000 pieces). Jigsaw puzzles and movies seem to be the rage at our house this winter. Stella the cat keeps jumping up on the coffee table and trying to steal pieces of the puzzles. She will grab one in her mouth and take off running. She also keeps us entertained.
These sandwiches were delicious. I had some pork chops that I needed to use - so I just threw them in the crock pot with homemade BBQ sauce and added cheese and peppers to make sandwiches.

I got some pretty new highlighters in the mail at work. This company always sends a free gift with their catalogs and it is usually something sort of goofy - these I like.

last night of vacation

It was back to work this morning. (EARLY THIS MORNING - UGH!) I decide that since I was probably going to be tired anyway that I would just stay up like I have been doing and enjoy the last few hours of my vacation. This is a picture of what Abbie was sewing the other night. I decided since I was staying up late that I would make one for Kasey. She is always cold. Simply sew together - then sew into sections and fill each section with rice - and sew closed. She loved it.
Two minutes in the microwave and you have a wonderful warmer. I actually took mine to bed with me last night just to help me get warm . . . when I finally went to bed at 2:00 . . .

. . . after helping Luke finish this 1000 piece puzzle. I had to smile when he brought this puzzle out. It was one of my dad's. If you look close you can see two very white pieces. Evidently it was missing a couple of pieces - so he cut replacement pieces out with his jigsaw. I can just see him doing that. I actually am hoping that there is another puzzle started when I get home this afternoon.