Some decorations and more......

We had a bad night Wednesday into Thursday....woke up at 3 a.m. in the midst of a terrible wind and rainstorm...power was out AND we had 3 leaks in our ceilings....2 in the kitchen and 1 in the guest bathroom. We never went back to sleep after that. We had to get in touch AGAIN with the company that did the repair work after the tree came down on the house in the summer...the company that did a totally new roof....a roof that leaks! Today someone is to come out and fix it again. I pointed out that we have been patient but this is getting OLD now...and I need it fixed. I told them I will report them to the insurance company if it's not taken care of properly. (They don't want that as we have a big company for our insurance...Liberty Mutual...and they remove poor contractors from their "preferred" list and that would be a big blow to this contractor.) So...keep your fingers crossed they get it fixed this time...it's pretty upsetting. We have a two-year warranty on workmanship and this is the second time we've had them out in less than a month for leaks!

Okay...now for a couple of fun photos. One is of a chicken wishbone that my grandkids decorated with me a few years back. We did several of them and used gold craft paint (can't tell that in the photo very well) and painted the wishbones...let them dry....wrapped twist ties around them so we could attach ornament hangers and hang them easily...and put bows on them. Some have red bows and some have green. When one of the grands hangs them on the tree, I tell them they need to make a secret wish...it's kind of fun...and an EASY project. Just make sure your wishbones are washed well and let to air dry for quite awhile.Next is a photo of 6 of a set of 12 dolls I made years back with a friend. We started with a cardstock base and glued wooden beads on for heads and used felt, sequins, etc. for dresses. They are all "international" dolls and I enjoy seeing them every year. (The photo should enlarge if you click on it.) They were made at a time in our lives when money was tight...our kids were very small...and there wasn't a lot of money for tree decorations. They are about 30 years old now. They were made with a lot of love. They have a special place in my heart and I hope my daughter and grandkids will value them when I am gone. I hang them with pride on my tree each year!I feel like I am getting a nasty cold and I hope I'm wrong. I have a handbell concert to play in on Saturday afternoon and a folk group practice that evening and folk group on Sunday morning at church. I don't have TIME to be sick!!! Hopefully, the rest of the stitches come out of my forehead today and there is no further trouble with this area.