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The Saturday after Thanksgiving has always been the date that Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in St. Paul holds their annual craft show. I hadn't been to it in years and I'm glad I was able to attend this year. I bought a bunch of things and left with a big smile on my face. The ornament above was only $1.95.


A booth had free samples and they were delicious!

These handmade cloth gift bags were only $1.50 each.

This snowman and Santa were $3.95 each.

Another booth had a take on the snowman gift bag I had bought at a previous craft show. They used blue fabric instead of red for a distinctively different look. They were only $2.95 each.

I also got this cute denim nap bag for Noah. It came with a cute pillow and blanket. All for $12.00.

Thanksgiving was wonderful if not hectic. I cooked for two days and we had a surprise visit from Rocketman's father who decided last minute to come up. I needed to add a few heart healthy side dishes and luckily I found some on allrecipes.com.

I thought by now with cooking some 3o or more turkeys that even though I am cooking challenged, I would manage without incident. I got a Butterball turkey when they were on sale at Target. Thanksgiving morning I donned a pair of surgical gloves (I hate to touch raw meat) and cut the turkey from it's plastic wrapping.

I looked at the instructions which told me how long and what temperature. I stuck my hand into the cavity to retrieve the neck bag and gravy bag but could only find the neck bag. I even grabbed a flashlight to look into the turkey and didn't see any other bag. I glanced at the instructions and didn't see anything about the gravy bag so I figured this bird didn't have one.

I stuffed the bird and placed it into the oven for the 4 1/2 hours. I was so busy with the side dishes that I asked Rocketman to spoon out the stuffing into a bowl and cut the bird. After a while I heard Rocketman say, "Oh, Becky...." I said, "What, I'm busy." He said, "What is this bag?" And that's when I found the gravy bag, it was in the butt. Nobody seemed to mind. I think they are all used to things like that happening when I cook.

Why I Love Kim Bum Soo!

His new CD is fantastic! It was produced by JY Park who is the mastermind behind The Wondergirls. I found this first video of him singing his hit song. I can't believe how clear it is with the high def.

The second video is my favorite song on the CD. I play this CD all the time in my car and my grandson, Noah, just loves it. You don't have to have a Rocketman going to South Korea to get Korean music. I buy a lot of it online at: www.yesasia.com.

I get chills when I hear his voice. Enjoy!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

This is the time of year when you will find lots of craft shows and holiday boutiques. They are a fantastic place to do a little Christmas shopping. I went to a boutique being held at a local middle school and bought this gift bag from a darling little old lady for only two dollars!

I happen to be babysitting my grandson, Noah, and he came home with some new fleece mittens and a tin full of candy. He loves these shows as much as his grandma does. We even bought the new baby some handmade receiving blankets.

Tomorrow I will be busy in the kitchen with the Thanksgiving meal. We are having eight for dinner which is just right for me. Rocketman is always right there for dish duty when the meal is complete. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!

Maedeup Monday!

Saturday's mail brought me a CD of my three segments from "Creative Living With Sheryl Borden." I'm not going to watch them because I have a hard time watching myself on TV. I've never watched my Carol Duvall episodes either. It just freaks me out.

The video is on dorae maedeup. I am wondering what is going on with my hair. I need to find a better hair do. I like it longer but I don't know how to style it.

Anywho, here it is (please ignore the hair):

Ikebana

I hadn't had a ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) class since March of this year so I was so happy to get an email saying that we were having class today. I had missed a few due to vacations. There were four of us in different levels and it was fascinating to see what each of us had to create. This is mine with winter berries, mums and green holly. The bowl I found at Target.

The following are from my classmates.

My teacher said that my berries will keep until the New Year. I will just have to change out the flowers. How cool is that!

The Sixth Times The Charm

Yesterday Rocketman had his sixth eye surgery, the third in his left eye if anyone is keeping track. The surgery was scheduled for 4 in the afternoon and he was not allowed to eat after midnight even though his surgery was late in the day. That was the hardest part for him.

This is the beeper they give you and when it goes off you know he is done. Since it was so late in the day, the place was pretty much deserted. I brought maedeup to work on and some of the staff had questions about what I was doing.


This is the back of the beeper. I had never read it before. I wish I could put a sign on Rocketman that said that.


The surgery lasted only 24 minutes and he was in recovery for about 15 minutes. Everything looked really good so we left. Unfortunately we were in Minneapolis and it was rush hour but we got through it pretty quickly.

Today is his post op and we don't anticipate much from it. It will take time for his eye to heal. I want to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes. It means the world to us!

FaveCrafts Blog Hop!

The 15th of each month I am participating in the FaveCrafts Blog Hop. It just so happen that this month it fell on my Maedeup Monday so I hope you won't mind. Maedeup Monday will return next week at it's regularly scheduled time.


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Materials
Polymer clay: brown, black, white and yellow
Artificial fall leaf
½” round magnet
E6000 adhesive
Knife (polymer clay dedicated)
Toothpick
Circle template (optional)

Instructions
1. Body: Flatten a 5/8” brown ball into a 1 ¼” long oval.

2. Eyes: Flatten two 1/8” white balls into teardrops. Press onto body. Pupils: Roll two 3/32” black balls and press one onto each eye.

3. Beak: Roll a 3/16” yellow ball into a cone shape. Use a knife to cut beak in half only going half way down. Press onto body under eyes.

4. Wings: Flatten two 3/16” brown balls into teardrops. Use the toothpick to make three lines in the widest end. Press onto each side of the body.

5. Feet: Roll two 5/32” yellow balls into ¼” long logs. Use the toothpick to make two lines in each log. Press onto the bottom of the body.

6. Hat: Flatten a 3/8” black ball into a ½” square. Round upper corners. Brim: Roll a 3/16” black ball into a ½” log. Press brim to the bottom of the hat and press the hat onto the top of the body.
7. Bake according to manufacturer’s instructions. 30 minutes at 265 degrees. Let cool.

8. Glue leaf to the back of the turkey and glue a magnet to the back of the leaf.