We had a lovely
weekend and I hope you all did as well.
I took Friday off work and enjoyed a four day break with my family and
friends. I was very nice. I wanted it to be a productive weekend, but
not over the top with chores and projects.
My goal was to make it enjoyable and I think I pulled that off quite
well.
This fabric is so pretty |
We began our weekend
Wednesday evening the minute I clocked out at work and left for home. Along the way I stopped at the post office to
pick up a book of stamps and a book of Christmas stamps to use to mail our
Christmas cards this year. My oldest
drove me to JoAnn's for their pre-Black Friday sale where I picked up a big
spool of white thread I needed on sale for 40% OF. I looked at their pretty Christmas fabrics
hoping to find a piece to make a pillow cover for one ot the living room
pillows. I found two pieces of I really
liked at 70% OFF so I got a yard of each.
Homemade rolls ready to rise & bake |
When we got home I
made a fruit salad and baked keto pumpkin custards. They turned out so good. My oldest made a Dutch apple pie for her and
her boyfriend to share on Thanksgiving.
The next morning I was up early making dough for dinner rolls and baking
a cake for my youngest's birthday on Friday.
Before |
I got out a spool of
old fashioned button thread and repaired a hole in my great grandmother's
tablecloth.
After |
This tablecloth was made in 1941 by my great grandmother |
I love this tablecloth so
much. Probably not how my great grandma
would've repaired it, but I like to think she'd be pleased nonetheless.
This china was presented by my parents and my aunt & uncle to my grandparents on their 25th wedding anniversary |
I set a formal table
with my grandmother's china and glassware, the lace table cloth her mother had
made her as a wedding gift and my other great grandmother's silverware. I used my other grandmother's cut crystal
bowl for the pineapple salad I made the night before.
I had made cloth
napkins with some leftover quilt fabric my mother had given me about five years
ago. I think they turned out really
pretty. My centerpiece was made up of
candle holders, tea lights and ceramic pumpkins all purchased at the dollar store. I think it made a very pretty table this
year.
These two were very happy to be together on Thanksgiving |
While the turkey
roasted I printed out our annual Christmas letter and got my Christmas cards
addressed and ready to mail. I also
wrapped Christmas presents.
This girl was just ready to eat! Me too! |
After dinner I made
my daughter a Jell-O Poke Cake and tucked it into our jam packed refrigerator. Friday we celebrated her birthday with a
Harry Potter Movie-a-thon, friends, cake and games. She had a very nice birthday.
Saturday I
sewed. I made an envelope-style pillow cover
for the purple pillow in our living room using that pretty Christmas fabric I
bought Wednesday. It turned out
beautifully and I loved how it looked so much I decided to make a second one. It only took half of the fabric to make the
first one so it only made sense to make another one. I used one of the throw pillows on my bed and
ended up putting both of them in the living room. Very, very pretty.
Super cute & really soft flannel pillowcases! |
I made some new
pillowcases for the girls using up some leftover flannel I had from pajama
bottoms I'd made them for Christmas several years ago. I used some ruffled trim I had in my stash to
decorate the hems. I think they turned
out really cute.
Me & my darling girls |
I sliced up the last
of the turkey and put the turkey bones in my largest slow cooker along with
carrots, celery and an onion to make a big pot of broth. Once it was done I put a container of broth
into the freezer and set the rest aside to make soup. I left quite a bit of meat on the bones so
this should be a really good pot of soup.
Gingerbread pancakes & homemade pancake syrup |
Sunday morning we
wrapped up our weekend with a quick trip to Fred Meyer for a few sales
items. I fixed a big brunch with
gingerbread pancakes and then it was time to bid farewell to my daughter's
boyfriend. After he headed back to Salt
Lake City I got my Sunday chores done and did some paper crafting while the
girls practiced their instruments and did a little bit of homework. I made turkey noodle soup and a big salad for
supper serving it with dinner rolls leftover from Thanksgiving.
Our weekend was very
nice I think it was just the right
amount of stuff, not too much to make you feel like you didn't get a break, but
enough to make me feel productive and satisfied. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday
weekend.
This is a beautiful post. I'm happy you had a nice Thanksgiving together!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It was a nice weekend.
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