This rather blurry picture shows a pot holder I made over the weekend. It was a learning tool and I did learn several things in the making of it. I used one of my hexagons to put in the middle and I did a machine blanket stitch to applique it down. I have plans to make more pot holders using the lessons I learned (hopefully) while making this one.

Yesterday, while the men were stretching the bedroom carpet and then cleaning the bedroom carpet and the stairs, I was busy in the kitchen. I made cornbread and then put two pans of chilies in to roast. I also put yellow squash on to cook -- the cornbread and squash will go into squash dressing. The house smelled wonderful and the men wanted to know just what I was cooking! After the chilies cooked and cooled I stuffed a dozen of them with cheese sticks. They are now frozen in the freezer, still on the pans. I'll remove them this morning and move them to a gallon size zip-lock freezer bag. I have enough chilies for two more pans -- then I'll buy some more. Last night we had roasted turkey thighs, a sweet potato, and the squash dressing. Dinner was delicious, if I do say so myself. (We had sugar free jello with bananas for dessert.)

...This morning, before I do more chilies, I want to make some cookies. My YGD, V, will have her 10th birthday tomorrow and her Mom and I are going to surprise her at school lunch with a pizza and cookies.

....while cookies are cooking I will return the missing items to the bedroom. We have decided to stay upstairs until after my Mom leaves -- she will come to visit on the 13th, and will stay for two weeks. I have several things planned to do with her so we shall be busy. (I fear, however, that she will miss all the fun things she has been doing in Austin.) After she leaves we will finally move back downstairs to our own bedroom.

.....Do you realize that it is definitely time to start thinking about Christmas! Oh, my, let the shopping begin!!