We had another Christmas here - going into our tenth year without Rye and we still arent great at it - even when we try really hard - which we sometimes do, but sometimes we give up about Thanksgiving since that holiday also kicks our asses too.
I told you all about the last Christmas Gift that keeps on Giving and the year of "Blind Dates With A Book" that my Nephew got me as a gift. You can read about the first part of the year with that HERE!
Seans Mom had me for Christmas this year - and...... a new marvelous gift that keeps on giving!
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It was one of my favorite gifts of all time and each month was such a fun surprise and it was also fun giving the family an update once a month on what the new book was and how I was doing on the reading. One of the things that I have found that Loss Mothers have in common is that after the loss - for a good long while- it is nearly impossible to read and retain anything of what you have read. The Grief brain fog is brutal and incessant. There is really nothing to make it shorter or to "fix" it! It just takes time - as do all things loss.
Isnt this fun? One of my books has some sort of treasure map or something - it could be math but math is not my friend, so I prefer to say it is a treasure map, with clues instead of map lines. I loved getting this one! Not all of the books in my gift were new and I am so OK with that! How else would I get a fun treasure map?!
So this past year I read ten of the twelve book (so far). I had not read any of the twelve books and I have a couple of new favorite authors that I am following. Some of the books are now my friends too and I have passed a few of them along so others can enjoy them!
When I first opened it, I thought it was books again and was very excited....but this is just as good! Its a Quilt that gets made one month at a time!
A Quilty gift that keeps on giving! Woohoo! I like quilting maybe a little more than I like reading even, and my budget still doesnt support books or quilting right now, so these are so much fun for me!
Arent these beautiful fabrics?! Almost too beautiful to cut! Laugh if you want but it happens!
Those fabrics were in this box as the first month! I have not actually started it yet, as I have a couple things that have to get finished first or they will never get done and I have a deadline. I get it out about 3 times a week and drool over the fabrics and I cant wait to start. Im already behind! Wait - What?!
Isn't this fun?! Each little month is a part of the quilt and I am so excited to get it started and get caught up! Im not sure Ill wait if I get started I might run through the year - I almost opened all the books one month too! Haha! I held out though!
And then there is this..... just the sign I need to hang on the sewing room door so I can get caught up and start this fun gift that keps on giving!
Ill keep you posted as I go......Stay tuned.....Of course1
May you have a easy way forward to Spring, and may you have time to do things that feed your soul and excite your passions!
Blessed BE!
