That sounds like a love thanksgiving! Great willpower! I hope target is busy but not crazy!
Thank you - yes we did have a nice Thanksgiving.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving as well!
Firstly - I love the Piglet bag! Although it isn't as tall as your UPB, it is wider, so there should be plenty of room. I like to carry a slightly smaller bag for everyday use so I would love it!
Thanks! But I am not so sure that I like it... I really like the shape of the outside exterior, but I don't think the inside is as nice... At least in the main part of the bag - which has nothing to do with the pocket I added... I am not sure? I think if I were to make the bag again - I might do it totally differently? I am definately going to have to think on it. LOL
Looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with family! I've had Thanksgiving dinners out at a restaurant before and they can be fun. I, on the other hand, spent most of the morning cooking or preparing food to cook later. Spent the afternoon with my daughter and son and brothers, and family. We had a wonderful day, and I ate too much - although I only had one plate of food and didn't finish all of that
Thank you - I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too! Yes - the nicest part was that there was no prep work or clean up. That alone almost makes it worth it.
You did great though, and the fact that your skirt is/was slightly too large is wonderful!
Yes! I was very happy about that, it was totally unexpected. I sometimes get a little frustrated, because even though I am losing inches, my body shape isn't changing - so that kind of annoys me. Eventually it will, I hope. LOL
I'm getting ready to head out to do some shopping. Going to JoAnns, Kohls and Target and may go to over to the mall to the Orioles store to pick up a few things. Hopefully I don't run into too large crowds, but still be able to find some good deals.....
I went through the ads yesterday too and it took forever.
Oooh - I hope you had fun shopping!!! And I hope you were able to get everything on your list.
Have fun at Target I am actually debating going there today but I probably won't. I do have to run an errand or two later when G gets up.
We went to my Moms and it was nice. I had 3 glasses of wine which is big for me but our holiday was very nice just my parents, us and my sister and her husband. My brother had the holiday with his inlaws at his house.
I did some Christmas shopping online.
I love your Turkey hat.
Did you make it to Target? Hopefully it wasn't too crazy if you did.
I saw a few of your Thanksgiving photos on FB... I need to stop by your page to see if you posted one of Sami in her new dress though - I thought I saw a post about it yesterday, but I was mobile all day and didn't get a chance to look.
I am glad you like my hat, and thanks for rooting me on.
Hey D - just now catching up and didn't get a chance to wish you a blessed Thanksgiving; hope Target wasn't too crazy today for you; I am planning on going there early tomorrow to see if they have any trees left at half off; as usual, love your bags, you are so talented. Keep up the great work staying healthy! Have a beautiful weekend.
Thank you! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well. And good luck at Target - most Targets are getting trucks this morning, so hopefully there will be a nice Black Friday replenishment on them... It's doubtful - but one can hope.
Great update....hope Target goes well for you.
Thank you! I haven't seen you around in a few weeks - I hope all is well.
And I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving. I hope Target wasn't too busy today. I think most of the shoppers were out last night and early this morning.
We weren't that busy today in general. the electronics complex is always busy. Our main problem was that the cell phone companys' servers were overloaded and we couldn't do contracts for a while today.
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Walmart was open on Thanksgiving. We used to close until an associate was killed when he opened the doors one black friday. They decided it was safer and more profitable to stay open. We did get Thanksgiving dinner served to us. It was very good. They also fed us today.
Liz
I hope you had a nice THanksgiving too... That is a bummer about the cell phone companies. We are the smallest Target store in the metro, so we only carry no-contract cell phones, so we don't have to mess with any of that. I can barely keep up with those as it is, it seems like they are constantly changing.
I agree with the safety aspect of it - each Target store does BF differently, ours normally only lets people in through one door and a single file line - we have team members staged about every 10 feet, no one is allowed to run. Our carts are also moved, so they are not in the way, and people can grab them further into the store. It seems to work out well.
It's a bummer you had to work on Thanksgiving. I didn't realize that Walmart was open. Is it every Walmart? Or just select ones? I am glad they fed you, and hopefully you had a nice pay for working that day.
I went to Target today about noon, got an Ipad 2 that came with a $100 gift card - good deal! I was pretty surprised they still had some. I went for the Ipad Air but they were all gone I did order one for DD from
Best Buy and saved $50. I didn't go anywhere else today, we'll see what tomorrow brings
I hope you had a great THanksgiving Stephanie. Yah - we were out of the Airs right away too, but we still had Ipads and Ipad Minis when I left the store at 1:30 - we were very low on them, but we still had them. That was a fantastic Gift Card deal though - I totally agree! Definately the time of year to buy one if you are going to.
Thanks for the reply! I used HeatherSue's tutorial, too. I don't really plan to use knit often--so that's good! I really appreciate the encouragement!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I am glad my post was helpful - Heather Sue's tutorial is one of the best. Just keep practicing - it will all come to you, there is definately an art to it. Just like there is an art to the embroidery machine.
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Good morning all! I cannot believe I've had the time to stop in all weekend. It helps that I've not been sleeping well, and up way earlier than necessary. Oh well.
Yesterday at Target was insane! And I loved it!!!! I criss-crossed the store no less than 20 times with in the first hour I was there. Which resulted in me changing my shoes about an hour into my shift. I was scheduled in Softlines (which is not normal for me) - but essentially I was just a floor person. I was also scheduled to back up in electronics. Which, after my first hour, I never left electronics - it was SUPER busy and I was often calling for several backups to my backing up. LOL But I loved every moment of it!
Target gave us a lunch of Chipotle yesterday... Which makes me nervous. You all may remember that before my gall bladder surgery, Chipotle always set off the worst pain for me. I tried it once after my surgery and it again created huge pain... So, I tried it yesterday - fearfully - I ate about 4 bites of my steak burrito on my break, and packed the rest of it up. No pain.
Then, when I came home - I had 4 more bites... Still no pain.
I also gave half of it to Victoria. After that - there were about 4 more bites left, which I gave to Alli, and she picked out the meat - which I ate. Who knew that 1 burrito could feed 3 people all day long? LOL Part of the problem, is after all of the pain Chipotle has caused me - I no longer find it very appetizing - and it sort of makes me ill just thinking about eating it.
Victoria came with me to work yesterday... She wanted to see Catching Fire - but there just wasn't any time for her to do that this weekend. So, her only option was to come to work with me at 8am, and walk to the movie theater (4 blocks away) for the 10am showing. Which is exactly what she did. Things like that make me so nervous - but I have to remember to let my girls have a little bit of freedom. She LOVED the movie!
After work, I did a bit of shopping. I purchased a shirt for myself... This one:
Champion Microfleece Pullover A friend of mine came through electronics wearing it yesterday - and I just loved it. I was shocked that she bought it earlier in the day, at our store. I had to find it for myself... Unfortunately - we had ONE left - in pink (not my favorite color) and it was 2 sizes too big. LOL I purchased it anyways. I plan on taking it in on the sides - it's super comfy and super warm and I love the ruching detail on the sleeves and shoulders.
When I am out shopping today - I plan to look for it in black and white.
The plan for dinner last night was leftovers (again) - but Josh stopped for pizza. I was still full from grazing on Chipotle all day, so I only had 1.5 pieces.
I went to bed very early, because I was up so early yesterday. Anyone see a sleep pattern forming?
Today is my big Christmas shopping day with my neighbor. We do this every year - and we have so much fun! We always go out for lunch somewhere nice. I don't have a lot to buy for today, as we have whiddled our Christmas buying list down to very few essential people. We used to buy for everyone and their neighbor - but we just cannot afford to do that anymore. So, we buy for immediate family only now, and it makes Christmas shopping so much easier. It's just more economical anyways. Looking forward to spending the day with my neighbor - we always have such a good time. We are leaving at 8am this morning, and we usually don't get home until well after dinner.
I hope each and every one of you have a wonderful and fanatastic Thanksgiving weekend! Our prayers are going out to everyone in need.
And just to keep this rambling post on a Disney topic... One of my favorite Donald photos from our 2008 trip...
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I have never appliqued on knit - OK take that back - I have done it once or twice, but I don't like it. I always end up with serious issues. I wish I could help you out with that. I followed Heather Sue's tutorial to learn, she offers great advice - but I am not sure there is anything in there about knit? It's been so long since I've read it. BUt seriously - if that is what your first hand appliques look like - you are destined for some beautiful ones in your future! 
I plan to continue my search.
I did order one for DD from 
