Sewing project...

We're always boasting how our cat, Paws is more than a cat - runs to the door when the doorbell is rung, sits and holds her paw up for treats, chews holes in tshirts or shoelaces in half, but one Sunday, she decided to help me sew a pair of lounge pants using fabulously fun Amy Butler fabric - "Martini" design....

Ta-da! Here they are all finished - and ready to wear after a bit of adjustments in the length.

Happy New Year!

Another new year has begun. . . . Welcome 2009 !

Picture from the fields of Cornwall, CT in November 2008 - - have you got your New Years Resolutions on paper yet ?

I have a few on my list . . . but first, could we get past January and this miserably cold weather? Don't mind the snow - it's pretty, just hate the wickedly cold temps!

Merry Christmas to all !!

Candid funny photos from the Schramm Family Christmas....we all had to pull a hat from a bag and wear it until Rod took his hat off - - last one to pull their hat off has to plan the game for next year --- Good Luck, Matt - you're the one that has to top Rod's Hat Game!!
(yours truly is in most of these because she was taking them from arm's shot)

Grandma, Jodi and Heather (Love, Love, Love Heather's hat that she pulled!)

Ryan and Rod (The Game Honcho)

Sherry and Don - cool shot, love Don's hat!!

Aunt Sally - Giddy Up Cowgirl!

"Go Blue" dominated the hat colors - Aunt Jan and Sherry

Sherry, and bros - Adam and Jeffery

Sister Debi and Bro-in-Law Greg

"Bear Bryant" Doug and Sherry

Uncle Bud and Sherry...missed not seeing PJ this year

Pete got the PINK hat - and everyone thought his shirt was pink (blue and red pinstripes) so it

was hilarious when he pulled the pink ball cap from the bag!

How in the world did Teresa and Steve pull hats that seemed to be a perfect pair ?

Aunt Karen and Sherry


Me and my cuz, Julie - she is a fabulously fun and cool girl! But all my aunts, uncles, and cousins are !

Christmas Week

In the previous post are pics of the cookie exchange ... here are a few vignettes of the house this holiday season... Merry Christmas ....

Cookie Time in the hood

Last week we had our 2nd annual cookie exchange in "the hood"-- - - this one is of Traci, Lynn and Me - I was doing that photo thing where I hold the camera at arm's length and click ! Sort of like those photo stands they have where you're in a tiny booth ...

A few shots of the ingredients for the cookies I made this year : Spicy Cocoa Snaps
The usual ingredients...

... the mix in process...

The "spicy" in Spicy Cocoa Snaps, not shown, the special ingredient "Captain Morgan's Spicy Rum"

Happy Thanksgiving...

We're off to the East for a few days .... from our house to yours....all the best.

This bald faced hornet nest showed itself once the leaves of the maple tree dropped...it was located near the front entrance of our sub hanging from a tree near the wetlands....it's about the size of two footballs! Perspective on how big the nest is...

November happenings...

Happy Birthday to my MOM - I meant to post this yesterday on her birthday.
Love you, Sherry

Ryan - went to see the orthopedic surgeon and we have a secondary diagnosis of iliotibial band syndrome on the same knee - in layman's terms - knee tendinitis. The OCD lesion might have exacerbated the issue. So, on to physical therapy for a few weeks - if that doesn't improve the situation, then back to the orthopedic surgeon and perhaps surgery. Surgery would be done to survey the bone, maybe drill for some blood flow to the area - but, Ryan would be on crutches for 9 weeks, and 3 of those would be with no weight on the knee. Only time will tell !!