Merry Christmas Eve! And some other stuff...

Hey Y'all!!  LONG post, so let's get started!! :-)

I finished my treatments on Friday! YAY. I was sick as a damn dog this week. I have not been on the computer too much, and sleeping a WHOLE lot!!! I feel really good today (Sunday afternoon) and I am making the most of it!! I am not "technically" out of the woods yet, but things really look good. I go back for another biopsy on either the 31st or the 1st. I can't remember. Then we wait. Thank you all for all your support, prayers, kind words, gifts, phone calls, emails, e-cards...EVERYTHING. It has meant a great deal to me. I am finally about to start catching up on emails, so I will get to those today.

Check out a new flickr group called PIECES OF ME started by none other than PHOTODEE. I can't wait to start on this!!! I think this will be fun.

CAN ANYONE WITH A KODAK EASY SHARE SV811 PHOTO FRAME PLEASE EMAIL ME!??!!?

MY BIG HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
I am now a Design Team Member for: Noel Mignon she has aaaaaaaaaaawwwwweeeeeesome kit's that you can see HERE . I am SO excited and can not WAIT to get started!!! My mojo is super flowing right now!! A clean "area" will do that to you EVERY time! I can't WAIT to show y'all how organized everything is. May not be much to you, but I sure love it!!!!

I made the CUTEST little "gift" for my mom. Here is a little peek.

I will post more pics once she has seen it. Y'all already know she reads over here lol.

I finished my Mini Cardi from Fitted Knits. It seriously took like 8 hours total to finish. I had a LOT of bed time, so when I wasn't sleeping I knit! I will comb my hair and take a pic soon. Right now, that just ain't gone happen lol. But it's really cute and I just love it! I needed a quick knit!

My sewing machine STILL isn't back yet. Hopefully it will be back soon. UGH.

Christmas Dinner Menu:

Roasted Turkey
Glazed Spiral Cut Ham
Cornbread Dressing
Turnip Greens
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Candied Yams
VERY small dish of Sweet Potato Cassarole (I really want some, so I'm making some for me lol no one else likes it)
Potato Salad

For Dessert??
Red Velvet Cake
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Martha Stewart Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet Potato Pie

Don't forget I didn't cook for Thanksgiving lol....Yeah we are all going to eat VERY well! LOL.

Here is a pic of the Cream Cheese Pound Cake. MAN, this thing is SO moist. Let's thank Kayla for a great job putting the powder sugar on top lol:

Here are some of the cookies. I still need to make the Martha Stewart Cookies:

The kids FINALLY did their ginger bread house. Tony bought them a kit...I cheated lol. NO baking ginger bread for me! LOL

They put more candy in their mouth, than they did on the house lol. Stacey, I finally got Jaelyn to take a pic lol. See, I really DO have three kids lol.

I "THINK" that is all!!!

I wish you all a VERY Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Before I go, I will leave you with this picture.....

I took my picture so my mom could see it, and umm, now it is hanging on "HER" wall lol. You can expect to see a LOT more of these in 2008! LOL It is SO addictive!!!! LOL

Toodles!

*SILENT NIGHT - TEMPTATIONS*

Comments

[lashell]

So happy to know you are feeling better. I was wonder where you were. Have a fantastic Christmas.

[Isolde]

Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family. Love, Isolde

[mae hardin]

Glad you are feeling better and pray this ordeal is over for you.

[Stacey_CrimsonPurl]

Okay I so want a Kodak digi pic frame.....but you got problems? Lawd!!

Congrats being on Noel's design team! Create wonderful layouts gurl!

LOL @ gotta comb here for a photo op. YAH for fast knits!!

I am so pigging out during this holiday too! I just made my no bake cheesecake last night - I am such a cheater too and don't care!

ROTFL! @ you do have 3 kids! Yeah I noticed right away how she has that "please get that camera out of my face look" HAHA!

Can't wait to see Mom's Xmas gift and glad she owns your fabulous painting now! I SO wish they had that set up here.

It is Soooooooooooooo good to hear from you gurl! Pray you continue to feel better and stay in good spirit!

Merry CHRISTmas!
Favor & blessings to you and your fam in the new year!

[Dee]

Merry Christmas! Congrats on the new position.

[Cassandra]

Hey! I am so glad your treatments are done. I will continue to pray for you health.

Nice gift for your mom. I can't wait to see more of it.

Your menu sounds delicious! I can't wait to see more pics of your meal. I know there are more to come.

Poor Jaelyn! She really doesn't like having her picture taken does she! LOL! She's a doll!

You have a Merry Christmas! He is the reason for the season!

[Sheri]

I am glad to know that you are feeling much better. Congratulations on Noel Mignon and excited to see your creative ideas. Finally, have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the day.

[Christina]

I had you on my mind Friday! Wink,Wink! Merry Christmas! Send me that pound cake recipe girl! LOL

[Anne]

Glad you are feeling better. I have missed your messages and have been concerned about you. You will be in my prayers that this is a closed chapter in your life. Congrats on the Noel Mignon job. They are lucky to have you. Please share the recipe for the pound cake. You did inspire me when you put in writing your goals for 2008. I get too stuck on fitting patterns. I need to stretch myself. I will think of you each time I am trying to adjust the fit of my garments. Merry Christmas to you and your lovely family. Anne

[Heather]

Yay - treatments are over! Wonderful. Praying that it's REALLY over!

Thanks for the song!

:O)

[Shakhan]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm thankful to God that you're feeling better. Congrats on the design team job. Congrats on having your last treatment...you're in my prayers.

[Diana]

Merry Christmas, Adrienne! I wish you a wonderful holiday with your family! I am glad to hear that you are feeling better and finished with treatments! Yippee! I love that sneak peek of the gift for your mom and I can't wait to see more of it! Congrats on the job too! Thanks for plugging my Flickr group! I can't wait to see what you take on in 2008!
:)

[Dawn Bibbs]

Hey there lady, glad to see you're back to your bloggin self :-). Congrats on being on the DT...I'm sure you're gonna ROCK IT!!!

Christmas dinner sounds yummy...what time should be stop by? Need me to bring anything?...other than my fork and a couple napkins, LOL

I hope you and your family have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. Love ya!!

[jillian]

So happy for you that the treatments are over, and right before Christmas! Glad you are feeling festive! As always, I'll be thinking of you and fingers crossed on the (FINAL!) biopsy.

Ummm, I'd like to eat at your house. Yummmmm.

Congrats on the new gig, too!

[Noel Fabbri]

Merry Christmas Adrienne!!

So glad you're feeling good and that the treatments are done!

Um...I seriously began to drool reading your menu....oh my lord that sounds good!!!

Can't wait to get started with the dt stuff! YAY!

[sappmama]

Merry Christmas, Adrienne! So glad you're feeling better. :)

[Faye Lewis]

Hey Adrienne - glad youre feeling well! MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM GEORGIA!!!

[Lisa]

i am glad you are feeling better and your spirits are high! God is good!
merry christmas adrienne, from your friend in cali!!

[ldp]

I am soooo very happy to hear that you've finished your treatments. That holiday menu seems to have plenty of healin' in it; the dessert menu alone is full of good things to make a body happy ;P

I'm really glad to read that you're being good to yourself and spending wonderful time with your family!

Happy 2008!

[anna]

i am SO happy your treatments are over. sometimes a good bit of rest will get you back to feeling like yourself.

yeah! for becoming a design team member. one of the gals in my scrapbooking crop party mentioned how she designs for a scrapbook company and it sounds like SOOO much fun. you truly have the talent in the LO department. :-D

that food looks GOOD!!! remind me to swing by the 'ham for some good eating when i roll through the south this summer (i hope!)!!!

[Carolyn]

Merry Christmas to you and yours! I pray that you will have good news on the 31st so that you will have a healthy and happy 2008! Even so you and your family will remain in my prayers!

((((((hugs))))))

[CreoleInDC]

MERRY CHRISTMAS ADRIENNE!

[Tany]

What a beautiful Christmas post!

I'm so glad you're feeling better! You will continue in my prayers!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

[del]

So glad to hear you're doing all right. I hope you & yours had a wonderful Christmas!

[Wanda]

I'm glad to hear your treatment is over now. Good for you. take all the time you need to recover. You are really into it, if you are cooking up that "mess" of food. If only I went to visit my family in Atlanta this year, I might have to stop in B'ham. but I'll let your family eat good instead!! (heehe, j/k!)

Have a Merry Christmas!

[Kimberly]

Merry Christmas to you!

I've been so out of the loop and I'm playing catch-up on blog reading.

I'm glad your treatments are finished! Glad to know that you have handled them so well.

You are looking fabulous!

Have a safe, happy, and blessed holiday!

[Larjmarj]

What time's dinner? What a spread!

Merry X-mas!! (BIG hug)

[Renee]

I am so glad you are doing better. I have been worried about you. Congrats on the DT gig. There is nothing like a great team to keep your your mojo going. Merry Christmas.

[1969]

All that food sounds soooo good. Love the painting you did!

Most important.....glad you are feeling better. Enjoy the holiday and get lots of rest!!

[Mirela]

Merry Christmas! That gingerbread house looks so yummy...hmmmmm

[robin]

So glad that everything looks good now and that will hopefully be confirmed at your next appt!! I'm praying for you!

Wow, that's a lot of food!! You are making up for not cooking for Thanksgiving for sure!

Hope you and your family had a great Christmas!

[greta]

YAY...so glad your treatments are done...i will continue to pray for you!!

love that painting but you already knew that and you tell your mom i sure was wanting that painting....lmao....

CONGRATS on the DT...she has awesome stuff

[rhonda]

praying for good test results.
Since I cooked for Thanksgiving...I got out of cooking for Christmas...we just knick-knacked...we did have a spiral cut honey baked ham...still eating on it!
Happy New Year!!!

[Bobbi]

I'm glad to hear you're feeling better!

congrats being a member of the design team, how wonderful!

Hope you had a Merry Christmas

[Kelly]

Glad you are feel better. Hope you had a fantastic Christmas. I did. Congratulations on becoming a design team member.

[Cindy]

Congrats on the good news!!! Merry Christmas!

[yaiAnn]

Congrats and Merry Christmas girl!!

[Isabelle]

Glad to know your treatment is over! Fingers crossed that the biopsy gives you the all clear.

Congratulations on becoming a team designer!

[Monica]

Glad to hear you had a wonderful Christmas! I'll be praying that you get the all clear at the next check-up.

Congrats on becoming a team designer! That wonderful!

The pictures of the kids are really cute! It looks like making a gingerbread house was lots of fun and kept them busy. ;)

I love the painting of the wine bottles too.

[Angie]

I'm praying for your speedy recovery. From the menu to the pics, you guys had a wonderful Christmas. Did you do your painting at Sips and Strokes? That's on my to do list for 2008.

[Cennetta]

Glad you are feeling better. My prayer are with you and your family. There is healing power in the name of the Lord. Peace and Wellness.