Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? As Another Year Draws to a Close....

 

Hi, all!

Wow - it's finally here.  The last Friday of the year!  It's hard to believe that 2022 is almost over, and 2023 just over the horizon, but it's true! And since it's Friday, we need to get our 2022 whoop whoop on one last time.  Let's go!

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I have woefully neglected my blog for the past few weeks, getting caught up in the holiday and all the attendant festivities.  I am so sorry!  But I will make an early New Year's resolution and promise to do better.  I do have a few things to whoop about this week, though, like this...

...a lovely pile of bonus HSTs from the secret sewing project I'm currently working on!  I can't share that project, but I do love having bonus triangles to play with later!

And then there's this - I treated myself today to this fun rolling cart with removable trays for organizing projects!  I've long lusted after a baker's cart with metal trays but I'm too cheap to shell out the big bucks for one - but this fits the bill and was on a great sale!  I'll be starting out right after the first of the year using it to organize the parts for this year's tutorial series - win/win!!

And this was a lovely surprise this week - my wonderful cleaning ladies, who come each week and keep our house looking and smelling wonderful (housekeeping is NOT my spiritual gift!) brought me roses for the New Year!  Wasn't that the sweetest?

And we have a new addition to our family - meet Josie!  After gas prices went up so precipitously this year, and knowing that our aging Venza was bound to start breaking down in the near future, we decided to get a hybrid to replace it.  Josie is a Highlander hybrid with three rows of seating (as requested by the grandkids, who hate sitting crammed in a small back seat) and lots of other fun bells and whistles.

Here's my current favorite - the heated seats!  I have decided that happiness is a warm tushie!

And this year, after putting it off for several years due to Covid and the terrible exchange rate, we've taken the plunge and booked a trip to Italy!  We are counting the days until we leave, studying Italian, dieting, and working out to get in better shape so we can sightsee until we drop.  This is to celebrate our anniversary - we will have been married for 44 years this Sunday - but we won't be going until September, so there's plenty of time to get ready!  I am enjoying studying Italian using the app Duolingo and seem to be making good progress.  The only problem I have is remembering the Spanish word for something instead of the Italian one!

So - - - can I get a whoop whoop?

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And now it's your turn!

What's got you whooping it up this week?

What's making you do a little happy dance?

Share! We want to dance right along with you,

And it's always more fun to dance with friends!

The party will stay open until Sunday midnight.

Hope to see you there!

Hugs!

Sarah