Sending "Happy Packages".......

It's a good day today. I was worried, though, as the day started, and have been worried all week as my brother has been having some shortness of breath/chest tightness and so this morning had to undergo an angiogram. That showed blockage so a stent was put in but he is doing well and I am so glad, so relieved!! His wife, Sandy, called to say he is doing fine. Because their little girl is just 9, same age as my grandson, I know this can be hard on the kids, too. So, I put together a "Happy Package" and sent it off to Sue Ellen. I filled a big padded envelope with a notepad, pens, earrings for dress-up and a couple of cute Dollar Store purses, bright pink nail polish, pretty star pony-tail bands, and a really pretty crystal cross necklace that was a thrift shop find, plus a few other little items. She knows the package is coming so has something to look forward to next week. As I've said, I love surprises and love to give little gifts.

Earlier in the week, I sent off another "Happy Package" to a special someone who recently helped me with a quilting project. I can't wait to hear what she thinks when she receives it. I found the prettiest Christmas fabrics at Hancock Fabrics and bought a yard of the print and a half-yard of the coordinating greens and red. Then I folded and tweeked until I ended up with this .................

Looks like Christmas has come a little early! I was wishing I had bought enough fabric for myself so that I could make a table runner. Guess who will be stopping at Hancock's next Friday before she goes grocery shopping?!! Who me?!!

We have a busy weekend planned so won't be checking in again til Monday. Tell your friends about my Giveaway basket. It's gonna be really cool! That's good because this may be Minnesota where it's really cold in the winter but right now it is really, really hot here!