It’s that time once again — the ThimbleannaLand KittyCats would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!
Holy Cow. Can You Believe It? It was just so weird typing that 2020 up there in the post title — I’m still stuck somewhere between 2000 and 2010 — and feeling pretty good that I’ve moved out of the 90’s LOL. What happened to the last decade? Not even to mention the last year??? It’s my tradition here to do a little look back of the projects that I completed from the year, so here’s proof positive that the year was WAY too short and sped by:
What a sad showing of my makes and travels for the year. Or, probably more acurately, a sad showing of how much I posted about what happened last year. We did have two trips to Utah that were never posted. And only one quilt? That’s p.i.t.i.f.u.l. I did work on a few other quilts, but they’re works in progress and I didn’t really post about the progress, so there’s not much to show. I do have a semi-excuse — TheFirstChild and his cute little family moved here in July and I’ve spent the last six months adjusting to them being here. It’s been super fun to be able to play with the girls — we’ve had sleepovers, playground trips, cupcake making, shopping trips and even a trip to the zoo. Lots of fun never posted. And the end of the year even brought us a new baby who never put in an appearance on the blog (but I put her in the grid anyway ;-D). Naughty Naughty Grammy.
So, now to look forward to a new year. A fresh new slate! I have so much catching up to do around here and I’m hoping to spend the next few days cleaning up from the holidays and making a plan for cleaning and organizing and working on some UFOs. And, of course, a few new projects, because the new projects are what keep things exciting. I’m also hoping I’ll be better about posting here on the blog and on instagram — I love being able to look back and see what was happening.
Who knows what 2020 will bring? Isn’t it exciting (if not a little scary?) We joked with the kids last night — A New Year, A New Baby! We’ve had new babies in 2018 and 2019, so they’ve established a pattern, right? They didn’t think we were funny LOL. It’s funny though — you just never know what will happen — when we were looking forward at this time last year, there was no inkling of our newest little babe, but here we are! (And btw, thank you so much for all the blog baby name suggestions! After much consideration, I think I’ll go with Pam’s fun suggestion of HurrayAThirdGirl — Thanks Pam!)
HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope the new year brings you happiness, peace and contentment!
XOXO,
Anna
once you get used to having the grandchildren close by you will find a balance I’m sure
I think you mentioned somewhere (earlier post, Instagram?) that you retired in 2019. Me too! While I love it, it has been hard to get into a new routine that is productive. Every day seems like Saturday, why not relax?! And I don’t have the excuse of grandchildren. My goal for 2020 is to do more quilting (including some UFOs) and blog about it more often.
We’ll be here when you find time to post. Enjoy those babies. They grow too fast!
That looks like quite a beautiful year you’ve had! They do go by much too quickly though. Here’s to a creative, adventure filled 2020!
Happy New Year Anna! I think you did pretty well considering everything else that was going on! So looking forward to seeing you more here and on Instagram
And to you, dear Anna! Wishing you a happy and healthy new year.
Amalia
xo
your projects in the last year outnumber my last decade!!!!!! Happy New Year AnnaBanana!