Crafty Lil Devil

No, I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth or completely given up on having a blog (although my Internet friends must think otherwise). I've been having a lot of trouble with my eyes lately and staring at the computer screen really makes it worse.
I don't know how many of you know that for the last 6 years, I've been dealing with a strange eye condition that causes me to have very blurry vision and clouds of "floaters" in both eyes. When I look at something, depending on the light and what type of day it is, sometimes I can only see a vague outline of the object or sometimes I see the object but with lots of floating dots in front of it. I've been to several eye doctors, including retina specialists. I've had all kinds of tests, drops, and even once an injection in my eye (OUCH!) and no one has been able to tell me what exactly causes this or be able to offer me any relief from this problem. So, I'm not on the computer much. On good days, I do get online and check my email and maybe I'll even try to post online. I have so many things to talk about and miss blogging...hmm, maybe I need a secretary. Ha!ha!

Briefly, what's been going on at our house:

Christmas was great. Very relaxing and I think since this is the 2nd Christmas we didn't get to go home for, we were pretty much OK with the fact that we wouldn't be attending our family's respective Christmas celebrations. We cooked a turkey and all the fixin's and had a very relaxing time. We played poker, watched movies, and just generally hung out together. It was nice. I got a Sunbeam stand mixer, a jewelry armoire and some sweaters and CDs. Mr. Crafty had a Craftsman Christmas this year. He got a creeper, a shop vac, a torque wrench;, and a halogen light on a stand.

We also had a fun New Year's. We stayed home this year, played Sequence, had some champagne and brownies and were in bed by 1.

As for our house, we have been making a lot of improvements lately. We received some money and some gift cards this year from several people, so we decided to spend that extra money on our house. We got some new, much needed file cabinets, 2 cool barstools, some paint and accessories for our main bathroom, and some shelves, baskets and totes to organize our stuff. So far, we've organized 2 of our closets and have 2 left to go. We have been busy! But our house desperately needed some work and we are having fun doing it.

I may not post much, but I'd love to hear from you! Drop me an email and let me know how you're doing. (I do read my favorite blogs when I'm online.)

Take care! :) Amy

P.S. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention one of the coolest gifts I got this year! I got a personalized license plate from my sister. See the header of this blog? The devil girl with pitchfork and the words Crafty Little Devil? Yeah, it is that on a license plate for the front of my car! I LOVE IT! She also sent me some great earrings (2 pairs), an Oklahoma themed charm bracelet (very cool), a picture frame, and some fun pink-striped toe socks. Yeah for cool presents in the mail! Thanks, B!