The Emmy's

Whereas I don't normally sit and watch the Emmy's in it's entirety, mostly wanting to see if my favorite shows won and the memorial, last nights show was engaging and really really funny. The Modern Family bit with George Clooney was absolutely hysterical. I wold say it was my favorite, until Jimmy Fallon did his parody of Green Day's "Good Riddance, " which in my opinion PERFECTLY summed up my feelings on Lost. "The island it was mythical, and in the end they died. I couldn't understand it but I tried." I'm still laughing and singing it! Ah yes, good riddance indeed!!

If it's June school must be nearing it's end!

Alas, I look at the calendar and it just can't be! It is June... and we all know what that means, summer vacation (which isn't nearly as relaxing as it sounds) can't be far. My school district( as either a way of easing in the weary parents or just plain kicking us all in the pants) always schedules the last 4 days of school as half-days (which aren't nearly as long as they sound). Oh the joy ... it takes longer to get the child up and on the bus than they spend in school.

But I digress. Summer is coming. I always have big plans which are easily upended when my daughter says, "Mom, can we spend the day in our pajamas?" Suuuurrrrreeeee! They watch movies and eat cereal in the family room and I get a few hours of quilting in... all good until the guilt gets to me about the 3rd week of August when I decide I have to squeeze a summer's worth of fun into 2 weeks and run myself ragged doing so! Maybe this summer will be different... maybe I'll stay in my pajamas too!

Another year, Another round of birthdays

Well, I survived birthday week 2010. Having 2 children with birthdays 5 days apart can be challenging and exhausting! This week kicked off (literally) with my 4 year old's face coming in contact with the 8 year old's foot mid cartwheel. It wasn't pretty. I walked in from the grocery store to 2 crying kids in varying states of hysteria and a husband who just kept repeating "It wasn't my fault. I was right here. I saw the whole thing!" Alas, 3 chipped and one knocked out tooth and the 4 year old saying he will eat again when his "new tooth pops up." Surely, birthday cake changed his mind.

I made crowns!Zach's crown is pictured above! Love the sparkly pipecleaners as candles on the crown! Alas, there have been cupcakes and Ice Cream cakes and family members galore. And now they are 5 and 9... where does the time go?!

Quilter's Retreat

I went away for the weekend-- to a quilting retreat, with my inner circle of sewing friends and others. We laughed too hard and slept too little and got a whole bunch of sewing done. We made new friends and we enjoyed each other as we all sat and created in near bliss. We sang songs, we ate chocolate (duh!), we teased, we admired each other's work, and helped each other make decisions. We talked and talked, and talked. I was only 8 miles from home and yet a world away. As one first-timer blurted out at one point "I am just so happy here!" And indeed, we all knew how she felt. I'm home and in withdrawal-- nearly cranky about it as well! I cannot wait for the next one. Green Acres IS the place to be! If you know what I'm talking about, you must have been there!

Christmas shirts

Well I made the kids matching shirts for Christmas... just in the (St.) Nick of time too!

Crazy Hat Day

So I made my Charlotte a hat for crazy hat day. She played Charlotte in Charlotte's Web, her class play. (Noticing the theme...) In any case, we thought a fancy spider hat woule be pretty crazy!!!

Piece of Cake!

Well, a pic I promised and a pic there is! I made cake! A pincushion cake, that is! Yummy and low fat!!! i have since added a flower and leaves to decorate... but seriously, that would involve taking another picture, getting it to the computer... you know the drill!

2010

Huh, so it's 2010 already. Word is it will be March soon. My goal is to start posting some pics of what I've been doing. Then mayeb I'll elt somebody know I'm doing this and they could actually look at it. Right now, it's my own private Idaho, as my friend Brenda would say!