Helping

I love the look on our little trouble shih tzu Charlie. You can hear him say "hey, what are you doing here?" "Why are you in that basket?" Pumpkin came over for a visit which he does every time his momma lets him out of the house. He loves the girls and the dogs and all the activity and doesn't mind helping out with the laundry once in a while.

June blocks in May

These are for Erin. I love this fabric and have some of my own and now it is calling me to do something with it. Before I do, I have to get the hex quilt top done and what a royal pain in the backside that is. What was I thinking? I will be sewing For- ev-er. I have 4 of 15 rows done. The good news is - it is very hot outside and nothing sounds better than being in the cool lower level I call the GirlCave.

Queen 1 had a wonderful birthday and we saw the cutest puppy shihtzu that I am telling myself not to get. I gave up fluffin and Queen found a home for her guinea pigs so we deserve this puppy right? Soulmate is out of town so we will see if I can be a grown up of not. I'm really trying.....but I make no promises.

Today is her Birthday!

Queen 1 is 12 today. The thought of that takes my breath away. I am so thankful for her sweet kind smile and hope I get to enjoy her for a while.

Happy Birthday to my friend Dolores too. Queen 1's birthday twin.

Lots of Yeah!

Queen 2 is on her second session of tennis and has moved up to Advanced Intermediate.( whatever that means)Queen 1 brought me home this lovely car magnet that I have been lusting over ever since I saw one. They only do this for middle school and at the beginning of the year I told her I REALLY wanted one of those. She has done so good. To think when we moved down here from upstate NY 3 years ago she needed a tutor to catch up. Way to go kiddo!More bragging.... I know.... I have to. She was the only one in her 6th grade chorus concert to get a solo. She did great. She won't sing in the car with just her family but stick her on a stage with a room full of people.

And finally the Mini Swap arrived. I made this one for Amy aka amwawillever. The theme was black, white and 1 color not to be square or rectangle. Queen 2 came up with this idea for me. Lime green is Amy's favorite color.

ps- for those of you that don't know me I call my girls queen 1 and queen 2 like Dr Seus calls thing 1 and thing 2

Happy News

While I had a few days during the girveaway day  I got my hex quilt cut out and laid out. Now to sew it together.I finished the blocks for May in the Modern Quilting Bee.

The winner of the Giveaway is 136 Angela who said:" Thanks for doing a giveaway. I'm currently working on a bunch of projects, some baby blankets, burp clothes and quilts." Thank you to all that came to visit the Manor. I enjoyed reading your comments and looking at your blogs and profiles. Happy Spring to you all.

Finally, Baby Fluffin has a forever home with Sara the Vet tech. We miss her after four months of trying to gain  her trust and loving her, but are very happy that she is in a good place and can have a safe, long life.

Giveaway Day!!!!!

For Giveaway Day I am giving the "Fat Quarter Fun" book by Karen Snyder filled with awesome easy projects and five fat quarters from Henry Glass to get you started. To enter- simple- just leave me a comment- can be anything- tell me what you are working on or your favorite color just something about you. Drawing will be Wednesday evening 9pm east coast time. Good Luck!

Comments Now CLosed- Winner Announced in the Morning. Wed. 9:34 pm

A Tale of Fluffin

This is the baby girl this morning.  For those of you that don't know- I started feeding this wild feral kitten during the big snows and have worked to tame her and get her to accept humans. It has been about a four month process. A few days ago, I knew I needed to take her to the vet when I found ticks on her. I did the over the counter stuff immediately and hemmed and haaaed about taking her to the vet. Well, the next week I see worms and knew I had no choice. This baby needs care. I called the humane society and no one answered. Wrote them a e-mail to which the only reply was "where do you live?" Still haven't heard back from them. I couldn't get a answer at the animal shelter, but knew I wasn't going that route because they are a kill shelter with ads on their website asking for cat foster homes. I called my vet and the other vet that is close to be quoted prices of 500.00 and 600.00 for everything.( For a cat that I can't keep.) So hubby was away on business and I kept Fluffin in the garage so I could put her in the carrier in the morning and take her to the vet.I take her in Tuesday. At this point I'm thinking we will deal with the worms and have her get her rabies and other shots. My brain is thinking about the costs and how can I keep them down. The vet examines her and she is pregnant. She is a baby!!! A tiny little thing. So I leave her there so they can run tests and I call at noon and the vet has spayed her and is giving me the reduced price so the bill is only 400.00.  A little shocking but also a relief. She has been hanging out in the guest bedroom downstairs. She uses the litter box and is so stinking sweet. She purrs all the time and loves to be snuggled. Now what to do?...... I already love her. Shocking I know.

UPDATE- One of the vet techs called and asked if she could take her home for the weekend to see if she fits into their household. Please say a prayer that all goes well. For Fluffin and for our family.