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It was Homecoming weekend and we are blessed to have a very nice young man courting Miss Avery.
Austin gave Avery this beautiful coursage. They had a good time, went out to dinner, went to the dance and made it home safe and sound.
I promised Riley some chocolate chip bread pudding for cleaning her room (another post on that later) and doing her homework
And I found a little time to play with fabric. We have two teachers at school who are expecting this school year. Two quilts are needed.
Peace out from crazy Charlie.
It's been a while since I have posted anything. School is back in session and life has gotten very busy with two teen girls. I find myself making an effort to find balance. I have lacked in blogging, in reading my bible, at exercise and when I do that my stress levels go up and how I deal with things goes down hill fast. How do you keep balance in your life? Don't sweat the small stuff. Keep calm and remember to give thanks for the blessings in your life. God is so good. This week I am thankful for the people God has put in my life, the friends he has given me. I am thankful for my Dad's report of remission.
As you may remember our neighbors from New York were here for a visit. One of the many things I took from that visit was sitting outside and enjoying my yard. I tend to get holed up in the house. I put a hummingbird feeder out and watch the many birds, breath the air and just relax.
I took my seat and looked up and two doves were hanging out on the wall under the brush.
I got out my many magazines and started going through them. Tearing out recipes and building my menu for the week.
This line was awesome:
The mind determines the success of loosing weight or staying in your fat pants.
It is so true. YOU HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT IN YOUR MIND
Down 4 pounds so far- wahoo! Thank you Lisa. I sure love you and miss not living next door to you.
Someone I love needs a hug and I'm not there to give it to them. This is why I love quilting so much.
This pattern came from one of the many quilting magazines I love and enjoy. The fabric was from my stash and it by Moda.
The back I made from all the scrap pieces. Bound in white. Hand sewing the binding on is my favorite part of quilting. Sitting with the quilt on my lap and putting some personal love into it.
With the strip scraps I wrapped pens for work and topped them with a button. Idea from Pinterest. Love that site. My loved one should have her quilt in the next few days.
Wow, what a difference three years make. These girls are growing up. Dang. Young woman at the zoo. We had a blast at the mall, shopping, cooking, and seeing the animals at the zoo. We love these ladies.
You know what's cool about having company? You see things in the town you live in that you may not have seen otherwise. We have lived here two years and haven't been to Petroglyph National Park. Now I would advise you NOT, I repeat, Do Not, go on a 2 1/2 mile in the desert in 90 plus degree heat. You could kill your youngest child. I almost did.
Instead do the short hike with great views and plenty of petroglyphs to take pictures of.
We went to the Indian Pueblo Museum and got treated to an hour of dancing and singing
Which was almost as good as the re enactment in the backyard
The next day was shopping and looking at galleries in Madrid
The girls had no problem finding things they liked
Super cute little town in the middle of no where on the turquoise trail
And the highlight of the trip- a herd of wild horses with the stallion guarding the mares and foals. There is water right in that tree line.
This is what I've been doing the last few days. I had this fabric talking to me for a while so had to use it up.
It's a good size lap quilt. I quilted it with wavy lines going from top to bottom and it is trimmed with burgundy binding. I have another one in the works and hope to be able to show it to you soon.
