In an effort to be a better poster.....

In an effort to be a better poster and a negligent parent, I share with you...

My adorable daughters.



Nothing like a little quality time together, unlike shopping today where I GRACIOUSLY allowed them to share a car shopping cart and the older daughter kept smacking the younger daughter on top of the head.

Of course, the baby thought it was HILARIOUS.

It was worth it though, everyone was smiling when they saw these two pranksters driving a shopping cart around the store.

Now I just have to settle my nerves.

Pay it Forward, Yo

Swistle is launching a humongous group Pay it Forward effort and yours truly has decided to join.

Anyways, here is the jist.

1. It starts today (the 30th of June).

2. Enter by leaving a comment. Anything. Winner will be chosen randomly by the random number generator.

3. Contest ends on July 4th at midnight.

4. We have house guests so the package won't be mailed out for a week or two after the contest ends.

5. The winner will need to hold their own Pay it Forward contest upon receipt of the aforementioned contest "prize". It doesn't need to be fancy or expensive or hand made, just something to keep the good will of giveaways and contests going.

Who doesn't love a contest?

So, you are probably wondering what you will win. I can't tell you because I DON'T KNOW. The winner will need to correspond with me via e-mail so I can figure that out. I will tell you will be hand sewn. It could be a felt pizza, an apron, a tote bag, a crayon roll, etc. etc. etc..

Feeling Blue

This is the result of two itty bitty teeny weeny animal cookies. You know, the ones covered in a coating that are being hawked for the Fourth?

Cause you know, you are supposed to feel patriotic when you eat cookies.

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After a good scrubbing.



And not that you wanted to know, but the next day, the blue revisited. No photos taken.

Another Weekend, Another Quilt

Whew, I cannot keep up with life lately let alone a blog (or two).

This weekend we did a bunch of stuff around the house, took the boat out (which we've decided to sell if anyone is interested in a 1996 Bayliner 2858 - photos on Flickr), sewed a crayon roll and chalk pouch, went to a really awesome birthday party (which the crayon roll and pouch were for), and quilted. WHEW!

Here is my quilt top progression:






And some other stuff I've made:

I just had to share these photos

Here is the Preeclampsia Quilt (yes, it deserves to be capitalized after the uncountable hours and stress it has caused me).

I swear this is the last you will hear about it, too. It is in the mail.

The front. It is actually bigger than this looks...probably about 2.5'x4' or so.



The back. It really shows off the quilting that I did. A LOT of quilting.

My little crab

Got stuck.



She isn't crawling or pulling up, yet, but she sure can scooch on her belly.