Webshots

So many people use this hosting place for photos. I've finally jumped on the bandwagon. My public photos are strictly photos of my projects but perhaps, for family, I'll also start an album of personal photos. We'll see...

At any rate, here's the address. Enjoy.
http://community.webshots.com/user/SarcasticQuilter

Edited to note I no longer have a webshots account.

The kids just keep growing

Well, with DH working in TN at the moment, I've had the pleasure of "single mom"-ing it for a spell. That said, the pleasure of talking puberty and hygeine with a pre-teen girl and a pre-teen boy have been overwhelming me of late! Every day...

"Did you put on deoderant? Wash your face? Brush your teeth properly? Shower?" -sigh- it continues. Of course, I don't remember ever having issue with hygeine but my parents and older sister are quick to remind me of how I smelled at that age!

The joys... she needs to remember to clean herself properly. He needs to remember DEODERANT in the worse way. Do you think by the time they have their own children they'll have learned? -wink-

On another note, we were looking at taking a family vacation this summer and I had come up with a few options for us to choose from. DH has decided I'm making too much of this so as of this weekend, he's planning the whole thing. Works for me. I am not planning and therefore I will not participate in any organizing. One less thing to do so I am not going to complain. Keep me honest about that, will you?

It's been a while

The last couple of weeks have gone by quite quickly since Paducah. The workload at my job has picked up and the kids' activities have also. Not to mention the house is a pig sty and I added another project to my every growing list of UFO's! In my defense, though, this one would be complete now if not for well, me.

I've decided to create a quillow for a friend's daughter in honor of her making her First Communion. Took a while to pick/create a simple pattern for reasons unknown to me since I basically used pinwheels and framed theme blocks. I'm using fleece for the backing so no batting necessary. Finally, for the pillow part, I planned to embroider a little quote she wrote in a letter to Jesus on the upcoming event and add the date.

Last night, after 3 hours at the machine, I realized I will have to work most of the weekend or give up on the quote part. This is not going well at all. Work and sleep (darn that sleep!) interfered with my ability to whip out the top quickly and now my inexperience with the emroidery functions on my machine are slowing me down elsewhere. I hate to give up on the quote though... I suppose it's time to reach out to my online friends and other owners of the machine to see if they can assist.

Regardless, it's good to be back.

Paducah Quilt Show

I made it out to Paducah, KY not once this past weekend but twice and still did not stop at all the places which existed to shop and show quilts. The first day was spent looking at the contest winners and other quilt entries as well as shopping in the main building. Some beautiful work, painstakingly detailed work! The second day, DH said he'd come along so I only spent about a 1/2 day there but it was productive. I found fabric for a quilt for DD as well as some fabric for a friend's DD who is making her first communion in May. I plan to make a quillow for her so I'm thrilled. To top it off, I was also able to pick up a stitch regulator for my Voyager sewing machine. This should help me a little with those angles and such on my quilting designs.

The show was indeed huge. That entire area of the city seemed to be taken over with quilters and vendors and I'm sure it's BIG business for Paducah itself since many of these people stay in hotels and eat at the local restauarants. I don't know how long this show has been in Paducah but I can say that it appears it will be there for a while to come.

I'm glad I went. I had a good time and didn't spend too much. It's a blessing to have to fly back home b/c then I weighed each prospective purchase with the desire (or lack thereof) to carry the item home. Most of the time, I was uninterested in the extra weight. I'm sure DH is thankful for that!

Until next time... B

What a weekend

This weekend my husband and I attended a friend's wedding in St. Augustine, FL. The bride was beautiful, the wedding was beautiful and the weather was beautiful. We had such a wonderful time and the ceremony and priest's sermon couldn't have been a more poignant reminder of all our love for each other and God. How blessed we felt to have been invited to celebrate this day with our friends!

From FL and walks on the beach to KY this weekend, I'll be going to the American Quilter's Society Quilt Show in Paducah. I cannot wait to see all the wonderful and detailed work by true artists.

I'll let you know if it lived up to my expectations.

Oh, and one more thing. To follow up on my other post regarding having a facial for the first time. One word... AWESOME! I will definately have a facial again. I highly recommend it. It felt great but for sure, have one done at a reputable spa because you just don't know what you will get from anywhere else.