37 things about me

Today is my birthday, January 29th 1973 I came into this world in Omaha Nebraska of all places (moved to Spokane when I was 2 1/2) I thought I would see if I can think of 37 things to say about myself.

1. I am the middle child between two boys
2. My parents still live in the house we moved into in 1975
3. When I was 5 I asked Jesus into my heart to be my personal Savior :)
4. I love brownies
5. I love to sew
6. I got my first and only tattoo at 20
7. I was a nanny for 1 year in Seattle
8. I like my hands
9. I wanted to be a nurse or a teacher when I was growing up
10. I have been w/2 people when they passed away (my Grandparents)
11. I have seen someone (my SIL) give birth (my niece)
12. I asked my husband out on our first date
13. I am NOT an animal person
14. I can not stand rude people
15. I don't wear a lot of jewelry
16. I had my first "drink" on my 21st birthday
17. I like to travel
18. I was in Camp Fire for 10 years
19. Yellow was my favorite color when I was younger
20. I have worn glasses for 25 years
21. I am getting lasik surgery in a few weeks :)
22. I don't like to exercise
23. I like coffee
24. I gained 15lbs in 2009
25. My brothers and I all have big blue eyes and so do all of our kids
26. I know how lucky I am to still have both my parents alive and still married (40 years next month!)
27. I love to subscribe to magazines
28. This is not as easy as you would think
29. 29 is one of my favorite numbers
30. I don't like clutter
31. I wear a lot of brown and black
32. I love being a mom
33. I love being a wife
34. I love my family
35. I like vintage/antiques
36. Autumn is my favorite season
37. I am going to lose the 15lbs I gained in 2009 plus more in 2010!

doll quilt, student of the month and the croup

Emily was chosen as student of the month for her class, the attribute was "diligence". I had to have her tell me what that was! We are very proud of her, she was very proud of herself. :) I have finally gotten around to making one of the blocks for my doll quilt partner, this little guy is 3 1/2", so small!! I did cut out enough pieces to make myself one of these little quilts but for right now I am concentrating on my swap partners so I can get it done and off to her to enjoy.

I had a nice time in Seattle on my weekend away last week....I did NOT get nearly the sleep/rest I had hoped but still had a great time. I got home Monday to Jack having a bit of a cough....1:30 A.M. Tuesday was woken up to that "seal like bark" cough, a.k.a. THE CROUP....called our after hours doctor, then whisked him away to the E.R. After spending 2 hours with him there, got a breathing treatment then a liquid steroid, we were home a bit before 4:00. At 5:30 A.M. it was Emily's turn, but hers was even WORSE...this time daddy took her to the E.R....same hospital, same set of doctors/nurses...WOW....had never experienced that before and hope we never do again!!

vinyl pouches

What an exciting title to an entry!! I remembered this tutorial when I saw a blog entry recently from these ladies. I had a big remnant of vinyl just waiting to be used so cutting away I went. After my first attempt at these I learned 2 things....#1 I did not like making these and #2 IF I ever make these again I will ALWAYS use a white zipper (hides the stitching and restitching if needed) If I had not already cut out the fabric, interfacing and vinyl for all of these I would have stopped at my first one (made that one for Emily). On all but 1 of these the vinyl slipped and got stuck in the zipper, uhg! So I had to cut away at the vinyl so they look like crap inside but none of my friends that I am giving these to are crafty kind of gals and won't notice anyways! I also used a little wax on the zipper to help it move back and forth because of some of the vinyl issues. I am going to put a few little goodies in these and give them to my roommates for Saturday night.


This one with the Heather Ross gnomes and mushrooms is for me. I was so proud of myself to finally cut into this fabric. Just like my Flea Market Fancy fabric it was time! I just love those little gnomes!

And speaking of my Flea Market Fancy quilt....I have all the rows sewn now with white sashing, yes I went with the white sashing option! Now I have cut out the white shashing that goes between each row, this is going to be a big quilt! I am putting it away for the weekend, hopefully have it all finished up next week then meet up with my "quilter" and get that project checked off my "to do" list.

I really enjoy these two

I really do, they are at such a fun age....a lot of the time they actually have fun playing together, but then of course there are times they don't. Yesterday they were both out of school for MLK day, my hubs was at work so it was just me and these two knuckle heads. :) We made a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house, went to Target and ate popcorn while walking around the store then used up all of our remaining Chuck E. Cheese tokens. No yelling, no screaming, no tears, we had a fun time. After we got home apparently I needed a little nap because I fell asleep on the couch, all snuggled up with them. I have not been doing much sewing this past week but I did get something off my "to do" list that I have been avoiding for YEARS....I finally went through and organized over 20 years of pictures and negatives, wow I had a lot of pictures and why did I always order duplicates? So glad that little project is finished. I do have some vinyl zipper bags that I will show later this week, to be filled for a girls night out coming up this weekend! :)

This is a picture of my Uncle Gary holding my niece Gracie almost 3 years ago. 1 year ago today my Uncle passed away in his sleep. Oh how he is missed. I have so many things that I could say about my Uncle, what a guy he was, he was the best. This past year has been one of the most emotional years of my life. I had never experienced a death so sudden and so shocking before, it has been very hard. No saying goodbye, no last words. One thing I have learned from this is to say what you want to say, give that last hug....you.never.know. you don't. My Uncle has been gone 1 year, while we feel like it has been an eternity we find joy and peace knowing my Uncle is in heaven for eternity, until we meet again, dear friend and Uncle....love you much.

next time this week

As of Friday night I will be here. Saturday night some friends and I are staying here. All of us ladies will be doing this. I hope to do a little shopping here, here and of course here. But I also plan on doing a lot of lounging, some sleep, a few movies (if I can stay awake!) catching up with my bff, no kids, no hubs. Plan on drinking one of these and one of these too. I can't wait! :)

After I posted this I realized I flipped next and this up in my title....I think I will keep it, shows that I am not thinking straight, must go get a cup of coffee.........mmmmmmmmmmmm........

everything AND the kitchen sink

We have kitchen remodel on the brain lately, more like kitchen gutting. We are going to be getting a new kitchen this year...probably over the summer....included in this new kitchen will be an apron front sink. :) I can not wait! We have A LOT to do, this is going to be a big, big project. Our kitchen now is 30 years old...the faux oak cabinets are 30, the faux wood counter top is 30, the drop ceiling with crappy lighting is 30, getting a good idea of what my kitchen looks like now? :) I am excited for 2010, we have a lot of good things coming this year...still finishing up on things from our 2006 addition, new kitchen, a few family vacations getting planned already, a new baby in the family and in March I am getting lasik eye surgery, very excited about that too!