September Birthdays

| September 18, 2008

September marks the BEGINNING of my FAVORITE SEASONS……Fall and Winter!  And what better way to start the BEGINNING OF LOTS OF FUN than to celebrate birthdays!  Here are some of my favorite September birthday folks…… First is Lil – my daughter in law who met my son Rob on the internet – can you believe it!  They now have […]

I hope your day is SUFFUSED with JOY!

| September 15, 2008

I just love the Word of the Day for Monday, September 15, 2008 from DICTIONARY.COM so I just had to share it! suffuse \suh-FYOOZ\, transitive verb: To spread through or over in the manner of fluid or light; to flush. She gave me a long slow look, as if she were deciding something, and then she allowed herself […]

Country Piecemakers Baby Quilt Sew-In

| September 14, 2008

The Country Piecemakers had so much fun Saturday making baby quilts for the ICU.  Each group of quilters at a table pooled their efforts toward making a baby quilt.  Our table made a quilt-as-you-go strip pieced baby quilt (I am sure it had an official pretty name!)  I was absolutely THRILLED to learn to do […]

GRANDMA GOES ROLLER SKATING

| September 9, 2008

Tonight was the first monthly SKATE NIGHT of the school year and I got to go roller skating with three of my grandangels (Leanna – in 7th grade; Sarah – in 3rd grade; and Cooper – in kindergarten.)  Their parents were busy being entertained at school – BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT! Everyone’s shoe size had increased […]

Molly Comes Out of the Box

| September 9, 2008

When I get a new sewing machine (like this HAPPENS EVERY DAY!!!!) I like to look at the box for awhile before opening it.  I like to savor the newness, the adventure, the excitement……and hey, I must be honest, I don’t like to follow instructions and that is usually important if you want your sewing […]