Singing, Dancing, Music Beautiful Music Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Challenge (May, 2010)

Posted By on May 8, 2010

We really had a lot of fun today at the May Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild Meeting in Powhatan, VA displaying our MUSIC BEAUTIFUL MUSIC CHALLENGE QUILTS.  Most people brought CD’s with their songs playing in the background while their quilts were displayed!  We were singing and dancing (literally – ESPECIALLY NANCY) and at some points a few tears welled up. 

Note the picture of Barry Manilow and Donna on the back of her quilt!   Heidi recorded her “quilt story” on a CD for us and it was QUITE MOVING…..I really saw a few tears here and there.   sao brought a picture of Grandangel, Shirley Anne, who had a recording of SINGING IN THE RAIN on YouTube that sao (despite her best intentions) could not get transferred onto a CD – so everyone joined in to sing SINGING IN THE RAIN in lieu of the CD!    All in all, it was a rousing success!

I think the quilts in the challenge are really great and it was lots of fun seeing the CHALLENGE SHOW!  Enjoy the pictures….and go to the guild website to see the REAL NAMES OF THE QUILTS and the names of those who made them!!!

 
 
 

 

Animals on Parade Quilts – Country Piecemaker’s ICU Quilts

Posted By on May 8, 2010

Today at the Country Piecemaker’s Quilt Guild meeting we had a parade of 27  animal quilts that we made for the babies in the ICU……

I predict that there will be some happy babies in the near future.  I think the animal quilts are really cute and I only wish that I could identify who made which quilt – but there were lots of people  away today to be with their mothers for Mother’s Day so whoever held the quilt up for us to ooooh and ahhh over was not necessarily the one who made it!   I was also in the parade WITHOUT MY CAMERA.  I wish I had pictures of all of them….but they will soon be on the guild’s website with proper identification!

Enoy the animals on parade!  We hung them in the library to admire.  :):)

Happy Mother’s Day

Posted By on May 6, 2010

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers in cyberland – and especially to the mothers in my family. 

Collectively counting the offspring from my mother – we have mothered  – let’s COUNT THEM

Mother Marjorie Albertson –  Shirley, Jim, Dan and Fred…..that’s 4 

Shirley  – Rob and Christi …..that’s 2

Cheryl  Amanda and Andrew……that’s 2

Chris – Dustin ……1

Elaine – Eric and Joey……2

Lil  – Harry, William, Vincent, James and Shirley Anne…..5

Christi – Leanna, Sarah and Cooper……3

Amanda – Preston, Tara Lynn and Mason…..3

MOTHER – you are responsible for 22 people in this world – GOOD JOB! 

And we all had help from a few fathers along the way.  🙂

 

 
 

 

And in honor of all moms, I thought you might enjoy this….

 

 

WHY GOD MADE MOMS 
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
 

 Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house. 
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. 
 
How did God make mothers? 
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us..
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.
 

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean. 
2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think. 
 
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?


1. We’re related. 
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s moms like me. 

 What kind of little girl was your mom?


1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice. 

 What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?


1. His last name. 
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer? 
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores? 

 Why did your mom marry your dad?


1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn’t have her thinking cap on. 

 Who’s the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball. 
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed. 
3…. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
 
What’s the difference between moms & dads?


1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s. 
4. Mom’s have magic; they make you feel better without medicine. 
 

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don’t do spare time. 
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long. 
 
What would it take to make your mom perfect?


1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery. 
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.

 If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that. 
2. I’d make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me. 
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head. 
 

 

 

 

Wild and Wooly Bags

Posted By on May 6, 2010

YES – that really is the name of the bag that Catherine taught us how to make at  QA last night.  I am excited that  I got to learn how to weave the bag…..this sure beats the potholders I made with those funky loops years ago when I was a Brownie….my brother, Jim, may remember those because I started a business and it was his job to sell the potholders.  The first 5 year old salesman sent on the road,  I am sure!

First I must tell you that Catherine made her stunning necklace……

Catherine's Work of art

Then I must admit that we ate NOODLES on Cinco de Mayo…….yummy…..

Penne and tofu and feta and tomatoes.....heavenly....

Carolyn, Ellen and I were the students and I am going to let the pictures tell the story….please add all of the extra oohs, aahs, and satirical comments…..I am trying to type in a soft cast in a sling and it is a laborious task…

…..don’t ask……let’s just say I was the victim of the dog and two students at school today…..LOL…..

 

Now we just have to hope that  I can finish weaving the bag and remember how to get it off the cardboard.  🙂

 

 

CHILDREN’S COMMENTS ABOUT GRANDPARENTS

Posted By on May 5, 2010

I got this in an e-mail from my SIL this morning and just had to share it…..aren’t kids just THE BEST!!?? 

Some of you may have your own Grandparent stories – I would love to hear them.

 

1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she’d done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, “But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!” I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye….

 

2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 62. My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, “Did you start at 1?”

 

3. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair.. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, “Who was THAT?”

 

4. A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: “We used to skate outside on a pond I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony.. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.” The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in At last she said, “I sure wish I’d gotten to know you sooner!”

 

5. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, “Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?” I mentally polished my halo and I said, “No, how are we alike?” “You’re both old,” he replied.

 

6. A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather’s word processor. She told him she was writing a story. “What’s it about?” he asked. “I don’t know,” she replied. “I can’t read.”

 

7. I didn’t know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct It was fun for me, so I continued. At last, she headed for the door, saying, “Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these, yourself!”

 

8. When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, “It’s no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.”

 

9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, “I’m not sure.” “Look in your underwear, Grandpa,” he advised, “mine says I’m 4 to 6.”

 

10. A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, “Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.” The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. “That’s interesting,” she said, “how do you make babies?” “It’s simple,” replied the girl. “You just change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ‘es’.”

 

11. Children’s Logic: “Give me a sentence about a public servant,” said a teacher. The small boy wrote: “The fireman came down the ladder pregnant.” The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. “Don’t you know what pregnant means?” she asked. “Sure,” said the young boy confidently. ‘It means carrying a child.”

 

12. A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog’s duties. “They use him to keep crowds back,” said one child. “No,” said another. “He’s just for good luck.” A third child brought the argument to a close..”They use the dogs,” she said firmly, “to find the fire hydrants.”

 

13. A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. “Oh,” he said, “she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her.. Then, when we’re done having her visit, we take her back to the airport.”

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