Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

Yep, she's home again, and yes, there was laundry involved in her arrival! I really don't mind. I like to do laundry.

She got home last night (Friday). I'm always excited to see her. This morning we went to get her bangs cut, then there was the trip to Wal-Mart. I never go on Saturday, but I didn't have much choice today. Tonight we went to see a movie, The Lovely Bones. Not sure it was a favorite of mine. I wanted it to end differently. Tomorrow we are heading north to the mall, where I'm sure she will hit me up for something! Monday a doctor's appointment for her and then by 2:30 pm, she should be on her way back to Columbus :(

I'm trying to finish three quilts. All they need are their bindings. I just can't seem to sit long enough to get them done.

Here's a picture of my lovely daughter on New Year's Eve:

Hope to have more quilt pictures for you later.

Where Does The Time Go?

It seems almost impossible that it's been a month since I posted last. Where does the time go?

Is anyone else thinking about Spring Break? We are here at our house! Yesterday I helped Sara make arrangements for Spring Break in Panama City, Florida. I did get an invitation to go with her, but when she found out I was going to wear a bikini on the beach, the invitation was rescinded. Whew that was a close one!

Christmas was wonderful. We had all our family here at our home. Maybe all the food didn't get done at the same time, but we didn't really care. The kids were so excited to open their presents. We had a wonderful time together.

So the princess will be going back to Ohio State on Thursday so she can celebrate with friends from college. I think she is coming home the next day...we have to watch the Rose Bowl this year! Then back to college again on the 3rd.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that the New Year will bring you everything you want!

Where

So today was a fun day...I ran errands and almost got everything I wanted to do finished.
First I went to the commercial embroidery shop that I use to work at and got a shirt embroidered for a friend. It took longer than I thought it would. My ex boss had to rearrange the stitching. It was great seeing my friend Sherry. She had gone on a red eye trip to NYC over the weekend. Her goal was to buy a knock off purse, and eat a wiener from a street vendor. She accomplished both, good for her.
Then I went to the quilt shop where I work part time, had lunch with my current boss. I don't work till tomorrow, but it's always a fun place to hang out.
After that, I actually got two quilts from my quilter today. I still need to trim them and get the bindings on both of them. They are both charity quilts. They both go to Pennsylvania. One to a lady I signed up to do a quilt for on Charlotte's Garden, and the other is for Quilts For Kids. They sent me material for the top and backing. I just added batting and binding. This is my first quilt for them. I hope to more in the future.
The only thing I didn't get to do was to start another quilt. My brother in law called about two weeks ago and asked me what he needed to do to get a quilt made. He has a co-worker that hasn't been able to work for awhile now and they want to do a benefit for him and his family. I should have started it about a week ago, but you know, some of us just work better under pressure (that's me!).
Tonight I helped with a Girl Scout troop (20 little girls) that is making a purse. Each girl is making a raggedy purse from Girl Scout fabric. This line is so cute.
If you've gotten this far, I still need to let you know about a sale on Fairy Frost. Our shop has it on sale (lots of colors) for just $5.99 per yard. If anyone is interested, let me know and I'll send you the phone number for the quilt shop.
Oh my, that's a long post! Happy quilting!

She's Gone Again

I had great holiday weekend. I hope you all did too. Sara was home for four days. We had a good time together. We went to see "New Moon" together. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

Of course we had to do some shopping. She hadn't been home since August. We love to shop. She gets it honestly. I love finding things for her. I really don't buy much for me (unless we count fabric!).

Sara is going to a wedding in December so we were looking for something she could wear to that. This is what we found:

I really think my daughter looks better in the dress than the model. I'm probably a bit biased tho.

Giveaway

Stop by this site for a chance to win her giveaway!

Tired & Broke!

What a fun two days I've had. The girls that went with me kept me laughing all the way. Good friends, and great company.

My feet hurt, my back hurts from driving for two days, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat! There were so many great samples at the quilt shops, I think I'm on sensory overload. I want to start at least 20 new projects :)..... I just don't know which one to start first!

Now to the broke part. I spent about $130 on the kits to make the quilt that was displayed in each shop. I was buying a kit for one of my friends that couldn't go with us. So really only $65 of that is actually my debt. But I definitely did a fabulous job keeping all the pattern writers and designers in business. I haven't added it all up yet and I don't think I will. Ignorance is bliss!

That's it for me tonight. I'm feeling pretty good about posting two days in a week!