This is the life...

Well, I missed my Simple Woman's Daybook yesterday...I might do it tomorrow though.
Kyle is learning expository writing. He outlined his very first paragraph today and tomorrow he is writing it...!!!! I dont know why but this is hitting me hard! My baby is writing his first paragraph!

I am SO thrilled!! Lisa and I are going to be going on a quilting retreat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CANNOT WAIT! We are looking at one in Texas right now that lasts for 5 days! I am SO excited....
speaking of quilting...heres a little update for you. The last few days I have been feeling kind of "blah". I have spent so much time looking at quilting stuff that I have not sewn much at all...so...tonight I got on the ball and finished catching up my last 2 Cafe Mom BOM blocks. I also did one (yes, just one) 9 patch for Crazy Mom Quilts One a Day quilt along. Tomorrow I am planning on getting week 3 and 4 done in my 12 week quilt along. Here are my blocks from today...


Here is my cat Trouble enjoying my stash :)

Oh...and I finally ironed the strips I had sewn for my weed whacker quilt:
Here is my wonderful husband...I love him so much:
Here is a bird I was able to watch today. He is so beautiful! His mate was there but left before I was able to get the camera.


Isn't he cute!!?? He was looking at us watching him. (You can click on the picture to see im up close)

I love Nevada. :)

Work in progress

OK, so I wanted to post this stuff last night but fell asleep...
Here are my cafe mom BOM blocks...I have two left to piece in order to be caught up!






Here are more 9 patches I have sewn together for my one a day quilt along:




Hayleigh and Kyle decided that they wanted to learn how to quilt. So.....I began teaching....



Nancy is steadily working on her quilt...she is now sewing her blocks into rows:

Nancy has now started her own blog titled "The Other Half" It can be found at www.thescarberrys.blogspot.com

Quilting away!

I started a "one a day" quilt along from Crazy Mom Quilts (found here: http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2009/04/one-day-quilt-along.html) It's a simple 9 patch with sashing but I am really excited about it. Each piece in the 9 patch is just 2.5". I have sewn together 5 so far...here they are!

And...except for the border I finished my ragged edge squares quilt top!

Here is what I think I am going to use for my border...tell me what you think:

I am using 2" squares for my postage stamp quilt as leaders and enders while working on other projects....here's what I have sewn so far:

I am also working on my 12 week quilt along, a cafemom BOM, my weed whacker quilt and I just signed up for a round robin quilt through cafemom for a wall hanging!
I love quilting!! I am so excited!

Oh, and I sliced my finger almost off using my rotary cutter today...the dogs barked and it startled me...when I looked up...chu chunk...NOT good at all. I am really blessed though....it's already healing very nicely.