Fall is in the air

I love this time of year. The air in the moring is nice and cool and the days are warm and sunny. It was a busy weekend with boy scout popcorn sales and sunday school. Dh and I went to dinner Saturday night, sushi ... yum. We also got to hang out for a few hours together Sunday afternoon while the kids were busy with a movie & popcorn selling.
Sarah stayed home from school yesterday with a very sore throat so that meant a whole day of sewing for me. WooHoo! I cut and pieced most of a quilt top that I'm making for my cousin. Now I just need to add the borders and search/shop for a backing.
Alice kitty is feeling much better this week while Steve's jaw is still very sore. He's loosing a few lbs. since he can only eat soft foods. Hopefully the pain will ease in the coming days.
I'm off to eat lunch ..... catch ya later!

It's been a busy week around here

Monday night my DH was hit by a line drive to the left side of this chin. His jaw has a hairline fracture. They aren't going to wire it but they will keep an eye on the healing and he's got pain meds to keep him comfy. He's also on a soft foods diet so mealtime at our house has been interesting. Lots of eggs, pancakes, shakes, smoothies & pasta.
It's been a little more than a week since my kitty Alice was really sick. She either had a small stroke or has a brain tumor. She is improving a lot this week though. She has spent a lot of time hiding/resting behind my quilt rack. Today she's been out of hiding and I've seen her eating and walking around the house. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she continues to improve.
I've even been quilting this week. I've finished a "turning twenty" quilt top and am just waiting for the backing I ordered to arrive. It's been so nice to get into the quilting groove again. I didn't realize how much I missed it.

Quilting in Las Vegas

Of course while in Las Vegas Jill & I had to do a little damage at the LQS "The Christmas Goose". I picked out some Black Jack & poker fabric and also a FQ bundle of the "in the pink 2" line. I'm thinking about the turning twenty pattern with the bundle. I also helped Jill pick out americana fabrics for quilt she's making next. We had a great time!

Happy 15th Birthday Ryan!

August 29th was Ryan's birthday. We arrived in Las Vegas that afternoon & after dinner the girls surprised Ryan with a yummy cake! We all sang "Happy Birthday" and everyone raved about how goooood the cake was. Thanks Aunt Jill, Zoey & Abby for making Ryan's birthday special!

Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas

What a great time we had last weekend in Las Vegas. We went to see my brother Kevin & Jill and of course the girls. We took the kids bowling on our last night there. Doesn't it look like fun! Zoey and Abby both did a great job!

June is almost over???

This month has just flown by. Here are 2 quilts of the 3 quilts that I finished last week. The Christmas quilt was a gift for my friend Cindy. I gave it to her yesterday & she just love it, woohoo!

The sweets quilt I'm keeping for me. But, I also made a 3rd quilt with the sweets fabric. That one I made for my friend Jeannette, she loves hers too. I forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it to her though so I'll have to get that later.

Otherwise, we haven't been up to too much. The kids and I have seen a few movies, went to the Alameda County Fair and Marine World. Catch ya later!

I know it's been a while.... here's what's new

So this is what's new. It was a busy May ............. We had a turkey visit the back yard. I guess she was just out strolling the neighborhood.

Channel 2 news was doing a story on the crossing guards at our elem. school. Dh & dd along with Billy Bob, as well as our neighbors and their pooch, wanted to be on the evening news. ;) They are famous now .... ;)

Our water heater sprung a leak all over the garage. It's all fixed now, but since we had to take almost everything out of there & then put back in a hurry, we had a lot of stuff everywhere. Dh & I spent the 3 day weekend reorganizing the garage. Look what I found ..... and it still fits almost 18 years later! Dd is holding up the train .... what a helper ;)

Dd's softball team finished in 2nd place this year! WOOHOO! Congratulations girls it was an awesome season!

Here's a rag quilt that I just finished today. I really like how it turned out! I'm keeping this one for me ;) ..... I have enough leftover blocks to make a 5x5 block baby size quilt too.

That's it for now. Catch ya later!