Quilt retreat!!!

I had a blast but I am wiped! Here are some pics.

Why I haven't been around much...

First we made a run to San Diego to see Mikes dad when he had a stroke, we did take time to see my favorite thing in the world the Pacific Ocean
This kids lived it! The sunset was breath taking!



Then because DH had to bail on me I took my mom to Vegas for valentines day! TO much fun. She needed the break she has been with my grandma all the time as she slowly gets worse and worse. she can't talk at all now she has to write everything down and her mind is starting to slip now. I will try to be better about posting miss you all!

Viva Las Vegas!!!

I am off for 3 fun filled days with my mom!
(yes I have the addresses for all the quilt stores ;O) )

Sorry I have been out of it

I have been a slacker blogger cause I just have felt cruddy.
I have also been busy, My DS1 turned 11 he is getting his Weblos badge, his arrow of light and his faith in God award. I am pretty proud of him farther than my brothers or my hubby.
DD and DS1 received certificates from the state board of education saying they had scored in the top 10% in the nation on the IOWA tests. Also a very proud moment for mom and dad.
DS@ thinks now he is 5 her is really 15 and has developed the I know so much more than you mom attitude. I think I need to buy large amounts of duct tape or something ;O)
Grandma is still with us but steadily going down hill, its almost imposable to understand what she it trying to tell you any more. Its Sad!

DFIL is doing well last I had heard he needed a little speach therapy but no physical therapy. He was very blessed.

DH had a A1C test and his sugar is high so both of us are trying to clean up our diets, he of course has lost 7 pounds I have gained 10. GRUMBLE!!!!

I hope you all have a great day,HUGS!

Crazy drive

We got a call that my DFIL had a stroke on Thursday so we got in the car and drove from Northern UT to Southern CA (a 12 hour drive) We got here Friday morning and I am happy to report that my FIL is doing really well. He was lucky they got the clot busters in him in time. The stroke was at the back of his head and if they hadn't broken up the stroke he would have been dead or paralysed from the neck down.

We will be back on the road headed home Monday morning after a stop at the Mecca of quilting in Southern CA, Quilt in a Day!

HUGS!

DH says being a girl geek is good.

SOOOO my DH informs me that being a girl geek is a rare and precious thing. I think its just cause he is a geek himself.

Find out just how big a geek you are HERE
I ranked 44.97041% - Major Geek

Hugs,

So either I am a geek or a man

I have come to this conclusion because-

I know the answer to "Life the Universe and Everything" is 42.

I wonder what the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow really is. (European not African obviously)

I know I need to buy a fake bead if I am going to a stoning.

I know who Zaphod Beeblebrox is why he stole "The Heart of Gold" and what mice have to do with the whole thing.

I know why Luke Skywalker and Princess Lea could never be an item.

I call my dog a Ferengi cause she loves to have her ears rubbed.

I know the proper way to clean mouse balls.

I know that using "The Spice" will turn your whole eye blue.

But most of all I get this comic and think its hysterical

you have to click on it to see the whole thing

HUGS,

Today I need to be thankful...

I know when I am having a "down" day I need to be thankful so here goes...

I am thankful for my children- I am thankful that Miranda is getting better and that she is smart enough to write short stories even if it means she takes over my laptop all day, I am thankful for Austin and his tender heart even when he is crying and having a fit when I make him do chores, I thankful Wade and his inquisitive mind even when he is taking all the knobs off everything in my house with a screwdriver.

I am thankful for my home- even the 28 stairs that need to be vacuumed

I am thankful for clothes to wear- even the pile of laundry that never seems to go away

I am thankful for my furbabies- even my puppy that eats my good shoes

I am thankful for snow- even when I slip and fall in it

I am thankful for food to eat- even when I have to shop for it and that it creates dirty dishes

I am thankful for the gospel- even when I have to teach primary

I am thankful for all of you no even on this one. ;O)

Miranda bug update

This has been Miranda since we got home from the surgeon. She has her ice pack, her quilt mom made and her book oh yeah and her cat for protection from the dog. They gave her liquid Loritab and it works about as well for her as me(not at all)
She is doing remarkably well and I think by Monday she may be asking to go back to school we will see.

Poor sweet Miranda Bug

Tomorrow my sweet girl goes in to have all 4 of her wisdom teeth taken out as well as a tooth that is growing horizontal in the roof of her mouth. She should be out of commission for a while. Hers look just like the impacted ones in the picture. So if I am scares its cause I am taking care of my only baby girl.
HUGS