The cat is out of the bag...

We can finally post our involvement in this years Chookyblues secret Santa swap, I am so excited, I am already planning the stuff to make and send.

15 years can you believe it!

15 years ago today I married my sweetheart in the Salt Lake City LDS temple, it was love at first sight but he left for Italy for 2 years so I had to wait until he returned to realize he loved me too!

I can't imagine my life without him, he is my strength, my therapist, we best friend and a dang good kisser!
(this is a G {okay PG} rated blog so we wont go into ALL the things he is good at)

I am so happy to be married to him for all eternity knowing that after this life I can continue to make him crazy!

I love you sweetheart!

Whats your favortite pattern book

For my birthday I received a $50.00 gift card to Amazon.com
(THANK YOU CHUCK & PAT!!!!!)

I want to get some new quilt books, I am just overwhelmed at the choices. So I am asking you my viewing public to recommend your favorite pattern book. Please include the author if you know it, that will help me find it.

HUGS!

Back to School WOO HOO! NOT!

Well today is the big final registration for my sweet baby girl to get her classes for HIGH SCHOOL!!! How the heck did that happen, I just graduated I swear.
She is going to a charter school that specializes in science and art. She has elective choices of electrical engineering, Arabic, ceramics, theater or band. Where was this school when I went to high school?
I am going to have to re-live high school by volunteering a lot. Poor girl all her friends will think her mom can't let her go to school alone. :O)

Have a fantastic day!

For all the kind comments and birthday wishes!


oh did anyone elses blogs they are following totally disappear of was that just a birthday gift for me? LOL

Its my birthday and I'll cry if I want too..

40 years ago on August 11th at 3 am I came into this world crying and I may have to repeat the performance for this birthday :O)
I am not sure I am thrilled about this particular birthday it seems like it should be a milestone. I should be "over the hill" but I still feel like I am 19.
We will have to see how it goes. I already bought my own gifts last week and my parents and mother in law both want to take me to dinner at some point this month so I am thinking it is going to be pretty anti-climatic.

I hope you are all having a fantastic day!

Gingerbread men swap

These are the boy gingerbread men I am making for a swap, I still need to decide what to do for the girls.

Got a new mug shot

Well sorta I had to renew my drivers license today since it expires tomorrow. SIGH!!
I just love the drivers license division in the morning, people are so pleasant NOT!!!
HUGS,

1 party down one to go...

Today is the day for kids birthday parties! This morning we had my nieces at a local swimming pool (see pictures above)
In an hour we need to leave for a friend of the family little girl is turning 5.

The pool was actually really cold and my little guy spent half the time with purple lips wrapped in a towel with me on the side of the pool.
I am hoping the next party will be a little more quiet but somehow I doubt it.

totally random things

First I had to update my about me info as i am no longer in the PTA and my baby is going to school this year so I am no longer a pre-school entertainment coordinator. While I was at it I updated my photo.

I took this pic of my oldest today for her facebook page, she is getting so OLD!

We went to the county fair today and my baby showed the army guys he is a future NFL star if he just grows a bit, I also took some pics of the wonderful quilts made by the women in my county. Enjoy.

Oh and you have to check out this darling tutorial over on the Moda bake shop to make kitties and puppies http://www.modabakeshop.com/
HUGS and love to all,

applique done and delivered!

I was so productive I got laundry and the applique done. Here are the pictures as promised. I think when she is done the quilt will be very pretty and I am not usually much of a pink person. Have a good one all!

Wash Day or we don't want to be know and the nekkid family

Its that day the day when you pull out a pair of ratty cut off sweats that should have been thrown out 2 years ago and a bra that really doesn't support anything any more and you say to yourself "Well I guess its do laundry or start a nudest camp" That's where I am today.

I am going to follow in Henry Fords footsteps and have an assembly line to get things done. Moody pre-teen son gathers the clothes and takes them to the washer, really moody teenage daughter washes and drys the clothes, I fold the clothes and 5 year old that thinks he is a teen so is still moody takes them to the appropriate rooms so the owner can put them away.

They aren't aware of this diabolical plan for their time, I am starting by taking all the controllers to the game consoles and hiding them, that will fix the boys. DD is a bit harder as she would be willing to sit in her room and read for days on end, so I must come up with a way to keep her involved, I think it will need to start with her MP3 player finding its way to the same hiding place as the game controllers.

Wish me luck!

Oh on a different note I almost have finished 4 applique blocks I am doing for an elderly neighbor lady that still loves to quilt but can't see well enough to applique so I do the applique for her. I will post a picture before I deliver them they are darling if I do say so myself.


Hope your day is full of love and happyness,

A quick funny for you

TOP TEN INDICATORS THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS CHANGED TO THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW PROPOSED HEALTH CARE PLAN:

(10) Your annual breast exam is done at Hooters.

(9) Directions to your doctor's office include "Take a left when you enter the trailer park."

(8) The tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicles.

(7) The only proctologist in the plan is "Gus" from Roto-Rooter.

(6) The only item listed under Preventive Care Coverage is "an apple a day...."

(5) Your primary care physician is wearing the pants you gave to Goodwill last month.

(4) "The patient is responsible for 200% of out-of-network charges," is not a typographical error..

(3) The only expense covered 100% is "embalming."

(2) Your Prozac comes in different colors with little M's on them.

AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU'VE JOINED THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN:

(1) You ask for Viagra and they give you a Popsicle stick and Duct Tape.

Let the birthdays begin...

It's hubby's birthday today. The start of the August birthday-paloosa!

The pictures of all the cool stuff I bought

As promised :O)


























First is a snowman wall hanging for winter with the daddy and 3 baby snowmen. Perfect!
Next is a Easter table runner that I fell in love with the bunnys.
Next is the 2 books I bought, I can't wait to teach myself to paper piece.
and last is 5 yards of Christmas fabric on sale for an awesome price and the kit and pattern for a snowman tree skirt.

I had a blast I am going to work on the wall hanging today.

HUGS,

Road trip!!!

The first three pictures are inside the quilt store in Lyman (I thought it was Urie but it's really in Lyman) Its called Valley Quilt shop and if you live within a 2 hour drive it is totally worth it! They had TONS of great kits and more books than any place I have been. Lots of great fabric and really super nice ladies working there!

The next one is of our group(minus me) in front of the store in Evanston,WY It is called Connecting Threads and is also really cute.
The last one is of me and my friend Carol in front of the same store.

I will post a picture of my haul as soon as I take one lol!

So I am early for tomarrow too

Bright and early in the morning me and my quilt guild ladies are taking a road trip to a little town called Urie, WY to a store called Valley Fabric.
Its about a 2 hour drive East of here and I have been told it is an amazing quilt shop. I will post some pictures when I get back.
Love to all,

So I am a day early

August is birthday month around our house, not only is it my birthday this month its my sweet hubby, my dad, my brother, my adopted sister, my ex sister in law and my nieces I also have a nephew due around the middle of the month. To top that all off its also my anniversary this month as well as my parents.
Whew busy month!
So I thought it was best to change my background while I had two seconds :O)
Have a super fantastic day!

Doctors are like chocolates you never know what your going to get!

Monday I had a terrible experience with a doctor who told me that there was nothing wrong with me it was all in my head and if I lost some weight then I would be fine. Today I had a visit with another doctor (because I am not going back to the first one!) who listened to what I had to say understood what I was going through and while there is no cure for chronic fatigue there are treatments and she was able to help me start working on a couple.

As some of you who have followed my blog know I have been feeling progressively more and more tired and worn out and really like total crap for the last 3 years. Every time I went in to tell them I felt yucky was another round of tests and another round of specialists. I am grateful because we wouldn't have found my heart defect until I had a stroke had I not been going through all of this. I have had sinus surgery, tonsils out 2 sleep studies, heart surgery, I take iron, RLS medication, thyroid meds, anti depressants, and vitamins up the wazoo in a quest to feel like a human being again.
Diagnosing CFS is a process of elimination so it has been a long and frustrating 3 years. I have some new medication as well as a new eating, exercise and massage therapy plan. For the first time in a long time I feel like the doctors aren't saying well its all in your head just stop being tired, get more sleep and lose weight. Well dang I would if I could huh! I am grateful to have a diagnosis and some kind of treatment plan. Will I ever be running the Boston Marathon probably not but by dang I am going to be able to take my kids to the park or go on a field trip with their class.

Thanks for letting me ramble,

Did you think I died?

I have been out of the blogging loop for a while, shame shame on me!
I haven't felt well for a while and a I am still trying to find a doctor to help with that.
The quilt top above is for my nephew that is due on August 16 woo hoo!
I will be better about posting, I promise ;O)