Thank you, Mama!

I won a give away that really made me smile.  Carol has been making pincushions.  She reached 1000 followers so she gave some of her gems away.   Isn't this the cutest pincushion? 

It is stuffed with walnuts shells and the most wonderful pincushion I own.  My very favorite!!  Thank you so much, Carol.  Stop over and check out her blog if you haven't.  She is a fabric artist.  I wish I had  half of her creativity.  I love seeing what she has come up with--so different than I would be able to do.   She uses all the bright colors I love.

It was a very warm day today--94 degrees!!

Some of us spread flat out for a nap in the sun.

This little guy found some shade to lay in.

It was too hot for doing much outside this afternoon.  I got caught up on some cleaning and laundry. 

I'm Back

Why is it so hard to get back to blogging once you've gotten busy and haven't been doing it?  I've missed you guys!.  It has been a hectic calving season.   I think we are both getting too old for this stuff, but DH will never admit it.  Any spare time I had was spent sleeping.  lol

We didn't have any snow this year to work in, but cold, rainy days made for extra work.  I'm glad I got new mud boots!  I just kept thinking of you, Karin whenever I wanted to complain.  The April showers have really made the grass grow quickly and for that we are very thankful.

DD2 and friend were home for a few days to visit from the South.   We didn't do many fun things, but sure enjoyed having them and their help.  DH hadn't been feeling well for weeks.  He was complaining of being short of breath.  His doctor insisted on a stress test and we are thankful to find out his heart is fine.  He must have inhaled too much dust and mold from the straw that we bedded the calving barn with.  He needs to remember to wear a mask when we do that.  He is on nebulizer treatments and that is helping.

We have had a lot of ups and downs in the last 6 weeks.   There have been funerals, doctor's appointments, a wedding and lots of praying along with all the work.  As I look around today--the wheat and corn are planted, most of the cows have calved and I know my husband's heart is normal. 

 I would like to ask you to keep DD1 in your prayers.  Michelle had two lesions removed (one on her cheek and one on her back) that came back as melanoma.  After additional surgery, we are praying that nothing else will show up.  She starts a new job at a hospital next week.  After three years of caring for older people, she decided it was time for a change. 

I hope to be back visiting here regularly again.  I really have missed sewing and blogging!!

Oh, My

Oh, my!  Blogger changed on me while my back was turned.  I tried to sign into Google today and my blog was gone.  GONE!   I have it back now and I'm not sure what happened.  It has been a crazy busy month of calving and a recent spurt of funerals.  DD 2 is here for a week visiting.  I have good intentions of getting back to blogging next week!!  I'm missing you all and wondering where my time goes.  Older and slower, I guess.  

Duh!

I finally figured out what the problem was with my camera.  My memory card was FULL--how did that happen?  I think my other camera told me when that happened--this one just started acting weird.  I'll know next time it happens.  I'm back with pictures!

Here is a picture of the first baby of the season.  A little bull was born on Friday.  He has white on his back feet and a white tip on his tail.  He was too cold this morning to pose for me.  As you can see Mama wasn't letting me get any closer.

The winner of the last give away, the book  Stack the Deck Revisited was Winona.  I hope she enjoys it.

I received a package from Kallie, who hosted a give away in February.  She made me a beautiful hexagon needle case with thread holder.  Isn't it the coolest thing?!

She sent the needle book, thread (purple-my favorite color), pins, fabrics and hexie template in a pink cherry fabric envelope.   I like the pins she sent.  They are very sharp and have glass heads.  Thank you, Kallie!!  I love how generous quilt bloggers are--they give from their heart.  I've added your blog to my blog list--you'll always be a special friend.

I finished pinning June Bug, so I'll be able to start "big stitch" quilting.   

Some Friday Fun

This give away is closed.  Thank you for stopping by.

The winner of the Cotton and Ewe book is comment #3  Martina.  She has a lovely blog written in both German and English.  Congratulations, Martina!  You have a new follower too. 

Today I am giving away the book-- Stack the Deck Revisited: Updated Patterns from Stack the Deck! by Karla Alexander.  

Just let me know if this is a book you might like to have, leave a comment. 

Yesterday we made a 200 mile round trip to get truck parts.   Today DH is gone to a bull sale with a neighbor.  I'm so glad I didn't have to go too.  I'm going to finish sewing the backing for June Bug and keep on fighting my hoarding gene.  I am making progress with the organizing.  

It's another gorgeous day here--almost summery.  I'll probably have to fit in a walk too.

 

Stilll Celebrating

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I'm still celebrating my 200 posts milestone.  Today I am giving away a book.  You can see it here, since my camera is still failing to communicate with my computer.  I'm still working on their little tiff.  I hope they are speaking to each other in a day or two. 

I am culling through some of my books and this is one I have never used and probably won't.  So if you would like to have it, check it out and leave me a comment.

I hate posting without pictures, so here is a photo of Peanut sacked out on the bed in the sewing room.  Don't you love the coordinating comforters on the bed.  She doesn't mind if her bedding doesn't match.  She's loving this warm weather and all the birds in the trees. 

Running By

Just running by to tell you the winner of the give away is Anne.

grannyanne   Mar 12, 2012 11:16 PM

Sometimes technology just gets in the way. My problem is that I forget to take the darn picture! Thanks for the chance to win this giveaway!


DH has been on the computer all day looking for a new truck.  What a computer hog!!   Talk to you later in the week---I hope.