Don't leave me in charge ;)

My Best Friend's daughter got married last night. Angie and I have been friends for 26 years, gawd I'm OLD, and through distance and lapses in time we have remained close friends. For me that is an accomplishment! I have been able to watch Jacey grow into a beautiful young woman. I've had the amazing privilege to be named as one of her Aunt's in her life. I've been blessed to see such sweet and wonderful moments such as the day she was born, her graduation from high school, and now her beautiful wedding day. I have had a different view than a mother watching her grow and turn into an adult, but last night when I shared how special it was for me to be a part of that I bawled like a baby. I can only imagine what it will be like to watch my daughter grow up. I am thankful that I have been asked to be a part of these moments. Angie has done a wonderful job raising her kids. With all the mushy stuff out of the way, I should let you all know that in future reference I should NOT be in charge of anything at a wedding!! ;) I should just be a guest. Nothing more, just a guest! I got the brilliant idea to decorate the wedding couples vehicle.....UMMM yeah! I am an over doer from hell!!! I believe that a job done should be a job WELL DONE! Unfortunately I don't think anyone got a pic of the final product, because I made the groom REALLY REALLY mad. But in my defense, I had to leave for about an hour, and when I did it didn't look THAT bad!! I guess the younger kids went nuts when I just left the supplies and left them unattended. There were other adults there too, but none of them would admit to anything, so I was the one left holding the bag(of evidence) literally!!! Hopefully, it will all wash off and then it will all be just a fun memory. I will respectfully decline having any involvement with decorating the car again, I cannot be trusted. ;) I am still wondering if they found the rubber on the gas cap yet....and if they haven't I am wondering who it will be that finds it!! Side note* the rubber on the gas cap came from the Pharmacist when I was buying the condoms....hehehe. Not all the ideas were my own! Sorry for the long post.....the whole reason was to finally post these pics of the quilt I made her. I then made my BFF a quilt which she did not know about. They turned out beautiful. :)


The front of the quilt

The back....look at all the hearts

I love this quilting

The BIG surprise quilt :)



My friend Angie and Jacey

Jacey and me

Barbie, Barbie, Barbie

I am on a new mission in life. One that has me really questioning my own sanity....well, actually everything I do makes me question my sanity. I thought it would be "fun" to sew some clothes for Barbie. Since we usually get to see her au naturel!!! I seriously thought to myself, how hard can it be? Well the first pattern wasn't bad. Simple gathered skirt, I managed the basics I learned from sewing with my Gma, and my home economics class in high school.

Not too bad, huh? :)

So, I duplicated it in different material, and it turned out just as cute.

Then I decided to move forward and make a complete dress. This is where I have found out that Barbie really has horrible purportions! Yep, I said it...she has some big boobs!!! I was tackling darts on her bodice and let me just say....holy knockers, Batman!

Cute :)

Looks so much better on than on the hanger ....right ;)

 This is how Barbie hangs at our house....usually naked and just sitting around, or in this case doing her stretches for the day.

 This is what happens when Naked Barbie goes to visit Gma...this is as close to Mormon underwear as Barbie will ever come!!!! LOL

I had to throw this in there...because I made the comment about the huge boobs. HAHA. I know...I know this pic is to deter women from letting there little girls play with Barbie, because it will send her the wrong message about her body image. Well, no need for anyone to jump on their soapbox, I don't think Ryann will ever worry about that....I'm gonna have a hell of a time just getting her to accept that she is a girl. She is the biggest tomboy I could possibly have had. :)

I ♥ you

People I ♥

There are three people in this world that I actually say the words "I Love You" to all the time. The reasoning behind it is because I think to myself that I may never see them again and get that chance. I have to explain this just a little. It's not because I don't love other people in my life....by no means!!! I am what you'd call in terms of Love Languages an "acts of service" type of person. That is how I have always shown my love for people. I will do anything possible to help and give and show my love and appreciation for you, but I won't say it. Weird, huh?? I make mental notes to say it to my Gma every time I leave her, because I know she is getting older....and, well you know. I say it to my son every time he leaves to go places, because I know how his little body is different...and, well you never know. I say it to my daughter, because I have this over bearing need to be somewhat similar to both my children in the way I show my love to them. I don't say these words to anyone else. Sad. It is hard for me to just say them without my brain having a reason to. I have thought and thought about this all weekend. Life alters our perceptions so quickly in one moment, one sentence, or one act. I now can add one more name to this strange list....not because I never loved them before. I have loved them tons, but I have never before had that brain reasoning to be able to say it to them all the time.

How Barbie hangs at our House :)

Wes has been doing exercises for his leg, and of course Ryann watches everything. :) The Barbies were doing their stretches.

This weekend I decided to make a quick quilt for my exchange student Klara, from the Czech Republic. She has been back in the US to go to a friends wedding. I found some fun material in my stash and thought it would be perfect for Klara. I whipped out this puppy in two days!!! It is one of my favorite quilt patterns. It turns out so cute. :)

I have made this quilt three times now....and I have loved each one. This last one I really like all the bright colors. I hope that Klara enjoys it and thinks of us when she cuddles up in it back home.

I have finished another quilt, but you will have to wait to see it, I am giving it away as a gift. I'll post it later. Busy Busy with all the quilting, but at least it keeps me sane.....RIGHT? :)

Quilts, quilts, and more quilts

 fun colors I am working with.

 The cute little farmer blanket :)

 Yep, this is the LITTLE strip that has been left on the floor for two years!! The rest of the house is done. :)

OK...so I am also blogging about my recent gastric bypass surgery and this is where I take my update pics...can you tell or what?? She thinks the poking out belly is important! Do I really look this silly?? LOL

So I have been busy! I have been making quite a few quilts. I made the cutest baby quilt for my great nephew that is coming any day. Plus, I am making a quilt for a wedding and another baby quilt. I have a list of things to finish up also. I hope that I can get it all done in the next little while. I managed to make a cute diaper trike that I saw on Pinterest. I forgot to take a pic of it, doh! On the home front...Lewis is FINALLY finishing the flooring that he started two years ago! WOOHOO. I am doing the happy dance! He threatened me that he would quit if I took a pic and FB'd it or blogged about it, but you ALL know me...I am a rebel and took one anyway!!!

Did somebody forget they had a blog??

 We have been walking up to the school to pick Wes up....since there is hardly any snow this year.

 This is how Ryann likes to wear her dresses

 The cute quilt....makes me want a little farmer boy!!

 I loved how the quilting made it look like rows of crops....at least that is what it reminded me of. ;)

This was my favorite present...Wes had hollered out the window of the car on day after having lunch with Lewis that I wanted something sparkly for Christmas...he did fabulous don't you think!!

Well since the camera broke and the big camera started having issues, I haven't been able to blog too much. I really like showing you the proof of all the disasters in my life. ;) As Christmas came and went though, this lucky girl got a new point and shoot camera. I just haven't decided if I like it or not. The pictures all have weird coloring. Any who....I have been recovering from surgery last month, and Ryann has kinda been good....maybe she feels sorry for me and all my moodiness. There can only be one crappy person in our family at a time! I have done a few projects (one I didn't get a pic of). I made my mom a Christmas quilt...the size you can use on a table. It turned out really cute....I have one to finish for me, so when I get that one done I will post it and then you can get the idea of what this one looked like. :) Just yesterday I finished up a baby quilt for my nephew and his wife's first baby. I ♥ it!!! It is so cute. It was pretty quick to put together and quilt. That is always nice when my projects turn out quick. Now that I at least have my point and shoot again, I promise to bring you more of Ryann's antics, because we all now she if full of it!!!

Baby quilt

This was my first time quilting anything on my own sewing machine. I think it turned out pretty good, and I learned a few things along the way. Minky is kinda hard because of its stretchy ability so I kinda pulled it here and there, but I was able to make it less noticeable. I really loved making this for a friend's granddaughter that will be arriving any day now. Ryann was sad to see it go, so before I make anything else, I guess I had better make her one. :) She likes poking all the minky dots in. This is the last project I needed to get done before my big surgery too. I don't know how much time I will have after surgery to work on things, so it may be a while until the next fun project. :)