My first little creation....

I bought this fabric several weeks ago on

an Overland Park field trip with my friend Kara.

However, it wasn't until last Thursday that

I found time to sit down and sew it up!

I am so pleased with how it turned out and

actually gave it to Kara as a token of my appreciation

for introducing me to a darling quilt store..

Harper's Fabrics!

I just can't wait to make more....maybe this weekend.

I truly love sewing, fabric and all that goes with it!

Out of the mouth of babes.....

As most of you know I am hooked on talk radio. I spend 40 hours a week in the car and drive over 600 miles during that same time. Music bores me and my brain needs something to think about! So who do I listen to?....Dr Laura and Dave Ramsey (they are just good common sense) and then to keep my political interests sharp I frequent Laura Ingrahm, Bill O'Reily, Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and if I'm still out later in the day...even a little Michael Savage! These guys...oops..forgot Laura ...keep me up on the "right" and the "left" of things! Even with their conservative voices it can still get complicated....you know...one guy says 'this' another says 'that'... and then all the pointing of fingers.....it's really complex.

The other night I had a little friend over for a sleep over. Carrigan (3 1/2 going on 18) was staying with me while her mom and dad headed for the hospital for the birth of their new baby (fyi...baby Addison is here.... 6#4oz...healthy...mom and baby are doing great). It was late evening and Carrigan was showing no signs of falling asleep so I decided to try the method that usually puts me to sleep...that is...watching the 10pm news! I turned on the tv and we climbed into my bed. I was casually watching the program, but not with any particular interest, when I felt a tapping on my arm. I turned to Carrigan only to see her pointing at the tv and saying "I don't like Obama!" I've seen too much on the campaingn to really notice, but she was paying attention! I asked her why she didn't like him and she replied..."because he's 'lame.'" I laughed and then before I could say anything she was pointing again, this time as the story had changed to John McCain. She quickly said.."I like John McCain." Of course I couldn't resist asking why...she got excited and said..."because he's for America!"

So there you have it...we can listen to the professional talkers all day and in a matter of minutes a little girl can sum up the whole race and tell you who and why to vote! I just wonder why a little child can see clearly and there are adults who just don't get it!

"Good job, NayNay......"

Once a week Nathan and Lily come to my house for a few hours while their dad is at church and their mom teaches guitar lessons. Tonight I decided we would make cupcakes. Nathan was so excited because his job was to put sprinkles on top of the freshly frosted cupcake. He started out carefully pinching a few sprinkles between his little fingers and placing them on the cupcake. With each addition of colorful little charms he would announce "Good job, NayNay!!" (He calls himself that.) He was so proud of his efforts. Well,... a 2 year old can only do this teadious work for so long before the desire to "eat" overtakes the desire to "decorate." As you can see he only did half of them and then went onto the eating phase of the activity! I think he ate at least 3 or 4 within a few minutes. Poor Lily was watching from the sidelines, but she too ate her share of the sweet treats! My final comment, "Good job, NayNay!!!"

A 'Yankee" heads to the South......

Yes, I'm the 'Yankee' who got to spend a little time

in beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina!

My parent had gone to Charleston for my dad's

Korean War reunion.

To make their trip easier I flew down to help them

drive home...(they won't fly).

Lucky for me my dear friend Maldia lives just

about an hour from Charleston.

She picked me up from the Savanah airport

and we were able to spend about a day and half

together. During that time we toured

Beaufort...I totally love the Civil War era homes,

the Live Oak trees draped in Spanish moss,

the water front and of course my time

with Maldia.

We hadn't seen each other since she moved

away 6 years ago! I can't wait to go back

next Spring!
And you know what....I think I could easily

become a Southern gal....

Not losing a Son, but gaining a Daughter....

This past week Adam and Laura became officially engaged.

Yeah!...they are so perfect for each other

and I can hardly wait to add Laura as my daughter.

I kept telling Adam that if he didn't marry her

I was going to adopt her....how weird

would that be for Adam to have her at Thankgiving

dinner with her husband and children....

I don't think he liked that idea!

Anyway, they are planning a winter wedding

in the St Louis Temple!

And gaining a Grandson....Logan....

This precious little face belongs to Logan,

Laura's 19 month old son!

While Adam and Laura were out on their

important date this past week,

I was with Logan.

When I put him to bed that night

I told him that I would get to be his MeeMaw and that

while he was sleeping 'his' parents were getting engaged.

He just smiled!

I think he's been hoping that this big event would happen too!

Yeah for families!

Getting acquainted with sewing.....finally....

After hanging onto this fabric for (I hate to admit) 20+ years I finally got around to sewing it up! Nathan will be getting some new play shirts! It's hard to believe I bought all of this for CJ and Adam when they were little and now CJ's son will be wearing it! It felt so good to sit and just sew! No interuptions! I think I am getting back into the swing of things now! It feels so good, but now I've got a mess of thread, scraps of fabric, etc to clean up! Someone once told me "You can be neat and you can be creative, but you can't be neat and creative at the same time!" How true!