This explains it!!!

yes. i'm alive...
barely hangin' on...

you know when life gets a little nutty and then a little more nuttier and then,
well, you get the idea...

and this picture gives you an idea of just how nutty things have gotten.



and i'll give a little background on how things got like this.
Christmas came and went and
2013 arrived along with a whirlwind of sickness and exhaustion.
i pulled myself together and decided i'd better try to get something done.
i pulled out my 2 bins of brushed cotton scraps and evyn and i started to look for fabric for the folk art gatherings quilt.
she and i had a great time going through the scraps.

then nolan came home...
i was minding my own business, sewing and the next thing i knew nolan and evyn thought it would be great fun to dump out the other bins of fabric scraps.
apparently i was minding my own business too well.
then...
masyn came home and all craziness broke loose!
it became a fabric snowball frenzy. fabric flying EVERYWHERE!

and i just played along!

the house went down hill from there!

and there you have it.
me.
a crazy messy house, sick kids, sick husband, no husband and a sick me, exhaustion,
quilts, quilts, and more classes!!!

the blog has suffered
and so...
her i am, trying to catch up.

Glad you are here, thanks for reading and caring.

i really appreciate it!

A {GREAT} Dane!

meet jethro!
oh be still my heart, i am IN LOVE!!!

 

 

 

 

our friends needed to find him a home
and we were more than happy to give him one!

i've never lived with a great dane, and i will never live without one!



p.s. shawn says we need to get another california king...

New Year's Eve FUN!!!

OH my GOSH! sooo much fun!
the passmore's celebrated the year with us
and we played minute to win it games.
GREAT time, GREAT friends, GREAT blessings of a new year!

 

 

 

i adore this family!
and p.s.
i'm not sure how he did it, but i'm sure shawn cheated at the cracker race!

and the best was the leftover crumbs that were found in eyes and eyebrows!

Happy Birthday to a GREAT dad!!!

we love you honey!
thanks for being our everything!

Wrapping up Christmas

i did a terrible job at taking pictures the entire day of christmas.
we spent the afternoon at nana's with shawns family
and then mom, poppy, and my sister's family came for christmas dinner.

wrapping paper fight, pajamas, fun, family, good food, and good times!

merry christmas to all
and to all a good night!

christmas 2012 is a wrap!
looking forward to next year!

Christmas Morning

this year i could've handed out harmonicas and called it good.
i saw a pin on pinterest that i ran with.
something to wear
something to read
something they want
and
something they need!
LOVED it...

a couple of "remember it" moments...
we gave gavin a book that was a book that was titled something like what every man should know. anyway we opened it and it had things like how to back up a trailer, how to survive this and that...blah blah
what we didn't notice was the ENTIRE chapter dedicated to beer and partying!
yikes! i even wrote in the front of it. no denying that we gave it to him! hahaha.

also, a cute moment...
the bottom right picture.
gavin sitting with evyn by the fire drying her freshly painted nails :)

Christmas Eve

means...
prime rib, smiles, family, full bellies, pies, christmas scavenger hunt,
homemade calendars, christmas ornaments,
reindeer food and
"the night before christmas"

A Cookie Tradition

every year we make cookies
spritz, brandy rings and chewy noels...


this year the spritz were it.
the brandy rings were a no go
and the chewy noels...well lets just say "oops".

we did get to share some fun with auntie kernie and that was fun!

next year, MOM, cookies. here. and LOTS of brandy rings!

A Preschool Christmas

i love preschool at Christmas time the most!
the nativity play
{nolan was the inn keeper for the second year in a row :)}

 

nolan & madi

 

and of course christmas wouldn't be complete
without a trip to see santa!

{nolan dressed himself.
he picked his shirt and vest to match the scrap of green minkie
 he thought made a GREAT scarf! gotta LOVE him!}

LOVE miss paula!

Out of My Comfort Zone

i was asked to make a modern boys quilt
with the focus on the helicopter fabric.

i was super self-conscious,
but just went with it.

Fairy Christmas Cookie Party

there's nothing better than going to a party at carrie's!
she hosted her traditional cookie party.
she's the best!!!

 

 

 

 

yes, all the girls got their own apron.
absolutely fantastic!
Love you, Carrie!

A Snow Globe {necklace}

would make a GREAT gift.
especially for that special teacher or friend!
i thought this was so cute i had to share it!


the talented gals at eat.sleep.make
have a fabulous tutorial if your time allows!
only {TEN} more days!!!