2 of my boys went to West Virginia for a visit with their Aunt. Little did they know that they would be caught in a flood & mud slide. It was a state of emergency. They ended up staying down there to help out. Some people's home were totally washed away! My nieces home almost was but they all worked really hard & built a barrier to stop the land from washing out.

You are looking at a photo of a beautiful swimming pool by the bath house. Then the same photo one day later. It is filled with mud!

They all are safe, which is the most important. The live stock was moved to higher ground. The bee hives were placed on the porch.

The most embarrassing thing happened this week. I went out to breakfast with a bunch of ladies. We were having a meeting. First let me say that I was running late. My sister in law just brought me a bag of clothing for me to try on. I grabbed a really cute summery shirt and away I went. I really enjoyed myself, conversing with everyone even the waitresses, hostess and others on my way in and out. When I got home my husband said: "Did anyone buy you?" I was confused! He told me to go look in the mirror. When I did I saw a BIG $1 tag on my collar!~! Talk about having a first HOT FLASH! and the worst part was: NO one offered to buy me!

CONTEST WINNER

SINCE I HAD AN OVER WHELMING NUMBER OF ENTRIES I DEBATED USING A NUMBER GENERATOR OR JUST WRITING THE NAMES DOWN AND HAVING HUBBY PULL ONE.
I opted for hubby to pull one...rofl!!!
Here is a picture of the winner:Michele you got one week to contact me or I get to keep the 10 fat quarters. {snicker!}Now up date on my grand ma. She is still in ICU and has become REALLY confused. My mother went to the hospital today and she walked in the room and my grandmother had her IV tubing in her mouth, she had pulled it out and chewed the puppy in half! I really had to laugh. If I had a penny for every time one of MY patients did that, I would be rich! And here my own grand ma did it! She then told my mom that the doctor came in but he had to hurry back to the circus. She must really be having a good time! Bless her heart!My father in law is slowing declining according to the hospice RN. Please remember him in prayer. My sister in law is up from West Virginia to help out. I think I am going to clean my quilt room tonight. I lost my bunnyhill BOM. I had to embroider it still. The new one comes out next week! I am falling behind on my LQS BOM. I have 3 blocks to make by the 15th. Foolish goose tracks has flown south for the time being. Red delicious got a worm and I can't even see my quilting frame, it has become a glorified coat rack, except it has quilting stuff all over it. ROFL!~! Mybe I should just forget everything and go shopping???

Prayer

If you read my post please pray for our family. The hospital called and they asked my mother if she wanted my grandmother to be a DNR. I wish I could go but we have a cruddy car and I don't think it would make it. THANKS!

Creative kid

Who ever said guys don't sew?? Here is the proof:

Jesse made all new uniforms for his cousins "baseball team"

Monday Mutterings & New contest

What a busy week! My mother in law as you know was hospitalized and she is now home, but her leg looks really bad This week and she needs to go back.
My Father in law is home on hospice. Bless his heart! He is a sweet & gentle soul.
My grand mother had surgery early Sunday morning. She ended up having a twisted colon. I wonder how it gets twisted??
Dan preached this Sunday. I am glad it is a new week!

OK Here is a new contest: The last two winners have not responded so They forfeit the prizes.


To win this contest just send me a comment and answer this question:


There was a woman who sewed in the bible. She did mighty deeds and charitable sewing. When she died many came to weep. WHO WAS SHE??
The prize is 10 fat quarters! You have to respond with in ONE week!

Animals

I love animals. We have so many different kinds. Here are 2 different types of squirrels. We also have the grey ones and the tiny little red ones. They are only 5 inches long. They are very hard to get a photo of.

I got an UFO done. I had the sashings & backings cut out for a very long time. I used stuffing that I got at a yard sale. The pillow ended up bigger than what I thought it was going to but O well!Tomorrow I plan to post and start another give away. I will also post about my father in law (who came home on hospice) and my grandmother who is in the ICU at a hospital in tim buck two. I hate not being close, but I did call her yesterday out of the blue. That in itself was unusal and I got to talk with her for quite awhile. Last night she became ill and my mother took her in.

Stash report/Monday Musings

26 RULERS to date
Fabric and UFO's
essentials: 5 yards
Fabric used in 2009= 37yds
Fabric taken in 2009 = 53.5 yds
UFO COMPLETED: Simply scrappy treasures. 1/9/2009
Debra's quilt 1/19/2009
pink b-day quilt 3/1/2009
ugly Christmas tote 3/1/2009

They opened a HOBBY LOBBY!! Of course I had to buy & add to my stash!

I am still waiting to hear from ELLIE. ELLIE YOU are the winner of week #2 give away!

Easter Sunday

Today Dan preached.

It was such a lovely day.

Dinner went well.

Then we all went to the park.

Walking the dogs was a fiasco.Red is just too adventurous.

Joe ended up driving Red home,

because he wouldn't behave. Do you see the mischief written all over that dogs face?Then Daniel came over and they played wiffel ball.

I had such a lovely day with my family. I even got an Easter present from my husband. I guess I told him one day too late I was starting a diet on Monday!

LOL I got a box of chocolates!

Even Dakota was Tuckered out!