Another “Doh. . .” moment and a bit of self-love-

 
I made Ron and the 3 kids each a lap quilt for Christmas this year.  They have all been snuggling into them in front of the TV, and I realized I had made them in part because I wanted one.  I felt almost guilty making something for myself, but I finally sat down and made one for ME!  It is really soft and furry on the back side- I used an inexpensive blanket from Costco as the backer.

The “Doh” moment happened this morning when I got ready for an appointment, decided it was still a bit too early to leave and started doing a few other things.  The next time I looked at the clock I was supposed to be across town. . . DOH!  I guess I get to try again tomorrow morning!

A few family moments from yesterday. . .

We had the missionaries from our church drop in last evening to share a message with us- that means they do a short scripture study session with us.  As they begin the lesson, there is always the question "do you mind if we have a prayer" posed.  Our family's standard response is, "We don't pray in this house unless it's Sunday." This is a standard joke and has become an automatic response when the missionaries ask us to pray with them. We actually like family prayer and understand its importance, but we just never seem to pull it off on a regular basis for one reason or another. Last night there was a visiting missionary who was unaware of our standard answer, in fact he had even been "primed" by his companion by being told there was a family that objected to prayer in their home.  When the standard question was presented and was met with the standard answer, the poor visiting missionary wasn't quite sure what to say or do.  He had that "deer in the headlights" look when we told him we were "Sunday Saints" and didn't pray on any other day. I think we had him just about convinced that we were serious when his companion started laughing- I hope he will forgive us for having a good chuckle at his expense some day- and yes- we did pray with them- TWICE!  Too bad Ron was still at work and missed it!

Later, when Ron got home, I was reading when I thought I heard him come up the stairs.  He headed straight in to the kitchen. Immediately, I heard him digging in to the jar of candy corn and jelly beans I had picked up at the Bulk Barn in the afternoon- I don't know how he knew it was there- I think he could smell the fresh sugar from the driveway!

I got the bread made, and laundry started for today and am currently avoiding the quilting-part of a quilt I made last week- I had better get back to it, because I already have plans for a new quilt top floating around in my head, begging for release. . .and I only have 3 hours before chauffeur duties resume for today.

Oh, baby, baby. . .

There has been a spate of new babies and pregnancies in our ward lately. Tonight I attended the second double baby shower, with a third one coming up next month.  I have been busy with the sewing machine and have made 8 of these"eye spy" rag quilts so far. They have flannelette backs and 35 unique prints on the fronts.  Each quilt is just a little different from the others.

Tonight's baby shower was also combined with a wedding shower, so I made these "nifty" quilted pot holders too.  They went with a stock pot, chili seasonings, beans and canned tomatoes.  Can you tell, the bride likes the color red? (Thank you to my lovely hand model, Dax)

The gifts were well received, I got some bread baked and laundry (mostly) handled today and I feel a bit of a reprieve for the moment.  The weather is spectacular and I am planning to get out and play a little in it the next couple of days. There are still plenty of things that need doing around here, but I guess they have waited this long, they can wait another week or so. I may head over to the estuary with the sketch pad and paints tomorrow and actually put something on paper.  Ron and I actually have a tee time booked for Friday (Even if we have to dig into the change jar this will happen!!!)  We haven't had our clubs out in so long, I hope I remember how it works!

I will try to get some photos and get back into the swing of blogging again-