For London

I had bought some of this adorable bird material

I made a skirt for London

now - what I do with the scraps?

Then the other day while at Charlotte's (our local fabric quilt shop)

I saw this flannel - had to have some

bought only a yard - had no idea what to do with it

Below is what happens when you have scraps

I gathered up some other prints and bought a little more

Wha La!  another light weight blanket for London

This is the Yellow Brick Road quilt pattern

fitting for being in Kansas

super soft flannel for the back

Conversation when it was finished

Jenn:  Russ, what do you think?

Russ: It's nice honey, but does London really need another blanket?

Jenn: London, do you need another blanket?

London:  YES! - I like it

Yester Years

I came across these pictures on my computer

dad has been scanning his slides onto disks and I swiped some that he had done

so I thought I would share a few

My family in 1976?

Jeff and I in the famous "dirt pile"

my dad would get a load of dirt and dump in the back yard

we and all the neighbor kids played in it for hours and hours

eventually we had property lines, fields, and lakes

my love of cats started young

I'm probably 3 in this picture

Jeff and I (1972)

my cat - "Sandy" and his was  "cat""

Jerry and I  (1972)

this is my neighbor, Eric

we literally grew up together - at each other's house all the time

two months apart in age

his father and mine are childhood friends

More to come another day

Sprinkler Fun

we have a new sprinkler park in town

london wasn't too sure about all the water spraying around

but once she got in the water - that's all it took

baby likes to come along with us

Oh Happy Day

ohhhhh

how pretty

so bright and cheerful

this - puts me in a happy mood

look what I received in the mail while I was gone

beautiful - fun - fabric

by Jennifer Paganelli - Sis Boom

just think what I can sew

dresses, skirts, tops, quilts and more . . .

the best part of it

ALL this for $2.50 per yard

18 yards

Free shipping - because I bought so much

thanks Jennifer/Melissa for the shout out about the sale at

Fabric.com

close you mouth - since you are drooling

I'm sorry ladies, but sale is now over

Quick Get Away

We've been gone the last couple days

Russ had some work to do at the Tulsa and Springdale stores

London and I went with him, we don't get this opportunity very often

We started off staying the night with Jay, Leslie & Briana in Tulsa

They will be moving in August to Midland, TX

We are very sad about this - we have enjoyed being able to pop in to see them in Tulsa on our way to many different destinations.  Russ also loved staying at the Vashler Hotel while he was in Tulsa doing business. They are doing well and can you believe on August 4th it will be 6 months since the kidney transplant!

Then off to the Springdale, AR store

I enjoy going here because Eureka Springs is only a 40 minute drive

This area is beautiful - the mountains and lakes etc - an easy get away area from KS

London LOVED swimming

CrAzY girl going underwater, jumping off the side, trying to swim out to us

This is only picture I got - I guess I was having too much with her

We went over to Rogers and went to Mimi's Cafe it's a nice little place to grab a bite to eat. Then we shopped at the Pinnacle Hills Promenade - we accidentally found this outdoor shopping center a couple years ago.  When in Springdale, we always have to make a trip there.   Unfortunately I didn't have too much time to shop.  They have a great toy/gift store called  Melody's Choices.  I already found London's birthday present.

My crazy daughter, saw the fountain and jumped up on the side and plopped her feet right into the water, flip flops and all. Just a few pictures of our time watching the fountains.

Guess who didn't want their picture taken?

Is it really that painful to smile at mommy?

Always a fun place to shop

This is Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Neat little place to visit

great shopping, food and other sites

VERY difficult to shop when you have a two year old

who for some reason was VERY grabby that day

thanks goodness for April - the monkey in the park

we always have lunch at this hotel - it is fun to sit outside and enjoy the view across the town

Russ found something for London to do

they had different animals you could stuff

(like Build a Bear)

She wasn't too sure about the stuffing part

Elliot - her new BEST friend

You might recognize him from the movie "Open Season"

He went EVERYwhere with her after that

Christ of the Ozarks

We have stopped here several times

It is quite impressive

London - kept staying "I'm going to see Jesus"

But when we got there she seemed to confused

I think she thought she was going to see a live person

Russ wanted his picture with London

She did not want to take part in this tradition

In trying to get her looking at the camera

I cut Jesus' head off

She kept looking to the back and Russ quickly flipped her around

When it was time to leave - she began crying

I asked what was wrong

She said she didn't get to say goodbye to Jesus

So I had her wave goodbye to him

then she continued to cry as we left

This time she said she wanted to take Jesus home with her