13 Years

13 years ago today Dear Hubby and I were married. I locked myself out of my apartment that day and was late to my own wedding.
Happy Anniversary!
Dear Hubby is celebrating it asleep in his recliner "watching" the news- but I do hear the snores :)

Mac n Cheese Lesson

Today my mother in law, Mary, has crossed my mind a lot. She was a sweet person. She always believed the best in people and didn't seem to remember past problems with anyone. She would hug anyone no matter who they were. She always took the time to teach me, mainly how to cook, and she supported my hobby of quilting and tried to help me develop a green thumb (key word here is TRIED- I never did catch on and still can't keep live plants for very long).
 I remember the first time she came to our house for supper after DH and I were married. She was a little early, or I could have been late ;), and I was in the middle of still preparing the meal. One of the sides was Mac n cheese. I started the water and set the BOX on the counter. She looked at me and asked what that was. Now, at this point I was thinking, "ALRIGHT! She doesn't know what Mac n cheese is. Now I can teach her something." Well.... She taught me something... again. When I replied it was Mac n cheese she told me that wasn't Mac n cheese then she went on to fix homemade Mac n cheese... Without. The. Box.  It also taught me the lesson to never assume that a woman who has raised 3 boys wouldn't know what Mac n cheese is or not know how to fix it.
She wasn't disrespectful. She just knew her Mac n cheese- And I'm glad she knew her Mac n cheese because it was always so much better than what I would have put on the table.
She always had a way of helping me feel better just by being around her.  I miss her greatly. She never tried to get a "jab" in to remind me of my short-comings or past mistakes.  I didn't have to be "politically correct", she let me be who I am, loved me anyway and knew I didn't always have everything "straight". She accepted everyone for who they were. She loved people and genuinely cared for everyone.

Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come again another day....

This week Little Man and I have enjoyed the warmer weather. We walked 3 miles on the track at the park and enjoyed stretching our legs and playing in the sunshine. Today it's rainy :( so we are inside playing. Daddy took us to Little Mans favorite restaurant where they have a kids play area. 

Little Mans birthday is a week from tomorrow so we'll be busy with getting that planned. 

Painting

 

 He loves to paint.  His favorite color is red.  We studied the wise and foolish builders.  House on the sand versus house on rock.  In the end, he still got them confused but it'll take a few more times and he'll comprehend it.  He's doing great!

Book Work

He loves it.  He asks for more.  I started a binder for him and everyday he goes in and picks it up and looks through it for his work for that day.  If  he doesn't find it, he tells me he wants to do it. 
I'm hoping he will always love learning to do new things.

Mini Golf

What do you do when the weather is too nasty to go out and play?? We used a part of train track to play mini golf in the living room.  It was fun and kept us active for part of the day.  Little Man enjoyed it and we laughed a lot together trying to get that ball through the hole. 

Pajama/Blah Day

 The weather was blah.  We were blah.  Then we decided to just be blah and enjoy it.  And we did enjoy it- being blah, i mean... lol.

Even Romie dog got into the spirit of being blah :)

My "Robot"

 This is my "robot".  He's sweet, adorable and makes me laugh and smile!

He was getting tired of posing for me to take the perfect pic.... he's still cute!

Quilting Projects

I started these Sunbonnet Sue blocks after my first granddaughter was born.  I've been setting them in a quilt top to give her a quilt when she gets older.  It's not perfect by any means but I have invested a lot of love into them with her in mind.  I will post more pics of this as it develops into the finished quilt. In one of the pics you can see Little Man with his ruler lol.

My mom's favorite color is yellow.  I started these blocks for her when i first began quilting.  I'm hoping to add more to them and make her a quilt before the end of the year.  They are a little hard to see due to the light streaming through the blinds.

I've also been working on this multi-green and cream combo quilt top.  Again, the lighting is not complementing the photo but still offers a sneek peek :)

I love to hand quilt.  I do not like cutting the pieces.  So it takes me longer with pieced blocks.  I love to applique.  I have some more Sunbonnet Sue blocks started with different colored gingham materials that i have hand appliqued pears, strawberries, blueberries, etc. on.  I'm hoping to finish those sets and start another dolly quilt for my other granddaughter. 

Dentist Visit and Loving All People

I look at this and wonder where did the time go?!? Seems I posted yesterday but it says it's been longer. I'll try to do better and post more often.
We have been a little busy. We've had several close family members needing more help and attention so Little Man and I have been helping some there. We've also had a tummy bug and have been bundled up at home. The weather hasn't helped much with our being able to get out and about.
I took Little Man to the dentist last week and he charmed everyone. He now thinks the dentists office is where we buy new toothbrushes (they gave him a new toothbrush and tube of toothpaste as a gift) and wear red sunglasses ( they put red sunglasses on him to entice him to stay in the chair so they could clean his teeth- it didn't work but they still think he's cute lol). We went out to supper afterwards with some friends.  Little Man played a game of peek -a -boo with the people in the booth behind us, afterward he looked up at me, all smiles, and said, "I love all people" - then he crawled under the table and I had to tell him to get back up in the seat :)
I do have pictures of what we've been doing these last several weeks I will try to get them posted soon. We hope everyone is staying warm and well.