Swim Meet – Walk in Sunday Park – House Birthday

| July 16, 2008

SARAH’S SWIM MEET Grandangel Sarah (age eight) and her team (MAKOS of Brandermill) were in an exciting swim meet last night at the Shenandoah Pool.  This must be some kind of a GO GET THEM PEP TALK in sign language.. ..Mother-Daughter bull look! The family cheering squad is ready! Sarah is here with her coach waiting for […]

FABRIC STASHBUSTERS, and QUILTY SHOW AND TELL

| July 11, 2008

FABRIC STASHBUSTERS Some of us have accumulated a wealth of fabric – known in the quilty world as our stash.  STASHBUSTER GROUPS are abundant in the online world of quilters trying to control their artistic impulses (aka buying fabric habit.)  Here is a new way to use up that collection…..invite in three wannabe fashion designers and […]

Latest Happenings – Trip to KC – Missouri Quilts

| June 24, 2008

A lot has happened since my last post.  If you aren’t family, you may want to scroll down quickly – past all of the family events – to see the beautiful MISSOURI QUILTS that I saw on my trip! TRIP TO MISSOURI If you are family – then you might like to see some highlights of […]

Locks of Love – Dance Awards – VA Museum – Cooper is 5 – Orange Crush Mystery Back

| June 10, 2008

LOCKS OF LOVE GOT 22 INCHES OF BLONDE HAIR TODAY Today was a big day.  Grandangels Leanna (12) and Sarah (8) gave their beautiful long blonde hair to LOCKS OF LOVE.  Some little girl with cancer or some other disease that results in hair loss will get some beautiful locks.  I am proud of the […]

The Dance Recital and LILIES and QUILTY STUFF

| June 7, 2008

The DANCE RECITALS (one at 3 and a second at 7 pm)  today were wonderful (and as one might have already surmised, I MIGHT not be the most objective person in the world to have an opinion!)  In fact I am such a SAP that I cry every time my grandangels dance (yes at tech rehearsal, […]