Quilting is good for you

| July 8, 2011

Doing something that is creative, fun, and social is GOOD FOR YOU! In fact, when I was doing research a few years ago, over and over again we found that social support was one of the NUMBER ONE PREDICTORS of life satisfaction and well-being in older adulthood.  A few other predictors of good assessment of […]

What’s on my Design Wall, July 4, 2011

| July 4, 2011

FIRST – HAPPY 4th of July, 2011! We just got home from the parade – it was WONDERFUL!  Abe Lincoln was in the parade…..:) Grandangel Sarah was in the parade with her swim team….and that is my SIL shooting a water gun at us! We had so much fun decorating ourselves…..love Grandangel Leanna’s hat and […]

A Whole Lot of Happy Times – Rolled into One BLOG POST

| June 18, 2011

This has been a happy, exciting, busy, wonderful, memorial and special week! THE GRADUATION Sarah graduated from Elementary School!!!  Proud moments for sure!   I cried…..tears of excitement, happiness and nostalgia – all rolled into one! THE SCHOOL PICNIC 5th Grade Picnic       Each 5th grade class had  a different color t-shirt…..that really […]

JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION

| May 24, 2011

Is there anything sweeter than a grandangel turning  ELEVEN years old (May 25)  – with curly hair, blue eyes and below holding my ONE AND ONLY KNITTED DINOSAUR…   ….which leads me to the next question…….if I can knit a 5  foot plus dinosaur, why do I NOT HAVE A PAIR OF KNITTED SOCKS FINISHED […]

PLAYING DRESS UP AT KOHL’S

| May 18, 2011

While at Kohl’s on Mother’s Day, while we were waiting for my DD to spend her gift card from her husband, two of my grandangels (5th grader, Sarah and Freshman, Leanna) decided to entertain themselves – AND ME! When I said GO – they both scattered and picked out ONE OUTFIT for the OTHER ONE […]