Sunny, Mid-30's, 2 days after a few inches of Snow - so what do you do? GO SLEDDING!

…and for a 5 year old, you don’t need a very big hill. Sometimes being over 40 you forget how simple things can be so enjoyable. Watching a 5 year old on a small hill and when she stops says “That was the coolest” – well, it just makes you smile and forget the problems in your life.

That is – until the last run. As my daughter is walking back up the hill, another sled-er takes her out. Down she goes. No blood. No bumps. But, I don’t think I have mentioned this yet….my daughter is quite a Drama Queen. So we had our big scene going back to the car to drive home.

Days like today remind me how much you can learn from a 5-yr old.

Some of my Quilting

For someone that loves pictures as much as I do, you might find it hard to believe that my on-line photo albums are not totally up to date for me to share some of my works. But here are a couple I could find quickly.

The top photo was a quilt done by assembling Cross-Stitch pieces together (I was very into Cross Stitching for some time). I was part of an online group and one member (the woman that organized the group in fact) was getting married. So several of us Cross Stitched a Memory-square. The squares ended up sent to me and I quilted them together. I really love how it came out.

This next picture is a quilt I finished in December for a gift. It is just a simple "Trip Around The World" pattern. The person it was for LOVES purple.

I love putting fabrics together. Matching colors. I have not gotten that good at the quilting so mostly I just "Stitch in the Ditch" around the lines. But I'm hoping to work on some more "free form" quilting.

TTFN

Introduction

Well, I have wanted a BLOG of my own for awhile. I feel like there are things I want to say even if no one is listening. But I didn't know what to call it. A good friend came up with this title for me.

Let me explain: All my life, I have had an awesome memory. For facts. For details. I would RARELY ever forget something. When I was in my 30's, I watched a friend with a young daughter and it seemed she could rarely remember anything. I didn't buy the "Mommy Brain" idea. And at 38, I gave birth and since then, I'm lucky I remember my own name! It is amazing to me how my brain seems to need a de-frag nowadays. (And yes, my friend does not fail to point this out to me often..... And have a good laugh at it too!).

I've noticed myself trying to write more tasks down so not to forget. It definitely has helped with my work (I work in an office on a main frame computer).

So, I have Mommy-Brain. I admit it.

I will also admit I have a shopping problem for all my hobbies and probably have enough supplies to open my own shop! That is one of my goals for 2008 - not to buy unless going to be used immediately. No longer stocking up on sale items for the crafts that I have had no time for in the past 5 years.

I guess that is it for my introduction. Glad you stayed to read it to the end. :)
as the infamous Tigger would say -- TTFN - Ta Ta For Now