Tornado Alley

I've had a few email (and call) and ask if I was alright.  The tornadoes/storms seem to get to our county and split like they're receiving direction from Moses. They must be allergic to us.  I'm glad we didn't have the storms, but we also haven't received any rain.

Wheat harvest should start in the next few days, and we're hoping for just enough grain to save for next year's planting.  The drought we've been going through has really made it a hard year...but there's always next year, right?!

I could post a video of a tornado that was about a mile from the farm where I grew up, but it's got too much commentary on it.  There's been so much devastation in our country, I'm ready for some calm.  I hope this is a healing summer for all of us.

She liked it!

My swap partner actually liked what I sent her!  I know I have a strange sense of design and color humor, but somebody actually liked something I made!  If we see it in her birdcage, we'll know what she REALLY thinks of it! haha

Go visit Stacey --she has some really pretty quilts on her blog.

She Sews

In-between all of the other stuff going on I have done a little sewing.  Little is the key word:  12"x12" "something from nothing"  that I participated in for Victoria's Swap
I haven't participated in anything like this for awhile, so thought I'd give it a shot.
I can't say where this is going, but it's already in the mail.  Hope she likes it!

babies

This is my oldest, Travis holding my two youngest Grandchildren.  Ava is 1 month old now, and Tyler is 4 months.  Just a little difference in size, but they're definitely related.  Don't know what the weird look was on Trav's face, but he was probably trying to decide which diaper to change first!

Aren't kids wonderful!?

Wednesday

1. Have you ever been served breakfast in bed?  No
Do you enjoy that? I don't have a headboard tall enough to lean against.  I'd rather just get up, go to the kitchen table and let somebody do the cooking. 
If someone were serving you breakfast in bed this coming weekend what would you hope to see on the tray?
I'd enjoy hot tea or coffee w/cream, scrambled eggs, crisp bacon and toast...but who am I kidding?? I'll probably even cook lunch for a crowd!

2. What is one piece of advice you would give a new mother?

Enjoy your time and don't wish him to be bigger.  Who cares if the dishes are done...get on the floor and play.

3. When was the last time you wanted to scream? Explain.  I'm not a screamer...and an usually annoyed when people do.  If you're screaming you better be bleading!

4. Can you hula hoop?  YES.., quite well.  I have a weighted one that I like to use too.

5. What is something people do in traffic that really bothers you?  Pass me and then slow down.  Why can't you drive the speed limit and talk on the phone at the same time.

6. What do you do when people don't admit they're wrong?  Just watch their reactions...and laugh inside when they try to hide it.

7. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word 'fun'?  Scarcasm, because people don't usually "get" the kind of fun I like.

8. Insert your own random thought here. It's Tuesday and I'm setting in an office building all by myself.  Why can't I take my laptop home and work from there?  I'd get just as much done!?

Easter Weekend

You better have a darn good reason for driving across my yard with the tractor. AND, in this case they knew they didn't need permission.

This is two of the boyz taking my new building off of the delivery semi. It was drizzling (notice I didn't say rain--another 4-letter word around here), and cold, but they got it unloaded. This is going to be a quonset-type building that goes over the basment from the old house. I can see my lawnmower, weed-eater, hoes, shovels and hoses stored in it. It might also be the place I get to start a few seedlings in.

Took me 3 1/2 years to get my building...it's delivered, so we'll see how long it takes to get it setup.