i whipped up this quilt on the down low for derek’s mom a little while back. originally, i planned it for christmas, mostly because i thought it would take me until christmas to get it finished. then, it came together pretty quickly and so i gave it to her for her birthday. and maybe a […]
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finished christmas quilt
i finished up the christmas quilt for my mom this morning, while the lidkids had a lazy day playing around the house. i had chose a different fabric for the backing than i had originally posted. and i decided on solid brown for the binding, because the top was already so busy. i had hoped […]
the quilt for my mom.
for christmas, i decided to make my mom a quilt. first, i thought about making a patchwork quilt from a massive pile of retro/vintage fabrics i picked up at a yard sale years ago. when i couldn’t really determine the quality of the fabrics, i changed my mind. then, one day, while perusing fabrics at […]
dixie classic fair time.
on wednesday, we joined up with derek’s family and headed to the dixie classic fair. here’s how it went down… loaded into the stroller and ready to make the journey to the gate… isaac was a bit unsure about the rides at first, but i finally convinced him to ride the motorcycles wiht his cousins. […]
low key wednesday in the 585.
we had a low key day today. lazy breakfast/ipod time. we visited aunt eleanor again. then had lunch with gramps and carolyn at miss batavia diner. then a long afternoon nap for the annababy, while i dozed with ike, read some, updated isaac’s ipod, surfed the www and ate a box of sprees. then, my […]
lazy sunday in the 14020
the plan is, derek helped us drive up on saturday. (and by “helped”, i mean “did most of the driving”). today (monday), he’s flying back to lovable winston. we will remain behind, hang out, etcetera, until a future date and time, in which i will enlist the assistance of jake paine (my brother) for the […]
comin’ ’round the mountain…
derek’s parents have a time share in blowing rock nc. last week was their week. we are bored and tired of the same old same old. so on tuesday, we visited. i got us all packed up and when the two lid kids awakened from their beauty sleep, we hit the road. the trip up […]
annababy b-day party: the guests.
i wish i could have invited more people, but we don’t have the biggest house (or the biggest budget), and i was really nervous about what would happen if the weather turned ugly. fortunately, it was beautiful, and it was still a tight squeeze for all who made it. (a good excuse for people not […]
most wonderful time of the year.
we are in the middle of the approximately one month long season of spring where the weather in north carolina is 100% awesome. it’s just after the short winter where everyone gripes about schools closing for pending inclement weather and ice storms shut down the state every few weeks. and it’s just before the 9 […]
new yorkers come to town.
the first shift of my family (mom, sister, niece) arrived last wednesday morning. then, on friday, we took a RIDICULOUSLY long trip to the airport to pick up my stepdad and brother, who had been delayed, bumped, rerouted and needed three flights over the course of 9 hours to get here. (ps. it takes about […]