September already?

Really? Where does the time go?

Jill started her senior year today.
Doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I was sending her to her first day of kindergarten.
*sigh*

I decided to go to work today too. 
I am planning a couple days a week at first to see how it goes. 
I am home tomorrow because Allison is visiting for a couple days :)

The guys at work are so sweet. They are looking out for me.
And get this:
One of the service guys from our competitors said I can call him for anything too. 
How sweet is that? 
Now, if I could only get them to put the seat down.

strip quilt

For someone who is not supposed to be sewing
I am getting a lot accomplished this week!

Jill and I went to see my new great nephew today. 
We took him some Packer onesies (his dad is a Bears fan. Ew), and his quilts.
His mom got some hand cream, chocolates, and diaper coupons.
And his big sister got a colorbook and crayons, the doll quilt I make yesterday, and some of those "magic" baby bottles (from a last minute stop at the dollar store) . She loved the bottles, would not put them down.  I remember being a kid and being fastincated by them!

When I got home I got a fb message from my neice,
big sister (she is 18 months and not understanding the whole baby thing) had claimed baby brother's quilt.
So...
 I have some fabric laying around
   cut some strips 

and ta da.

Will mail it off to my niece for machine quilting tomorrow.

YAY!

doll quilt

Wow, two posts in one day! 
What's up with that??

Tomorrow we are going to meet Kase and deliver his quilts. 
Of course we need to take a present for big sister too.
We got her a color book
and I made this today.

 Its a little doll quilt for her baby.
Kind of I spy. And the back has a little redheaded princess :)

band practice 8/23/2012

Every year the band director has a practice at night before the first home football game.
Family is invited.
Here are some pictures of my favorite saxophonist.

new neon green shoes 

I lifted this one from the clarinet player's mom, that's why he is clear and Jill is blurry ;)

Famous Fresh Trash: percussion totally rocks in Fennimore!

Since the first football game is before school starts, the band is still on vacation. So they sit in their lawn chairs for half time. *That's my girl with the neon green chair*

for baby K

I made this a couple months ago. Excuse the wrinkles please, ironing is on my "don't" list. And the color is not so great, took these inside because I am lazy.

This is the baby blanket I made for my soon to be great nephew. He should arrive any day now. The picture is not great. My niece asked me to make a valance and crib skirt in the white swirly fabric.

I added some Riley Blake Mod Tod stars, some Robert Kauffman brown circles and made her this. I love the binding , its brown and white and reminds me of a peppermint candy cane stripe.The back has a little square of Packer green and gold. I could not resist. The dad to be is a bears fan and takes a lot of good natured ribbing from our family!

I will add a little tag "to ___ from great aunt Linda" when I find out his name and mail it off.

daisies

Today I had a visit from a sweet retired couple from church. They brought us supper for tonight, some magazines and this sweet daisy bouquet. Totally made my day!

Recovery

I cannot believe how boring this is.
I've been good.
No sewing or crocheting :(
Sleep a lot, although its not good sleep.Pain sucks.
My neck doesn't bother me as much as my shoulders and arm.
My incision is starting to bug me, its tight and looks very Herman Munster-ish.
The bruising is beginning to fade, lovely shades of green, yellow, and purple.
My voice is pretty good most of the time, it fades sometimes and sounds scratchy

I did attempt a new cookie recipe yesterday,
They were ok,
not great,
    did not bust the diet!
(always gotta look on the bright side!)

I painted my nails, they looked great til I did the dishes.
Not supposed to do the dishes, but no one else was doing them.
grrrr