Hey there. I just have a couple of new scrapbooking layouts today.
Not much else going on here today except I'm feeling very tired. So, I guess that's all for now. Later!

Yesterday we decided to go to the snow. Had kind of a rough start, though. We loaded up coats, gloves, snow boots, and ourselves and started off. We had almost gotten to the next town about 30 miles down the road when DH says, "I forgot the sleds." After deliberating a couple of minutes we decide to turn back to get them. Once we're headed back for home DH says, "You know, we were headed the wrong way, anyway." We both laughed, as we were headed to the Big City, when to get to the snow we should have turned off to go through CC and up into the mountains to the snow. Neither of us was apparently paying much attention. Anyhoo, we retrieved the sleds, got on the right route and made it to the snow. There's a place where people usually sled and that's where we went. We got in a few runs down the hill but there were just a lot of people there who didn't seem to understand the proper etiquette. As in, walk up the SIDE of the hill, not right up the middle where people are trying to sled. It was quite annoying and we decided to head to another spot where we had sledded before. And we were the only ones there. Yay! So we did some sledding, threw some snowballs, made a snowman and had such a fun time. Here are a few of my favorite photos from yesterday.
DH also took some pics with his camera but I haven't seen those, yet, so maybe there are some more goods ones to share tomorrow.

So, I hope you all remembered to "spring" forward. (except all you Arizonians-lucky!) Have I ever mentioned that I hate the whole daylight savings thing? Well, I do. I hate trying to make sure I get every clock changed. Inevitably I miss a clock or two and then that causes confusion. Did I change that one or not? Is it 8 or 9? Then I have to go double check and...grrr.
Well, in addition to my felt strawberries I now have a...
Tomato! I did this one on my own. I made my own pattern. I just traced a circle and cut it out of felt then did a running stitch around the edge and pulled the ends tight to cinch it up. Secured that then cut out the leaf and sewed that on. Voila! I'm pretty pleased with it. DD is quite enthralled with the whole felt food thing and she wants me to do a lemon next. I'll have to think harder on that one or else find a pattern. Not sure how to get the right shape. If anyone has any thoughts on that feel free to let me know.
I am still in the quilting mode but I have to order fabric for the back of my latest quilt. I didn't order any with the rest since most of it was quite pricey. And you need quite a lot for a back. Plus, I'm never really sure until the top is done what I want to back it with. Anyway, I figured I could find something at my local Wal Market. But DD wants purple on the back and we couldn't find a suitable purple fabric there. So, that quilt is in a holding pattern. But I think I'm going to start on another quilt with the bali fabrics I got. I'm going to use a pattern called Bento Box. I don't have a pic right now to show you but I can maybe get it up here later. And I'll continue with the felt food in between all the quilting. Alrighty, then. Talk atcha later!

Happy National Crown Roast of Pork Day! I did not serve crown roast of pork, though. We had chicken fried steak instead. Have any of you actually had a crown roast of pork? I haven't. I've only ever seen them make it on tv. Well, anyway, here's a little update on our seeds. Something has sprouted right up. Not sure what it is, though...
In other news, I have a new obsession. I was at AJ's blog last week and I found a link to a blog where the author is making felt food. It's totally adorable and I became fascinated. I had never heard of felt food before but after a bit of research it is apparently kind of a big thing in some circles. It's basically used for toys. And people have come up with so many different cool foods. Everything from fruits and veggies to sushi and cakes and doughnuts. Even pasta and sandwiches. Wow! So...I had to get some fancy wool felt and start making some. I began with a free pattern I found. Strawberries! I made 3 already. They are pretty simple, actually. And I've finally conquered the french knot! I have never really been able to do them correctly. But I got quite a bit of practice as all the "seeds" are french knots.
I'm not sure what I'll do next. I saw an awesome gingerbread cookie set. I'll have to find it again and post it here so you can see. I just love it and must have one. Here's the blog where I got the strawberry pattern. http://litlbrownbird.com/ She's also got a store at Etsy.com here where she sells patterns. You ought to check out all her cool creations! Or just keep watch here since I'll probably end up making a lot of it!

Hello again. The weather here has been weird. A couple of days ago the daytime high was 70 degrees and I found a pansy blooming in my yard.
I was getting excited, thinking that spring was on its way. Then yesterday morning we woke up to snow. What is up with that? Just a warning from Mother Nature not to think winter is over? (sigh) I am so ready for spring. I hate the short days where it gets dark by 5pm. And the cold weather. Although this year has definitely been much milder than last. But the winter here is so bleak. The grass goes dormant and turns brown. All the flowers die. The trees are bare. Everything is so blah. So, hurry up already, spring!
Here is a layout that I did for an album for my sis.
And another layout I did for an album for my sil.
Ok, one last layout for today. This is one I did and I meant to email it to everyone and somehow I just didn't get around to it. Oooops! Sorry, guys. But it's Mom opening her Christmas gift. I LOVE her expression!
So, ok, then. That's all for now. Love ya!

Hello all. Here's your Tuesday blog entry. Last night my DD and DH planted some seeds for our garden. We're starting them indoors. My DD kind of went crazy with the seeds so it will be a surprise what comes up. Last year our poor garden was pathetic. We got 1 little cobbette of corn and a few small carrots and a few tomatoes at the very end of the season. Just as the tomatoes were getting productive, it froze and that was the end of the garden. I was very disappointed. Before we moved we had a great garden. Tons of big, juicy tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, herbs, etc. It was wonderful. But we moved and had to start from scratch here. The area here is known as the "Oasis of Nevada" and it's an agricultural area. In fact, they grow those famous (so they say) Hearts O' Gold cantaloupes. I had high hopes for my garden here. But apparently MY backyard isn't an oasis. We're hoping that this year will go better. We have some asparagus that we planted last year that I really hope comes up again this year. If so, we can start harvesting asparagus! Yum! And by starting seeds indoors we hope to get more than a few measly tomatoes this year. DH also had to get seeds for beets, brussel sprouts, and artichokes. DD picked out eggplant. (for its purple color, not because she likes to eat it) Here are a couple pics of the seed planting.



I also finished the quilt top. Really, totally done now with the borders stitched on. Guess I better tackle the quilting before I lose steam. Not that I've ever done that before. I don't have any unfinished projects...like a Sunbonnet Sue quilt I started like 8 years ago! LOL It's still not done. I also got another little bit of excitement today as I got the last piece of Hungry Little Caterpillar fabric. It was backordered so it didn't arrive with the rest of it. This one is the caterpillar eating through everything.
Since my quilt top is done I also did a new couple of new scrapbook pages. Isn't Lil B so totally irresistable?
Well, I guess I'll let you all get back to your regularly scheduled lives. Thanks for reading this!

Happy Old Stuff Day! Really, it's a holiday. But I'm not celebrating old stuff nearly as much as NEW stuff today. Namely a NEW quilt top! Yes, I finished the quilt top. Well, ok, it's not totally finished. But the trickier piecing part is done. I do have strips to sew around the edges but that ought to be easy. (knock on wood) I did quite a lot of seam picking out today, though. Ugh. I had so much trouble with the unit 3 (10 of them, I think). I couldn't seem to put them together the right way. I don't know what was up with that. And then I restitched some seams that I just wasn't happy with. As I was pressing them I looked at them and just wasn't satisfied so I took them out and did them over. I'm very happy with how it turned out. One of my better quilts with many of the corners matching up and all. So, are you dying to see it? Ok, here it is...
And here is my DD laying on it. She's been asking me over and over, "Is it done, yet?" And she keeps telling me to hurry up. I thought that I had gone pretty fast but not fast enough for her!
Today was very windy. DS was anxious to try out his new skate shoes after school but it was so yucky out there that he didn't get to. Maybe tomorrow. My silly dog is very afraid of the wind. He was anxious all day, barking at the wind, and DID NOT want to go out. I was afraid he'd pee in the house since he wasn't about to go out. Lucky for him he managed to hold it. And then I really freaked him out when I put his blanket in the wash. He's got issues. Anyway, that's about all for today. Talk atcha later!