Easter Sunday!

Can't wait until tomorrow!

Look what we got in the mail!!! WOOHOO!!!

Workign on my Super Bowl Quilt!

You Capture Week #7

Birthday Party FUN! Can't take too many pics of my kids!

Check out my friend Beth and the other You Capture Blogs!

The Big Jar on Mamma's Desk

Easter Swap... to the post office!

So did I tell you I am taking part in an Easter Swap? Here are my two 'baskets' ready to send. I would love to post the contents, but that would give it away!

I am exchanging with Heather @ thefussyprincess and Allison @ craftgirlalli.

I am so excited to see how they like their gifts!

Not Me Monday

Not much to say other then I am so not checking MckMama's blog and twitter's often to get updates. I mean why would I get all worked up over a sweet little boy I will never meet!

How silly!

Love and prayers!

My bib's in motion!

Fireman bibs for baby Kadin and Graeme!

It's a Fireman Party!

A weekend of fun and games!

WOOHOO!!!!

More Spring!

You Capture Week #6

I am late AGAIN this week... grrrrrr

I spent most of today cleaning and this is the first real time I have sat at the computer. Lucky me! This also means I have not seen any of the other pictures this week... I have no idea what you guys have done. I can't wait to look!

Now for my pictures of spring:

The first image is very special to me. It is my "pregnant" Magnolia tree. What makes it so very special is MY tree always blooms about a week later then the others in our neighborhood. You may be asking, why I find this so amazing. Well... this is unique because it blooms on my birthday... which falls after all the other trees are finished blooming. Odd I know but perfect! The tree is right under our bedroom window and in life before kids, I would lay in bed all day, smelling the sweet arouma floating in throuht the open window.

The three are the kids playing in the yard AFTER dinner... it was warm and still light!

The last is a little green growth that Beaker found and pointed out to me... had to include that one! She was so proud of herself for finding it in the amoungst the dead leaves.

ENJOY my pic! See you next week!

My best dream...

New Block Swap...

I don't know what my problem is... I am so damn tired! There is a lot of stress in my life, but I have always had loads of that... nothing new. I think it is the change in weather... and NO I am not pregnant so do not even THINK of spreading that rumor!

Why does it feel like I can't get anything done, the piles of projects seem to be multiplying when I am not looking? Ok, OK... that was my car in the parking lot of Quilters Crossing this afternoon. I have signed up for another block swap, this time it uses Batik fabric. I have never worked with then before so I am excited. I bought double so I can make a quilt for us out of the same fabric.

What to see what I bought???

Not Me Monday... Stellan Style!

In honor of baby Stellan... here we go!

The top 10 Not Me Monday list as recorded by me...

10) I so did NOT just post a blank post right at midnight to get a good spot on Mr. Linkey. That would make me a SUPER dork!

9) I have NOT been stalking Twitter on my iTouch, my computer, and my laptop. It would be so crazy to feel the intense NEED to check 100x's a day to see how this little miracle is doing. And while I am in stalker mode, I do NOT get excited when there is a new tweet.

8) I have NOT cried just thinking about this sweet family and this unexpected turn of events. I do NOT pray for the other Many Small Children that they may understand why their mother and brother are away from home. I also pray that Prince Charming has all the support he need to manage his home, run his business and have time left over to physically and emotionally support MckMama and Stellan.

7) I so have NOT joined this, this, and this Facebook group and bookmarked many blogs supporting Stellan. (Check out this, this, this, and even this one!) I mean really, I so have NOT written on the boards, posted my prayer, and made endless positive comments. That would be WAY out of my comfort zone.

6) I have NOT had Stellan on the brain for the past week... the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night I do NOT think about is praying for the health of Stellan.

5) Over the past few days I have NOT been trying to think of what to use to make a Stellan name picture. Please... I am a creative person, you would think this so simple... :-)

4) I did NOT laugh my self into tears when I read PC brought MckMama swim suit bottoms not underpants. How on earth do you make such a mistake... guess it is a guy thing.

3) I have NOT found myself on my knees for the first time since I was a child, praying without ceasing for God to heal Stellan. I have not prayed like this ever... so hard and without care for how odd this seems to pray this hard for a child you have never meet.

2) While on my knees in deep prayer and tears on Wednesday afternoon, I did NOT jump a mile in the air when the Tweet sound broke the silence. I was so happy to read that things were out of danger range... for that moment.

1) I have NOT been holding my breath all day waiting for an update, any word about what took place today. I know Stellan has been slowly making scary changes, but thought prayer, please ask God to use his power and make his heart beat regular. I have been in prayer most of the day while I spent quality time loving and celebrating my own kids.

Please pray for Stellan to be healed and for the power of God to lead his Doctor's down right path to bring his heart back to normal. Bless this family and the bond they have for each other and for God. MckMama has such a amazing faith... she is an inspiration to us all. Her mothering, her reliance in the power prayer, and her ability to bring millions of people all over the world together in support of her miracle baby boy have changed my life. I feel like a better mother, wife, daughter of God from having traveled along side MckMama.

Thank you for reading... Typically you would be linked back to MckMama's site, but since she still in the PICU supporting Stellan, why not go over HERE and see what other MckFriend's have to say about what they have NOT be doing... it will be good for a few laughs and maybe even a tear or two. PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!

Another Quilting Bee 1: April Houses... try again!

Here are the fun house blocks I made for Sarah's April Another Quilting Bee project. She fell in love with Tony from Quiltville's quilt in the March/April Quiltmaker Magazine. It is called Wonky Town... and it is TOTALLY wonky!!! Try free piecing... this was my first time and I had so much fun... until I ran out of "sky" on the last house. OOPS! And yes, the tall on with the three window is my fave!