Sleeping Over

So last night I was thinking about this great blog I was going to write.  My husband was on the computer, by the time he got off I was SO ready for bed, I just went.

Now I can't remember what that amazing blog topic was.  I should have written it down, huh?

The little girls across the street are moving.  Hailey and them have been inseparable since last week.  Marissa was here last night when Mark got home from helping a friend. 

"Are you here again?  What, are you moving in?"

He likes to tease the girls.

The two girls are sleeping over tonight.  I don't ever understand that because they are in bed by 9:00 and up early getting ready for school being dropped off by 7:40am.  I guess it's just the novelty of sleeping at someone else's house.

They are the only girls that sleep over during the week.  Only because they live across the street and if they really start misbehaving they can go home quickly and easily.  They also know that so they rarely misbehave.

Getting a cold....

*Cough* *Cough*

Send help.......

*Cough* *Cough*

Hate colds......

*Wheeze* *Cough*

Later......

Gentrie 

Gnome Home

The Gnome home is uncovered again!  I hope the little guys survived being buried all winter.

This is in our backyard.  It was nice today so we were doing some cleanup and burning.  The fire pit is still surrounded by snow a bit but we did get a bunch of fallen branches burned up.

I like our little gnome home.  I can't wait until the rest of this snow leaves too!!!!!

I bet the little gnomes are glad to finally see the light of day again too. 

Gentrie

Surgery......again

Wow!  Has it really been a week since I last posted?  Hmmm, time seems to be just slipping away these days.  Maybe because we have so much on our plates these days.  So many decisions to make in the next couple months and so much to do.

Hailey went in for her check-up on her ears.

She always plays with these little kid toys while we are waiting to go back.

Her left ear looked great.  I think the doctor may have even said "perfect".  The right ear is still not cooperating.  It is once again completely filled with fluid.  They sent her immediately down for a hearing test and sure enough she had hearing loss.

One more surgery.  April 11th she has to go in and get ANOTHER tube put in the right side.  This will be the third time for the right ear.

Hailey's 4th surgery.  I think she will have now surpassed her father for surgeries; she's 7.  I know it is just putting a tube in her ear, nothing major.  Did you all know though that the majority of deaths during surgery are due to anethesia complications?

I'm not really worried about the tube in the ear.  This is becoming quite routine for us.

It is always the tensest hour or so of my life when they wheel my baby away from me and she is totally in their hands.

I'm really hoping this is the last time.  That whatever needs to happen to start allowing her ear to drain properly needs to happen this time. 

I'm hoping it does.

Until next time (and not a week from now).

Gentrie

Sleep is overrated

So I am back from my quilting weekend.  I went Friday morning, got there about 10am.  The only project I worked on all weekend was my Mom's.  I was on a mission!  You know, her birthday is coming up soon.

All weekend on finishing this quilt.  I have 3 more blocks to piece together to finish the top row and sew it on.

I worked until 4:15am Friday up at 9:00am Saturday morning and 5:00am Saturday and up at 10:00am Sunday morning.  Sleep is really overrated on quilt retreat weekend!

***Spoiler Alert!  If you know my MOM, DO NOT show her these pictures or this post!****

Thank you for your cooperation, in advance.

See that partial row on top?  I have 3 more star blocks to make, and then that last row can be sewn together and to the rest of the quilt.  Done.

Well, not done, it needs quilting then and then binding and a label.  Then for sure Done!

This is my own design.  I used my EQ6 software.  Fun!

On a lighter note......

HAPPY BELATED ST PATRICKS DAY!

(She took this herself.)

Gentrie

Quiltng, Quilting, Quilt-ing!

Guess what time it is!!!!!!

(Hint, Hint)

YEP!  It's Quilt retreat time!!!!!  This time tomorrow I will be madly sewing together either my Mom's quilt or my nieces wedding quilt.!  YEAH!

I'm so excited, du du duuu du!  I just can't hide it, du du duuuu du! 

OK, yes I'm a little excited.

I have a photo in PW's (http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/) Beauty Photo contest (Group 3) too!  It is SO my week!  Du du duuuu du!

More details when I get home Sunday.  I am out of touch and sewing, sewing, sewing until Sunday afternoon.

See ya then!

Gentrie