Stories & Pictures

This week...

We had a visit from Mimi and celebrated her birthday!

And Buddy got his summer cut.

And Bailey continued to look pitiful for no reason at all.

 

It never fails...

that this dog is on the wrong side of the door, waiting patiently to be let in or out.

Such a pitiful sight.

Sigh

R.I.P. Sweet Basil

 

It seems like we hardly got to know you...

Yet it feels like we loved you forever.

You will be missed.

All day...

I wait for these guys to come home from school.

 

I miss them so much while they are gone.

Sure, I get lots done, and have time to myself, but it still gets lonely.

Buddy agrees.

 

She needs me...

 

ALL THE TIME.

When I nap, she waits.

 

It's too quiet...

around here!

After a week of having the house full of cousins and grandparents, Bill and I are home alone.

The kids are all at Carowinds with their Mimi, Popa, Uncle Tim and Sarah.

Denise had to fly back to Arizona to go back to work, sniffle.

I know the kids are having a blast, but I don't like the peace and quiet...

I prefer laughter, and talking and running and jumping...

you know, the usual.

I'm pretty sure this guy is completely depressed.

 
He really misses his kids.

We can't wait for them to come home and tell us all about the adventures!

Before I go...

to the AQS show in Knoxville for the rest of the week, I thought I would share what I've been working on.

I finished this tote for Kelly, didn't she choose great fabrics?

 
And I made a little progress on this Sue Spargo project, it's SO fun!

 

And I made a few more pieces of block for this Bonnie Hunter pattern.

 

Can you tell from this photo all the post its I have in this book?

 

It's the LEADERS AND ENDERS  book by Bonnie and  it's getting well worn around here.

What can I say, those scrappy quilts tug at my heart, I just love them, ALL of them!

Besides that, the grandparents arrive tomorrow to take care of the kids,

Bill leaves on a three day trip but will be back just in time for the

MIDNIGHT HARRY POTTER PREMIERE, which I will miss sadly.

But we are all going to be home in time for EVERYONE to arrive next week.

Really looking forward to spending time with Denise, Tim, Sarah, Mimi and Popa.

See how excited Buddy is?

 

 

Project Life 2011

 
has been updated in the photo album to the right.

It's such a great way to record our family history!

I am having so much fun taking photos and saving bits and pieces of things to add.

So glad I chose to use this system this year.

And a certain someone wanted to be in the pictures too...

 
He's such a camera hog!

 

At 12:17 pm...

 
my kids and dogs are doing this!

I know it's summertime, but I think they stayed up too late.

And then there was the crazy loud storm most of the night.

And the pounding of the new roof the last three mornings at 7am.

But still...

I don't have the heart to wake them,

they look so snuggly.

Sigh.

Buddy

let Danny be in the photo with him this time. Silly dog.

 

And she got a haircut...bigtime!

 

And he said the nicest thing about his sister.

 

I mentioned that Kelly looks just like her father,

and David responded...

ONLY A LOT PRETTIER!!!