Turkey or no Turkey?

Last week I believe Brad called me and told me that we have Orders to Turkey! Yes the Country of Turkey! not the Bird that we eat on Thanksgiving or Christmas! We would not be leaving until next Sept. 2011 so passports for the whole family, going thou all the boxes in the garage and tossing out a lot of stuff that we do not need is in store for me !

What is cool about this move is we are going to the base that Brad was born at!
but then there is all ways the possibility that something might happen and we do not end up going. so keep your fingers crossed that things work out and we do end up going to Turkey!

Two year's over there would be great! we would be able to see the sights and Emily is old enough to remember seeing them and she would be starting Kindergarten at a DoD School and from what I have heard they are better then the state side schools!. the only done side would be Leslie and getting her to her Mother during the summers and every other Christmas. and cents the first Christmas we would be over there would be our Christmas to to have her it would not be too much of a problem . well when I hear more I will let you all know more! less then 9 months to go before we move!

Thanksgiving 2010

Brads Brother has taken up photography so we stood around for him to take our photos. this is from ours, in a few days we should get a email with our photos. the good ones were you can see our faces!

the girls had so much fun standing there for Uncle Johnny! and yes Emily is standing on a stool she is not that tall~ the next pic down you can see how much taller Leslie is.

not so good day quilting!!

READERS BEWARE BAD SPELLING TODAY TYPING WITH ONE HAND!

so today while quilting my finger got in the way! the needle broke ! I thought it might have gone in my finger cause it hurt so bad~ once it happened I came in a rinsed it with peroxide and wrapped it in a paper . called Brad and told him i might be going to the ER.
went back out to my sewing table and that is when I saw the needle was broken! called the Dr office to get the ok to go to the ER.
got there went to x-ray the guy did not check me in so i was forgotten I was fine they had given me a perkiest not sure if i spelled it right sure its wrong. well no bit of needle is in my finger and my finger is just fine all but the 2 holes in the nail and finger! i do have a pic. of it and a pic of my x-ray i like that cause my ring looks like its floating! but all in all I am good!
I do need to finish the quilting but not sure if i want to do it tonight . do need to change the needle. but all I want to do right now is go to bed!

Cross Roads

well sents I for get to put the one pic, on the bottom like I wanted to here is one of emuly and Sugar tonight two of my three girls sleeping,! I should be but not . well never mind i just found my self doesing! night all hope you like 2 of the pic of Brad's Christmass.

What a good name for this one with the past few days it has been to say the least cross. SO maney things going on in my life right now not sure what way up is any more, thought things might be turning around but after tonight not so sure! I guess all I can do is pray and put it in the Gods hands! but before things got to crazy tonight went to the Cross Roads class at Bella Quitl's had a good time got two of the 24-25 squares done!

Leslie's Sister block

Leslie's Block the fabric that she picked out from the 6 that we got! the background is what I picked out for it. I loved how it turned out! one I get the 6" blocks done I will post them I will most likely wait tell next month when we get 3 more fabrics to choose from.

Sister block and Fabric for Brad's QUILT

Emily"s Block was the first to get done! Leslie is all cut out just need her to sew the strips together! the first month we got 6 fabric's the girls got to choose the fabrics they wanted for the block . once Leslie gets her finished I will post it also! here is some of the fabric I choose for the Crossroads Quilt for Brad I hope that he will like it.Nov. 2 I go in for that class, it should be lots of fun!

there are 8 fabrics right now I need to cut them in to 2' strips before class, and I need 24 different fabrics.

Sister's

The Block of the month for Bella's starting next month is called sisters, at first I was just going to do the one , they just had one done when i first saw it, the country one(on right). then on Saturday they had the other one done and fell in love with it. so I thought its called sisters and scents i have two girls who love to help with quilting, and they both have been asking for a new quilt! I am going to do them both.

For this block of the month there is a 12 inch block and then 2 smaller ones of the same block. and only the 12 inch block is the one to show to get the next one! and this one is only 3$ a month instead of the 10$ from this past year! I will just have to see what one the girls like and then hope that they do not like the same one!

Emily's 1st day of preschool

Rock Hudson

Sept . block from Bella's

I was sewing the other night, and I looked up and saw Emily and Sugar sleeping on the landing !

the same photo as above thougth I got the other one I took. oh well they are so cute! Bella's Row of the Month for Aug. still have 3 left to finish sewing together! but should get it finished in the morning. this months (sept) is the the last month! it goes by so fast! once I get it all put together I will post it.

Emily, Leslie and Leslie's moms dog.(I do not like this dog it bit Em in the lip last summer! Iam just glad that em has no problems with dogs now.)

last week while it was raining Emily got on her rain jacket and boots and was playing with sugar! this is a action shot, sugar just came behind her and em was falling down ,sugar was jumping up! she was laughing so hard!

well that is it for the time being . have some pics of Emily's first day of Pre-schoool!

Birthday's and Christmas

So I asked the girls what they would like there birthday party's to be.

Leslie said that she wanted a 'spy" birthday party. so looked up idea's online, copied them now have 22 pages to read to plan a party . My favorite one was a James Bond themed one! not quite sure if its for a almost 11 Year Old! one of the ideas was to make Id badges take a pic when they come in and at the end give it to them with the goodie bags! I know that her birthday is not tell Jan 12. but with Christmas 3 weeks before and Emily's birthday 4 days after Christmas Ineed to plan and order things now!

Emily after her Birthday last year wanted a Ladybug party! she is turning 5 this year! so we are looking at cakes and cupcakes I might be able to make the cupcakes but the cakes we saw and liked now way could I do, going to check out cake shops and see how much a cool ladybug cake would be.

I fell like I am behind in the Christmas shopping! for the last two years I have been done with most of the gift getting, it also helped that brad was deployed and came home about this time so the extra money helped alot! This year Leslie Mom is now at the same base we are at and it's her year for Christmas with Leslie so we are not too sure how it will work out, we have kinda talked about us having her Christmas eve and her Mom having her Christmas day, but not real sure what's going on yet! I would like to know before the end of OCT. but I am sure that is not going to be everyone plan.

Elizabeth Taylor ~block of the month Quilters Market

The girls being funny! for got to flip the pic around before posting it,

the block of the month from the Quilters Market this one is called Elizabeth Taylor liked how it turned out, like the real one a little better the points are much better.

Crossroads and Sisters

well I did it again , went in to Bella's to pick up the new row of the month and there is only one month to go before it is finished!

they showed the new bock of the month its called sisters. loved it, so singed up for it. this one starts in Oct. Next time I go in to Bella's I will take a pic and post it.

then I asked about one of the other Quilt classes that they had Crossroads. its one I wanted to do but it was on our Anniversary so did not do it. they had two more class dates set up for it and so i put my name down for it also. this one is in Nov. and only a 3 or 4 hour class.

SNCO Induction Ceremony

On our 6th Anniversary Brad had the SNCO Induction Ceremony , so we spent our Anniversary there.

Nook or Kindle and bike baskets

while at Barnes and Noble the other night. I was looking at the Nook ! kinda liked it. now that i am thinking of getting one what one is better? the kindle or the Nook. I like the idea of having some thing so light to have with me at all times and being able to finish a book and start a new one right away!
well it is a idea of what i would like for Christmas. I have heard that there might be some newer ones coming out later this year or next month so waiting for Christmas would be a good thing.


the other thing I would like is a Basket for my bike! one like in Murder She Wrote! I think it would be great! so when I do get motivate i could ride my bike to the commissary and pick some some thing I might have forgotten. or when the girls and I go for a ride we could stop at the park and i could have a book with me, or the Nook if i get one by then. I am sure that brad and the girls would think i am a dork for wanting a basket but I do!

well I am up way to late and I am sure that I am rambling now. so night all. and I should put up a new quilt block later on picked up the new one from the Quilters market and finished it Saturday shortly after getting home. then this sat. will be going to Bella's Quilts and getting the new row!

June and July blocks of the Month

the first one is the Kathryn Hepburn I Finlay finished it!

Fred Astaire June's did this one last night , really liked how the black one turned out!

from the Quilters market.

Bella's Row of the month June and July just finished them up last night and this morning also!

I am now ready for this months blocks !

there is a pattern that i still need to get for Christmas gifts for people, a wedding one i need to finish and start.

2 Block of the Months from 2 different shops

Cast of Stars from Quilters market here we have Kathryn Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart, I really like how the Kathryn Hepburn turned out! he Jimmy Stewart I like but I think might do it a bit different on the "real one".

This one is Cary Grant the one on the right is the first one I did then while looking at it I thought I would change the center block to the one on the left,I like the look of it, but would like to know what you think !

in this block of the month we are giving 2 fabrics that we have o use! so thought I would make one out of scrap fabric first before I cut into the real one!

And last of all this is the block of the month from Bells Quilts this one is Double Dutch.

Fat Friday

this is one is called Fat Friday, I cut it out on Saturday and finished sewing it today. this one is for Emily, right now I have it spared out on my bed so its a Queen size,
Leslie wants me to make one for her, we need to go and pick out fabric for it.
can not wait tell this one is quilted !

Cypress W (Pearl/Lime) (2010) - Bikes | Giant Bicycles | United States

Cypress W (Pearl/Lime) (2010) - Bikes Giant Bicycles United States
this is my new bike Brad and the girls got me.! I Love it.

Air Show 2010

We went to the Air Show today! we had a good time.

this week end I am watching some friends kids while they are working the Air Show, today I only had 1 extra little one with me so today was the day for the show. 3 kids to watch is better the the 6 I will have tomorrow!

Emily really wanted to go up in the helicopter! I would have liked to spend more time there today! but the two little ones were ready to get home, so home we went. watched 2 movies The Princess and the Frog, Emily and I both fell asleep watching that one. and then Planet 51 that was a cute movie, and sometime in that movie the other little one went to sleep!

its about 7pm and waiting for Brad and our friend to make it home! they should be here in about 45 mins. then up at 430 to get the extra kids, I am so tired, the back of my legs are sunburned ! I got the girls well Emily has a spot on her back by her neck that's a little pink. but she will TAN !!! unlike her mom.

now what to do tomorrow with the kids thinking about making rice krispy treats!

Not sure what is wrong with the camera, but at least I was able to get a few pics of the girls!

as you can see that Leslie and Emily are in the same set, and one turned out so different then the other! I like them both so that is a good thing.