Eleanor's Quilt

Baby Elli's quilt is done and was given to her at her shower today. She is such a tiny little thing! At 6 weeks old, I think she is only about 9 pounds.
I made the quilt top and Coleen machine quilted it. She did a wonderful job.....
The all-over design really brought the plain quilt top to life!The back is a cute pastel stripe I bought to border the Peter Rabbit quilt I made a while back (which I never used).
Elli's mom, Emily, was thrilled with the quilt. That is my friend Candy standing next to her. Candy is Baby Elli's great-grandmother!I was so pleased to see several hand made gifts for Baby Eleanor. Two crocheted afghans, her quilt, a fleece blanket, and a hand knitted sweater (which was ADORABLE!). I LOVE handmade gifts!

I am heading to Amish Country in the morning, bright and early. I better get a move on if I am to be packed and ready to go at 5:30am! Be blessed and I will be back on Wednesday!!

Baby and Baseball

TJ and Emerson came to Grandma's for the day. That is the last you will see of TJ....he was so busy having fun with Lego's, running in the sprinkler, eating ice cream, and playing with the kids, that any pics I got of him were a blur.

Emerson on the other hand, had no choice! Locked in her highchair, she was at my camera's mercy! She loved her Spaghetti dinner! "Hey, Emerson....Show everyone your new teeth!!!"No....smile BIG!""We have all seen those before! Show us your NEW ones!!""....a little bigger...come on....." "THERE THEY ARE!!!!!!""Such a pretty smile!!!!""Enough, Grandma!"The plan was to keep both kids for the day and drop Emerson at home in the evening on our way to the Softball game, taking TJ with us. It was hot and I was afraid it would be too much for her. Well, my son, Bud, ended up at immediate care with intense stomach pain. They sent him to the ER where he had tests. Before we left for the game we knew the diagnosis, but they were still at the hospital. He had an inflammation where the esophagus attaches to the stomach. Meds and proper eating (it is hard to eat at the right times with his work schedule) were prescribed. We took Emerson to the game with us too, and God was so good, in that, the weather all of a sudden got nice and breezy and even cool.TJ, Charlotte, and Zach went to the park just next to the field. It is nice and within shouting distance! Emerson played with her toys and made the rounds....her biggest fan, Mechelle was there. Pastor Paul and Sweetheart waiting for the game to start....Pastor Paul got hit in the head with a ball, but was ok. Sweetheart hit a double, right off the bat (no pun intended).Kyle did great too and played catcher. We won the first game, which meant we played a second (which we lost). Bud and Rachel showed up for that one and it was a nice family event!!! Emerson wanted to play softball too, but will have to wait a few years!!!!Have a blessed day!!!!!

Chit Chat

It has been a full week already. Sweetheart has been so sick with a terrible cold, and I also caught it, though mine is not near as bad. Still, my baskets are progressing much slower than I wanted. Tomorrow I will have a full row done to show you all. I have one more block to do and I will complete that tonight or early tomorrow. The fabrics are cut and prepped.I miscalculated and only need to make 9 of these blocks instead of 12 which brings the total number of pieces in the quilt from 1426, down to 1162. Sounds better, eh? I needed some more fabrics, so I grabbed several fat quarters at my LQS.I am building quite a stash of pastels. I can not wait to make my next quilt....it will be all earth tones, and DEEP ones!

I wanted to share a couple of pics from our monthly Titus 2 Tea held last Saturday. Look at these wonderful Titus 2 women....Alice, Mary, and Esther.We learned about having Biblical Character and also how to mentor a younger woman. It was strange teaching this class with these wonderfully wise women in it, but they shared their hearts and I learned more than I taught! We also made a flower arrangement. Another craft I am not the greatest at!! Rachel was really good at it and Esther was a pro! Here is Marg (standing) and Ronda (the jewelry pro) making her arrangement.
Though jewelry making (last months craft) and flower arranging are not my forte, I did finish this cute little mini quilt. It made it to it's new home with Alesha and she was quite happy with it. I was glad it arrived on her Anniversary! Happy Anniversary, Alesha and Doug!
During my Bible time this morning, I noticed something was not right when I opened my Bible....It was not laying right. Here is the reason....The binding is coming off. :( I applied some wood glue (paper is wood, right?) and it seems to have taken hold very well. I will need to be more careful. This is my only copy of a KJV Bible, which is my preferred reading. I got it back in 86 and have loved it much. Makes a person sound old to say "back in the day"!Here is my little bruiser....Sweetheart has called him "bandaide head" all day. He deserves it though! His boo-boo was the result of a lighter and a stick. Yep. BIG TROUBLE for mister Zachary.Charlotte was not much better....at the church softball game last night, I found her 20 feet up into a tree!!! Yes, she (who is terrified of heights) did. I was FREAKING out! She has NO gross motor skills and was up that tree! Why? There was a boy 25 ft. up there...you figure it out. I think I have 5 more grey hairs just in the last couple of days!
Sweetheart kept busy in spite of his horrid cold. He did play a double header last night (we won both games) so he must have been feeling better. He re-painted and fixed up a lawn ornament belonging to his mom. It turned out beautiful. I love that black water pump. She will be happy with it.My garden is really taking off! I have tons of little green tomatoes!!! At least a half dozen or so little bell peppers....And look at this.....It is heaven bound!! Sweetheart even staked it a while back. It is growing like a WEED! BECAUSE IT IS A WEED! LOL!!!! I have been waiting for him to ask what it is. Finally he did. When I told him it was a weed, he did not believe me. My neighbor and I have been chuckling over this. He was certain it was something important! How many of you stake your weeds??? That's what I thought!
Well thanks for listening to me chit chat! I better get those little baskets whipped up!

Camp Pine Grove

What a week!! Every morning this week we hosted our church's VBS (Vacation Bible School) called Camp Pine Grove. It was a lot of fun for the kids and for us adults!

EDIT: I should mention my home was one of 7 which hosted neighborhood "Camp Pine Grove" VBS's....they were held at various times...morning (like mine), afternoon and evening. ALL of them were successful, with a total of more than 50 kids.

Monday, 5 kids showed up along with Miss Candy who did all the teaching and crafts. I only had to open my doors and provide the refreshments! I got the easier end of the deal ;)

Each day had a Bible verse and lesson along with a craft. Monday we planted seeds in cups that we decorated. The lesson was on sowing seed, of course.
Our verse was, "For the Lord is a great God and a great King." Psalm 95:3aTuesday we filled plastic crosses with colored sand. The kids loved that! We had 9 kids that day!
Our verse was "God made the world and everything in it." Acts:17:24aWednesday was a cool rainy day. We moved to the garage, which worked out fine. It rained ALL day. The guy on the daily video wore a slicker and told the kids it was raining where he was too!
The 7 kids make lunch bag puppets. Their verse was, "God made me and shaped me with His own Hands." Psalm 119:73
Thursday we had 10 kids, and we all made paws prints using our own finger prints! Zach loved his so much he slept with it last night! We stayed in the garage because it was so wet outside.Let me tell you, everyday those kids knew their Bible verses from the day before!! Thursday's verse was, "God even knows how many hairs you have on your head." Luke 12:7 Friday we woke to a thunderstorm that just kept going. Still, all 10 kids showed up...Along with a surprise guest....Kody Bear!!!It eventually cleared up, but the kids didn't care either way. They made door knob hangers and all brought a sack lunch for a special picnic afterwards! The verse for the day was, "There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God." Romans 8:38
The kids who knew ALL 5 verses won a special prize....most of them knew them ALL including my little 4 year old grandson TJ...he nailed them! In fact, if any one got a word wrong he "helped" them out!
It was a fruitful week...several of these kids made decisions to accept the gift of salvation. Others rededicated themselves to their Lord.
To God be the Glory!!!