MISSING IN ACTION

I have had a few people question me lately as to why I haven't been writing on my blog.  I really don't have a good answer but you can choose one for yourself from the excuses below (one or more of them might actually be real).

The reason I haven't posted on my blog for three months is because...

• blogging is so last year.
• I let it go so long that it just got embarrassing. 
• I started reading 50 Shades of Grey and I haven't left the bedroom since.
• my husband has banned me from writing because of risqué  comments like the one above.
• I received some unsolicited criticism from someone about my writing and it kind of put me off writing.
• I am perfecting my greatest talent...procrastinating. 
• my life is so totally awesome and I am too busy living it. 
• it was weird having mere acquaintances know so much about my life.
• there were no funny stories to tell people when I saw them because they had already read them on my blog.

I have been trying to spend less time with technology and more time doing other things so blogging was one of the things I let slide.

Here's a few highlights from the past few months.

I redid the grandkids bedroom.  The girls were so excited to sleep in it that I found them in bed right after supper one night.  I had to tell them to get up and go play because I didn't want them in bed at six and up at five.

We held an awesome tobogganing party in February complete with hot chocolate bar and Chinese lanterns.  

There was a trip to Florida in March with two of the grandkids and it just made me excited for our big family trip in November to Disney.

There was an Easter egg hunt...

and a squirrel hunt.  I caught four of these little guys in a matter of a couple of days.  I even spray painted one because I was pretty sure they were coming back even though I was driving them at least ten miles away (two as far as thirty).  Somehow they managed to get into the ceiling and would wake me up each morning at around five.  I think I have won the battle (fingers crossed).

So whatever the reason I've neglected my blog, I am back now and I have a few funny stories tucked away in my memory that I'll be sharing soon.  

CATCHING UP

I am not going to bore you with excuses as to why I have been neglecting my blog for so long but I will give you a glimpse of what has been occupying my time.

Visiting old friends.

William and Maia's first day of school.

 Hosting baby showers and attending some too.

Taking part in a service project.

Maia's 4th Birthday 

(and yes, I made the cake, just don't ask how long it took me.)

Sewing baby stuff for...

  this little beauty who just joined our ever expanding family.  Waverlea Francesca was born to Daniel and Olivia just a week ago.  She is a little doll and I was so thrilled to go and spend a couple of days getting to know her. She already has me wrapped around her little finger.  The cutest part was witnessing Daniel in his new role as a father.  He is also the most attentive husband I have ever seen.  He makes Olivia rest and attends to her every need including preparing all the meals and cleaning up afterward.  Where was that behavior when he was a teenager?  Better late than never I guess.

Welcome Waverlea!

SEW FAR,SEW GOOD.

Have you wondered why I have not been blogging much lately?  Well you can blame it all on pinterest.  

This is basically what I have been doing in my spare time, well this and spending time with my sweet little grandchildren.  The idea was to set up an account on etsy.com   and sell some of them (the chevron quilt and the personalized one are taken) but I am having difficulty even thinking about parting with them.  I picked out the fabric, put my blood (at least one pinprick per quilt), sweat (do you know how hot it's been lately) and tears (not really the tears but certainly some frustration) into each quilt and in the end I like them so much that I don't want to let them go but then I really have no need for them. I think I may have a problem.  I am going to have to sell them just so I can keep up my fabric habit (and I do have a habit).  Emily and I have made a pact not to go fabric shopping  until August.  So far, so good but then again, it's only been a week.

EXCUSE MY ABSENCE

Wonder why I haven't been posting on my blog recently?  Well I have been busy making this

 and this

 and this

 and these (they're taggy blankies)

 and this

 and this

 and this sweet little number.

And there was also a trip to California to celebrate this guy's milestone birthday.

I realize now why he is still not married... he's waiting to find a woman just like me.  Good luck on that one Adam, you're going to have to lower your standards.

He was a very gracious host and I was surprised (I shouldn't have been) at his thoughtfulness (buying special food items for us to enjoy and a pristine apartment for us to stay in, it wasn't when we left). We thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our trip... well minus my minor blow up in the car when someone criticized my driving.  Oh and there was a trip to San Diego one day to go here...

To all my LDS friends, this should be on your bucket list.  It was absolutely beautiful.