thank you material designers!

so last week, i attempted to make a "self-binding" blanket....
supposedly it is the easiest blanket to make...
it is the easiest blanket to make....i've made lots!
well, one mistake led to another and i now have a blanket that i will save for my future granddaughter.....:0)

off to the store i go again....
different store, because i pretty much know the workers in hobby lobby fabric dept. by name....(that's embarrassing)....
the other store has lots more choices on my favorite fabric....."minky"
oh, so cute....oh so soft!
minky fabric is one of those fabrics that make you melt into it because it's so soft!
when you do the "self-binding" blanket right, it turns out darling!
yeah!!!! i did it right!!!! darling!!!!!

i love all the different patterns that are put into fabrics.....
i may be weird, but i love to go peruse the fabric store just to see all the cute fabrics....
good thing i can't always think of something to make with it or we would be broke...living on the street with all the cute fabric!

happy sewing!

where's barbara?

text conversation with my daughter on wednesday, jan. 5th:

(mind you, she is almost 21 yrs. old. ;0))

ash: hey, i left barbara (her stuffed manatee) and my new measuring tape at home. Could you bring them friday (to add's game) please?

me: (later that night) i can't find barabara....

ash: weird. maybe i did bring her here (to school). who won the game?

me: lone peak of course. they are good.

ash: shoot.

me: let me go look again........wait for about 5 minutes......

me: you won't believe where i found her....under dad's pillow. looks like he likes her, too. =0) looks a little slobbery, too.

ash: oh my gosh. i laughed so hard. please ask him why he has her. hahaha

me: after the florida trip he has a new appreciation for manatees.

ash: hahahaha...how did she get there though?

me: maybe dad was sleep walking....i don't know

ash: oh my gosh. that seriously cracks me up. maybe he was trying to hide it because he thinks i'm too old. haha

me: no...maybe he just missed sleeping with a stuffed animal.

me, mark, and addison.......lots of laughter because she really is believing all of this!

next day.......

me: did you want me to wash babara before i bring her to you?

ash: you can wash stuffed animals!!? yes please. she's so gross. like five years of drool.

me: and several nights of dad's drool.....gross!

ash: hahaha...that still cracks me up.

me: hahahaha....me too!

same day.........(to her dad)

ash: so i hear you stole babara and have been sleeping with her.....haha

that night (thursday)..............

i wasn't going to tell ash for a couple of days to see if she posted something on her blog.....but i had to tell her......i couldn't tell if she knew we were joking or not......

call.......

me: so, i wondered if you knew we were joking about barbara

ash: moooommmmm! i totally believed you! i am glad i didn't tell my friends.....i am so embarrassed.....i am blushing 10 shades of red right now!!

me: (laughing a lot!!!) i can't believe that you believed me! i wanted to wait to tell you to see if you would blog about it.

ash: i was going to blog about it, but i didn't want the whole world to know that i sleep with a stuffed animal.

me: (still laughing) well, april fools! we couldn't wait until april to play a joke on you because you handed us a perfect opportunity to play one now. we love you!

ash: thanks a lot mom! i am still blushing!

oh my! i haven't laughed that much in a long time! i just can't believe she fell for it!

april fools in january!

love ya, ash!

happy new year!

as they say....out with the old, in with the new :0)
i'm not sure that i accomplished all that i set out to do last year, but it was a good year!

ok...so i accomplished 50% of the 2010 goals....
1 - finished my quilt for my bed....it is beautiful
2 - volunteered....i do the fun bus (i take bus load of kids to football/basketball games) at jordan high and was pta pres. (glad i'm done with that!)
3 - came to know Christ.....i participated in the most amazing class and we read and discussed jesus the christ book. i truly feel that i have grown personally and came to know christ so much more.
4 - trained for a century ride....did the "little red riding hood" ride of 80 miles....love that ride....it is held up in logan, ut and is a great ride with wonderful scenery, great ride support, and fun friends to do it with. wasn't able to do a triathlon, but am going to try again.
5 - organize my home....i made a great effort in doing this. i organized and put together a filing system that i found online. it has worked out great and i can now file things and then find them again when/if needed.



so here are my new goals......2011
1 - learn to listen and act on promptings from the spirit
2 - read the book of mormon and lesson scriptures, too
3 - train for/participate in a sporting event or two (tri/century ride/run)
4 - learn spanish (continued from last year)
5 - read/study the conference talks
6 - finish personal progress
7 - learn to be happy in the place i'm at in life
8 - save money to go on a humanitarian adventure
9 - go to the temple at least 2x a month
10 - memorize the living christ
11 - work on picture books monthly

here we go....here's to a new year and a better me!