Matthewisms

While snuggling before bedtime: “Can we take Maria back to the store and get a new baby?” “If you bring money to Turkey Hill and give it to the big person they will give you...

Pooh and Piglet shoes

No matter how many times I make these little shoes I always love them! Yes, Pooh and Piglet are upside down to you and I but they will be right side up when the wearer lifts his little feet to look at them. Tigger and Eeyore are on the back. The Pooh fabric is a cotton from JAF (JoAnn Fabrics) and the inside is a heavy cotton knit. I can’t say these are my absolute favorite since I’ve made so many...

Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ January 26th, 2009

For Today . . . Outside my window . . . 19.2 °F -brrrrr!  Trash trucks are rumbling and the sun is peeking through the clouds.  It looks quite bare this time of year and I am longing for the blooms of spring. I am thinking . . . about the day ahead and what needs to be done. I am thankful for. . . the fact that my husband still has a job and that I can afford to buy my children shoes when they need them. ...

He’s Here!

The Bonny Blue House Gets “Blue-er”… Brendan Michael 9lb. 2oz. 21- 1/2 ” thanks Chris for updating! Congratulations to the Barrett...

7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 4)

— 1 — It’s Spring!  OK not really but today it feels like Spring out there.  It’s going to get cold again tomorrow but it’s so nice to have a had a bit of a break! — 2 — I’m in a virtual/long distance quilting bee.  In all my years of sewing I’ve never actually made a quilt so I am looking forward to the challenge.  I’m the ‘designer’ for January –you...

March for Life?

I thought this would be my year for finally getting to go to Washington DC and the March for Life. I’m not pregnant or nursing and my youngest child is two. But this year brought us two diabetic children and we didn’t feel the trip to the March would be the best choice for them health wise, so I am staying home again. As I am home today my four youngest children I find myself recalling what it’s...

What’s done is done

and now we must...

Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ January 19th, 2009

For Today. . . Outside my window. . . a beautiful snowy cold evening. I am thinking. . . about tomorrow’s RCIA talk on the Sacrament of Matrimony.  I’ll be addressing the issues regarding the marital embrace. I am thankful for. . . a warm home in this oh so cold weather we’ve been having lately. From the schoolroom. . . A trip to the library tomorrow and watching inauguration coverage.  This is...

Back to sewing

A group of us gals are doing a long distance quilting bee and I’m up for January.  I popped into the fabric store yesterday totally expecting to be picking out some lovely pastels.  I didn’t have a set idea just yet but was pretty sure I wanted something that included pretty pinks, pale yellows and mint greens.  What I chose in the end were these fabrics and combinations of mostly blue and...

If you don’t Twitter

or haven’t heard. . . There’s an update on the newest Bonny Glen bairn at:...