just got this in an e-mail

someone sent this to me.
isn't it it the cutest thing?

a giraffe in the city.

This is what I see on my way in the morning to take my high schooler to seminary every day. This is how it looks on the way to school. I've been meaning to take a picture of it for a while now but kept forgetting to take my camera. I think it looks like a giraffe's neck and head. Cool huh. It's been there since just before the holidays. now they've added a heart to the very top.

A wonderful surprise.

This is me and my Aunt Linda.
Her mom and my Grandpa got married in 1963
the same year my parents got married. So she
has always been my Auntie. I reconnected with
her via-e-mail a couple of years ago. Well this picture
was taken while we were in Utah taking our
oldest to collage (BYU) While I was visiting with her
for the first time since I was a little girl.
she sent me home with wonderful pictures














and history of our family that I treasure. Well
I turned on my e-mail this morning and found
one from her. She has been going through papers
of Grandpa's and this time found an album my
Mother had made years ago for my brother Mike.
she sent it to me this morning along with a few other
things she found. I'm so excited to see it. She also
said she found a picture of Mike, Tina, Me, and Shiela
standing or sitting in a sunflower field. but she won't
have a copy for me until after Feb. 18th. It was stuck
in an album and couldn't remove it. Oh my gosh
I can't wait to get it. Isn't she just the cutest thing
you ever saw.

It's fun to get things in the mail.

They came. I ordered this from Keepsake Quilting I'm not sure what I'll do with the yard of fabric. But the 50 5in squares I'm going to use on the country town blocks. I think I'm going to cut them in half and sew them in strips. not sure yet still thinking about it. any idea's. All 50 blocks are different, well maybe two have doubles but mostly there is 50 different fabrics in just the right shades for my country town quilt. Yea me.

Up on Top

These are two of my sheep. there will be three altogether. I'm not sure what to do about the rest of the hanging. But I love this picture I saw in a magazine. Cool huh. Just wait for it to be done.

Country town

Ok so my sister gave these 6 blocks to me and this is how I decided to do them. I have three done and one in progress. I'm waiting for the fabric I ordered to do some sashing and border for them. I really like them. it feels like a quite country town. Not sure what I'll bo in between each block, still thinking.

My magnet bag.

This one is mine. It's going to great when I have
to teach the lesson in church in two weeks.

Magnet bags

This is a magnet bag. I am teaching now at church
and baught the circle magnets but needed some
way to keep them all together in the bottom
of my bag. This is for my much older sister. (PatchesQuiltWorks)
I like this but not sure if I like the blue ribbon, I may do
something darker.

Well it's done we have a new President.
Now lets see how he does.

I made an apron

I saw this pattern in a catalog and thought
it was kind of cool. I think it's a little too
big maybe. But it's kind of cool. I already had
the 2in squares made so I didn't have to do that
part today. The one sid is down so you can see
what I put on the back. Do ya like it? I think I'm
going to put a pocket on the front.

My new blog

Hey ladies,
Check out my new blog, I put up all my paintings and told a little about each of them. So go there and check it out.

http://mywatercolorpaintings.blogspot.com/

Sarai is having a sleep over, so I can't go to bed yet.
Two of the girls got paintings tonight. In their conversation
tonight one girl did not the difference between a real polorbear
and a mascot at the zoo last week. The girls all had a good laugh
about it and I got an Idea. Then I put him in a jungle. hence the name.
when the other girls saw it she wanted a sea otter. I'm not sure how much
it looks like one but she loves it so that is all that matters. She is even
trying to think of a name for it funny huh, teenage girls, make me wonder
sometimes.

A long way from home!










Sea Otter (well suppose to be anyway) The girls thinks it
looks like a cross between an otter
and a fox. I tend to agree, not my
best. mum, oh well practice.

In the mood for painting

Here are my latest paintings.
I hope you like them.

Red rock window

Fishing at rough sea's

New Years Reselution!

Has anyone else thought about what they want to do differently this year? I can't decide what I want my new years reselution to be.
1. to start yoga
2. read my sunday school lesson each week.
3. get more sleep, as in go to be earlier.
4. accept the fact that I can't spell and use spell check all the time.
5. get a book accepted by a publisher.( im at the mercy of others with this one)
6. be more forgiving of my spouses shortcomings and my own (oops, forgot don't have any)
7. improve my memory.
8. give up the idea of instant prefection.

I think I need to pick one because my brain may explode if I try to change to much to fast.

Happy New Year!