I hope all you mom's had a lovely Mother's Day. We celebrated both our 10 year anniversary and Mother's Day this weekend, so I was doubly blessed. We went out for a very nice dinner Saturday for our anniversary. We don't always "go out" to mark the date as it is right in the middle of spring sports and always near Mother's Day. Trying to make a date this time of year is often just plain old exhausting! This year DH was adamant to celebrate our 10 years together and it was special!

Mother's Day was also a little different. We usually have a big picnic with many of DH's family. This year, however, his mom is in Hawaii!!! We've had two phone calls from her so far. The first, she left a message on the machine, "Aloha, my cell phone works from Hawaii!!!"; and on Mom's day she called from Waikiki Beach splashing in the Pacific ocean!! The woman was positively giddy!!

So what did we do for M's Day? Well, after church we went to a large pet store and bought lots of goodies for our new friend who will be with us in 10 more days!!! We are chomping at the bit crazy waiting for the big day!!!

I forgot to show you the bottles I found out back. I went exploring a bit over Spring Break in a hedge behind our yard. On the hilltop is an old railroad bed and it is evident that people in the neighborhood dumped their old glass wear down the back of the hill. I found a few unbroken pretties: They are sitting on my laundry room shelf for the time being. The small one is showing up very well, but it is a beautiful cobalt blue. The bottle on the left has a white residue in it, so I won't open it to get it any cleaner.

I finished my wall hanging!! A WIP is actually finished, I am so excited!! The last couple days of Spring Break after we put our dog, Jasmine, down; I didn't do much else besides read and sew like a mad woman. A little therapy I guess. Here is my next project that is in the works, and it is even much further along than the photo.
The log cabin block patterns were actually part of a much larger quilt from Better Homes and Gardens that I started last summer. They were for a queen size quilt and I was going along fairly well until I got to the sashing. It had all these little, I mean LITTLE triangles and squares that were sewn to strips that would meet up and make lovely stars. I played around with that for one day and said "nope, not for me!" So my 36 log cabin blocks sat in a baggy until Spring Break when I desperately needed some sewing therapy. I looked through some books so I could get a decent idea how they could go together, added two more borders and now I'm even quilting on my machine. Since it's just about all my creation, I'm calling it "Jasmine's Cabin". Yes, I am a sap!

Well, I have 10 more days to puppy proof the house, I feel like I'm baby proofing all over again. Of course, back then, I did not have so much STUFF!

There has been much on the news about horrible weather across the country. I pray you and yours are all safe.

~Blessings