. . . so much circles ~ part one . . .

. . . when addi was about three years old . . .

. . . she asked me ~

"gwammy, how come

you got tho much thircleth

at you howth?"

{let me help . . . "grammy, how come you got so much circles at your house?"}

. . . she was talking, naturally, about polka dots . . .

. . . she's turning eight this week . . .

. . . and when her mom asked me

if i'd make a "comforter" for her . . .

. . . i knew exactly what it should look like . . .

. . . let's hope i get it done soon . . .

. . . you can find me in the sewing room . . .

. . . hence the reason google reader looks like this . . .

. . . but don't worry . . .

. . . of course i'm still reading your blog! . . .

. . . and fyi . . .

. . . you can make a cute quilt just like this . . .

. . . here's the tutorial . . .

. . . OR you could take a class

taught by the designer herself

this wednesday night at scrapbooks etc . . .

{{EDIT: quilt class rescheduled for later in july}}

. . . pinkalicious . . .

. . . so i got my grubby little mitts

on a new color of chenille . . .

. . . a pink i've never had before . . .

. . . not too pale . . .

. . . not too shocking . . .

. . . and let's just say i have a new favorite . . .

. . . how about a closer look

at the oops! in the middle . . .

. . . holy hannah ~ how i love

these shabby chiffon roses . . .

. . . and just for fancy . . .

. . . it also comes in a white on white version . . .

. . . ooh la la . . .

{i made several of these yesterday afternoon

and half of them were gone before i could take a photo}

{hurry}

. . . sunday drive . . .

. . . after church today,

my girls and i set out

on a little road trip . . .

. . . i haven't been to camp lomia

since my own first year of girls' camp . . .

. . . amber was asked to speak there at a fireside . . .

. . . let's just say that roast beef and mashed potatoes

seem to taste so much better at high altitudes . . .

. . . here's my rockstar sister-in-law . . .

. . . she was in charge of the entire camp . . .

. . . she also cooks a mean pork al pastor . . .

. . . and provides cold diet coke . . .

{please make a mental note of this photo where everyone has their eyes open . . .

. . . because i'm certainly no photographer!}

. . . molly gave a sweet introduction . . .

. . . she even signed part of it . . .

. . . amber's talk was wonderful . . .

. . . in this photo, she's thanking everyone

for the opportunity of speaking . . .

. . . i read her lips! . . .

. . . here's amanda . . .

. . . she did a wonderful job voicing for amber . . .

. . . amelia and i were along for the ride . . .

. . . we were definitely in charge of crying . . .

. . . and we were awesome! . . .

. . . sizewise . . .

. . . here is waffles gone wild, eh?

in its new habitat . . .

. . . since i don't really get to make my bed,

i make some of my quilts

king headboard size . . .

. . . because i need cuteness in my life . . .

. . . and, yes, i cropped

my better half out of the other half . . .

{i also wish i'd worked a little harder on my hospital corners}

. . . i actually finished something . . .

. . . it's been a couple (read:3+) of months

since i pieced this quilt top . . .

. . . but, i got it back from the quilter . . .

. . . and i finally put in the last few

(read:several hundred)

stitches by hand . . .

. . . including

(my favorite)

brown/yellow polka dot SCALLOPED binding . . .

. . . my first attempt ever . . .

. . . and i really like it . . .

. . . i also managed to

misspell kerry's name on the label . . .

. . . sorry kerry! . . .

. . . still love the little birdies . . .

. . . in yellow . . .

. . . and blue . . .

. . . see that strip across the bottom? . . .

. . . it's a sleeve . . .

(we wouldn't want a sleeveless quilt, now ~ would we?)

. . . it holds a wooden slat to help the quilt hang flat . . .

. . . you can't see it, but there's one at the top, too . . .

. . . but, enough about the back . . .

(can you tell i tried to use up every single scrap?)

. . . here's the front . . .

. . . and can we talk about

how windy it is this afternoon? . . .

. . . most of my photos looked like this one . . .

. . . it doesn't hurt to ask . . .

. . . 22 june 2009 . . .

. . . i place an order with zappos . . .

. . . definitely the most i've ever spent

on a pair of shoes . . .

. . . but, hello! . . .

. . . a) cute . . .

. . . b) swarovski crystals ~ ON SHOES! . . .

. . . 3 june 2010 . . .

. . . i go to the temple . . .

. . . i come home . . .

. . . and fall off my shoe . . .

. . . literally . . .

. . . lucky for me, i don't break my ankle . . .

. . . 4 june 2010 . . .

. . . sadness ensues . . .

. . . i email the brighton company . . .

. . . i tell them what happened . . .

. . . can they help me? . . .

. . . their products are guaranteed for one year . . .

. . . phew! . . .

. . . i mail the injured pair to california . . .

. . . 10 june 2010 . . .

. . . ups man brings replacement pair . . .

. . . unfortunately . . .

. . . the original "tiara" style is no longer available . . .

. . . i receive "keira" instead . . .

. . . a) lower heels :( . . .

. . . b) no swarovski crystals :( . . .

. . . but, c) brand new :) . . .

. . . d) free :) . . .

. . . e) speedy service :) . . .

. . . i come out ahead . . .

{i also recommend brighton products}

. . . go ~ phoenix girl! . . .

. . . my early favorite . . .

{again ~ hands down}

. . . my early {not so} favorite . . .

{no doubt about it!}

. . . comfort . . .

. . . iv real . . .

. . . and the winner is . . .

. . . the award for . . .

. . . MOST . . .

. . . BLOG IN THE UNIVERSE . . .

. . . goes to . . .

{hands down}

. . . stuphfromsteph . . .

. . . congratulations to me! . . .

. . . terribly two . . .

. . . happy second birthday . . .

. . . to the taggster . . .

. . . don't mess with him! . . .