24 August 2011

. . . introducing . . .

. . . born at 9:50pm . . .
. . . 23 august 2011 . . .
. . . by last minute c-section . . .
. . . after thirty hours of labor . . .
. . . weighing in at seven pounds three ounces . . .
. . . twenty-one inches long . . .
. . . already needing a haircut . . .
. . . sporting plenty of bruises . . .
. . . including one that looks like
{just as i predicted}

. . . meet colby tyler johnson . . .

. . . congratulations to amelia and tyler . . .
. . . they were champs throughout . . .
. . . and it certainly was no cakewalk . . .
. . . you know what that means . . .
. . . time for another giveaway . . .
. . . leave a comment
for a chance to win
your choice of oops! . . .


23 August 2011

. . . ferris bueller's day OUT! . . .

. . . yes, OUT! . . .
. . . something tells me the cheesy grin
has been wiped off this cute face today . . .
. . . especially after one night in the hospital already . . .
. . . on pitocin and off pitocin
and now back on again . . .
. . . so while she's contracting
and counting the minutes
until they crank up the epidural . . .
. . . let's talk about her quilt! . . .

. . . the blocks went together like a dream . . .
. . . probably the easiest
~ yet with the most bang for the buck ~
that i've ever made . . .
. . . because hey! look . . .

. . . no half-square triangle points to match . . .
{more like one-third square triangles ~ but i'm no good at math!}
. . . also none of the bulk in the corners
usually associated with
matching {or perhaps unmatching ~ as they sometimes are} points . . .

. . . and i'm always thrilled
when i see a quilt i've pieced
after it's been so skillfully machine quilted . . .
. . . i'm a big fan
of using up every scrap possible
on the back . . .
. . . even though sometimes
it looks exactly like i was trying to
use up every scrap possible
on the back! . . .

. . . and you can't have a proper quilt
without a proper quilt name . . .
. . . i've explained this before,
but only my family thinks it's funny . . .
. . . brief recap: amanda had a baby in may.
his name is cameron.
amelia doesn't have a name for her baby yet
or simply won't tell us what it is.
hence ~ amanda started calling amelia's baby ferris ~
you know ~ as in cameron and ferris ~ bffs . . .
{please don't tell me you've never seen ferris bueller's day off.
if so ~ i weep for the future! go ahead and youtube that}
. . . i digress . . .

. . . so ~~~ now we wait . . .
. . . but, hopefully, not too much longer,
before we find out
what tyler and amelia name their baby . . .
. . . not that it really matters . . .
. . . i'll have a hard time calling him anything but ferris . . .


18 August 2011

. . . geshundheit . . .

. . . summer colds are dumb . . .
. . . it's one hundred forty 'leven degrees outside . . .
. . . and i've got a raw, scratchy throat . . .
. . . i'm achy and sneezing . . .
. . . it just doesn't make sense, does it? . . .
. . . so ~ i'm taking this opportunity
to watch a little food network . . .
{reruns of chopped all stars, in case you were wondering}
. . . and finish up the handstitching
on a loooooooong overdue project . . .

. . . seems like perfect weather
for cuddling under a quilt,
don't you think? . . .
{you know what else is sad?
my eyes have gotten bad enough
that i can only sew on black stuff
in broad/natural daylight.
hurray for the fifties!!!!}


16 August 2011

. . . it's been a year . . .

. . . since my dad passed away . . .
. . . of course, i'm missing him like crazy today . . .
{and pretty much every day}

. . . i keep telling myself
i'm one year closer
to seeing him again . . .

{i also went back and re-read
and all your comments.
thanks so much ~~ i love you all!}


15 August 2011

. . . this girl deserves a party . . .

. . . it hardly seems possible,
but my youngest daughter
is having a baby . . .
. . . where have the years gone? . . .
. . . wasn't it just yesterday
she was sitting on the couch
with her blankie and thumb
watching ferris bueller's day off? . . .
. . . and running to get the curling iron
{it made a great microphone}
at the appropriate moment
so she could join him singing danke shoen . . .
{please refrain from judging my parenting skills}
. . . nevertheless . . .
. . . in a few short days,
i'll have another little grandson . . .
. . . so we had an amazing shindig to celebrate . . .
{please notice that darling newly upholstered chair courtesy of her mother-in-law ~ sooooo cute!}


. . . with friends . . .
{who invited the baby daddy in the background?}

. . . and more friends . . .

. . . our family . . .

. . . including grandkids halleigh and baby cameron . . .

. . . and all the johnson gals . . .

. . . they're the ones
who made this table
look totally fabulous . . .

. . . and it was tasty, too . . .
. . . with little weenies . . .

. . . and meatballs . . .
{mandatory at all boy baby showers}

. . . it was worth coming for these breadsticks alone . . .
{everyone should have a friend who does their hair and bakes!}
{and whose husband is our neighborhood police officer. remember him?}

. . . what a lucky girl . . .
. . . so many fantastic gifts . . .
. . . including these
from a group
of the most generous well-wishers . . .

. . . and this one ~ nearly as tall as the mom-to-be . . .
{she's only five foot nothing}
. . . from her mother . . .

. . . containing my crafty little sewing projects . . .
{i've gotta get a better photo of that quilt ~ it's pretty cute}

. . . and even though i understand
they're not totally politically correct
any more . . .
. . . i hope she'll use these bumper pads . . .

. . . i also hope to get a better shot
than this one from tyler's phone . . .

. . . i might have to go out there
and hang the quilt on the wall myself,
but for now . . .
. . . there you go . . .
. . . we can't wait to meet little ferris . . .
. . . and find out his real name . . .


12 August 2011

. . . m.i.a. . . .

. . . i'm alive . . .
. . . and well{ish} . . .
. . . just holed up . . .

. . . in my own personal sweatshop . . .
{now that i think about it ~ it might've been nice to borrow a couple of assistants}


. . . working on stuph . . .
. . . it's all pretty cute
and i'll share soon{ish} . . .