Thanks to Genny C. our Fat Tuesday at school made me very fat! King Cake, yum! I can't resist. A took a little nibble of cake each time I wandered into the teacher's lounge. Good thing I only wandered into the lounge three times on Tuesday or I would be rolling my plump self around! Two days later and I am still feeling the extra weight!
Gotta love Mardi Gras and the opportunity to throw cares away. Even if it is just for a day!
Mark took this photo of us on Sunday, at my niece's birthday party. Funny, when we hang around the house I am less likely to take self-portraits. So happy my hubby snapped this one of us!
We have been married for ten months.
Right now,
we are in a good place.
time together is not only fun, but comfortable.
we have eased into cohabitation with very little distress.
life flows.
I do my thing and he does his thing, both in the same house.
household chores are shared without much conversation. It just happens.
Right now, I would say, we are happy.
What more could we ask for?
Week Seven began the way most of my weeks begin, with waffles! Gotta love that! I don't think that there is any better way to start a Sunday. My bursitis was acting up so walking was a bit of a problem both Sunday and Monday. But, life goes on...
There are my Sunday rituals, which I love. I change the sheets on the bed and do laundry. On this particular Sunday, we also spent a large part of the day cooking! School work and lesson plans.Monday we had pot roast for dinner with Mrs. Miller's homemade egg noodles. It was delicious! So glad that we now have the slow cooker to help out with meals.
Tuesday, Valentine's Day. My husband treated me to a spa gift certificate and some lovely cards. There was a long stemmed rose on the table when I got home from work as well as Spicy Hoison Chicken that he had made. He spoiled me and I gave him cards. I do have something in mind for a gift that I am making, but I am not so good at getting things done in a timely manner. Our school celebration was a bit different this year, primarily because I am in second grade. It was fun and the kids had a good time. I think I will add the Valentine's Day cards that I got to our Project Life binder. Not sure what that will look like, but I will share when it is done! Wednesday, a relaxing day at home after a quick visit to my orthopedist. Since my leg was much better we decided that I should just keep running and do a wait and see kind of thing. So, that's what I will do.
Running was not on my agenda Wednesday, although it probably should have been. I was so tired that I actually headed to bed early, before midnight that is. Thursday was a normal day at work. I stayed a bit late and then headed home. Right after dinner I laid down and slept until nearly nine. I totally missed calling Amanda on her birthday, can't believe that. We watched a great movie, Keeping Mum, and then I went to bed. Early again.
Friday I worked until 6:30, ran and went to bed. On Saturday, I slept late. The same as most weeks! Saturday, I set up my design wall in my hallway and set my sights on finishing a couple of quilts. Great plan for the day. I love the photo Mark took of me laying on the floor perusing my star quilt which I am having a hard time pulling together.
You will notice that I do not have a photo for every day. Most weeks I do end up with seven photos, but they is not always one for every day. Some days there are two and some days there are none. That's just the way my weeks unfold.
I had avoided Project Life primarily because I felt that I could not keep up with a photo a day, like Project 365, but it seems to me that I have no trouble filling my weeks with pictures and commentary when I approach the week as a whole. I keep my Project Life recording very simple. Perhaps I will become more creative as I get more organized, but I just love the way this project is working for me right now!
I try to get to bed early. Really.
But early for me is usually midnight. So, if I head to bed around 11, by midnight I am about ready to turn off the light. Each night I drag something to bed with me. A book, a magazine, a quilting pattern, a scrapbooking journal, my notebook, my list, anything small, portable and, well, light.
The problem with the whole ritual is what happens to the stuff I bring with me when I go to turn out the light. Yup, it ends up on the floor in front of my nightstand. It continues to pile up and, well, it gets messy. I cannot stand that! So, today, I tackled the mess.
Before the big cleanup,
after the big cleanup...
There is still quite a bit of stuff, but one day I will have the time to complete everything in that to-do pile! Someday, soon, I hope!
Today I ventured away from home. Not too far, but you know how much I love a lazy Sunday hanging around the house.
Well, today, I welcomed the opportunity to spend some time with my girls. I haven't seen them in forever. Okay, it was only a couple of weeks, but it felt like forever!
Amanda wanted a family party for her birthday and it was great fun.Hanging with the family and the dogs...all three of them. This is Liv with her cousin Alicia's little one.
Then there was Emma who treated us to a version of Push, courtesy of Glee Karaoke. My favorite picture of her is the one I took through the front storm door. I had just given her a copy of a Dan Gutman book which he autographed to her and she was so excited. She dressed herself in a jacket and headed out to the front porch to read.After a delicious meal and lots of chatter, it was time for the birthday girl to blow out the candles. All 14 of them. I cannot believe she is 14 already!
We were really happy to have had the opportunity to spend time with the girls and everyone else today. During the winter it is especially easy to lose touch. It is so important, to me, to make the time to be together. So glad we had that time today.
The design wall is back up. Color me happy!
I have so many quilting projects in process that I vowed to finish several before I started any "new" projects. So, the design wall had to be hung. I have a difficult time figuring how to cut backing fabric and how to layout blocks because I no longer have a large floor space that I can use to lay quilts out. But I do have the perfect wall in my upstairs hall.Today the design wall went up and I got to work.
First on the wall, the mystery quilt I started back in 2004 at the Pennington Quilt Shop Spa.The quilt top had been finished last fall, but the amount of fabric the pattern required for the backing was not large enough and I was faced with having to solve that problem before the quilt could be sent to the long-arm quilter. Today, with the design wall up, I was able to finally figure out a solution. It took hours, but I could not have done it without the help of my wall.
Next up on the wall, my Sea Glass Log Cabin.This quilt was started in July of 2010 at a class I took with my BFF, Bunkey, at the quilt shop in Ocean City. We had a great day, and most of the quilt was finished when we left the shop. In fact, I finished all of the squares within a couple of weeks of taking the class. And, I had actually decided what the layout of the blocks would be. The problem, again, lack of space to lay the quilt out to keep track of the order of the blocks and the rows. This quilt happens to be king-sized which presented a larger problem. Today, all the rows were numbered and four of the rows are actually sewn together. Next step, add the borders and it is ready to be quilted.
Within two days, thinking ahead to tomorrow, two quilts ready to be quilted. At this rate I may be able to start a new project in a couple of weeks. Yahoo! Then it will be just a matter of time until I can actually consider shopping for some new projects. That will make me a happy quilter!
The Happy List...
1. Starbucks now has their Valentine's Day cups. Love them!
2. Snow danced on the branches as I headed to work on Thursday.
3. We had several nights of a gorgeous full moon this week!
4. My inspiration board is nearly complete and ready to inspire my weekend!
5. Today is Friday - Bring on the weekend!
A Day in the Life.
Ali Edwards' was doing it, so I did too. Actually, Mark and I both documented our days and it was a fun experience to see what both of our days looked like on paper and in photos.
First, a selection of my photos.
Now, some of Mark's photos...
Our record keeping for the day looked very different. Mark did a much better job... We are looking forward to documenting a Week in the Life, in April, when Ali Edwards' is planning on going through the process. Why then? Primarily because it is easier to commit to the project and it is easier to be motivated by the project when there you are part of a group that has commited to the same project. The other part of why April - well, our first year wedding anniversary happens to be the same week that Ali has chosen. It will be a great opportunity to document life together and interesting to share our perspectives!
For now, I am not sure if I will do a layout to record our Day in the Life or just include the extra photos in our Project Life Album. I will see how I am inspired over the next couple of days. I did want to share however, my husband's favorite moment of the day.
"When I surprise the gal Niza at LA Fitness. She took my picture for their system and then I pulled out my camera and said, 'So let me get yours too!'"
He did explain to her that I was a scrapbooker and that I had asked him to take part in documenting a day in the life. The look on her face is priceless!
Working on documenting today as A Day in the Life.
Getting ready for bed.
Happy that there is snow falling outside. Just a bit of snow is all I ask for. Probably a bit more than what we will get, but there is hope!
