I have a Hummer!

We have a little mommy hummer sitting on her nest

right in our side yard.

Isn't she cute?

I've been watching her for weeks now and I've seen

her bring little bits of fluff to fortify her nest.

I even went as far as to provide some little flannel

threads from a project, but I don't see any pink bits in the nest.

She is perfectly content sitting up in the tree

even when there are lots of people about.

She occasionally warns me to keep my distance

using a fly-by technique that causes me to duck.

Those wings are really loud!

Babies, Boppies and Bumbos, Oh MY!

Babies are such a precious gift from God.

Just look at this adorable baby!

This sweet little girl was

a pleasure to hold.

She is 2 1/2 weeks old here.

Such a blessing!

But Man!

Things have really changed since I had my babies!

Like this really cool pillow

called a Boppy.

It is used primarily for nursing mothers,

but can also be used to offer support for your

little one while learning to sit.

I've been trying to figure out a cover for the boppy

that can be taken off and washed.

They do sell them, but I like to make things.

My first attempt was unsuccessful, but lo and behold

I just googled Boppy cover pattern and found

several different blogs with patterns.

I actually tried out the Boppy myself and found

that maybe I need one myself.

I can just see me leaning back with my arms

and a good book resting on a Boppy!

Another cool new baby item is the BUMBO!

The bumbo is a cool little molded seat

that completely supports a baby while sitting.

They also make fantastic table centerpieces

as shown in the above picture!

The little tray is an extra feature that

can be snapped on when needed.

My Jenny girl had another beautiful shower this

past Sunday and was extremely blessed

to receive many nice things for baby Mia.

It was a very nice day, well,

except for the gale force winds blowing things around.

One of the party go-ers asked me if I had a storm cellar!

But all in all a fabulous day,

the wind just added some character!

At the end of the day Jenny and Rafael got

to marvel and reflect on the miracle of life

and dream about their upcoming blessing.

Happy Sunday Morning

One of my friends on FB remarked this morning that the sun was shining and the birds were singing  (somewhere) just not where he was.

Well, Jim...........that somewhere is HERE!

It is only 6:30 am and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day.

Hey!  I hit a golf ball for the

very first time yesterday!

3rd time is a charm.

I swung two times and missed,

but I got the little sucker on the 3rd swing.

I've never really had much interest in golf

(still don't)

but my son really likes golf and was over yesterday

to help his dad with some chores and he brought

along his golf clubs so he and Mike could hit a few balls in the backyard.

Just might be my first and last attempt at golfing!

Yesterday morning I attended a 3 hour Jazzercise extravaganza!

Yep, you heard that right.....3 HOURS!

Unfortunately I only made it for 2 hours, but HEY!

that's still pretty good!

The first hour was body sculpting with

Tana and Jen.

The second hour was Jazzercise Favs with Chelsie

and the last hour was Stretching with Lynn.

Sure wish I could have done all 3 classes,

but my old body

was talking loudly to me so

I ducked out before the last class,

which unfortunately was one I really wanted to take.

Friday Kathy came over and we completed the quilt top we had started the friday before.

This quilt will be auctioned off to raise funds

for the Susan G. Koman 3Day walk.

Then we attended a small quilt gathering at Cheryl's house.

Here are a couple more quilts that were shown.

(Cheryl....you are such a POSER!)

Guess it is time to drag my aching muscles

and creaking bones outta this chair and get to work.

We are having a baby shower for Jenny today

at the house so there is LOTS and LOTS to do yet.

More on that later........