What a weekend!

This wall in my living room has been bugging me

for ages now!

Just before Jenny's wedding I painted it turquoise.

Then I couldn't seem to coordinate

the rest of the room

with that color.

Then I painted it royal blue.

Liked it, but it still was not quite right!

So this weekend I got new curtains and  

painted the wall sage green color to match.

I'm thinking that this may be a keeper!

Now to work on that kitchen color......

I bought an extra curtain panel and made this pillow today.

I loaded the fabric onto the longarm and

quilted this design onto this pillow and

also another one that is still waiting to be sewn together.

Here we are.....

Hot babes at the bay!

Mom, Jenny and I

picked up some Quizno's sandwiches

and headed down to the bay for a picnic

while Jenny and I were visiting last Wednesday.

Hard to believe that we needed jackets.

It was a beautiful sunny day in San Diego,

but was pretty windy down by the water.

One last post about my California trip.

I failed to mention that along with Disneyland

and visiting with my mom and dad

I managed to make a couple of business stops.

You know what they say about all play

and no work.

I made some fabric purchases at

M&L Fabrics.

M&L is located between Knotts Berry Farm

and Disneyland so I really had to stop......

I was right there.

Looking a little PINK!

I had to stop at the Quilted Rose.

I needed some new thread for the longarm

and also some baby designs.

I picked up another bundle of Camp Reach for the Sky quilts

at Rosie's when I dropped off my last bunch.

And made a little purchase as well.....

Very late...........need some sleep!

There's no place like HOME.......

There's no place like home........And I just clicked my red sparkly slippers together today and I arrived at home...........

Well, it wasn't quite that easy, but my shiny blue Camry got me here in about 6 hours!

Jenny and I left Phoenix bright and early Monday morning and drove over to California. We had a wonderful chicken dinner at Knotts Berry Farm before we checked into our hotel.

We stayed at the Anaheim Plaza hotel.  Value priced, but a very nice, clean older hotel located just walking minutes away from the maingate of both Disneyland and California Adventures. 

Jenny and I had a great time at Disneyland on Tuesday.

Our very first stop was to visit Chip and Dale right on Mainstreet USA.

You may remember that while Jenny was an intern at Walt Disney World in Florida she was a VERY CLOSE and PERSONAL friend of Chip and Dale!

(ie....she WAS Chip and/or Dale!)

Pirates of the Caribean was our next stop followed by

the Haunted Mansion

and the Jungle Cruise.

I was literally attacked by this StormTrooper

while watching the Jedi training session!

It was pretty startling to have a Storm Trooper

get in your face while brandishing a weapon!

No trip to Disney is complete without visiting

It's a Small World!

We also checked out Nemo's submarines, Captain EO and

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, as well as the Disney train.

This was the view of the Tom Sawyer's Island

and the river that the Mark Twain Steamboat travels on.

Quite shocking!

The river was completely drained as repairs and updates

are being done.

No Space Mountain, Matterhorn, Big Thunderbird Railway

or Splash Mountain for me and my pregnant girl......

Not this time anyway!

Here we are at the end of a fun day!

California here We come!

Jenny and I are on our way to California tomorrow

for a Mother/Daughter trip to Disneyland.

The LAST for Jenny as just a daughter

since soon SHE will be the mother!

I wanted to create some shirts for us to wear at Disney

and since Jenny used to be Chip and Dale

when she was a Character Performer at Disney World

we just had to wear Chip n Dale!

I also made a shirt for MY mom,

but it is a secret until we get to her house on Wednesday!

Along with running errands and getting ready to leave

I also quilted this quilt top today.

Lee made this for her grandaughter Andrea.

Guess that's all for now.

Another St. Pat's Celebration

We spent a lovely evening with our kids tonight

celebrating St. Pat's day

since we were all unable to get together on the 17th.

It makes me happy to have them all here!

I made Shepards Pie, homemade bread and salad,

along with a green margarita.

We watched our favorite Irish movie

"The Quiet Man"

with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.

I love old movies and this one has it all....

a great love story, wonderful actors, beautiful country,

and tons of one liners that my husband enjoys.

I finished this quilt last week for Judy.

Darcy quilted this quilt last week that

Lee made for her great grandaughter.

This quilt was made from scraps of old clothing

and will hold alot of memories for the mom who receives it!

and here is my baby girl at 24 weeks!

Jenny and I are going on a Mother-Daughter trip next week.

We're going to DISNEYLAND!

Should be fun!

Nightmare in Tempe Town Lake

No pictures today, but I have a story to tell.

A few weeks back I asked Jenny if she would like to go on a Mother/Daughter trip before the blessed day that she gives me my first grandbaby.

We decided on Disneyland so

MY mom could join us as well.

3 1/2 generations on a trip together!

Jenny being the frugal young woman she is mentioned that Disney was running a Give a Day, Get a day opportunity.  So she promptly started investigating volunteer opportunities. 

Did she choose the white glove position at a quilt show?

or even Set up for a quilt show?

NO!

Jenny chose the Dog walk at Tempe Town Lake that took place on Sunday.

We sat at a table representing Safe Haven, a no kill cat shelter, located RIGHT BEISDE the St. Bernard rescue table where there were about 5 very large St. Bernards, two of which were playful puppies!

Now those of you who know me well, know that I am not particurally fond of dogs.  I don't dislike them, I just enjoy them most from a distance. 

So, as you might expect there were

quite a few dogs at this event.

(Last years event totaled over 10,000 participants)

There were dogs of all shapes and sizes wearing all sorts of interesting

things......raincoats, hats, sunglasses, knitted sweaters and even some with boots

on all 4 feet! 

But there were SO MANY of THEM!

And did I mention that the ground was super muddy from recent rains?

Jenny kept saying "Keep your eye on the prize mom.....a ticket to Disney!"

I kept breathing VERY deeply and I, indeed, kept my eye on the prize and

made it thru! 

That's my story..........the end.