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Well, my foray into blogland has been rather dull, hasn't it?!? My problem is that I surf the web during free time at school, so I don't have my picture files. Plus, I'm waiting for a new camera battery!

School's out in 2 weeks, and then there will be much rejoicing and posting and lots of cotton-related pictures!

I have been quilting and knitting. I got about 8 rows done on my sweater at a church meeting last night. Last week, I tried a pantograph on the longarm. That was a quick project! This week I am doing some custom work. The deadline is Friday afternoon...I hope I make it!

History

...found as I was surfing the Stash Quilts webring

What was I up to:
20 years ago ... Enjoying springtime in Washington D.C., just before my junior year of high school
10 years ago ... Planning a move from Rapid City SD to Mountain Home ID, little did I know I would be in for a year of emotional divorce-related turmoil!
5 years ago ... Happily engaged, finishing my first year of teaching
1 year ago ... Trying to get pregnant with fertility drugs
1 month ago ... Heavy duty choir practice for Easter services
Yesterday ... Got fingerprinted to start the adoption paperwork
Today ... TGIF! Giving tests in my algebra classes and looking forward to quilting time this afternoon
Tomorrow ... helping at the monthly church workday, working at my LQS, and watching the Phoenix Suns advance to Round 2 of the NBA playoffs!

In Memory

Walter came to live with me in January 2001, when his former owner moved away. His name at the time was "Simba." I wasn't overly fond of that, so I spent a few days calling him "Kitty." Then, I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of crunching. I said to myself, "That's just my cat Walter." And so he had a new name.

Walter loved to have his tummy and his chin rubbed. He enjoyed being brushed at night, and he would jump onto the arm of the chair for petting. Occasionally, we called him "Whiny-butt" because he got extremely vocal if he saw the bottom of the food dish.

Sadly, Walter's kidneys gave out and now he is in kitty heaven with all the salmon treats he could ever want. I love you buddy!

Handwriting Meme

I saw this first at Chez Chaos, and Cara has a beautiful version too.

The rules were to write a pangram and sign our name. I suppose I thought about it too much, and used my best writing...usually it's more a mixture of print and cursive. Two distinctive parts of my signature - 1) the "A" was copied from a 6th grade classmate, much cooler than the single loop cursive A! and 2) the ending "i" evolved at a sleepover as we practiced our "autographs" for when we grew up and became famous!

See? I do quilt!

This is the quilt on my longarm right now. I used an "Elements" stencil (Grace) in the square blocks (you can almost see it in the pink area), and I am practicing meandering in the green triangles.

Charity Knitting

I needed a fix, so I popped over to Cute Overload. They had this image from the Salt Lake Tribune:Just what I needed to boost my mood after a day with teenagers who love to be difficult! These penguin warmers would make a great charity project!

TA - DA!

I decided to transfer from yahoo to a "real" blog address. Please be patient as I learn the html to update my sidebars :-)

In the meantime, visit my LQ/YS - Cotton Fields, especially if you like Kaffe Fasset fabric! They have an online store if you are in the mood to shop.