9

this last week we have been staying at mom and dads.  it has been a fun little holiday!  

i brought out a 1000 piece puzzle that mom went wicked crazy obsessed over, spending many a night mulling over the pieces. as you can see, she finished it (with the occasional help from us). everyone has been so proud of it that it has sat completed here on the table for a few days.

sandra has turned me back onto sewing.  fabric is great.  sandra is a good teacher and i have learned so much from her.  it is fun to do a project and be able to make mistakes (and fix them), ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other.  i ordered up some goods from laniejane and much like mom and the puzzle, i went hog wild and have been sewing A LOT.  i have the top finished and in the next few days should have it all together to be quilted.  i love it and it looks awesome.  fun for my first real quilt.

ida is 9 weeks old.  on saturday we drove down to taber to see my cousin get married, so i took some pics of ida while we were driving.  she is such a good egg.  she has been giggling the last few days, but today has been busting a gut, loud and long.  i try to get it on film, but, like the frog on that old school cartoon (hello, my baby, hello, my darling, hello, my rag-time gal...) she laughs out loud, but when i try to capture it or show someone, she doesn't do it... ribbit, ribbit...

so i just threw some pics together, the puzzle, the wedding, the kids, oh, yes, AND the quilt. 

tomorrow is monday, c.j. flies to new york city from los angeles where he has been putting in some long hours shooting.  he should be home on wednesday, it will be fun to see him then.