Happy Halloween

Okay, so I know I'm early. HOWEVER... tonight was "Trunk or Treat" at the church. So, in honor of the occassion, I'm posting a picture or three. :D

Paper piecing

I've been practicing my paper piecing. I was teaching my sister in laws all my "tricks" that make it alot easier. I have these two pieces. I'm thinking of making either a miniature quilt or a crusty (aka art quilt) or using them as labels. But it was fun. Oh, and just for reference, the little square underneath is 1" square.

Angels in the Outfield

I know my momma's not an angel, but I know she must have been watching the game tonight.

Bottom of the 9th
Bases loaded, 2 outs
Cards 3, Mets 1

The batter struck out!

GO CARDINALS! TAKE THE SERIES!

Photo Essay

I'm working on a new photo essay. I'm tentatively calling it "Despondency." Watch for pictures in upcoming posts. ;)

ETA: Ugh! The sun was WAY too bright. The mood is all wrong. Somebody pray for a gray rainy day!

What's a good synonymn for despondency? Despair? Degradation? Depression?

My Mother-In-Law

I have to tell ya.... I'm blessed. Somewhere in my youth, I was told, "you don't just marry one man, you marry his whole family." So when I met my DH's parents for the very first time, I was looking to see if I liked them as much as him.

My MIL is a gem of a lady. She has opened her home up and let us live here while Dale looks for a new job. She works incrediably hard to support herself and one of her other sons. And... she's a good friend. She's helped me deal with the loss of my mother in so many ways, just from the lonely feelings to dealing with Daddy's relationship search.

I've been feeling lonely this week since Dale is in KC. MIL works part time in Texarkana, making a trip up there about once every week and a half. She's going out again tomorrow. The hotel she stays at has an indoor pool. I kind of invited myself and the girls along for the ride, and then told her I was thinking about changing my mind..... My dear bossy MIL basically told me that I was going whether I wanted to or not. And now.... at 12:30 am, I'm actually looking forward to it. Guess I better go to bed soon. :D

Thank you dear God, for the blessing of my mother in law, and thank you for the wonderful son she raised. Thank you also for the teacher who told me that you marry a whole new family. Thank you for the blessings of my daughters. Please prepare them for marriage, and please prepare their future husbands. Please grant me the wisdom to be a good mother-in-law one day in the future. In Jesus' Name, Amen

Pictures of Sweet Pea

Can't forget my oldest. She doesn't stay still long enough these days for me to get a good picture of her. But I'm going to have to try. I'll make it "school picture day" soon, and get a good one. ;) But in the meantime, here's some older ones. Mostly of our recent trip to Kansas City. If ya'll want me to tell you the details, let me know. Otherwise, it's late, and I'm going to bed.

Time for pictures!

I realized I haven't posted any pictures in awhile. I'm going to try to do this, but my understanding is that our internet service is slower loading to the net than taking from it.

We went to a wedding in Austin, TX last weekend. One of Dale's cousins got married. If you know anything about me at all, you know I believe in God. This cousin and her family are about as religious as a stick. In other words, this was not a "Christian" wedding, but it was still pretty typical. It was the first wedding I've ever danced at, and probably the last as well.

This picture of Lil Bit was taken at a picnic area on the way home. We had to have a stretch break. What you can't tell is that she's really ready to cry. She doesn't like being in the tree. Sweet Pea would have loved it, but she was traveling with Nonnie (my MIL).
















This picture is of Sweet Pea and me on the dance floor. It was the "father-daughter" dance and everyone was invited. Sweet Pea was sad, because Dale had an errand to run and she didn't have anyone to dance with. So I danced with her. It was fun! It reminded me of when Amber and I would crank up the music and just boogey. The music was "Take me home" by John Denver.






















These next two are some of my favorite. Dale and I got our picture taken under the wedding arch. We were both feeling sorta romantic and sentimental. :)



















Then this picture of Lil Bit turned out really well. She is really growing up fast. She's climbing on everything and everyone. She loves the outdoors, cars, and her "baba" (baby). Lil Bit is really very smart. Takes after her daddy. ;)

Separations.....

Dale is leaving in the morning. He has a temporary "contract" job in Kansas City. I'm so very tired of being separated. And I'm frustrated. I almost wish that since we're going to be separated that he'd go ahead and go to Kuwait. That way, we'd get ahead financially. And I'm still willing to move there with him. I'm just tired of it all.

A big part of it is that I don't have "my stuff." "My stuff" is all packed away "in a box" somewhere in the city of Shreveport in storage. We're coming up on my very favorite time of the year, and I don't feel like I can enjoy it, because I don't have "my stuff" to decorate with, or even "my space" to decorate.

About the only benefit to Dale leaving is that I can stay up as late as I want quilting. Expect to see a quilt top sometime in the next two weeks.

Okay, Grumpy (me) is going to go to bed now. Sweet Pea has 3 tests tomorrow (yes, on Saturday). Night.....

Wow... Where have I been?

Apparently, I keep forgetting to post. Our life has been so crazy busy these days. I find most of my time spent in homeschooling Sweet Pea and keeping Lil Bit entertained with almost no time for quilting or reading. Of course, traveling all over creation doesn't help either. Since my last post, I've been to KC,MO, Branson, MO, and Austin, TX. I'm tired of traveling. I want to stay home for a while. Not that that is a problem, because I technically don't have a home of my own. We're still living with MIL.

Positive note: Dale has a "temporary" contract job with a major phone company in KC. He starts Monday. And while I'm not excited at the thought of being separated ... AGAIN ... it is income.

I am going to try to post more often. This may become more of a journal type thing that I do. Don't be surprised to find me rambling, as I so often do in my journals.

Okay... it's late, and I didn't sleep good last night. My (temporary) bed is calling me.... hard as it is. Night.....