Making Halloween Things...

Yesterday I decided it was time to make Grayson a halloween bib.  I had the colors I needed in the stash of fabric and chose the perfect colors.  My new love is to embroidery with  my embroidery machine.  I found the perfect haunted house design and set to work doing my thing.  Pretty soon this is what was created:

Grayson is 3 1/2 months now and is the cutest little boy.  So glad he is mine.

Tiffeni called me a few weeks ago and wanted a cape for Grayson.  I had been so busy and just didn't get it done.  Well today was the day.  I had to cut the pattern down to fit him and it is only 16 inches long.  He will be the cutest superhero on the block.  Here are the pictures of the cape.

I might make these smaller capes for my Etsy store and see what happens with them.  Just too cute.

WOW...Another Set Back

This week I decided that it was getting time to put a quilt on the bed so I went to the closet to get a very special quilt that I have used for the last 39 years.  I have taken such great care of this quilt and I love it to pieces.  My Mom made Dick and I a quilt when we got married.  It was done in all white with dark pink wild roses appliqued on it.  For the binding, she did a double row of ruffles.  One was pink and the other was white.  Absolutely gorgeous.

When I looked in the quilt closet, the quilt was not there.  Frantically I looked in the other closets in the house and no quilt.  Nada, Nothing, Nowhere to be found.  Hurt and anger filled my heart and it shattered once again.  It was one of the items that was taken when our storage unit got broken into.  I wanted to scream, cuss and pound on the walls.  But once again I picked myself up, shook myself off and told myself that big girls don't act like that.  Broken heart all over again.  Nasty thieves.  That makes two special quilts that was taken by those good for nothing creeps.  Violation again.

I have been so busy making capes to send.  Our Etsy store is selling okay and only wish the orders would pick up.  It is so delightful when an order comes in and I can send capes to these cute little super hero girls and boys.

My calling as compassionate leader in the ward keeps me busy.  I am in the middle of helping a family get ready to say their final goodbyes to their mother.  Her funeral will be tomorrow.  I love my calling and so thankful for it.  It has been so long since I have had a church calling.  Being in this position helps you get to know all the members in a different manner.

I love my family very much and so thankful that God gave me the family I have.  When they hurt, I hurt.  When they rejoice, I rejoice.  I love each one to the moon and back a zillion, billion times.

Great Things Happened In Our Family

This past week has brought extra joy in our family....

On Wednesday, September 9, 2015 our third great grandson was born.  He is the son of Dustin and Jill Jones.  They named him Camden Dale Jones and he joins his older brother Jaxson.   They will be best buds.

On Friday, September 11th Dick and I celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary.  We have always gone to Texas Roadhouse for our anniversary dinner since 9-11-2001.  We have only missed one year of going there and that was last year.

On Sunday, September 13th our fourth great grandson was born.  He is the son of Cory and Emily Bishop.  They named him Logan.  Logan is their first child and they will be outstanding parents.  They have waited a very long time for him to come from heaven.

What a great week for us.

Many Things Going On...

Many things have been going on since my last post......

We had the funeral for little TJ Ramirez on Saturday, August 29, 2015 and it was attended very well by family, friends and ward members.   The entire week was spent giving compassionate service to the family and getting the luncheon ready.  We fed approximately 140 people and the ward sisters were so willing to provide for the luncheon.  During this week, my love for Stephanie grew ten fold.  The day of the funeral she walked into the kitchen where I was working and I have not seen such a glow about anyone like I witnessed in that moment.  I knew that TJ was right there with her, lifting and comforting her.  She radiated with the love of Christ.

On Friday before the funeral, Elder Rose and Elder Christensen came and dropped off some pants, ties and suit coat that needed repaired.  I worked on them during the week and got them completed for pick up.  Transfers are quickly coming so any repairs need to be done asap when they come in.  I know that both Elder Hansen and Elder Rose will be gone with this transfer that is coming.  I will miss them both more than words can express.  Maybe Elder Christensen will be placed in our ward as he is one cool dude also.

I didn't go to water aerobics during the week as my body was still trying to recuperate from my stressful week before.  I literally could not function very well.  My body was tired and could not feel rested.  On Wednesday morning my head was pounding with a migraine.  It was still throbbing by evening and I could not attend our inservice meeting for Relief Society.

Sharon Vargecko, my new dear friend that moved in the ward the same time we did, came over and I helped her put a pocket in a blanket that Pat wanted hung on the wall.  We measured the pocket wrong so now he has another idea for hanging it. 

Sunday meetings were so uplifting for me.  The testimonies that were born were so touching and special.  They expressed just what I needed to hear.  Sunday School and Relief Society lessons were just as touching.  I dearly love this ward and am so thankful that we were brought to this area.  For the first time in many, many years I finally feel needed and wanted.  It is breaking my heart to think about moving from here and going to another area of the valley. 

I have been working on some uniforms for Payton.  She is having such a hard time with the new uniforms at ALA.  She seems to have a sensory disorder with clothing so the uniforms are a struggle for her.  I took a polo shirt and added a skirt to them.  Hopefully that will help her, but I doubt it.

Today Linda Silva from the ward came over as I told her I would hem two dresses for her.  She started talking and two hours later she left.  I told Dick before she came that it would just take 15 minutes to measure the hems.  Between visiting teachers coming and Linda, he stayed in the garage and nearly sweated to pieces.  His shirt was soaking wet when he came in.

Dick has been making some beautiful boxes lately.  The missionaries brought him some trees that had fallen over during recent storms and the boxes from them are just gorgeous.  He is so talented when it comes to making things with wood.  He has his boxes in an antique store in Mesa and we are getting ready for an event in Coolidge the last Saturday in September.  He has made lots of wooden cars and trucks and some waddling ducks.

I am going to start doing some items and put embroidery on them.  Hopefully I will be able to get them done before my event in September.  Dick ordered me a cord for the machine so I can connect it to my computer and pull designed from the internet.  I am excited to do this.  Also I am going to start doing alterations and actually charge money for it.  Since we moved here it seems like all I do are repairs and alterations for the missionaries and ward members.  Now it is time to start charging for some of the work I do for others.  I will be getting my new business cards soon.

Things are settling down a little so maybe I will get to make a cape for my little GRR baby.  He is three months old now and getting so stinkin cute.  He sure loves his family and they love him.  I am so blessed to have the family that I have.  Heavenly Father smiled down on me and gave me the best spirits in heaven.