things...

  things are getting in the way of me sewing and blogging! they are lovely things and I am blessed with those things but I miss my sewing and I miss my blog

Since May...
my son went to a 2nd prom, with a girl we love and that he has known since 6th grade

there were several award ceremonies to attend for Zach

track/cross country

Scholarship awards (go Zach!!!)

                                                       
                   and then of course high school graduation (and attended some friends graduation also)
                                                                    Zach walking in!

              I don't know what he is smiling about in this picture but I am happy that he is so happy!

we had a nice big graduation party with lots of friends and family (I will leave all those pics out!)
Zach and I have been doing soo many college things that have to be done, ugh! it stresses me out!

We added another horse to the family, meet Rip...

Now we have a whole herd :)

(horses grazing on our front yard pasture)

on the sewing area of my life...the list of *want to do's* in the previous post, out of 23 items on my list to complete, I completed 10, not great but not soo bad with all I had going on, I always set my goals too high :) I have so many quilts to finish and several smaller projects.

in the running area of my life, the podiatrist put me in a boot to wear but it actually made my foot way worse, I babied my foot for about a month, then I started going to the gym and sitting in the jacuzzi and it did wonders for my foot, I have ran 2 times each week for the past 3 weeks and today I ran 4 miles! hope my foot feels good tomorrow!

Last night when I couldn't sleep, I read some of the book of Proverbs, on my Kindle Fire of all places! I have read verses in there before, but wowzers, a few verses hit me hard at this time in my life. I really need to start a new Bible Study, I am thinking of another Beth Moore (LOVE Beth Moore!) anways, thinking of doing this one

James:Mercy Triumphs

 

very grateful...

         now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see Hebrews 11:1 

very grateful that I have gotten some of my heaing back after going deaf again in my right ear (this is the 3rd time, has this every happened to any of you out there?) very grateful that I know some ASL, I need to be practicing more, I really believe God puts things in our lives over time and this is proof! I am really grateful that I know some people in the deaf community that I know will help me also, what a blessing huh?!!

very grateful for these two guys (and my mom)

Jim has had to be out of town for work a lot this year so far, he can't stand traveling but I am grateful for him being such a great provider and always doing what he can for our family.

Zach is an amazing son, he helps me all the time, he is a super good kid, he is funny and smart and I have had it sooo easy being a mom to him.

grateful for road trips with Zach, a 3 hour trip home turned into a 9 hour trip! lots of fun music, chocolate and jerky :) fun times for sure!

Also very grateful that I am able to have (okay, these are material things, but I am grateful for them)

I have been super spoiled lately, but I have a new iphone and Jim surprised me with a new Kindle Fire 2 weeks ago (I love it!) and so I get to use my super nice Bernina to sew a case for the new Kindle,

and also been able to sew along with friends, thanks Randi!

also be able to do a few custom orders (hi JaJuan!)

also grateful for getting a special gift from a friendin the mail on a day I really needed it!

 I have so much more that I am grateful for the family that chooses to be in my life, my 2 horses, 4 dogs, 1 cat and fish :) running and the flowers on my porch :)


                                       linking up to amylouwhosews and crazymomquilts

crashing after being too ambitious?!!

  does that happen to anyone else? so with the new year, I had sooo much ambition and sooo many plans! I knew I was probably setting myself up but decided to jump in, too deep!
 I joined Heather and planned on doing my whole house with purging and organizing a major area each month, I did great starting my craft room, I am still doing ok with it, need to organize some more scrapbooking things and paint it and then I will be done. I am also starting Feb home project, so Iwill have to do 2 this month!

I had dreams of doing many sewalongs and quiltalongs, which I did start but of course still behind on a few but haven't been actually participating on flickr and such.

Then I told Zach, my son that I would do that 10K with him January 28, well in Dec, I ran 1 time, nice huh? January,  I ran 3 times, how is that for training for a 10k? the week of Londons run, which was on a Saturday, well the Tues before, I thought (my first mistake!) that I should try to run 6 miles to make sure I could do it, not a smart thing, not to up your mileage from barely running! but I did okay, ran slow and just made sure I could run 6 miles, and almost peed my pants! seriously! well come Saturday, I was a nervous wreck but I promised Zach that I would do it and I did! I ran 6.28 miles, my goal was to do it in under an hour, I passed the finish line in 59.17 !!! that is a 9.32 mile pace, but oh well, could be faster but it could be slower and I am proud of myself for doing it. Zach was so sweet and ran with me at the end, he did GREAT, he placed 3rd in his age group and 13th overall out of 533 people! (I think I placed 181 out of 533)

   (no I do not normally tuck my nike ipod in my chest area but I was tying myshoe and  stuck it  there stuck it there really 
       quick and just forgot about it!)
Here comes the crashing part, I think I just over did it, running into town with my mom, babysitting, upping my mileage, lack of sleep and trying to do tooo many things, I got the worse head cold, the worst one I have ever had. Its gone now, thank God, it was a doozy and totally knocked me out of commission. God has a way of slowing us down huh? and helps us put things into perspective :)

All is good and I am back up and running in all areas of my life!

Right Now...

                      Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you  1 Peter 5:7

Joining in with Chrissie, over at In HIS grace, have you been to her blog or shop? if not...go check both out! she sure is inspiring, not just with her art and her cute family but her love for Jesus too.
She started a sort of slam book knock off idea :) Love it! anyways I meant to join in last week but got too busy with Jim being home but here is mine for this week :)

I have a bunch of sewing projects I need to share but will show you those early next week, but I forgot to show you what great deal I got around black friday, I do not leave my house on black friday! ha! I had not planned to do any shopping online but then got an email from Burgandy Buttons about their black Friday specials, I went and told Jim about it and he handed me 2 checks that he had been hiding from me lol, I couldn't be upset that he was hiding them from me since he then gave them to me for fabric shopping, well lookie what I got...

a whole fat quarter bundle! I have had charm packs, jelly rolls and layer cakes but never a fat quarter bundle! lucky me huh?!!  have a nice weekend!

oh, and a few people have asked about my running, well....I was doing sooo good running before Thanksgiving and right after Thanksgiving, now it's been 2 weeks since I haven't ran! yikes, I promised my friend Bobbi that I would go today though :) wish me luck!

Added this verse to the top of my blog because it has really helped me deal with my panic attacks and a friend just confided in me that she is starting to have them :( anyone who has had panic/anxiety attacks knows what I am talking about.

fabric & horses and...

Then call on me when you are in trouble,

and I will rescue you,

and you will give me glory."

Psalm 50:15

  running, ASL, scrapbooking....all my favorite things to do, so....I am going to share a little of each in this post :)
first we will start off with fabric...look at these yummies! a little Ruby (charm pack) and some yardage of those scallops and a little bit of Little Apples :)

then the oversize pets, these 2 have brought A LOT of fun into our lives :)

                                                                             Speedy

                                                                                 Cadet

now onto my ASL and scrapbooking...not much going on in either of those areas! Since I am taking a loooong break from school (since I got horses and am paying for Zachs dual highschool/college credits) but I have been practicing my asl a little and have been doing a little scrapping for my friend Wendy, but I am hoping to use some of my newer purchases soon on me!

anyone else want to be a good runner? I do...I try lol! ... I have taken months off here and there but this week I really jump started my running again, Zach says I have to run the Turkey Waddle 5k Thanksgiving morning with him and then he wants me to do Londons Run 10k in January! yikes! wish me luck, I am not too worried about the 5k, but the 10K???!!!!! very worried!
everytime I see this picture floating around the internet, it reminds me of me running! hee hee!

anyways, thats it really...I recieved some sewing orders in so that is fun (and challenging) but also need to finish up a bunch of Christmas gifts! 6 more Saturdays left till Christmas!

Since all these things are lovely (maybe not as lovely as God and family, but they are blessings in my life) I am linking up to Life Made Lovely.

Strawberry Fields

not literally strawberry fields but Moda Strawberry Fields by Fig Tree  :) Oh how I LOVE this line of fabric...
I have 3 charm packs of this line, a few fat quarters (not bundles, I WISH! just a few separate fat quarters) and I want more!

this is my first project I did with it is this table runner

I love the tumbler template by Missouri Quilt Co, super easy to use and very little waste using a charm pack/squares.

I  just joined Crazy Mom Quilts quilt-along AND sewtakeahike yoyo-along should be fun and I am looking forward to both of them since I didn't even start the last quilt along I joined in, except for buying the fabric part! the yoyo along will be nice to do in front of the tv or on the road  :)

I also have some camo projects to share also that I made for my friend Jen, they were fun to do since I usually just sew camo for my two guys, so it was fun to sew camo for someone else :) thanks Jen!

Also want to share a few other fun pictures, the horses were being goofy while Zach and I were feeding them watermelon right before church :)

 

                             

I am happy too since I am able to run again, after being stepped on by a horse, I wasn't able to run for a while, so this past week I ran 3 times! feels good....

One Thousand Gifts, Move More, Eat Less & and crafty stuff :)

                                              

The Fedex man just brought me this book today!!!   my mom and I are doing this study!!! It's sort of an online community book club. Can't wait to start reading it! you should too!!!
here is a section to what the book is about....
"One Thousand Gifts beckons you to leave the parched ground of pride, fear, and white-knuckle control and abandon yourself to the God who overflows your cup. It invites you to wake up to God's everyday blessings, and discover, as Ann did, that in giving thanks for the life you already have, you find the life you've always wanted."
To live your life fully right where you are now.  I really need the reminders sometimes!


                                            

Another thought I have been pondering is....CathyZ's Move More Eat Less, oooooh! I soooo need this!
I mean I know I need to do both, I know how to do both, dang, this last year I lost almost 13-15 pounds (depending on the day) and have gained just about all of it back, how dumb is that?!! BUT I knew January would be a good month (along with everyone else in the world) to start..well now it's almost the end of January and I'm finally starting! I did run only 2 times this week but I have eaten better all week (except for today, don't know what is wrong with me! ha!) but I feel really motivated again, plus it helps when your 17 year old son says almost everyday "mom, you going to run today?"  yes he runs a lot, he loves track and cross country and is running a 10K this weekend,  but he is not 41! runnning is hard, I miss running as much as I used to run, now running is hard again (again, kicking myself for not keeping it up). This week I ran at the gym BLECH!, I can't stand going to the gym but considering since I haven't been running as much, I figured I would give my body a break and run on the treadmill instead of the road, the treadmill is sooo much easier (to me anyways). I want to lose the weight I gained back of course but I want to feel better physically and mentally, it helps so much with my lovely panic attacks :)  The farthest I have even ran is a little over 5 miles but I really want to be able to run a 10K! that is my goal again :) So there is my accountability to you!  Join me on this too?

Now something crafty related..... YAY!!! I have not scrapbooked in almost a year! scrapbooking has always been my first love and I miss it so much but a few friends and I have a challenge to scrapbook a page this weekend so look for a picture to be scrapbooked, I am so excited! Lord knows I have enough supplies to have my own personal little scrapbook shop :) now just to decide which pictures to use :)
Oh and my sewing....I have to finish up one very important project! can't say on here but it's a cute project! one area is giving me fits though...sooo wish me luck. I am also sewing some curtains and pillowcases for my friend Jen and then have 2 gifts to finish up for family members :) and 2 to finish up for friends :) plus my quilt along that I am doing, got the fabric cut and sorted into groups, yes I am behind...but that is okay :)  plus the list of aprons and pillows and such for my own home :)

Check this out....do you love tumbler quilts? I do! but since I can't afford an accucut go cutter I found this

                                 
how clever huh? the tumbler ruler  this one is for using charm packs and they have one for layer cakes too

the first fabric I am using it on the 3 Sisters Park Avenue fabric, isn't it so pretty? I have 4 charm packs to cut with that tumbler ruler now to just decide which border fabric to use and the binding and backing. I might choose 2 border fabrics, one skinny and one fat.

                                             

The other fabric I have my eye on is this Tanya Whelan Fabric, Delilah. isn't it just beautiful?!! now to figure out what I want to do with it when I get it, not IF I get it, but when..... :)

                                       
                                              (pic borrowed from sew love fabrics)