Happy Birthday America

I love this vintage piece.
For years, I have been  putting it into a quilt, but I like it too much the way  it is.

Someone is growing up...

Shucking the corn for the dinner.

 
Daddy came with small fireworks for his children.
TBTG it was raining...so safe enough.
I was so sad to be spending a holiday alone when Eamon said he wanted to come.
Kids came home and we did it.
All that sadness for nothing...crazy Grandma.
Old Grandma was a bit anxious, but what else is new.
I gave ms Stephanie some money to take my son to Walmart for new shoes and socks.
Being homeless does a number on a persons feet.
Because I practiced my program, it was a lovely day.
Like they say:
Yesterday is history
Tomorrow  is a mystery
and today is a gift...

Crazy is done...

 This is the backing...crazy too...

My girl climbing Trinity Alps in Northern Calilfornia.
Three days backpacking and camping...They are in heaven.

Her man and the view.

 My girl, not eaten by a bear and not eaten by a tick.

Now they are farm camping in Ashland, Oregon...
On someone's farm with animals galore...that's my girl.
She is so good about calling Mommy.and sharing her life.
Tonight the dog is asleep, the cats are asleep
The children are asleep
Fireworks are loud and ongoing.
The sounds of a celebration
And, not sounds of a war zone.
Too bad one has to think of that now.
Counting the days till my ortho appt next Wednesday.
xxxooo
A lot to celebrate at casa O'Quilts.

A Red, White and Blue..Miracle Day

Happy Fourth of July

Today was full of miracles...

My daughter and her man are the best!!

A holiday with out my dear man...it crept up on me.

It beached me.

My daughter took the kids for awhile and I went back to bed.

When I awoke, the place was alive.

Red, white and blue...food and fireworks...all ready for a feast.

She showed me big time that I still have family left and family that really cares.

The cook here making eyes!!!

 The napkins and plates Lynsey insisted on...She was afraid that I would forget the today was the Fourth of July...Guess she thought knee pain equaled brain pain..

They brought a pool for the kids.
 Ha Ha...on sale cuz the store is putting out school supplies..

OMG, really???

The children adore Uncle Brian!!! 

 Everyone wanted to be first..Uncle Brian made up silly games.

Who can hop the most on one foot????

Who is the first to kiss the cement???  OMG..

 My daughter and her man..did it all...After, they cleaned up and she packed the children's bags for camp.

I could not be happier..How love can just change it all around..

Gratitude.

My surgery deal is getting better every single day..I am exactly 3 weeks post surgery today!!
The pain has lessened 70%...seemingly overnight!!

I can walk 200 steps up and down Fintan's wheelchair ramp, pain free and without a cane...just using the railings.

I still have to use 3 or 4 Hydrocodone a day to manage, but at least it manages and it is down from every four hours around the clock.

The only struggle is getting up and down from a sitting position..

Amazing miracles...

Now I am going to sew my pot luck covers and chill.

Love....Granddaddy watching over all of us with love!

Magic

 The babysitter put the kids to bed tonight. I am back from my meeting and I am determined to sew.  Well....It is now 10ish and I am playing Free Cell...hmm....So I think I will show some happiness on my blog.

First up...another big thank you to our Muggs for the R and R at her new beach house.  We talked about using up every single  piece of fabric..so here is my thank you postcard.

I took tiny scraps from the sewing room trash can, spread some school glue on a postcard size of card stock and smooshed the fabric pieces on the glued piece.  I free motioned the card to death, glued two more pieces of card stock and did a bit of zigzag to the edges.  Voila a postcard...sew much fun.

Here is Mugg's quilt top from the retreat:  Is not this the perfect quilt for a beach house???  After the borders, she is on to a beach ball quilt...Gotta love Muggs.

 Below is the quilt top finished by my goodhearted sister.  She is giving this quilt to a 10 year old son of a man who helped her fix her air conditioner for free.  She had the child pick out the pattern...Oh, sister...!!

 For 15 years I have had this group meet at my house.  I have served Irish soda bread and tea.  Now my dear man can no longer swallow the soda bread and I do not have it in me to make it any more.  My group has decided to share who brings the treat...Of course it was Muggs jumping in to save the day...Isn't this pretty!! and happy!!

 I told myself this morning that today I would eat healthy..but here I am with a beer and some of those cookies...ooooo

 My grand darlings are here picking their  beans.

 She is washing them and pinching the ends.. I cooked them up with butter and they were quite a treat...all gone now,. more pride.

 I bought these little pitchers at Walmart for 99 cents each so the children can pour their own milk on cereal  weekends so I can sleep in.  How fun is this Forth of July milk ready in the fridge to surprise them in the morning!!

 Someone was disrespectful today..just a little.  But consequences were 10 minutes of work when he got home.  I know how to use that one...He weeded part of the garden so the cukes could grow...and the surprise here!! our first cuke.!!  He did a good job, so I told him....as sweat was rolling off his brow..that maybe being disrespectful was not so bad after all.if I could get my garden weeded..Oh, no Grandma...I will try harder...ha!

The magic of friendship and family to sustain me. There is joy to be found every day.

As an aside....

Interesting article on men who sew