CELEBRATING!!!! You guessed it, my boys bought me my first BMX for Valentine's. What a riot of a day!!!!

I actually have air under my front tire in this photo- only because I am seeing this do I believe this!!! Oh how I love living in my "fraternity", only boys at my house and they spoil me! I am sure you can relate, Vesuviusmama!

Kevin, if you are reading this, for me who was a geeky high school scholar who went to Harvard at age 17 for summer program, was president of every club imaginable and was valedictorian of my class, I too would have never thought I could be a silly mom or wife and then something magical happens with marriage and parenting.......You will rock at being a father of 2 boys!

Can you see how much I love my oldest, big old grin plastered on my face!!! So thrilled he came down to visit us for the weekend!

Lip Trix is our local board shop and we love it. Noah is a walking billboard for them in this photo

Jagger is a 4 year old who rocks the house. Always at the park with his dad and how cute, he was giving me tips today!!!!!! Oh how I love children!!!!!!!!!!

Celebrating! Linda as the text winner to my giveaway!!!!!!! Congrats

Linda, Thank you for joining me and my friends on my blog. Congrats, your name was drawn for the giveaway! Please email me your snail mail address. I can guarantee you won't be disappointed with the fabric that wishes to become yours! Wahoo- CELEBRATING YOU!

Celebrating! God's love...and a game for a giveaway! What would you text back to God?

A wonky Valentine quilt that makes me think of God's love as a cozy blanket to snuggle in!

How awesom are these book covers and chapter titles from 2 different books?!!!! Can you imagine that GodWinks was on the bargain row at Barnes and Noble and this workbook about LDS scriptures was next to the pharmacy at Lin's? Bargains that are priceless, I love oxymorons!!!

The giveaway game for this post will be very fun! Pls comment your text you would send God if you had received the above texts from him. No limit on characters. Everyone who submits a comment will be put in a hat for the drawing. Pls pass on the giveaway and if people of all ages participate then have them say you sent them so you can get an extra name in the hat! Would love to have some teenagers participate, but when they are not driving!!!!Drawing will last through this Sunday at midnight. What better way to celebrate Valentines then sharing lovely thoughts with God who got this holiday thing started. To think he loved us enough to sacrifice his son!

Thnx b 2 u Gd, LOL!

If you were this balloon....Would u have XL Xtra Life as it promises?

CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The encouragement is everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! As I was taking the photo Vesuviusmama popped up on my phone in the holster, here's to be "hip" in friendship, Erin!

May the seasons of this wonky John Deere give you hope that spring will replace your snow someday!

Hug for you and copy the photo and pass on to someone who you love or needs a hug!

Your heart is so big, I can "bear"ly hug it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get it...BEAR HUG!!

Celebrating....Fridge art turns quilt block!!!! Have you done this?

Since Noah created the flower sketch this past summer, I have desired to turn into a quilted postcard and tonight was the night! A simple and very fun quickie and looking forward to mailing tomorrow! If you have done this type of project before, I would love to hear your story and better yet, SEND ME PHOTOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And if you haven't, try it out when your kid or neighbor kid or grandkid wants to quilt with you :).

I was inspired by Erin's drawings by her boy, Donald, on her blog today, My Patchwork Place. The family members drawing seemed like a wonderful textile project.....What you do you think, Erin?

Celebrating....Hometown Americana....soon to be a wonky quilt!

Real "classic" small town bar-front....

My interp in quilt block form....first of many for a crazy wonky quilt paying tribute to Price!

Dad, I love the collections of keys. Which one is to my heart?

Carbon County is known for the coal mining and dinosaurs. I love the slogan.....I would daresay as I child being raised there, I would have said it was on the "other side of the world". I now appreciate all that I did not when I was younger!

If you recall, I made a wonky American quilt for my father for Christmas. I love it and if you have not seen it on my blog, I encourage you to visit the post about "silver beavers". Judi from Greenfairy quilts stitched silver beavers, campfires and tents to celebrate my father's life devoted to Boy Scouts of America. The flag on the quilt is in honor of his years in the military. Above is a wall that my father made from the benches of the scout room that his past Scouts had painted and autographed. It is over 25 years old.

How Redneck and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My brother lives on 5 acres with his horse, mule, sweetie and adorable muppet dog that I have photoed before. I giggled when he told me that his yard has gotten so "Redneck" and in the summer he will be able to line them up....insinuating that then he will then no longer be Redneckin' it.

My father's collection of bicycles. The orange one is his latest favorite because of the double baskets. Why drive when you can pedal.....even when having bought lumber at the local Anderson Lumber store..... Now that was a feat and a sight to behold!

This is classic and guess what.... Saw ET here when I was in 3rd grade.

A favorite of mine, Catholic church a block from my home where I was raised. My favorite place for Christmas midnight mass. Still can smell the incense! Such a chilly walk home but some of the most peaceful minutes in my memory!

Mary Lou Weidman is a hero of mine and she recently posted a quilt that she had sent to the quilter of her trip to New Mexico. As I visited my family in Price this weekend, I was inspired to snap classic and not-so classic photos of where I grew up and convert to a wonky quilt....Hope you enjoy the above photos and the quilt blocks have begun........

CELEBRATING......Wishes!

I love the kite string that admonishes us "Make a Wish!" What wish are you celebrating today?

not Texas...not Vegas... Guess again for where I am.... mule escaped a month ago...

500....loved the guesses... Shannon won for guessing the # of blog hits...

CELEBRATING....500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and a "Super Saint" jaunt for the weekend!

Guess what I am celebrating with the number 500 and prize is yours! Runner up prize goes to person who can name my destination for this weekend....2 hints...flavor of one of my original quilts above and.......the last time I went it was pure mayhem "run wild".....

God created us in his image....designed us to do basically the things he does just in smaller measures...

"We are designed to dream up new things, be creative, work hard, rest, CELEBRATE, know things, make choices, love each other, and do all the sorts of things that He does. We are to act like him, that is what it means to be in his image or likeness. He places us in our own Eden...we are to be loving and fruitful....we are to be working to redeem it, bringing light and healing into darkness and sickness."...

"So get with the program! Be who God created you to be! Reflect the image of the One who created you to be productive with the seeds that he provides: sow them, plant them, work the garden, and then realize a crop in your life. " -Dr. Henry Cloud author of 9 Things you Must Simply Do

Thank you for the seeds you sow and nourish when you visit my blog and leave words of love!

Mustangs so close I could almost touch them!

What a day in the field!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is so much snow that I could easily see the mustang in the road from a hill away and stopped to see if he would be spooked by the truck. He was not so I continued slowly forward toward a miracle! As I got close the Father was in the field hundred yards away and was neighing to the mom and yearling as I got out of the truck. As the mother was talking to him, a second yearling pictured above came up the gully and SURPRISED me. I have never seen the second yearling and he was so close! Hope you enjoy the photos.

And then I went on to get stuck in a snowdrift......what a gorgeous day! At least I saw half the clients I planned on and they were in such delightful spirits with the sun and blue sky. I was warm in my sweater! Definitely an adventurous job.

Celebrating...my sweet pup!

Harley is the first love of my life months before I was blessed with Sean and the boys to follow. Harley is my spoiled pup and is blind and 12 1/2. Last year sadly my intimate group of friends lost many of their dogs to old age and today I realized I do not have enough sweet photos to celebrate him. Here is to Harley and all of the love he shares with our family and all who know him! May we have years of happiness together or just this night....Life is so fragile and tenuous.

Today a book at the skatepark....tomorrow I will be on my new BMX! Embracing 40 all the way!

So excited with the beautiful weather and Noah's new love of the skate park. We are all hooked on this fun time and today I shopped for BMX bikes. I giggled at myself as the each salesman thought I was looking for my boy until I corrected them that it was for me for the local skate park. Funny to see their reactions! Working with kids who skate and smoke marijuana, I will not be scared to let Noah in this culture but will be there by his side.........

Twins......2 quilts are more fun than 1!

Raiden and Timothy... doing so well and each weigh 1.5 lbs. Amanda is healthy and I am excited for these babies to arrive in 4 months and be swaddled in the quilts below. Isn't this amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited to complete these little "napkins" and drop them at Judi's tomorrow. I can't imagine the little boys that will one day sleep under these!

The birdie is leaving the nest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wahoo RaeAnna!

Celebrating RaeAnna's next quilt for "Preshy"! Can you believe she just started quilting 10 days ago and already left the nest and flying on her own in the quiet of the night when the babies are in bed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the chocolate frosting for contrast!

Celebrating...TWINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just love an excuse to make a quilt..................... this quilt block is the beginning of the second quilt for my twin nephews to partner with Saturday's wonky morning project. This one is less busy and has a good chance of being my favorite of the 2.....but both will one day swaddle little babes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love being an aunt!

CELEBRATING!.....a new blog that leaves me speechless!

Designed by Diane Evans....Have you heard of this artist or been blessed to see her work on line or in real life? I am blown away by her use of color and artistry. In case you haven't seen her quilts, take a minute and treat yourself!

CELEBRATING...... Why is this so much fun to make? Not sure what border....

Putting fabrics on the design wall, definitely think more "pop" with border. solid or many as pictured above. right now only laid on, not sewn...would make strips more varigated if I were to do the colorful and not solid. Votes?

May the brightness of this quilt be a cheery way to start your week! What kind of adventurous fun will we celebrate this week together? I can hardly wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have wanted to do a white background quilt for ages after seeing so many on blogs and so VOILA, I did it. Wondering if I should do a border and what kind....? Judi will have fun with this one!!!

Celebrating our impromptu STAYcation trip to Ense"George"a, Mex-ica.....!

I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And to think it is an entrance to a winery.

I was so inspired by my mom's jaunts to Mexico and our Stay-vacations that I came home and immediately whipped up this Bahama Mama quilt with bikinis stitched by Judi. Loved making the little villas.

What a find, at Tres Amigos grocery store and there was a Maria begging to come and liven and inspire reverence in my laundry room/ Celebratory haven of crosses!!!!!!!

If only we had humidity in Southern Utah!

Bouganvillea is Mexico's Kudzu, but welcomed and celebrated!

Have you ever done something so crazy and so "drop of the hat" that you are giggling the whole time with disbelief!

Well.........As you can see from above, Sean and I have done it! We are in Ense"George"a, Mex-ica in a villa on our way to the beach- Sand Hollow. Funny thing is that the villa came with a blind dog just like mine! Noah decided to have a day at the neighbor friend's house and so we took advantage of Nissan aviation and sunshine! More amazing than the Maria statue at the store was the oversized-marshmallows in pink and white- loved them of course in honor of my "girly" peace quilt.

Afer yummy cocktails, visiting the local winery in our minds and walking the streets of Ense"George"a, we hunkered down in our villa. I loved the stillness under the serape quilt with my husban-best friend. Valentine's Day may be 2 weeks away, but this Mexi-Utah- ca trip was just what we needed!

Here's to STAYcations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!