Today we take flight.. Utah, A Pretty Great State

Yesterday was a sneak peek of my office in Nevada, today I thought I would call in "sick" and ask you all to do the same :). Let's go on a helicopter ride to sightsee Utah. Please arrive with your own barf bag, Root beer will be 5.00- cash only, a small bag of pretzels will be given as we leave Southern Utah and fly towards Deer Valley. If you are a snacker, please bring enough for everyone! Bring lots of camera card room and after, sleepover at my house and we can quilt our experience. Who wants the pirate ship?

Drum rolll........and the winner is.....

ERIN! and her 2 boys. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you all for joining me on the Nevada Wilderness Safari! Next Wednesday will be another glorious day in a different field area that is breathtaking with red rock. The adolescents will be up for their med visits.

Stay tuned, taking early reservations since the bus will be smaller this time due to skinnier 2 track roads :).

Bring on Thursday.....

Another day in the offfice.....to all my friends who joined me today in the wilderness, hope you enjoyed! God rocks as an interior designer!!!

Thanks to you all who played with me by writing as I visited the above places in town and in the wilderness. The sunset was glorious and I hope that you all enjoyed this excursion. TIffany is my assistant and is pictured in the chair in our "office" under the trees. I was here when you wrote, Arlette.

Tango, Ria, Judi, Erin and Jenny, the red rocks in town was where I was travelling to the bank and Starbucks when you wrote.

Zlatka, I was stopping for this sunset when I received your email.

Do you see the hawk or golden eagle in the top of the one tree, magnificent!

The smoke is of a field staff who had just busted flames in a nest, Jason rocks!!!

The snowy path is marked by boot prints and wooden cairns, was a fun "maze" that led to a wonderful group of adults that I could chat and laugh with! Reminded me of Hansel and Gretel for some reason.

The picture of the sky is jets practicing their maneuvers and is amazing to watch them mock dogfight. We were all in awe.

And.....saw one mustang but was too far in the distance for a photo, next time I promise!

And this is a small taste of my office and homeland....

Stay tuned tomorrow morning and I will announce the winner of today's game prize. Good luck to you all!

Do you want to play a game today with me?....

I am off to do physicals in the wilderness and would love if you send me response to this post and then when I receive it I will take a photo of where I am travelling and post tomorrow so you can see where we were "together". I have sent some of you a personal invitation to my "safari" but would love to have the "fun bus" full! Send me your good wishes for no deer in my grill and glimpses of mustangs and coyotes!

If you respond, I will put your names in a hat and pick a lucky safari winner- need to send some love with the postman to one of you!!!!!!!!!!!! I would love to put a spin on it and send a second package to a child you know who would delight in getting "mail" from the postman. Would send to you and then you forward for "safety" reasons.


Have fun and come play with me!! Don't forget your gloves, hat and down booties, it will be cold!!!!!!!!!!!

Using the "force", big guns, humor, and dreams of sunny summer as I embark to the winter wilderness for work!

It has been a month since I have visited the Nevada wilderness area to see my adult clients. Today is the day and I am so excited! I so enjoy my time out there with them and am in awe of their existence in the wilderness with campfires, tarps and excellent gear. I will be dreaming of my hot tub as the day gets longer and my toes get colder! I will take some photos today to share with you so that you have an idea of my awesom job and CELEBRATE my "interior decorator's" latest ideas- GOd is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And as I am driving in the middle of nowhere among mustangs and praying the deer stay away from my truck, I will have little emails from you, friends, on my phone. I will let you know what I am doing when I hear from you so that you can share in my day!

Hope you enjoy the silly pictures attached, seemed like some fun to start the day with giggles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celebrating a baby girl on the way!!!!!!!!!!

I love this pattern because it is so basic and fun and quick! You can make the quilt whatever size you like by cutting triangles different sizes. I like how this quilt turned out for Julie's baby because it is girly with a whimsical spice to it! And....anything with chocolate brown in it is a sure winner for me!!!!

I heart...... another way to say my favorite word.... LOVE!

What a remarkable Monday! I have a friend who has banned "Mondays" from his life and I feel so bad for him that he missed out on today :). Found this picture of my hound, Harley, and I LOVE him. He is 12, blind and I like to think of him as "blinded with love...."

I find me using the word LOVE a lot.... and so I thought I would try different words... I heart... I adore...I like you so much with my heart......I can't do it.... I LOVE, LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I created this simple Valentine's coin quilt a couple of years ago and saw it while perusing through photos. Love the simplicity and softness of it, not my usual style...

So.....happy Simple Love Day! Love the Simple shoe.. Lynard Skynard sings, "Simple Man" and a bumper sticker asks us to "live simply so others can simply love." It's EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My first sale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so excited to share with you all that I have sold my first quilt and to a most wonderful woman. Hope that this is another adventure taking off! Good-bye Momo Wonderland!!!

Grandpa, I love you and we celebrate your memory!

Last time I travelled to Price, as detailed in the next post, my Grandpa Dave drove with me. He died last summer and I miss him! The Lego train for Christmas, the drive to Price in his honor this past weekend, and me and my brothers and Melissa spoke often of him this weekend. What a man, I miss you, Grandpa. This is the puzzle quilt I made for his 88th birthday in 2008 and wanted to dedicate this coming year to him! May I puzzle and read and love life as he did for 89 years! Last birthday meal he had a month before he died, steak barbecued by my brothers, he proclaimed as the best steak of his life! We celebrated that memory over our own family steak dinner last night! Long live his legacy in our hearts and our stories we share for future generations!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a year! Celebrating laughs and family and leaving the gate open for adventure!!!!!!!!!!!

What an incredible first 3 days of 2010! Ventured to Price, UT, my hometown, to hang with family and farm animals............ Good old country fun! Cannot put into words the love and laughter that lit up my heart and renewed my weary spirit! Met an spicy toddler, Harley, who is nearly 2 years old and beyond adorable. My brother's "niece" and I could not get enough of her big blue eyes and overflowing heart! I did not want to stop hugging her and watching her learn and accept her sweet love!

Dusty is my brother's dog and has got to be the cutest "muppet" I have ever seen. He stays under the pool table willing that someone will play and he can hear the balls rolling and follow them. What a hoot!

This morinng I was out with my brother loving the horses and the crisp morning and soon realized that I had left the gate open and the new 2 year old mule, Spike, sauntered out. OH GOODNESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next hour and a half he ran up and down the country lane, ran around the next door corral loving the neighbor's horse and trying to kick Dusty every so often. My brother patiently followed him and never lost his cool until he finally corraled him back in. What A RIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will never forget him running up and down the lane and me and Aaron laughing!

Open your gate, and let the MULE RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do something wacky/ wonky!

Love, Em

Art is everywhere.......pedicures, God's nature canvas, family, cakes, great grandmother....Thanks be to God!

...."there should be no unity in art, never, that perfection embalms it, there has to be some tearing, a fraturing, like a Persian carpet with a wrongly tied knot, for that is what makes life interesting........Colum McCann exerpt from book, "Dancer".

Celebrating the UFO! they need a home......

I awoke this morning thinking of all of my UFO's. They are adding up and I didn't used to have them.....so..... these 2 wonky wacky wall hangings need a home. They are only the quilt tops and if you would like them or know of someone that would give them lots of love, they are yours. I would love to have a story behind why you enjoy the one you choose if you are willing to share. I love hearing what art inspires in others because why I created it may, MOST LIKELY, not be what you think/feel when looking at it. Enjoy your day, the last day of 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!