Holy Holy CELEBRATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Giveaway winner....and loving you all travelling with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My first roller coaster ride ever, and I didn't have any fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK, I almost barfed twice but would do it again! Preshy, I enjoyed it for you and your mom!!!!

There is a special place in my heart whenever on the beach. Although I was smiling in this picture because Noah is racing around crazily, I now look at the photo and think of my sunset wedding at the beach.....Something so fabulous about sand and ocean!

If I sell my current house, guess what my next quilt room will feature....I am SERIOUS!!!! I love this room!

I was giddy as we looked at one another and hugged. I wonder who is in this costume?

Fireworks galore every night!

GIVE IT TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this guy!

Right after enjoying the Pirates of Carribean ride, amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

Moneik and I started the giveaway quilt this evening....I am so excited to announce the winner on Tuesday!

Had to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love to you all!

This is my GODWINK- Judi the GreenFairy was in front of me in line at the Haunted Mansion, COULD NOT believe it! We didn't even plan it! Congrats to Arlette for guessing correctly in the game! If you are not familiar and have not fallen in love with Judi's talent as a long arm quilter and dear friend, go to Green Fairy Quilts and fall in love!!!!!!!!!!!

Mickey thanks you all for CELEBRATING with us on this trip to Disney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Erin is the winner winner!!!!!!! of this quilt for her boys. Finished the hand quilting today and can't wait to bind and put it in the mail. She is a sweet lady and has a blog: http://mamacubedcreations.blogspot.com/. Check out her fun that the UPS brought her.

Arlette and Erin CELEBRATING LAUGHTER with me as I photo this card in our room. Why do I find this cute?!

Mickey and I share a similar love for PINWHEELS although I think he should keep the trousers! Brina thought that she may like them in a two tone print.....or Amy Butler fabrics...... Tara send me a Godwink that she had started red and balck and white pinwheels this afternoon then opened this post.....LOVE IT!

Almost hard to believe that this is the photo as we left our homeland in the Gorge of Arizona strip and now below, a land of enchantment for us all. Moneik was the traveller through the gorge and it was as amazing as her OOHS AND AAHS communicated. Unfortunately the mountain goats were hiding this trip!

Patty and Lori were a little rambunctious last night on the It's A Small World ride but you know what, I loved their enthusiasm! What was your favorite country depiction, ladies?

Do you think the architect for Disney's California Adventure park is a quilter at heart! How many times I have used this pattern as a template for quilts and love it!!!!!!!!!!!!! And then the classic 9 patch............. Oh and did you notice, it's a water fountain cubby. As Noah says, "Mom, you can turn anything into a quilt idea!". Sometimes he says with a giggle and sometimes while rolling his eyes.....

Delicate poppies to all who are needing a bouquet of spring for their winter homelands! Shipped directly from California to your heart.

RaeAnna and Preshy were so fun on this CHEW CHEW train ride. Perfect timing for their arrival since RaeAnna's latest quilt has cupcakes as the focus fabric! And as you know, I love days likened to CUPCAKES!

Noah and Sean in front of the castle this morning, Judi (proud "grandmother" of Abigail), is invisible in the window of the turret :). She also joined us for Mr. Toad's Wild ride soon after.

This is beyond my wildest dreams, This Disneyland Magical Kingdom! I am like a little girl! AND........................ I had no idea that CELEBRATE would be written everywhere. It is the 55th birthday for Disneyland and as you can see above, everyone is CELEBRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not going to post all the pics of where we have all been together the past 24 hours, but will do so when arriving back in Utah. Please continue to comment to this post or the one below to continue to enter the giveaway. Comment as often as you would like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess where we are going this week, and it's not the wilderness......? Join me and win an art quilt!

We are going to..................................

DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep, that's right me and all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on, the fun-bus is ready and stocked with lots of goodies, and of course.....Mickey Mouse ears :).

If you are new to the "FUN BUS" excursions....hold on to your hat, it's way too fun!

How you play this game with me is that you comment on this post and I take a photo of where I was when it came through on my phone. I then will post the photo of where I was and attach name of who was "with me" at the moment on Monday night when I arrive back home. I will put your name into a drawing and the winner will receive the art quilt I will hand stitch while driving to California and playing in the hotel room when I just can't take another line at the park :)! Each time you post through the weekend, another chance in the drawing....

Attached are photos of the 2 projects that are up for drawings.

The wonky star quilt for a sweet boy of any age will be quilted on the road trip tomorrow. As of now, I have one contestant in the running and more stories would be fun. Once the hand quilting is done, then the drawing is closed. I will announce winner on Tuesday.

The second drawing is for the wall quilt for the Fun Bus game. It will be a miniature of my Flower Baskets pictured at top of this post. and right now attached is their status.................. Excited to start creating the "bouquets" with stick glue and hand stitching....Definitely a grand prize and incentive to travel with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you refer someone to the post have them mention you and you can get an additional chance in the drawing.

Or...If you attach a story about Disneyland then you get double entry for that comment.

In other words, CELEBRATE with me the magic of............DISNEY!

Laura, Jared and Abigail, i CELEBRATE u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I apologize pic isn't great quality but I am so excited to have done the hand quilting on this little pink piece! Thanks to all you quilters who inspired me to try my hand at hand quilting once more. The quilt is so soft and puffy this way! )


Judi, Laura and Jared, Congrats on special little Abigail coming on her due date!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tonight I finished the hand quilting on the girlie baby quilt and I am excited to mail it so it can "hug" little Abigail. CONGRATS, Your story wins the quilt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please email your address or Laura and Jared's if you prefer. Love your story!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celebrating another fabulous day in the field with you, FRIENDS!!!

Erin, Ria and Linda, as I was in awe of this above bumper sticker on a sign on the fence, POOF! you appeared. Funny how clumps of you pop in when I have a pocket of cell servcie- I love it!!!!!!!!! Erin, I love the stories of your boys and would go out on a limb and say that you believe in......FAMILY!!! Ria, Happy Birthday to your daughter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As you can tell the clouds were very dark today but what an amazing day. Duff, did you hear these bells ringing for you because as I "clicked" my phone showed you on the screen :>). I am thinking we could use one of these bells for a sweet hat for Super Cute!!!

So much snow this year, and hence the forest looks as though it has been struck by lightning everywhere. For some reason I was captivated by all of the splitting of the branches today. Judi and Jenny, when you each popped up on the phone there was perty trees like this one!

Celebrating BLOGGING once more. It was a crazy busy week the past 7 days and I missed the daily CELEBRATIONS!

GUESS WHAT>>>>>>>> Today is field day and forecast is FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See below how to play with me today in the wilderness..

Love from my 3 year old nephew for my BIRTHDAY! What a sweetheart!

Sorry for late notice.....but I am off to the wilderness and it is new areas where my clients are today.......The fun bus is honking outside each of your doors :)!

If you are new to my blog, this is fun. Please comment on this post and I will take a photo of where I am when it comes through during my drive and med visits. I will then post the picture and your name tonight. Fun to see where we were hanging out together. I am CELEBRATING the beauty of my office in Southern Utah!

Above is a fabulous mask from a past client and I love the earthiness of it and wonder the story behind it......

And for all of you that are familiar with the fun bus trek, bring a goodie or just your good humor and let's have some silly fun!!!

"Giveaway"!!! This started as a celebration of little girls but....I COULDN'T EXCLUDE little boys....Tell me a story and enter to win them....

I couldn't do it, I couldn't exclude the sweet little boy babes in this world!!!!!!!! So, the giveaway continues but want to include a little boy also. Who wants this for a sweet little babe, tell me a story and enter to win!

Tonight I had a hankering to create a wonky girlie receiving blanket and so I played around with some scraps. POOF! I am so excited with all of the boys being born, but I have no girls on the way....

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME?

I will take this quilt to the quilter tomorrow. I will collect comments on this post until I get it back and then all people who submit a family expecting a baby girl or have a special story about a little girl that would love this quilt will go into a drawing and be the giftee! The little girl can be as young as newborn or 96 or 32 or 55 or 12 1/2 or....Would love the story to go with the nominee if you care to share.....

Put out the word......

Does this look familiar? I bet you giggle.....

Trying to finish the binding but giggling instead. Everytime, no matter the size!!!!

Another Godwink....WHAT is going on around here!!! CELEBRATING DUFF!

I was so ecstatic to receive mail from Duff in the mail today! It was a surprise and such a treat because it is almost my birthday! The photo is reminiscent of the concept of Godwinks and also the post where I celebrated girlfriends. Crazy thing is that the inside of the card is a Birthday greeting but she had crossed out and wrote, "Godwinks a plenty..." Duff, thank you for the unintentional birthday celebration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't you love how she drew on the back of the envelope, CELEBRATING YOU!!!?

This is such an amazing Godwink that happened to me today...Please read it all if you have a minute! Plus the Giveaway winner named......

God's Wings After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast...because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live.'He will cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you will find refuge.'(Psalm 91:4) My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. Please pass this on to people you want to be blessed.Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone Special.
To realize the value of a Friend...lose one.

The Godwink with the above story occurred this morning while I was at work. I had received this above story on my email and forwarded to many of you because of its beauty. Ria was a recipient and wrote back to me saying that she had just posted this Psalm 91:15 on her blog post this morning prior to reading this story.

And with this Godwink celebration....Vesuviusmama was drawn from the hat this morning as the winner of my "weekend Godwink giveaway.!" Congrats, Erin!

Owls are off to the quilter.....What a riot of a quilt to make!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to make another in pinks, brown and torquoise.....

CELEBRATING.....Sunshine awards to Erin, Ria, Duff, Jenny, Judi and Judi

Ria who lives "across the pond" gave me a sunshine award yesterday and now I get the honor to share the CELEBRATION of 6 people who are rays of sun-and-fun in my life. DRUM ROLL....

Erin, Duff, Judi and Judi, Jenny, and Ria are my sunny peoples. And....I'd choose you all if I wasn't such a rule follower.....Oh Yeah, I am not when it comes to spreading cheer.....SO YOU ALL BRIGHTEN MY DAY WHEN YOU VISIT MY BLOG!!!!!!!

How this works Ria tells me is that I notify them that they have been recognized and then they go on to nominate 6 more people and so on......

Happy Monday to all and may this week be one of CELEBRATIONS!

CELEBRATING...... Sunday dinner with wonderful friends!

Sunday "family dinners" have become a tradition and I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duff describes today as a BLISSFUL MORNING!!!....The Owls are taking shape.....and Michael asked, "Why don't you come dance with me?"....

I love this card because it inspired me to think of what I can do to inspire children of all ages and who has said to me, "Em......why don't you......" Who do you think of.......?

Rick and Michelle's babe will soon be wrapped in this evolving Owl fun-ness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a morning! Duff describes it as "Blissful" and I feel reverence and awe as we watch Michael Jackson's "This is It" and Lego....

and wondering if he has taught God to Moowalk yet. Can't you just see the heavenly angels, our friends and family and Trinity doing dance rehearsal......?

To watch the dancers and Michael rehearse, I think of the movement in quilts and all of our sewing machines dancing to create a concert of BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whether the allegations of abuse are true or not, not for me to judge but to CELEBRATE the legacy he left to the music world and the hope he instilled in so many youngsters that danced instead of doing drugs, suicide or followed the everyday path!!!!

THIS IS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............................................Life at its fine-ness!

Celebrating...... GIRLFRIENDS!!!!! (Next post down is the giveaway game, don't forget to enter!)

"I think he is looking at you......" giggle giggle, "Do I have food in my teeth?"

I wonder which is the Grandma and which is the grandchild?

Which pair is yours?

Each time I receive a comment on my blog or an email, I smile, or cry, or sit in reverie, or giggle and may do a combo of each. The above pictured cards both given and received are a CELEBRATION of GIRLFRIENDS!!!!!

I had to include the balloons........ The picture of the ladies on the bottom find the idea quite hysterical!

Giveaway time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How many "Godwinks" will happen to you this weekend?

As many of you may know...I love to study the gift card aisle and read and photograph them then post. This card was under the "I miss you" section. This seemed to be the perfect cartoon explaining a GODWINK....

A common Godwink for me occurs when I think of Grandpa Dave who died last summer and then I see a flag waving! His birthday was on Flag Day so we associate him with flags. I miss him so much!

Do you have a special person that is associated with an inanimate object? If so, please share and CELEBRATE!

Grandpa was an avid puzzler whether jigsaw or crossword. I created this quilt in the early days of my quilting fun and and hand stitched 88's all over for his 88th birthday. Still hanging in the apartment where he resided.

Another Godwink, I am thinking of Grandpa and someone brings me a puzzle! When in the wilderness or travelling to Price, I will be thinking of him and then a train will come by......he worked for the train all his life......

What a special guy, God is lucky to get to hang with him until I see him again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot imagine how many laughs they have shared together or who is helping who with the crossword puzzles. If you have read "The Shack" you will see how this scene would fit right into the novel....

Just being silly because God loves joy!!!!!

I was so delighted to awaken to Ria writing me a sweet comment on my email- so delighted that I made this funny face in bed to my kiddo...... Ria lives "across the pond" in a faraway land and talks of it being sunny today after so much rain. Yesterday I posted the above card.....A GODWINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta do it.....found the cutest prize!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 prize for an adult and 1 for a child.....Today through Monday at midnight, keep track of how many Godwinks you are blessed with and send at anytime, can keep updating as they occur. Each godwink you share you get a chance in the hat and if you simply want to say how many you noticed, then a chance will be submitted. Get kids involved!!!! If you prefer to call them "Godincidences" that is awesom too! Duff shared that catchy term with me when I posted about Godwinks a few days ago.

If you are new to Godwinks......read my recent post and have fun with it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pratima inspired me to start a sort of String quilt....I've always loved this star style on Mary Lou Weidman's blog!

First 12 inch block on a background piece to show up.... Has the potential to be kinda cute....Thank you Pratima for the inspiration to try a string quilt...And of course have to stick with my signature star......more blocks to come! This star pattern can be found in boinging colors on Mary Lou Weidman's blog.