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oh no.

this is especially for any of my male readers.

maybe everyone has already seen this painful, but funny, video.

clark & i just saw it for the first time last night.

if clark had a blog, i'm sure he'd post this.

i think chris and john will especially enjoy this.

good old altima.

sometimes the stars align & something happens that you never could have planned.  this happened on sunday on our way home from wichita.  the altima reached its 100,000th mile at the 100 mile marker on I-70.  i thought toby would be particularly excited about this happening.

quilt monday.

                  

i LOVE this pattern ("any way you slice it") from the denyse schmidt quilts book and thought it would be perfect for my mom's 60th birthday (6 rows of 6).  it was really fun to tie a quilt, however, after i washed it the ties really frayed.  does anyone know what kind of ties would hold up better?  special thanks to sarah for helping me cut out all the pieces, and to hannah for moral support, and to katrina for helping me tie and to clark who hasn't had a home cooked meal in a few weeks and has been so patient with me!  its fun to work on projects with other people (especially when they are so helpful for me!), anyone up for starting our own quilter's guild?

mom.

today is my mom's birthday. 
this is one of my favorite pictures of her, taken in alaska with cakes some ladies from church made for her birthday.  she says that she is entering into the best decade of life, 60-70, and she can't wait. 
i am so thankful for such an amazing mother.
i'm hoping to be more like her some day.

dc.

it was so great to see the crabbs in dc.  we were able to stay in a luxurious hotel right across from the crabb's apartment (which is only 1 bedroom & julie has worked wonders to make it feel welcoming and not too cramped!).  we loved re-connecting with mike & julie & ethan.  ethan is really out of control.  he is so cute that i hardly even knew what to do with myself most of the time.  he is beautiful.  and has such a great personality.  mike & julie make great parents.  we saw some sights and were lucky enough to see guy penrod in concert ("you know what his life is like") as we watched the sun rise over the washington monument on easter morning.  it was the perfect mix between being in the city (h&m, ikea, jefferson memorial, white house...) and in nature (the falls were beautiful & so much fun to just sit outside & throw the disc) and just hanging out at the apartment (sorry, a delicious easter dinner, watching ethan...).  one of the coolest things we were able to do was join mike at ijm for the daily prayer meeting yesterday.  mike is famous there, by the way.  it was obvious that the people who work there really desire to work with God to bring justice to the oppressed.  and how cool that they stop every day to pray together for 30 minutes.  we are already missing mike & julie & can't stop thinking about ethan.

 

africa skirt.

this is the first article of clothing i've ever attempted, a skirt for sarah to wear in africa.  its nice that it was basically just 4 panels to sew together.  there is even a hidden little bag to carry important things like chapstick & hand sanitizer.  it turned out better than i expected, the africans will love it.  maybe i'll attempt another skirt for myself some time soon... 

special thanks to the model.  i can't wait to hear all about the trip.

find of the day.

saturday was my first "die hard" garage sale day.  i met up with katrina at 7:30ish and we hit the sales.  columbia loves its garage sales.  i heard people talking about being excited about "the season" (which is garage sale season).  and one lady was so excited that she ran out of her car & didn't even shut the door!  so, the find of the day, was definitely the quilter's guild sale at st. andrew's church.  it was so crazy.  you could fill up the gallon bags with fabric for $1 and the smaller bags with notions for $.25.  i got a pillow for $.10 & a yard & a half of batting for $.25.  i was so excited that i was shaking!  and i even got invited to the quilter's guild.  so i might be attending a few meetings.  i found this cute little guy at another church sale for $1.  overall it was a very successful day!

                                                        

quad's kid.

                                       

yesterday i found this little guy knocking on our door.

i hear that he comes over during the day to see if we're home too.

sam is a great kid and he loves his habitat shoes.

hmmm...

not sure what old mizzou is coming to..

Dragstravaganza 2006 (Announcement sponsored by MSA/GPC, TriCo, Mizzou After Dark)
Introducing Dragstravaganza, the fabulous annual drag spectacular. This years show will feature Varla Jean Merman, featured in Girls will be Girl and, All My Children, and star of her own off-Broadway shows as well as Monica Moree, straight from the Vegas strip, and Ladiesman, a title holding drag king from the plains of Kansas. Tickets available on Ticketmaster or at the MSA/GPC box office. $3 for students at the MSA/GPC Box Office and $5 for general public. For ADA accommodations, please contact Kathy Murray at 573-882-3780.

do you think this is for real?  and it sounds like its sponsored by the school...

happy birthday ella!

                                 

it is sweet ella sitton's birthday today!  here she is with her new wee bunny (pattern from www.weewonderfuls.com) & gymboree outfit.  i really can't believe that she is already 1.  i remember driving home from the hen when lynne told me she was pregnant with ella.  really, it doesn't seem that long ago.  and it seems like yesterday when lynne called at 10:30 at night to tell me about ella's arrival!  hope you enjoy your day, little friend!  by the way, what a beautiful day for a birthday!