Space the Final Frontier...

I was sick this weekend and Matt was keeping the boys entertained so I could rest. They were all building me something out of legos. Matt asked me what I would like. I asked for the USS Enterprise! And this is what I got! He's quite skilled, I was really impressed, I hope all my trekie friends and family get a kick out of this one like I did.

On an unrelated ( yet still geeky note) I found this on a shirt today! I laughed so hard! Who doesn't love admiral Akbar?

Dear Santa

WAY WAY WAY too cute to not post... Here is Jason's letter to Santa this year (In case you're wondering, I asked Santa if I could have it back once he made his deliveries). My favorite thing about it is how he asked for Ian's gifts too!

Spider Quilts

Okay... I have a really good excuse for not updating my blog this time - no Internet! But that's all fixed, (I really hope- there have been a number of false hopes) and we're hooked back back to the mother ship!

First, I have a NEW blog http://spiderquilts.blogspot.com/ It's all about my quilts. I noticed that the last few post have been nothing but quilts, and I've neglected to tell fun or interesting stuff about my family, also I feel like I have a lot more to say about my quilts and I don't write it down because I think people don't want to read it (so I'll give it it's own blog - yeah, I know it doesn't make sense, but welcome to my head).

The blog is currently under construction, but functional, I'll get some pictures up soon!

Sally's quilt

Here's Sally's quilt. I made it for her for Christmas (but I couldn't post pictures because I didn't want to spoil it).

Speaking of Christmas, all our pictures are still on our cameras. I think there were some really great ones, at this point I don't know if they'll be posted. We had a really wonderful Christmas! The boys are getting so big, I enjoyed watching their excitement for Christmas. As for my lazy blogging, I've been a slacker in part to having my cute husband around 24-7 (which really slows any type of productivity) and our Heroes obsession, in which we watched the entire series (70 episodes) in less than a week. Things are returning back to a more "normal" schedule, now that the kids (yes, that includes Matt) are back in school. We are excited for 2010, and hoping that it warms up soon! Matt is busy with his mistress (the laser) they are taking lots of good data. I am working on a new quilt that I'm loving, and I don't think that I will be able to give away - all for me- hahahah! I'm also excited about some babysitting I'm doing this month (its good to feel productive, and not like a lazy slug). I hope all my readers (I'm impressed that you're still reading) had a great Christmas and an even better 2010.

Tree Skirt

I've been wanting to make a tree skirt for awhile, We've had the same one that we bough for our first Christmas together in 98! (Yep, it's kinda lame, and really cheap, it's made out of felt!) Joani (my Mom-in-law) got me some fabric and a pattern for my birthday this year, I was so excited. Of course, I only sorta followed the design (because I'm a rebel) and it still turned out okay! What a surprise. At least it's better then my cheepy Fred Meyer tree skirt I had before. Yes, I know it's December 22nd, we can still live in style for a couple more days.


I moved all the presents out of the way so that I could put the new one on, I'm a silly girl! Oh, and the presents still are not back in place because I like looking at the tree skirt. Hmm, maybe that's why we lived with our cheep tree skirt for so long, you don't actually see them because they are covered with presents.

At least Vai, likes it!

In case you're wondering, it took just a couple of hours to do (including a trip to the store to get the backing fabric!)

A few odds and ends

Here are a few pictures from some of the things we've done in the last little while.

This is a quilt I did for my friend, Amber. The fabric is dragonflies and butterflies! I hope it will go well in her Butterfly nursery. And in case you were wondering this is the quilt that I sewed through my finger, while I was doing the free motion on it. Ouch, at least some blood, sweat, and tears went into this one.




Our Gingerbread House! Isn't it pretty and yummy too! Seriously my hand was hurting after piping the frosting (Spackle) that we used to hold the house together. I'm entirely sure that if we had a mind too, the house would stand up to hurricane force winds... actually, I think its better put together then the house we live in, and clearly more festive!




Here are the master decorators! Oh look I still have my 5lb bag of hot tamales, I was able to use a few of them on the house.

I had some little elves helped decorate the tree (yes, if you must know, some ornaments may have been moved to higher branches after hours)

Not 30... yet...

My 30th Birthday isn't for a couple of days, but my friends decided to "surprise" me and take me out to dinner.

MJ, Kelly, Janalyn, Beth, Shelley, Steph, Me

Me, Christine, Kate, Anne, Mindy, Em... and not pictured Megan.

Here is our wait staff singing "happy birthday"... Not only did I have an awesome flan goatee, but caramel dripped down my shirt, I'll save that for later. Christine also mentioned that I probably have head lice now from sharing a sombrero.

I kept trying to tell everyone that it was my friend Janalyn's Birthday too (we share a b-day) but they insisted on letting me have all the embarrassment. Thanks!!!... revenge will be sweet!

No, really, I have the most wonderful friends! Thanks, you guys are the best.