Pug Butts

One of my favorite blogs is Cute Overload. It NEVER disappoints to produce some awe inspiring cuteness. I loved this pug video - especially since two pugs live with us and I'm inspired daily by their cuteness. Well, actually our two are getting old and crusty but they are still occasionally cute:)

June Quilt Blocks

This was my second month participating in my new Flickr Quilt Block exchange group and again I received some absolutely gorgeous blocks! These are 12.5 inch square blocks. Won't these look great in a quilt all together?!!! So perfect:)



And these are the three blocks I made for my partners - I hope they like them!! I'm really trying to use up some of my scraps on these and I think they turned out nice. When I look at all the blocks everyone else has made I'm totally blown away and hope that no one is disappointed with the blocks that I send them:(



We get to post what colors we want our blocks to be - I've been sticking with "blue and green" cause I think that will make an awesome quilt for the living room. I have 6 blocks now so just a few more months and I can put my quilt together:)

What Freedoms are You Grateful For?

On this Independence Day....what are YOU grateful for?

I am grateful for....
My freedom to choose - who I want to be, what I want to do, where I want to go
That my brother is home from Iraq
For my home and my loved ones that live in it with me
For my hands - to play piano, to craft, to sew
My faith and my testimony of our Savior
For the beauty all around me

Bloggy Love

I love discovering new blogs and here are a few I've been enamored with as of late:

Eco Etsy
Fresh Nest Design
Repurposeful
Write.Click.Scrapbook.

Please share some of your new favorites:)

Growing

Moki asked "how does your garden grow" and here is my tiny little garden for this year. Three darling little zucchini plants. I took this picture last week and already these guys are twice this size. The New Mexico late summer monsoon season has started early and these boys are soaking up the natural rainfall. I can't wait till they blossom and start growing zucchinis. Yum yum yum.


Meanwhile another garden is growing in my kitchen.....I received three absolutely breathtaking floral arrangements for my birthday. Isn't that awesome that they are all the same colors?? Sent from loved ones in Nevada and Washington and each perfectly my style:) Thank you to Susan, Tammy and Dad and Jan.

I'm Alive!!

I'm officially done with all 2444 pages of the Twlight series. I started reading on my birthday (June 19) and just finished this morning (June 27). I feel like I haven't done anything else this week except work and read:) So I'll be playing catch up this next week. See you soon!

Oh Yeah I'm Spoiled

My heart is absolutely overflowing with love and gratitude to all my wonderful friends who have sent me birthday wishes and helped make today absolutely wonderful!!! I was spoiled with being taken out to lunch by a friend and treated to a movie by another sweet friend. Throw in a couple of great presents and then I topped off my day with a free birthday burger from Red Robin....oh yeah, I'm spoiled and I am stuffed!

I dug out an old photo album and thought it would be fun to share some past birthday pictures with you (thanks to Jane for the inspiration - and happy birthday to Jane too today:))

On my 3rd birthday - I still wake up with that same bed head to this day:)

On my 4th birthday - sporting an awesome outfit crocheted by my Great Grandma.

And another one for good measure of my dad sporting a HUGE afro!! circa May 1971 - about 2 months before my parents were married. I totally love that hair.

And Winners - we have WINNERS of my notebooks for my birthday and my blogaversary. The random number generator kicked out #6, 12, 1 and 5 so congratulations to Affectionknit, Elaine, Jane and rohan knitter!!!
Ladies - please email me with your address at raeshadrz at yahoo dot com (Elaine - I already have yours and Karen I know I have your somewhere but please send it again:)