We gathered today at mom and dad's house in Andrew to celebrate Thanksgiving and dad's birthday. We had a nice afternoon. The weather was perfect and we took a few photos, including these. I hope that Dee and Craig will share their photos, too. They had some great action shots of the "electric fence game" - keeping those aged 3 and under from running into the street - that was played all afternoon in the backyard.
What else has been going on since I last posted on Bryan's birthday in October?
Starting with the most recent, you can find some photos of Laurel's Ladybug Halloween costume, as well as the pumpkins we've carved. In the background of the pumpkins photo you can see the pile of leaves we raked to the curb. I'd say this is roughly 1/4 of the leaves we relocated from the lawn. We mulched, composted and finally, we had to use the city leaf vacuum service, it was just too many leaves And we have still more to do. But at least the weather is finally cooperating. But I'm not complaining, at least my livelihood is not dependant on the weather cooperating, like the farmers around this area.
I've also posted some new miscellaneous photos from October, including a photo of chef Laurel, helping with her Daddy's birthday cake (oh my - the mess), some photos of her on the porch and outside. It was really hard for her to adjust to the cooler temperatures that would not allow her to spend so much of her day out-of-doors and we had to get creative about playing inside.
Some other photo highlights: our trip to Chicago on early October for a getaway weekend. You can also find some of my recent quilt projects, and a final few photos of the house, now that construction is complete (almost). You can find these photos by browsing around in my albums.
I've also take a photo for Connie, to answer her question about OZ - a local quilt shop. Yes they still have the quilted bathtub planter out front.
How can I forget - I've been taking a quilt class, and I have some photos of my homework here. I think the final project is going to be very UGLY. But I have learned lots - including the proper way to pin - which has set me free. And I'm really enjoying it. I've started thinking about other projects I can tackle with my new sewing machine. The creative juices are flowing...
I guess that's all for now. It doesn't seem like I wrote very much, but I do have lots of photos to share.
Until my next post, stay healthy and be well,
Colleen
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