Went to my mom's this weekend, we left Saturday morning, came back last night. Both dogs and cats went, what a zoo!
Had a cookout at Mama K's this afternoon. Finally came home so she'd have to quit feeding us (eat! eat!). Gotta love Russian moms. :)
Friday night I attended the mini quilters retreat at Calico Heart. We had a good time, I finished up 40 cool ties that I'll get into the mail this week. Today I hit Joanns (2 stores) and Hancocks and started buying fleece. I think I got 18 yards or so, all solids. The prints are kind of ugly this year, I'm not sure what we'll do about that yet. I'm meeting with the girls from church on Saturday to work on cool ties, I'd like to get the last 300 I have started, finished. They really need to be in the mail by the middle of June, but I don't think we can get that many done by then.
This week on Wednesday I have the meeting regarding the Helping Hands ministry. I'm praying that I'll have a clear answer as to whether this is something I'm supposed to do. It's a big job, and I'm afraid it will cut into the sewing things I'm already doing. But if it's what I'm supposed to do, then that's what I want to do.
Wednesday was the Feitshans "thank you to the volunteers luncheon". I got to attend as part of The Fleece Project. I was surprised when I got there to see that a bunch of the kids from the school were there. I was more surprised when the 2nd grade class recited a poem about the hats and scarves we'd made. There were not enough Kleenexes in all of Sangamon County at that point! All of the kids were very appreciative that we'd made something for them, and all I could think of was getting to Joanns to buy 500 more yards of fleece for this year! I love that our church encourages reaching out with our talents to help others in our community. I had the opportunity to sit with our pastor's father (who was the previous pastor) and talk to him about the sewing projects we have going on. I think he was surprised that we're able to reach so many people via the Linus quilts, the cool ties, The Fleece Project, quilts for Juarez and the homeless. It's so worth it!
Alice got a new toy today. :) I was at Meijers early this morning and picked up some bubbles. Took her out later this afternoon and she had a blast chasing them. Had to come inside when I got dizzy from lack of air. Ha! She and Ralf had a great time at my mom's, Saturday night she let herself out of her crate and somehow opened the kitchen door. My mom woke up at 3:15 in the morning when she heard the dogs walking down the hallway. Later Sunday, she let herself out of the barn when she got tired of waiting for us to get home from church. That dog is too smart for her own good (or mine).
And on that note I need to get moving. She's filling up the bathtub to get a drink.