Oh my. You'd think that we were planning a wedding here. Or getting ready for the birth of a baby. Or it was the busy end of the school year. Or I was working more than usual. Actually, all of those things have been going on! Yeah! Less than three weeks until Amy and Chris's wedding. Less than 2 months until Eric and Candice's baby is born. School was out for the summer last Wednesday. And I have been working more than usual, which has been ok, too. :) Not to mention that I've been attempting to make things for the wedding, sew baby stuff, and find time to play Words With Friends, too!
My sewing machine and I have been quite busy. My bedroom looks like a fabric store exploded. I've probably lost half a dozen spools of thread to the cats taking them off to play with them..... without my permission, of course! I know where things are in the piles.... kind of, more or less, maybe.... but heaven help me if anyone ventures into the sewing fray and moves a thing. That would be utter chaos, amidst my chaos! I would be lost. There are so many baby sewing projects going on in that room that IF I were ever to finish them all (and I will. I hope.) I could open a small store. And even tho we know that "we" are having a boy, there are plenty of girly sewing projects going on also. I'm expecting more grandchildren to follow this one, you see. I do have 5 children, after all. I'm simply preparing for the future! : )
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| T-shirt, bib, and burp rag all ready for baby! | | | | |
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Amy has been amazingly crafty in preparing for her wedding. She is making all of the flowers for her wedding, and I do mean making. Each, individual flower. From old hymnal pages. They are amazing! Wonderful! Beautiful! We have painted approximately 120 empty wine bottles to use as center pieces at the reception. (The reception will be held at a winery, after all.) Mom and I have been making corsages and boutonnieres out of the flowers that have been made from the hymnal pages. I am a horrible flower maker! Bad. Just plain bad. However, I am able to put the completed flower together and make other things out of them. Which is a good thing!
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| Some of the flowers that Amy has made. |
Yesterday was the baby shower. : ) Such a wonderful event. This little fella is one wanted, loved, already spoiled baby. Amidst the wrappings and newness of the gifts at the shower yesterday was something truley special. There was this:
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| The cradle. |
Not long before Eric was born, my Grandpa Rogers finished this cradle. My mom had asked her dad, my grandpa, to make a cradle for her grandchildren. It wasn't finished in time for Amber to sleep in it, though we did have her sit/lie in it, so that we could say that she had been in it. Eric, however, was the first baby to sleep in this cradle. Amy, Jordan, and Jonah also slept in this cradle. Grandpa Rogers made this by hand and it still looks like new. There is a brass plaque on the end of the cradle with his name and the year~ 1985~ when the cradle was made. Now, Eric's son will be the first great-great grandchild of my Grandpa Rogers to sleep in this crib. He will sleep on sheets that I made to fit the cradle mattress. He will be snuggled in blankets that my mom, his Great Grandma Odell, has knitted for him. I know that when Eric first slept in this cradle, as a newborn baby, I never thought ahead to his child sleeping in this cradle. However, that is what is about to happen. Such an awesome, thoughtful gift of love that has become truely a family heirloom. Lots and lots of future babies will sleep in this cradle. Thanks to my Grandpa Rogers and to my mom, Granny June.
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| Hmmmmm....... Looks like my Grandson is growing quite well! : ) |
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Now for a few random pictures, and then I will leave you to venture off into cyber space. Enjoy your Sunday and your week! Thanks for stopping by!
Bet you can't wait for that new grandbaby! He will be one lucky child born into a family that will love him so much. Love the flowers Amy is making for her wedding. She should go into business. They are beautiful. I look forward to seeing the pictures from her wedding. As ever, lots of love, T
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I love the flowers Amy made for her wedding. Such a unique idea. Your family is so crafty. What a wonderful gift your Grandpa made to pass on to his grandchildren for generations to come! ~Kathy B.
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