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...than spending a day at the beach with great friends...Top it off with a jump in the pool to wash off the grime of the day and an ice cold coke and it was near perfection. Thanks Amber, Kate and Anders for a super fun day!!!
*also the water was not this green in real life....It was beautiful...Paradise.
On Friday I got some fun mail. A little envelope from Spoonflower it had my fabric inside that I designed for the cheater quilt contest they had a few weeks back. I didn't win but I ordered my fabric and can't wait to make it into a little lap quilt.
The Fourth of July was a crazy day around the Crackerbox. A quick attempt to mow the grass to make way for a home pyrotechnics show ended up with me at the doc in a box with around 40 or so bee stings. I'm am still thanking God that my neighbors were outside to help me and that my sweet friend Dave came to my rescue to help me get to the doctor and take care of the kids. He also stuck around while I was feeling very sick to make sure I was okay and that the kids had some 4th of July fun. I call him a hero.
Phase 2 heroes are Mr Conrad and my Dad who spent a solid week of super hot afternoons getting rid of the bees and teaching me and the kids about bees and honey.
We knew the bees were there and we had been coexisting just fine until that day. Well to make a long story short...I'm fine...not allergic...bees are gone...people are so nice...lost the lawn mower key...one was given to me that worked by a total stranger...we harvested lots and lots of honey.
I took way too many pics to post here, but I think I am going to make a set on flickr, because the process of getting them out was fun to watch for me and the kids and think would be interesting to other people too.
Also...shameless self promotion right here at the end....
The towel at the top of the page is on sale now at my Etsy site.
I am slowly trying to fill the Etsy store with goodies that I make.
You can link to it at the top of the blog.
For his birthday in June. River got his own bed. He had been sleeping with Juju in a twin since we moved to Florida a year ago this past April. I started this quilt for him during Spring Break. And now the top is finished. Still some work to go, but I like it so far.
The fabrics are designed by Riley Blake for Alpine Fabrics. I bought them on Etsy and they are perfect for my little auto loving boy.
The girls and I drove over to Fort Lauderdale today to attend the Indie Craft Bazaar with Amber, Katie and Anders.
It was a super fun time. Lots of very beautiful handmade stuff. There were so many amazingly talented folks selling their creations. I took cards from almost every table and will be doing a post devoted to my favorites. But for now here are just a few pics from our day.
There was a tye-dye booth set up and you could either bring your own shirt or buy one for $4 to dye. That was a hit with the kiddos.
There was an impromptu rain storm that was a hit with the little people as well.
Amber with her new boyfriend. Look out Keith.
A very fun and very delicious early dinner or dinch as Juju would call it.
And a spectacular light show on the ride home.
A terrific day... Without a doubt.
As much as I love living in Florida near my family and friends and raising my kids in the same place that I grew up, there are times here lately that I miss my sweet friends in Chattanooga terribly. Perfect timing for a visit from a dear friend and her daughter.
Helena and Zoe were friends in the womb. Her mom Carrie and I met in our useless Lamaze class. Then we met again in the hospital when they were born a day apart. And here they are yesterday at the beach, almost 9 years old and still sweet as can be. It's been around 4 years since they played together, but you never would have known. My favorite memory from the day would have to be them jumping into the pool holding hands. Oh, sweet 8 year old friends.
And being with my friend yesterday was just priceless. We started out being stay at home moms together and dealing with all those things new moms deal with. And now a few years have passed and we are both single moms and teachers and dealing with a whole new set of things including daughters on the brink of pre-teen status. It was a beautiful day and just what my heart needed.
Looking forward to another day of it Tuesday.
Every week they have a design contest with a theme. This week the theme is cheater quilts. In a nutshell a cheater quilt is a piece of fabric printed to look like a pieced and sewn quilt top. Add batting, backing, binding and stitching and you've got yourself something.
Have a terrific 4th of July Holiday weekend. Be safe.
