This was a do-over weekend. I had planned on basting quilts all of New Year's weekend but with my Dad being sick a over New Year's, basting quilts was the last thing on my mind. So Friday I changed our vacant office space into Basting Central and got started. On Saturday, my BFF LauraQuilts joined me (now there's a friend) and we had a big day hanging out together. We basted most of the morning, had lunch at Sweet Potatoes and then basted until we decided we needed to go home and prepare for the evening festivities. We were both going to Nane's Christmas party that had been snowed out before Christmas. (Told ya it was a do-over weekend.)
So, we go home, get ready and meet up again at Nane's party. This is always a fun time because 1. we're all together, 2. it's the one time we have our husbands and sig others in attendance with us, 3. the quilters are usually the late partiers...which is hysterical when you consider that the Ski & Outing Club members used to poke fun at Nane for her quilting tendencies. They, like so many others, picture quilters as little old ladies sitting around a frame. We love to prove them wrong by out lasting them at Nane's party every year. It is always a blast.
To continue the do-over weekend, we went to my parent's house this evening for my birthday dinner (3 weeks late). My nephews were there which is always pandemonium. They sang Happy Birthday to me about 4 times. The youngest (there in the green shirt) would sing "Happy Birthday to You...CHA CHA CHAA, Happy Birthday to You...CHA CHA CHAA" with faces and arm movements to go with it. It was priceless.
To end the evening, Mom gave Shelby a new bed for an early Valentine's Day present. She sniffed at it, stepped in and started digging, claiming it as hers. Watching my Dad laugh at her was worth the wait for my do-over weekend.
3 comments:
Shelby got a cute early valentine's doggie bed from Grandmama! She is a very special girl.
You know, I think Christmas parties after the Christmas rush and stress is all over are the best ones. I had one group of friends that we always had our Christmas party the week after Christmas!
WOW...that is one giant bucket of pins...how many quilts were you planning on basting :)
When you guys are done, can you swing by here and help me with a few of mine? How nice to have help for projects like that.
i love the photo of you guys sitting at the table surrounding the cake...the boys look ready to pounce on it!
And the dog bed is too cute!
What a fun "do-over" weekend!
cheers~
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