#4 Challenge

Mrs. Goodneedle issued a challenge. Here are the rules:

*Go to the fourth photo file on your computer
*Choose the fourth picture in that file
*post it and explain
*tag four people to do the same

So, here's the 4th picture in the 4th photo file. This was taken a few years ago on my dad's boat. The cute blond in the middle is my older nephew, The two beauties he has his arms around are the daughter's of one of the guy's that works for my dad. We used to all hang out at the lake together. (They were on the water; I was quilting in my room looking at the water.) I love the look on my nephew's face. It's like he's thinking, "yeah, I'm the man, baby!"

The reason the photo has a title on it is my dad needed brochures and posters for a booth space at a boat show like spring. So, I whipped up a logo and put it on some photos and made posters for him. If anyone needs a boat slip at Smith Mountain Lake, I know where you can find one.


Now, who to tag... I tag

Colleen
Carrie P.
Tipper
Karen F.

I can't wait to hear your stories!

Happy! Happy!

When asked by my mother what I wanted for my birthday this year, my response was "a long weekend of peace and quiet to quilt at the lake". Well, I got the long weekend at the lake but the peace and quiet was a bit too much to ask. What I got was a long weekend at the lake with my husband, my dog, my parents and my two nephews (there lies the loss of peace and quiet, by the way).

Though not exactly what I was looking for, it was still a productive weekend for me. I got caught up on all my blocks of the month and pieced seven quilt tops. Here are a few.

Now, before you start yelling at me, with the exception of the last one, I had all the blocks pieced. I just had to set them in rows and put the top together. Three of the other tops not pictured are 9 patches (already pieced) and a square single patch set on point. I'll try to get pictures of them up tomorrow.

I am lucky to have a room to myself to quilt in upstairs in this house (I share it with my DH when he's not playing golf or watching TV). I come downstairs for meals and occasional conversation but mostly I am the "crazy aunt upstairs" which I like very much. Occassionally my nephews would come visit, mostly to chase Shelby and jump on the bed. They did take an interest in what I was doing though. The 8-year-old took a few scraps and arranged them in a little square and I sewed them together for him. If it were just him, I may have let him use the machine but with little brother there, I didn't want to risk it. The 4-year-old sat on my lap and wanted me to make the sewing maching go fast, which sent him in to howling laughter fits. (Sometime it just doesn't take much, you know.)

The highlight of my birthday weekend had to be the cake though. Grandmother and the boys made my cake and presented it to me at lunch. The boys decorated it themselves and then after lunch, the eldest got to cut the cake and serve it to everyone. Dessert and entertainment in one sweet package.

All I wanted was a long weekend of peace and quiet to quilt at the lake.

I got the long weekend.

I got the lake.

I got to quilt.

I traded peace and quiet for two wild little boys that made a big mess, made my dog exhausted, made me a cake, made me laugh and made a memorable birthday.

If I really wanted peace and quiet...I would have stayed home. This was much better.