Month: March 2012

  • The Tumbling Block Effect

    No, this is not dominoes.  One of my all time favorite quilt patterns is the tumbling block.  I like to refer to it when I can.  It’s my blog; I can do what I want with it. Because he was experiencing repetitive motion pains in his wrists, I wanted to change out Rick’s desk with […]

  • Enjoying my spring evenings

    I can’t believe that Spring has come to stay.  I know that is going to change in a day or so here, but even that will seem like Spring!  I’ve been enjoying my Spring evenings.  It’s nice enough to be outside and do a few things.  I’m trying to hold back on any gardening just […]

  • Spring has sprung

    So repeat after me: Spring has sprung The grass is riz Wonder where the flowers is? I can say that over the last couple of days, it has begun to sound and smell like spring out there.  I stood in the doorway this morning and listened to all of the birds singing while I waited […]

  • Be Thankful for Every Day

    Sorry, but this one is a little bit of downer.  Last Friday, a huge tornado hit very close to my hometown.  Henryville IN is only 20 miles up the road for my little town.  A lot of people I know live up that way.  Luckily, no one I know was hurt and my family is […]

  • Throwing a little weight around here

    I started to write about this subject yesterday, but the guys got me distracted with the Rick and Sascha story.  So here was my original idea for yesterday’s blog. I noticed that Sascha is developing her own ideas about how the household should be run.  Most of these ideas are centered around her.  I wonder […]

  • Who goes there?

    Rick has been having some trouble with his wrists for the last couple of weeks.  At night, the pain tends to get unbearable.  I had thought it might be growing pains, but the rest of his joints were fine.  He takes aspirin for the pain when it is bad.  However, Rick inherited an unusual swallowing […]