Fathers

In preparation of celebrating the Fathers in our lives tomorrow, I thought I would share a video that recently touched my heart.

To read the full talk click here.
I love what he says at the end of the video: "Making relationships with each other should be one of the grate eternal priorities of our lives".

bedding

I have finished a few projects lately I wanted to share:
Bumper pads.


Before and After of a toy remake I did for a friend. Her baby has skin reactions when in contact with certain fabrics (polyester being one) so I remade the rings with some scraps I had.

A Quilt. I LOVED how this turned out! This is the first Queen size quilt I have made from start to finish BY MYSELF! I used a hoop to do all the quilting and it took a bit of time, but I am very happy with the results! I made it for a friend that is leaving Milan. I mentioned it before when I wrote about the tea party.
You can see the back is signed.

Now that I look at these pictures and the title of my post I am ready to climb into bed and SLEEP!
Have you been busy doing anything crafty??

sun

The weather lately is so HOT! it's not just hot, but muggy and every article of clothing sticks to my body, YUCK! We have not yet turned on our a/c, the unit is in our bedroom I am sure when I get that desperate I will be living in there 24/7!!!
Any one else getting uncomfortable??
Gives me thoughts of fresh squeezed lemonade, eating only salad and cherries.. they are in season here! YUM!
The Fifa world cup started a few days ago, although I have not caught much of the games yet I did attend a reception with Gio a about a month ago celebrating South Africa! Food was AMAZING and I felt so emotional watching the excitment they were trying to pass along that AFRICA was going to host the games! Many of you may have seen or heard the song and dance (i could not find a good video of them together) they put together for the games I just thought it was so clever! The dance is a combination of different moves you would do with a soccor ball very african style... so fun!


Another fun one to check out:

Welcome sun, water & fun of SUMMER!

Today is Italy's National Independence Day! It is nice to have Gio home in the middle of the week! We slept in a little this morning (so nice) and had a lovely lunch with some church friends at kind of a park (it is really a "scout camp", but not really like usa scout camps). Then we took a dip in our friends pool! Charlotte LOVED it even if the water was a bit chilly! The 10 min or so we splashed she really enjoyed!
Oh, and we got a new fridge yesterday! Our old one (the smaller one in front) has been only a little cold for almost more then a week now! SO GLAD to have a new one and not throw the milk out every day!

P.S. We have a new nephew!! He was born Saturday in Utah! Looking forward to meeting him in person- such a cutie!

back again

When I wrote about being BORING I was simply just bored. I have not been offended by any of the recent comments, or even the lack there of. Really, I know people look at my blog (even when there is nothing new) and like myself comment when they have something to say. Which does not always happen. No biggie!


At our house the month of May has been full of guests! Nearly non-stop! As I write I am waiting the arrival of some dear friends!! We really enjoy visitors, I just hope that they don't mind the cramped quarters! Lottie loves to come in right after waking up in the morning to try and play with who ever is staying on the pull out couch! She dumps out all of her toys and shows them one by one.

While Zia Maria was here for a few weeks we took her to Certosa di Pavia. A certosa is where those who wish to dedicate their life to God live in solitude. It was a gorgeous building and interesting to see how they lived. There are only 2 working certosa's in Italy today one Male and one female. We all commented how sad we thought it was that they think to dedicate one's life to God means solitude. Very different from our belief of living in family settings and working to serve others.



lottie finds some pebbles.

The next day we visited with Zia Lidia and her family.
Lottie's was able to see a Cat from up close which she calls "mew mew"
Little did the cat know what was coming!




I also have have been doing some patch work on a quilt for a dear friend "B" that will be leaving Milan soon. (pictures will come after I get it quilted) Her hubby works with the State Dept. and over the past few years has worked with Gio in his various positions. Amanda and I threw a TEA PARTY to honor our sweet "B" complete with little delicious things to eat and tea in every form! We played a few games: guess the herb, tea time line, and how much do you know about B. We had all in attendance secretly sign the back of the quilt which we presented to her at the end of giving the answers. It was a fun day!



Oh, and I could not leave this little video out!

boring

There are a slew of things I have wanted to write about lately... but really have not felt like blogging (this could be do to the response from my last post- can't i think about things like that now and again????). Maybe I will get out of that mood soon. Then I can tell you about the interesting creations that have come from my ice cream maker recently (with photos)! I fear that you must wait just a little while longer.

Inertia

Another peek into my head..... Have you ever been walking down the street, in a supermarket or shopping center with someone walking towards you- You are faced with two choice: 1. Move out of the way so they can continue on their course or 2. STAY and the other party moves. What decides this?? Well, if you want to read all of the scientific explanation you can find it here. Simply put: it is Inertia. I often think of this as I am out and about walking around the city.
P.S. There is a new Frock by Friday for May! If you are interested go here