Frustration

The awsome guitarist, Jake White, has a song entitled "Frustration" that I just love AND that is what I am feelin' right now! I still can't get my quilt picture to upload, but even more than that is the fact that my beloved iPod got the dreaded sad face icon Saturday night. I searched all of Googleopolis for a cure, but nothing worked for me.

You know, when the furnace quit working last Friday and it was snowing, I didn't even freak out. I just thought to myself, "Huh, guess I'd better call someone to come and fix this on Monday." But, my ipod quits working and I can hardly function! What am I going to do now? Listen to the radio? Commercials, yuck! I attribute my ipod to helping me keep my sanity when driving with the kids in the car. It's the only way we can find music or books to listen to that keep us from touching each other. Plus, music is woven into every thread of my life! That's why I have some soothing Celtic Woman playing on the cd player in the kitchen, right now.

O.K., enough said. I'm going to be fine now.

And, here I am! Having a great day with my Sweetheart at the Phoenix Open@the Skybox on the 16th hole. It's good to have these visual remembrances of carefree days. Thanks for listening/reading....again!

Final Month of the BOM

Ta Daaaaaah!! This is a bittersweet moment. Sniff, sniff. But it's over, finished. Until I start something new. The final installment of the Block of the Month (BOM) was to piece the triangle units and put the whole thing together. I actually did all this over two weeks ago, but I've been suffering with technical difficulties. The tape I normally use to stick my blocks on the wall was not strong enough to hold up this bad boy. So, I had to get some extra strength, extra manly, extra buff tape to get the job done. Speaking of men, my man says that he is going to win the drawing for this quilt. We shall see....I still have to quilt it and find some awsome baubles to embellish it with. Remember to check back peiodically. I still plan on getting some cute little projects finished to give away over the summer, or fall, or sometime. Thanks for all the support and encouragement you've given to this middle-aged hausfrau! {Speaking of technical difficulties, the picture won't upload to the blog post. Don't know why. It's just another Julie thing. I'll keep trying. Come back again in a couple days and see if I've figured it out. Sorry!} {Update: Apparently, the price of living in the country is not being able to get ample speed to send the information to Google? Got the picture to work with B's trusty Verizon connection.}

Oh where, oh where have the cake balls gone?

As usual, my photography skills are lacking, but these little numbers are fabulous! They are cake balls made with triple chocolate fudge cake {OOOOh, love chocolate} and cream cheese {cReam cheEse!} frosting all smooshed together and formed into balls that are dipped into cHocoLate {the REAL stuff}! So, it's a darn good thing I snapped this little picture before everyone got home, because somehow....You know what happened, don't you. The dog jumped up on the counter and ate them ALL! Just kidding!!! Actually, I think the eating was done by a combination of my three kids, my nephew Alex, and my Sweetheart. AND I might have had one-or two. Next time I think we will try carRot cake w/cReam cheEse frosting dipped in white cHocoLate!!!?! Sooooo Gooood!

Finally-The February BOM!!!

Hello! Well, what can I say...February was a busy month. I've had this month's flower blocks about half way done for weeks! Weeks!! Somehow I had a delay with the annual Triplet Birthday Weekend with Connie and Debbie and then I headed off to the Phoenix Open with Ben. And I must say, that was a blast! Who knew it could be so much fun watching other people golf. Anywho, March is the last installment of this BOM (Block of the Month). Then I just have to sew it all together and get it quilted. "No Problem." {Ahhh, the immortal words of Alf. Do you remember Alf-from the 80's t.v. show? Light brown, furry, sarcastic creature from Melmack? Gotta love him.} I have been making some plans for a few summer give away projects! So, stop in and visit once in a while or you may miss out on some projects full of awesomeness!