Wildcard Quiltstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-13186362009-11-10T06:13:14-07:00A blog about quilts, kids, and other wonderfully wacky stuff.TypePadALERT: Jackspeaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a67333fe970c2009-11-10T06:13:14-07:002009-11-10T06:13:14-07:00Since this fiasco occurred in our home, Jack has matured. We recently started allowing him to use grown-up scissors for certain cutting tasks. But then, one day, I carelessly left them out in plain view. Jack quickly reverted back to...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/alert-jackspeak.htmlOne Halloween knight. And his alligator squire.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a6a668e9970c2009-11-04T15:34:04-07:002009-11-04T15:33:00-07:00After face painting ... ... and cookie making ... ... and lots of costume prep ... ... the Great Dark Knight is ready to grace the neighborhood with his tricks. For treats. (With a bright-red, handknit-by-me shield grip to boot,...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/one-halloween-knight-and-his-alligator-squire.htmlSummer 2009. Gone.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a5e357a6970b2009-10-16T17:55:26-07:002009-10-16T17:59:29-07:00New schools. New jobs. New projects. New responsibilities. New budget. New outlook. New season. Autumn, I was looking forward to your cool. Why'd you go and get so dang busy? NOT cool. I'm still remembering our summertime fun. Fondly. From...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/summertime-2009.htmlALERT: Jackspeaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a5bc3a0b970c2009-09-11T18:44:17-07:002009-09-11T18:44:17-07:00"Mom, do I go to kindergarten tomorrow?" "Nope. Tomorrow is Saturday." "Oh. You know what? Tomorrow is kind of sad. Because it has the word 'sad' in Saturday."Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/alert-jackspeak.htmlALERT: Jackdotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a594f937970c2009-09-01T13:53:04-07:002009-09-01T13:51:56-07:00Okay, I admit it. We have a TV. And we use it. I monitor how much, but I'm not ashamed to admit we excitedly anticipate our favorite shows. For the adults? Dexter, Breaking Bad, and 30 Rock. For the boys?...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/09/alert-jackdo.htmlALERT: Jackspeaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a53080fa970b2009-08-29T14:17:39-07:002009-08-29T14:18:14-07:00We're a vegetarian family. But once in awhile we get a hunkering for a drive-thru burger and fries, just like every other red-blooded American family we know. And when we do, there's only one place for us. Quite literally. One...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/alert-jackspeak-1.htmlALERT: Jackdotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a4f820ec970b2009-08-15T05:43:46-07:002009-08-15T05:43:46-07:00Jack found my basket of winter scarves. (Yes, a basket. Just for scarves. Pretty big one, too.) Decided to wear them all at once. Along with a knitted baby cap, fingerless gloves, and a Spidey hat. It's August, I know....Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/alert-jackdo.htmlMornings with Mama: Cotton Ballstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a4dadb0b970b2009-08-11T06:14:04-07:002009-08-11T06:14:04-07:00When you have little boys, you learn to keep certain things up high and out of reach--chemicals, toilet-bowl brushes, medicines--to keep the little boys safe. Over the years, I've learned that you can also keep certain things up high to...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/mornings-with-mama-cotton-balls.htmlALERT: Jackspeaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e20120a4ccf284970b2009-08-06T05:41:27-07:002009-08-06T05:41:27-07:00At the kitchen table, talking to Jack about some big changes coming soon to our family... Me: "So, Daddy is going back to school. And I need to take a phone call about it at 8:30, okay?" Jack: "Daddy is...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/alert-jackspeak.htmlI wore pillow shams to my high school reunion.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e201157160b386970c2009-08-03T21:38:06-07:002009-08-03T21:38:06-07:00This weekend my husband and I attended our 20th high school reunion. We caught up with many friends from our pasts, unearthed answers to decades-old questions (both trivial and significant), and stumbled across memories we didn't even know we had...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/08/i-wore-pillow-shams-to-my-high-school-reunion.htmlFive years.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e2011572484f3d970b2009-07-30T21:25:46-07:002009-08-02T21:19:22-07:00For those of you who have been following along for awhile, I need to tell you something incredible that happened this month. Jack turned five years old. FIVE. YEARS. OLD. I am officially the mama of a five year old....Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/five-years.htmlMornings with Mama: Fort Buildingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83580180369e2011571a58953970b2009-07-03T18:37:15-07:002009-07-03T18:33:30-07:00Okay, I admit it. Sometimes, I wish I had a daughter. Yesterday I watched as my neighbor helped her daughter sew her first skirt. It was delightful. Sometimes, I wish that was in my future. It's not in my future....Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/07/mornings-with-mama-fort-building.htmlALERT: Jackspeaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-682071492009-06-17T09:28:16-07:002009-06-17T09:28:16-07:00After months and months of diligent practice, Jack finally masters a new skill--snapping. He is thrilled with himself, snapping himself silly all day long. While I'm making dinner that night, Jack comes into the kitchen with a question. Jack: "Mom,...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/alert-jackspeak.htmlBaby Quilt "Friday!": Sleepy Beestag:typepad.com,2003:post-675612692009-06-15T11:26:07-07:002009-06-15T11:25:18-07:00Welcome to the almost-final installment of Baby Quilt "Friday!," featuring quilts from The Little Box of Baby Quilts. Here she is, quilt number twenty (if you've been counting). With all the bees and all the ZZZ's, I figured I'd call...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/06/baby-quilt-friday-sleepy-bees.htmlALERT: Jackspeaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-668460832009-05-15T14:25:34-07:002009-05-15T14:25:34-07:00It is upon us. The season in a child's life when he or she finds ecstatic humor in potty jokes. Jack: "You're a goose." Me: "Well, you're a moose." "You're a boose." "You're on the loose." "You're a foose." "You're...Jenny Wilding Cardonhttp://wildcardquilts.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/05/alert-jackspeak.html