Some company is offering a mini course today in the classroom right across the hall from my office. They were having some technical difficulties and sought my assistance.

They claimed that the projector would not read their power point and display it on the screen.

I walked up to the computer.

I pressed the power switch on the computer.

They told me I was soooo smart.

Later on they kept turning off the projector while trying to advance the slides on their powerpoint.

I was forced to take the remote control away from them.

I  felt like I was in an episode of “The Office.”

Mom: we call people who do that pyromaniacs

Landon: Can I start a fire?

Mom: go rub two sticks together.

He has been rubbing two sticks together for days. I have got to get a picture of it.

And to think all I really wanted was a nice picture of Landon with his boy scout uniform on for the blog.

Well, a little more than scraps. An entire garbage bag full of peices of fabric. The fabric was delicously wonderful. As I have spoken here before, quilting is not a cheap hobby and I can not thank her enough for supplying my fabric addiction.

so I took her scraps and combined it with some other fabric and came up with this:

This is the bears quilt.

I used this bears print fabric and fussy cut the bears out for these blocks. I really liked how the bears turned out. I think it really pulls the quilt together.

here is the peiced border. I just love how a peiced border looks and it makes a quilt so much fun.

and here is the back side. I did an all over “meandering” quilting technique.

Here is the whole thing again.

So, to the recipient of this quilt– I hope you enjoy it.

I decided to take the kids camping with a group from church. Jeff had to work and could not make it at the last minute but I braved spending the weekend alone with the children in a tent and set out for Ft. Davis Texas for some fun in the mountains.

Unfortunately, I ended up being so busy with the kids I forgot to take many pictures. I was so disappointed when I got home and found out I took only a few photos.

Hayden managed to take one of me on this same overlook. Hayden, Carley and I went out for a drive through the mountains trying to get Carley to take a nap. She really needed it and we acheived a bit a peace and quite while it we were cruising with the windows down, wind blowing through our hair, and feeling the cool breeze on our face. I would like to do that again.

While we were driving, Landon was taking a hike. He was begging me all weekend to go on a long hike. Well, I can take a two year old on a long hike. She could never walk that far and I forgot to bring the backpack to carry her in. (probably would not fit in the car anyway)

So I let him do a 3 mile hike with some friends from church.

Here he is coming down off the hike and finishing up. Everyone said they could not keep up with him. He really likes hiking.

He likes it so much that I would like to take him backpacking one day.

Landon was very disappointed that the camping trip was only a weekend trip. We left on Friday at lunch time and returned sunday afternoon.  so i have already promised him that we will take a longer trip in the spring.  I was thinking about New Mexico in the mountains!

This also fits under the catagory of life lesson #4–never wear baggy shorts without a belt!

we were at the playground on sunday afternoon and Hayden decided that he wanted to stick his hands in my back pockets. Which was just fine except for the fact that this particular pair of shorts are a bit baggy on me and I really need a belt with them.

He decided to keep his hands in my pockets and drag his feet. which caused my pants (and underwear!) to drop. Rapidly. T.O.O. M.Y. K.N.E.E.S.

It took me a few moments to get his hands out of the pockets so I can pull them up. There were several other familys at the playground. Boy did they get sight! I hope they are not scarred for life.

But the funny thing is– a little boy that Landon was playing with wanted to know if we were coming back tomorrow. i asked him what time to come back. His mother said “I don’t think we will be coming  back when they are here!”  I don’t know if the mooning had anything to do with that comment but I have yet to see them at the playground since. Hmmmm……..

Toodles everyone. I am taking the kids camping this weekend to the Ft. Davis Mountains. I will be back on monday with the details.

Look at this lousy decoration job. I really stink at that part. The cake tasted wonderful but the lettering….. just don’t look too long. It may depress you also. In addition, I originally put five candles on the cake and jeff asked me who the Hayden was that was turning five because his son was only 4.

ANYWAY……

we had a birthday yesterday but we celebrated it last friday. Hayden is now officially 4 years old!

He was most excited about those candles.

He was ready to eat that cake. He was insisting on chocolate cake. So he got chocolate cake with chocolate frosting– homemade by me and Hayden of course.

Then we opened presents—

I would like to say that opening presents took a while but he ripped those puppies open in about 3 seconds flat. I could only get one shot off.

He got some games and a bat cave, some pajamas and coloring books.

Then we took all this friends over to the jumping party. They have open jump nights during the week and it is cheeper than having an official “party” there. So we invited over a few friends and had hamburgers, hot dogs, and cake. Then we headed over to jumping party for a few hours of jumping on/in bounce houses!

What more could a 4 year old ask for.

Except maybe his mom to take more pictures.

Little bit here did have her second birthday. Everyone came and had a good time. Although I did not have time to bake a cake, she did enjoy a store bought one and some ice cream. She even got a few presents from everyone.

she is getting ready for a boat ride with Grandpa Jimmy. She really likes boats!

Aunt Carol let us borrow her pop up camper for a few days while we were in Chattanooga. Although it did rain while we were there, we had fun any way.

This is lake off the Tennessee river and the camp ground was at Chester Frost Park just north of Chattanooga.

There were so many interesting things to get into and find there. Things that are just not found in West Texas. Like Snails!

The view from my chair was peaceful and relaxing.

I did have one funny moment. It was a short walk up a hill to the bathroom. I needed to use the rest room. I walked up the hill with Carley and Hayden (because I can’t leave those two alone).  We finished up and then headed back down. No sooner than I sit down in my chair, Hayden says “I got to go to the bathroom!”

“But we were just up there, I asked you several times if you needed to go. Why did you not go while we were just up there?” Stupid questions on my part because a 4 year old does not have the answers to those questions.

So I sat in my chair and asked Landon to walk him up to the restroom. He had to go anyway also.

Off they go up the hill. I can see the restroom clearly from where I am sitting.  I watch them go in. Several minutes go by.

Several more minutes go by.

I see landon come out & start coming back down the hill.

“Where is your brother?”

“I don’t know”

“You were suppose to walk him back from the bathroom also”

“Oh”

About that time I see Hayden coming out of the Bathroom completely in the BUFF! He comes out right in front of this red truck with some people sitting inside of it waiting for someone to come out of the shower. He is shaking his behind, sort of doing a little naked dance.

I grab Carley and head back up the hill.  His little dance continues until I get close to the bathroom. As I walk past the truck, everyone in the truck is just dying laughing. All I could think of to says was “I am not sure when they learn the meaning of the word modesty.”

Have a great weekend. I will see you back here on Monday.