Another UFO almost done!

This is an UFO that has been in the works probably 2 years. I didn't put a date down. the line of fabric is Maison de Noel by 3 sisters for Moda. was that last year or the year before? hmmmm.... anyway the pattern I used was Star Fling by Terry Atkinson. I think Linda S. gave me the idea for it. thanks!!! I have the backing for it. just need to go and get the batting. Oh the thread I am using will be that turquoise color. I think that will look nice. I would like to use this panto for the quilting. I love Urban Elemenz. I haven't bought the panto yet, but I am going to! This quilt top was a in between quilt. I sewed it as leaders and enders and it took about ten days to finish the top. not too bad. So another Christmas quilt top is done and in the que to be quilted. I am going to quilt this one! wish me luck!!

Lorene

Going to the Chapel.......

Mom and Dad were married 50 years ago. don't they make a wonderful couple? So here we are getting ready to go to the Little White Wedding Chapel. that's were they were married. they ran away to Vegas. Mom was telling us she had only $20 to get a new pair of shoes and an new dress.

I think she looked pretty good!

Here they are 50 years later and still looking good!

they are walking down the hall. they were sooo excited.

The Little White Chapel sent a Limo to pick us all up. I don't think I have ever road in a limo before. one thing I can say - guys need to get in first and you sit very low, very low! not sure how girls in short dresses do it!

Here I am with Mom and Kris, my sister in law.

and the guys - Bruce, Dean - my brother, Dad and Ronny, my other brother.

they had all these plastic flowers everywhere. we all thought it looked like a hearse. LOL.....

but it was cool inside. and the driver wasn't crazy. he got us to the chapel in time.....

Here is Aunt Joan, Jenn and Trina waiting for everyone.

My brother Dean.

My sister Cindy and her fiancee Keith.

Aunt Joan and her son Steve.

there were a lot more people, just not on my camera! They did a DVD of the wedding. but didn't take any pictures. I wish we would have had those pictures. Cindy and I got to walk Dad down the isle. Dean and Ronny walked Mom down the isle with Aunt Gloria and Aunt Joan behind them. It made the ceremony very special. Now, my dad is a little hard of hearing and there was several times during the ceremony that he didn't quite hear what he had to repeat. At one point he was to repeat "My love is your home." he said, "My loins are your home." sorry Dad, but this is the best line ever! I thought I was going to die laughing. I didn't dare look at anyone. if I did, I would really loose it. the ceremony was beautiful. Mom looked radiant as a new bride.

Next, pictures just after the ceremony.....

enjoy,

Lorene

Come on down!!!!!!

Friday night in Vegas, we all had tickets to the Price is Right - Vegas style. it's just like the show, but alittle different. instead of having the winners get to spin the wheel. they call up a new group for every game and a new group for the showcase. they draw the names so everyone has a chance. Steve my cousin got pick to try and guess the price. It was a guitar. He didn't guess right. In between each game they draw people to win total reward credits - 1000 points. first to win was my sister Cindy, then my mother. It was fun and lots of screaming and happy people. at the very end, Bruce was called for a total reward credit of 2500. the credit thing means $10 and $25 worth of gambling. better than a kick in the pants.

they do not allow pictures in the theater (it was at Bally's). they are very strict about that. so no pictures.... however afterward we were all walking out and everyone started putting their name tags (just like the real price is right!) on my brother Dean and cousin Steve. these are macho, cool guys. but they had fun with it.

after the show, we went to the Tequila Cantina in Bally's. it wasn't too bad. But Steve's fiancee Liz ordered the nacho plate. OH MY GOSH!!!! I didn't have my camera because I left it in the room. but you know how big a turkey platter is? well, that' how big the plate was and it was piled HIGH! we all got a good laugh from that. Steve helped Liz eat. they made a dent in it.

we had a great time. they had the coolest penny machines at Bally's. my favorite? the Lord of the Rings. It was nice to me..... LOL......

Lorene

we are on our way.....

Well I long awaited event has come and gone, and I am free to talk about it now. My parents had their 50th wedding anniversary this past weekend. All of us kids have be talking about this awesome occasion for quite a while. earlier in the year, my brother - Dean and his wife Kris - came up with the idea of going to vegas. they were married there 50 years ago. so in the next few days I will be posting about our trip. here we are packing the car. Dad drove. so mom and I watch the movie Avatar while the guys sat up front. First stop was taking the boys - Buffy and Bogie - to Bark Avenue. they stayed there and had their little vacation while we had ours. I completely forgot to take their pics! what kind of sister am I? lol.....

as soon as the boys were snug in their room, we were off. our first stop was in Kingman. Lee was doing the inventory at the Kingdom store. Lee is my mom and dad's first grandson. they have a special bond. it felt great to stretch our legs and make a pit stop.

I was excited to see how the bridge look going over the dam. the last time we were in Vegas, it wasn't all the way across. it looks pretty awesome.

here is another.....

i like this perspective on the bridge. it shows how large it really is....

this is so sad to see how low the water is at Lake Mead. I think Bruce said it is the lowest it has ever been. kind of scary.

Next stop - Vegas!!!

Lorene

On my way home......

everytrip has an ending. sigh..... I was very sad to leave. it was so beautiful up there. anyway, before I left I took my Aunt Joan up to Lakeside to see my brother Dean and his wife Kris. they have a beautiful home. BTW, if you ever need construction or plumbing - he is your man! they have a general construction/plumbing business up there. we had a great visit, then I took Aunt Joan back to mom and Dads, and then I came home. I did stay an extra day. I was a little tired. well, a lot tired! LOL!

love ya Dean and Kris!!!

Lorene

Girls Night Out

This is kind of a goofy picture, but we were being goofy! that's me, my mom, my Aunt Gloria and my Aunt Joan. let me tell you a story........ It seems my family really like going to the casino. me? if and when I go I can do nothing but loose. so sad. once in awhile, and I really mean once in awhile, I win. winning is fun. but I don't do it enough to want to go very often.

that being said, Mom wanted a girls night out! Fun! so Aunt Gloria and Mom got 2 rooms that were connected. BTW, we are talking about Hondah up in the White Mountains. this is the Apache nation. The rooms were very nice. we were to leave at 4:30 to go. we left at 3. we were going to have dinner first, we gambled. they gave us each a coupon book. in there was a coupon for a free slice of pizza. cool. so that was dinner. which ended up being an adventure. we mostly stayed together. we laughed, we won, we lost, we stayed up till 6AM! oh my gosh! all these ladies are in their mid 70's to 79. These women know how to party!

The next day, we were to go to the brunch that they serve. it opens at 9AM. sooooooo, my bubbly, morning person Aunt Gloria woke us up at 8AM! yikes. we all had sand in our eyes. but we had a great breakfast with my dad and Harriet joining us.

I should have taken more pics, but I forgot! I was lucky to have gotten my shoes on the right feet.

Thanks mom for the great idea! we all had a ball.....

Another Great Meal!

My Aunt Gloria and Harriet hosted a BBQ while I was in Pinetop. I thought I had taken pictures of their home. I really think I did. but due to being tired I think I must have lost them. really....
anyway, they used my parents George Foreman electric grill. I didn't get a pic of that either. This one looks like a regular grill. but you plug it in. pretty cool and it did a great job. now, I have heard this before. use a fabric softener sheet to keep the mosquito's away. This is my Dad. and no, it's not that finger! he didn't get bit, but he usually doesn't. me? well, I had a pocket on the front of my shirt. so I stuck it there. so my face didn't get bit at all. but, I received bits on my hands, my ankles and my legs. about 12 all together..... sigh...... they itch like the dickens.....

I really wish I had pictures of my Aunt's home. her landscaping is unbelievable. their home looks like a little log cabin. they live in the same place my parents do - Vacation Village. also behind their home is a creek. so they have terraced the back of the lot. they have planted all kind of beautiful trees and plants. and they also have a fire pit. we had a great time. of course there was lots of laughter. I love being around these great women and my dad too! we just enjoy laughing and talking.....

here's the crew. Aunt Gloria invited a friend - Jackie. she was taking the picture. Thanks Jackie! Oh and they served peach ice cream, well really peach frozen yogurt. it was the creamiest frozen yogurt I have ever had. I think it was breyers. YUMMO!!!

Thank you Aunt Gloria and Harriet. it was a great night and great food!

love ya

Lorene