The finisher

I've been thinking about this for a few days. In Relief Society on Sunday we were talking about the attributes of Christ. My friend said that He was a finisher. Everything He started, He finished.

Sometimes I am a great starter.

Sometimes I'm really good in the middle.

Sometimes I fade at the end.

What a tremendous thing to be able to say that He finished everything He started. And He finished well.

Last of the original five

I always learn something with my quilts. This is for a great-nephew. I think that is just crazy.

Once again it is a value lesson. Two fabrics were very close in value, and the third looks best with the dark colors.

But cute for a baby quilt. I was surprised by how much I like the brown in it.

He is almost a year old, but I got it done.

Now I'm looking at three more baby quilts. Do you think I can get them done before I have to add more? :)

Arrow of Light

Back in December, we attended an Arrow of Light Ceremony for a friend of Josh's. He had his face painted. Josh was impressed and told me that is what he wanted.

So tonight, he got his face painted.

Blue, yellow, white and orange for the 4 winds and attributes of scouts

On his chin, green, black, brown and purple for each year of Cub Scouting.

On his nose, a long red strip for his Arrow of Light.

I quilted a sun symbol with 7 rays and bought an arrow. I will take all his badges and belt loops and awards that he has on his shirt and put them on a banner that will hang under the arrow. That will hang on the wall to remember all the work he (we) did.



Craig said he wanted to come to see Josh get the award I earned. I was relentless in making sure he did the requirements. But I was also his Bear leader for a while and his Webelos leader for a while. I learned the program. That is what you get when you ask mothers to be part of the program.

Boaz's pick

However, the Mohawk did not distract him. So I buzzed it off. I stopped to laugh at the Alfalfa look.

Craig buzzed it for real. We found out that the clippers don't cut evenly. Easy to see when you are trying to get it all and it is so short to begin with.
Lathering up for the razor.































The hair cut he wanted all along. It took all day, but he got it.

He worried that everybody would want to feel his head. I think he feels his head the most. But I have a hard time keeping my hands to myself too.

I keep telling him it will grow back, but he isn't ready for that yet. Craig shaved him again this afternoon.

The Mohawk

Boaz has been talking about going bald. I tried to distract him with a Mohawk. He laughed and thought it was cool for a while. I kept it until Craig came home from work. I thought it was cute.

Another one down

Remember way back when, when I said 3 down 2 to go. Well, this is now 4 down, one to go.

But since then I have new ones to make. So 1 down, 4 to go. Baby quilts anyway.

I still have to finish the last details on Deb's Christmas quilt -- from last year. And I have Willa's Christmas quilt -- for this year -- to get started.

Way back when, I had Joe's Christmas quilt, that I substituted at the last minute. But I still have that one to do too. Dragons and tigers intimidate me a bit. :)

And I have the one more block to do for the Oregon Quilt and get that one put together.

I don't think I will ever be caught up. It is fun to see them come together though.

Ron and Dawn

Some times we are just too far away.

Dawn is in the hospital and was cold after her shower. Ron is helping to warm her up.

They are truly wonderful people and I love them.

We wish we were closer. We pray for them every day.