Sorry for the absence. We've been busy!

Last week my washing machine called it quits. LOL! To tell you the truth I wasn't too sad to see it go. We were not on very good terms. It was one of those cheap stack ables that was averaging 2hrs to dry 1 load of clothes. Not good when you have this many people to wash for. By the way I think Maddie counts as at least two grown people with the amount of laundry she produces, but who would expect Cinderella to wear the same dress all- day- long? That's just unheard of! As usual it was a blessing in disguise. We found these scratch and dent at two different Lowes stores for $800! That is the price of just the washer! Here is the best part, it washes THREE loads at a time!!!!! And the dry time equals the wash time! This has changed my life, seriously, you know the rants I have had about laundry. I caught up about 10 loads, all the curtains, and even a couple of quilts IN ONE DAY! It was heaven on earth! OK, so yes I admit it, I am in love with my new washer and dryer.

Then I got to keep this group of crazy kids! They are my little cousins, aren't they sweeties (one of the girls is not pictured, she was finishing up a long nap). We had a blast, we played hide and seek in the dark, had pizza, and watched a movie. The best part was when my Aunt called to say she was on her way the kids asked if she could stay gone a little longer. LOL! Sweet babies, they were having so much fun. Then Monday Miss Molly woke up with tooth trouble, kind of. She had a fake tooth in front from an abscess she had when she was 2yrs old. I noticed blood around the tooth and it was red and swollen, on closer inspection I discovered her new tooth pushing the fake one down! This new discovery was bitter sweet; Molly was excited that she would "look like an 8yr old" with a missing front tooth, but then sad that she won't be able to play tricks on people with the fake one anymore! LOL! That's my girl. Molly is always center of attention at the dentist office, so she liked that too. She is such a fun kid! Mama, on the other hand is not adjusting well. She looks so big with her front tooth out. Like a kid. A big kid. *sniffle* How does it happen so quick? I find myself just staring at her, she is so beautiful. A beautiful girl, not baby.

For the rest of the week I will be working on patterns, hopefully. I'm forcing myself out of a week long slump. Wish me luck!

PS. I have a sweet friend, Kim, who has just started on Etsy, You should stop by! Just click HERE.