New Year * New Blog

It's almost the new year, right?  I guess I can start my resolution now.  What is it?

Weight loss?  No.  I worked my rear end off (literally) over the summer and fall to get myself "bathing suit ready" for our Florida vacation in October.

It's getting back to blogging.

I was so good about blogging on TQS (www.thequiltshow.com) for so long -- until last April.

I used to have fun things to write about and projects that I was working on to share.  And then I didn't.  My studio sat empty (unless you count the spiders that took up residence) while my calendar stayed full.  So I just didn't write.  I got some "where are you" emails from friends which were so appreciated, but I just didn't have anything to write.

So now I'm getting back into the swing of things.  Starting the year off right.  I may not blog weekly like I used to do, but I won't go eight months between posts either.  I decided to start an "outside" blog since this won't really be all quilting.  It will be family stuff and gardening as well.  We'll see how it goes.

One of the hardest things about starting this blog was the name!  It's like naming another child!  I swear it took me longer to come up with a name than it did to write this.  My favorite flower is the lilac.  I have a large bush that grows in my front yard right outside my bedroom window and for a few weeks per year, the flowers and the scent are amazing.  And that's where my life happens -- up on a hill, in a quiet, older neighborhood, in my tiny green house, behind the lilac bush.

Here's a quick rundown of what we've been up to since April....

We sold Dave's modified (his choice -- not mine)...

and took that money and drove to Tennessee...

where we bought our '68 Corvette.  Dave has always wanted an older Corvette.  He wanted black but I told him that was too boring.  Safari yellow is much more fun!  (Yes, it's a "stick" and yes, I drive it!)

Morgan learned how to ride a two-wheeler.

And I did some gardening.

The whole family went to Florida at the end of October  - which cancelled out me going to Houston...

but our "Amazing Nine" quilt got to go and hang!

And all of a sudden it was Christmas!  Morgan got a Barbie Dreamhouse...

Brooke got an iPad Mini (but should have gotten a "How-To" book on doing hair!  She honestly thought that look worked and didn't mind it being captured on film.)...

and Katelyn got a car!  (Morgan has decided that Santa shrunk down the car to fit it in his sleigh and who am I to argue with a 7-year-old?)

 So it's been a pretty busy and exciting year.  I hope to have more to post soon!  Thanks for reading!