46 Years With That Guy, But It Seems Like Only Yesterday

Time flies so fast that I'm having a hard time registering that it's been 46 years with

that guy of mine. It really does seem like yesterday that he left me anonymous notes

and a donut while we worked at Montgomery Ward. We were both so young!

I wasn't even 19 and I was walking down the aisle with him.

Then we started having babies...

...until there were four kids to make our family complete.

Or so we thought. 

Six Monkey Boys later...

...and a couple son-in-laws makes for a pretty amazing 46 years.

Now we're just two old crows ready for more adventures! 

 

Thanks for this life, babe!

It's Been A Lot Of Years

What has been a lot of years?

Being married 44 years to this guy...April 7th, 1972.

He planned the day.

It was his idea to go for a hike to celebrate our anniversary.

I thought to myself, "You're kidding, right. A hike?"

I thought going shopping for fabric was a better idea, but I let him lead the way.

The beginning of the hike...lots of lava rocks to step around and not trip over.

The path to White Rocks in Snow Canyon in Utah

There were only a couple plants with flowers, but they were pretty.

Really white, tall, and steep rocks at the end of the trail!

To make it perfectly clear...see those dots on the top of the mountain?

That is NOT us at the top of that mountain. Definitely not me!

3 daughters + 1 son + 5 Monkey Boys + 3 son-in-laws =

44 years and an interesting life with this guy.

It was a great day with the love of my life!

I've Been A Super Wife For 42 Years

Okay, so maybe I was not a super wife ALL the time, 

but being married for 42 years 

occasionally required some super powers to keep it all together.

Happy Anniversary to this guy and me!

More super powers are coming this week...watch for it!

Six Years Of Wordiness And A Giveaway

I started my quilt blog almost six years ago (March 23, 2008) and if

you've been here since the beginning or just since yesterday...

THANK YOU!

For enduring my wordiness, I'll pick a winner on March 23rd (my blogaversary) and send him/her
SIX (one for each year) of those cute little mini charm packs by MODA and a pattern book.

The rules...

1. Leave a comment...short and sweet works for me!
2. It can be mailed anywhere...yes, even to the other side of the world.
3. You don't have to be a follower to play along.
4. Giveaway ends at 5 p.m. PST on March 23rd. Entries after 5 p.m. PST on March 23rd will not be included in the giveaway.
5. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT: If you aren't sure whether or not you are a no reply blogger, LEAVE ME AN EMAIL ADDRESS...pretty please! You can't win if I can't contact you! 

What's Happening? Stuff...Lots Of Stuff

 It's my anniversary, so I'll be doing a little

celebrating today. It's been 41 years... unbelievable!

The Say It With Flowers Blog Hop has had an amazing turnout

 and I'm still working on answering emails...lots of them!

My anniversary is kind of important, so HE wins my time today.

I played with my new "toy" a little this weekend, but

I had four Monkey Boys hanging around so they were

just a little more important than that Light Scoop Deluxe.

This is Monkey Baby without using the Light Scoop Deluxe. 

Notice how dark the wall is behind him. If someone were standing

behind him, their face would have been dark.

I just LOVE his chubby cheeks!

 

This is Monkey Baby with the Light Scoop Deluxe.

The wall is lighter which means that if someone were

standing behind him, their face would have been lit up, too.

 

 This candle was taken without the Light Scoop Deluxe. The colors were 

washed out and there is no depth to the rag rug below it

This is with the Light Scoop Deluxe 

which gave it a little more warmth.

I definitely will use this toy, but I need lots

more practice and time to learn the best way to use it.

Tomorrow is the start of....trumpet sounds here....

It's the last day for my Follower's Giveaway, so if you

want to enter click HERE.