Can't Wait!

We're leaving for Las Vegas in two days! Our new school schedule includes a one week fall break and after cancelling various trips during the summer the husband and I are off to Las Vegas. I have a massaged booked for Monday and I'm so excited its ridiculous. Shopping here I come!

My sister's quilt is coming along. I stretched and pinned it today and did the first bit of quilting. I got a walking foot for my machine and it was totally worth the $20. I will post a picture once we get back from Vegas.

I'm also thinking of starting an Etsy shop. I'm not 100% sure yet, and I still have a lot of research and thinking to do. Its something I've wanted to do for a while, but I'm a little unsure. We'll see.

Oh, and the husband started his own blog. It's over there in my blog list. Something about the random musings of a phD student...he actually had no idea about the subtitle of my blog....complete coincidence.

Anyway, sorry to keep this post short, I just wanted to make a quick one to say I'm still alive. Hopefully I can get back to regular posting soon.

Another Quilt

For Christmas my sisters and I draw names. This year I have Jennifer, so I'm going to make her a quilt. I went and picked up the fabric and pattern today and I'm very excited about it. It's a Yellow Brick Road Quilt. I'm using Amy Butler Midwest Modern fabrics in brown, pinks and greens for it.

The fabric has been washed so tomorrow I'll press it and start cutting. It's supposed to be a good beginner quilt, so lets home that's true.

In other news my husband has been sick with an ear infection for the last week. I feel sorry for him, but he's also a stereotypical man. You know, the one's who are big wusses when they get sick. Oh joy!

Thank goodness awards are over now and school life should calm down a bit otherwise I think I would have to hurt him lol.

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's thanksgiving weekend here in Canada! We had ours last night. One of my sisters came over and my inlaws. We had a fantastic dinner with my mom's amazing mashed potatos (with cream cheese), her stuffing and turkey of course. It turned out amazing. It was so juicy.

I broke with tradition and made a red velvet chocolate cake for dessert. First time I've made it (we'll second actually, I made a practice one two weeks ago). My mother in law even tried rockband, it was too funny.

The reason I haven't been positing is because school has insane. Our awards night is this Wednesday and I'm one of the main people in charge of it, meaning a lot of work. In addition I took on the jr. boys volleyball team with another teacher because no one was willing to do it. Which means that I have been very stressed and very busy. Awards are almost done however, and volleyball wont' last much longer either. Even better is the fact that there's only 4 weeks until we go to Las Vegas!!!

Fantastic

I saw this on Ali Edward's Blog this morning and had to share. I wish we would have thought of something like this. Jon's response when I told him I would have been all over that was "I know...that's the scary thing". I love it! I think our priest would have had an aneurysm.

My sisters are quite often embarrased by me because I've been know to just start dancing in a store to a song I like. I figure I spent too much of my life worrying what other people think of me, and in the last 10 years or so I've adopted a much more laid back "I'm gonna have fun" attitude. I think everyone should try it.

I think becoming a teacher in a community where people actually know me hasn't change that attitude much either. I might not be as insane as before, but even my students know I'm a little crazy. It's fun!