hump day ramblings

My Mom revealed to me today that my little brother has hinted that he actually might want to move back to the farm!! I could NOT be happier. HOWEVER, we will see. This place was bought with the intentions of us all living on the land and raising our kids here, together, and watching out for and helping our parents. He moved out here but then decided it was "too far" to drive back and forth to our hometown area. What the real problem was? He was too far away from partying. BUT, now, his girlfriend has graduated from college and is starting a real job in January as a teacher and she wants to get married. So does he, apparently, the ring is picked out. Just a matter of time now. So....it would be an answer to my Mom's prayers! She wants her baby boy back out here, badly. And I miss him, too. I don't see him very often and that's odd for us. We have always been very close.

My head HURTS!!!!!!!!! It will NOT stop!! I am still taking my meds but they seem to be making me worse. I am so dizzy that if I turn my head too fast then I am swirling. It's bad!! I am sick of being SICK!

I am patting myself on the back because even though my head is killing me and I wanted to lay down and be lazy on my day off... I didn't. I cut out 21 skirts, 2 appliques for shirts and applied one, cut out a pillowcase dress and put all that cutesy stuff together... WELL, 1 skirt, 2 shirts, 1 dress, 1 pair of bloomers :) I am pretty proud that I got it all done.. My Mom did come help me cut and measure things out. I would NOT have gotten all that cutting done if she had not been here to help out. Love her!

Have you ever gotten to a point in your marriage when you just look at your spouse and you know, everything is good. I had one of those moments. I don't know how to put it into words but I just love him more and more every day. I have been trying to really tell him that and show him that the past few weeks, and vice versa. Wonder what he wants? He's been really good lately! :) LOL!

Even though we don't have the family we want, YET...we still have each other and the dog :) ... for now, that's all that matters. I have goals for us and we stand to achieve them if things keep on going according to plan, and all that couldn't be achieved without Faith. God is definitely working in us both.

WOW! in so many ways!

I am so excited!!! I got my very first WHOLESALE ORDER!! That's right folks, a wholesale order from little ol me and my little Sew Happy shop on ETSY!!! It's a cute boutique in Oakland, California!! I will be one busy little sewing gal the next week or two (or three but I hope not!!). I still can't believe it. I've been paid and I've ordered the fabric and I am still in shock :) Giddy I tell ya! I have been working this deal for a couple of weeks. They contacted me and we went from there in nailing down the details. WOW! haha That could not have come at a better time. I will show off the things I am making when they are done.

I did good today keeping my anger to a minimum. I had this deep thought about how I am tired of talking about miscarriages and death and loss and grief and infertility. Really!!! I never in my life would have thought that I would be that person that couldn't carry a child full term. I never thought we would suffer this much. I hate that this has defined me and my husband for the past year. I am moving on with things but I am not letting it consume us like it has...or consume me, that is... That is easier said than done.

I have to say that through this one hot mess we are in...I have found I have one friend that I am so truly blessed to have in my life. We both have said that God put us back in each other's life for a reason.. That has rung true the past few weeks. She is a rock and I love her to pieces. I sure hope I get to return the favor to her someday. She is one special person.

All of you have been great friends and prayer warriors and I thank you all so very much. :)

Decaff please

I haven't got a lot to talk about except that I am tired of the rain!!! And I am ready for the hubby to get back home. I miss him already. I am BORED! Only thing new here is that I am kicking caffeine---cold turkey :) Started tonight and so far so good. I have decaff coffee in the pot ready for me in the morning!! I even bought Columbian so I can psych myself out! LOL!

So here is some more sewing eye candy. I can safely say these "aint yo mama's ruffly toilet seat covers!" Handmade has come a long way and I am SO proud of the beautiful fabrics out there. I just wish our state would get with the program and have a decent fabric store with these designers in stock, all the time!!

I am working on a few new projects and hope to have some photos soon :) But in the meantime, more eye candy below! This first photo is one of my favorite new fabric lines. I just got some of these prints in for Christmas in a pink/lime colorway and they are GORGEOUS! BUT, the blues and greens below are my favorite!! how pretty!

Pay no attention to the men(designers hubby on left and my fabric lady's hubby on the right-hah!) but do look at what they are sitting on!!!! beautiful gray fabric that I am COUNTING DOWN to get my hands on!!! It's a new release and the color is great! Gray is gaining speed as one of my new favorite colors. She has it in ORANGE too! WOOHOO!

Here it is in orange :) I just love orange and so does the hubby so I can get away with throwing in orange here and there in the house!! I see pillows for my couch coming soon.

Pictures from Flickr group/Jona G. Houston Quilt Market 2009!!!