Tuesday, March 31, 2009

EtsyBABY Spring Fling Challenge


Hi everyone! Hope you're enjoying this fabulous rainy weather :( I just wanted to share with everyone that I WON the etsyBABY Spring Fling Challenge! Thank you for all of your support :) I just found out today and it was pretty exciting news...over 500 people voted on 39 different entries! I win a free week of advertising on the etsybaby site :)

~Kim

http://shopetsybaby.com/SpringFling2009

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A Cute Forward from Sue

Church Funnies

LOT'S WIFE
The Sunday School teacher was describing how Lot's wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted, 'My Mommy looked back once while she was driving,' he announced triumphantly, 'and she turned into a telephone pole!'

GOOD SAMARITAN
A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. She asked the class, 'If you saw a person lying on the roadside, wounded and bleeding, what would you do?' A thoughtful little girl broke the hushed silence, 'I think I'd throw up.'

DID NOAH FISH?
A Sunday school teacher asked, 'Johnny, do you think Noah did a lot of fishing when he was on the Ark ?' 'No,' replied Johnny. 'How could he, with just two worms?'

HIGHER POWER
A Sunday school teacher said to her children, 'We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times, but there is a Higher Power. Can anybody tell me what it is?' One child blurted out, 'Aces!'

MOSES AND THE RED SEA
Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sunday School. 'Well, Mom, our teacher told us how God sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt . When he got to the Red Sea , he had his army build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he radioed headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved.' 'Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you?' his mother asked. 'Well, no, Mom. But, if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!'

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter.
Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line.

On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, 'The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need to know.'

BEING THANKFUL
A Rabbi said to a precocious six-year-old boy, 'Your mother says your prayers for you each night? That's very commendable. What does she say?'
The little boy replied, 'Thank God he's in bed!'

UNANSWERED PRAYER
The preacher's 5 year-old daughter noticed that her father always paused and bowed his head for a moment before starting his sermon. One day, she asked him why. 'Well, Honey,' he began, proud that his daughter was so observant of his messages, 'I'm asking the Lord to help me preach a good sermon.' 'So, how come He doesn't?' she asked.

UNTIMELY ANSWERED PRAYER
During the minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back pews.
Tommy's mother was horrified. She pinched him into silence and, after church, asked, 'Tommy, whatever made you do such a thing?'
Tommy answered soberly, 'I asked God to teach me to whistle, and He did!'

TIME TO PRAY
A pastor asked a little boy if he said his prayers every night. 'Yes, sir.' the boy replied. 'And, do you always say them in the morning, too?' the pastor asked. 'No sir,' the boy replied. 'I ain't scared in the daytime.'

EQUAL REPRESENTATION
When my daughter, Kelli, said her bedtime prayers, she would bless every family member, every friend, and every pet, current and past.
For several weeks, after we had finished the nightly prayer, Kelli would say, 'All girls.' This soon became part of her nightly routine, to include this closing. My curiosity got the best of me and I asked her, 'Kelli, why do you always add the part about all girls?' Her response, 'Because everybody always finishes their prayers by saying 'All Men'!'

SAY A PRAYER
Little Johnny and his family were having Sunday dinner at his grandmother's house. Everyone was seated around the table as the food was being served. When Little Johnny received his plate, he started eating right away. 'Johnny! Please wait until we say our prayer.' said his mother. 'I don't need to,' the boy replied. 'Of course, you do.' his mother insisted. 'We always say a prayer before eating at our house.' 'That's at our house.' Johnny explained. 'But this is Grandma's house and she knows how to cook!'

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Sun Prairie Heritage Quilters Quilt Show - Sun Prairie

I just got back from visiting my quilts at the Sun Prairie Heritage Quilters Quilt Show! It was really fun to see my work hanging for everyone to admire (or not...). Here are some pictures from the show...


Joanne Reinhold from http://www.quiltingpathways.com/ was kind enough to take these pictures of me in front of my quilt! Her friend made her take the first one twice because, "she wasn't showing enough of the quilt"! Hilarious! Here's my Tutorial? for Woven Wonder that was posted on Quilting Gallery. You can also look at this blog post to read about the story behind it.

Here are some more of the quilts you can see if you go visit the show in the next few days:







Friday, March 20, 2009

Fun in the SUN!!!

Well I am packed and ready for 8 days with my girls in sunny Florida. I am of course getting in a few extra kisses and squeezes with my grandbaby. He is so stinking cute!!! You ladies have an excellent week and if you see Neil out and about make sure he isn't starving!
I just wanted to say I thought the baskets turned out adorable and everyone did such a great job! No whining either!!!
Hey Kim, excellent job on the blog. You are the QUEEN!!!
Denise

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Vacation

Well, I just finished packing and thought I'd remind you all I leave in the morning for Puerta Vallarta. I hear it's going to be cooler tomorrow, so I guess it's a good day to go....then again, what wouldnt' be a good day to leave with your sisters and daughter for a few days of sun and relaxation.

I'll think of you all while I'm away.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The Case of the Lost Pen!

At the November 2008 meeting at Gayle Krueger's house somebody left their Pilot P-700 pen (as shown in the picture). It has been brought up at each meeting since. I currently am in possession of this pen until someone emails me and claims it (or until I misplace it). At that point I will return it to it's rightful owner.

Monday, March 16, 2009

March 16th

My aren't you the speedy one Kim!! Great job setting up the site. I'm glad you included our Creed. I haven't ever "blogged" before, but how hard can it be, right?
Tonight was a lot of fun. As you will see I like to play on the computer and will be chatting with you now and then. I likely will be doing my posting when I should be doing something else more constructive. Although I do have a load of laundry going right now. That makes me feel like I am muli-tasking. Winky
I'm not sure about putting a video or picture on here, but I will figure it out so I can share Noelle singing "Happy Birthday" to Dave. ... ok, so I tried and couldn't figure it out, so here is a link that will take you there. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v189/waltei/?action=view&current=bdayvideo.flv

Guess that is all for tonight.
Talk to you soon. ~Jeannine



Denise's Easter Basket Project

Yup! It WAS easy! One of our craftiest members, Denise, did the lesson for tonight's meeting and we made these adorable Easter baskets! I personally made four...one for each of my girls and then one for my husband and I. Denise was kind enough to 'warn' us about the project ahead of time and made up enough kits for each member to complete the quantity and style (boy or girl) they wanted. She even brought Easter grass AND candy for the baskets! Thank you to Denise for organizing this wonderful project! So cute and so simple!

If you want to make more of these baskets on your own here's what you need:

Handle: 9" x 3/4" (1 strip)
Rim: 12" x 1" (1 strip)
Basket 9 1/2" x 1 1/4" (4 strips)


Welcome!

Tonight (March 16th, 2009) we discussed starting a blog for our Homemaker's Group. Well, it's done! Yes, it was really that simple and quick.

Please use this blog as a resource to talk about things you want to share with the group: what's happening in your life, any great recipes you come across, tips for cleaning, tips for projects, projects your working on, pictures, videotapes, ANYTHING!

Hopefully this will turn into a great way to keep updated with each other!

Just let me know if you have any questions or need any help getting started.