My Birthday in Rio Rancho

Ben and I have had a wonderful time at Emily and George's. We landed in Albuquerque after an uneventful plane trip (which thankfully wasn't on Southwest!). Saturday night we celebrated my birthday at Maria's Restaurant in Santa Fe, which is famous for its 100 different margaritas! Today (my real birthday), we took Camie in for her 9 month checkup (22 lbs and 29 inches) and Emily fixed a wonderful chicken dish. And, it goes without saying, I have been absolutely beside myself with joy at being with sweet Camie...here are a couple pictures. REALLY, I wish you could be here!

DONE! The Sofa Project is Complete

At last! The sofa is renewed and Carolyn and I can enjoy the fruit of our labor...except that now Caro wants to make throw pillows and curtains (and who am I to object?). This has been a great learning experience and lots of fun bonding with family and friends - like an old-fashioned quilting bee.

We also had a little help from Gussie - she was good company!

Ben and I leave tomorrow for Rio Rancho and 10 days with George, Emily and Camie! Emily has already said she will allow me to get up with the little darling in the mornings, all by myself, so we can have some special "BeBe time!" We return on April 11th to the Charlotte airport.

Carolyn also leaves in the morning for home in Arkansas. It has been so wonderful to have her here. She has been the reason for lots of extended family gatherings involving food and crafts! I will miss her...back to the real world.

Happy Birthday, again, to all the spring babies!

Sofa Project Part 2

The sofa project has been moving along at a rapid pace after removing the literally thousands of staples holding the original upholstery in place. We swore that we would not duplicate the immense number of staples, but to date have used 1250 in the current sofa project!! While the sofa project has been great fun (?), it took a back seat to the Roanoke Valley Quilt Show at the Roanoke Civic Center on Friday March 25th. I had no idea the intricacies of quilt making and no real appreciation of the art they truly are! I am so glad Carolyn was along to explain the details. Enjoy!