lovin the little wild one

Just a brief moment to enoy the little one.
We call her sweety pie, little pickle and tootles .
and she loves to stick that lip out and pout.

mistakes or opportunities

Hey just wanted to post a quick post about what I did today:
I found out I have some pretty cute fabric in my stash and that I should make a fabric banner

I cut random triangles out of my cute fabric . Random because it's my day off and I don't have to be precise on my day off I just let my hair go crazy, I put on NO makeup, and I wear my frumpy clothes. If you see me on this particular day please resist the urge to scream and run away.

I also finished my first little girl dress . I did have a pattern ,but it still has a very Faye touch ( that's what some people call crooked hems)
Mom says it looks like something my Great Grandma Emma would make.
My Grandma Emma was a creative soul , and I only wish I could have known her better. ( she died when I was 7). She made us lots of doll clothes ,and she painted beautiful paintings, She painted a portrait of all of her great grandkids. and she used to make my Dad and his siblings pajamas every Christmas always huge and without a pattern . She put drawstrings in them so it wouldn't matter if they didn't quite fit.
A woman after my own heart.

The Weekend

So this weekend was really great! I had one of my most memorable easter egg hunts ( and actually the only easter egg hunt I remember !)
I got to spend time with people I really enjoy in a house full of rich memories.
In short I visited Mom and Dad #2, but when I returned from the nice dream world of food and friends and easter eggs I awoke abruptly to this................

No my car has not been smashed with a baseball bat, nor shot with a rock throwing gun it was hit by....Hail . At first I was simply shocked and baffled . What?! then I remembered the storm on saturday night the many tornados discussed by every television station . Oh yeah the world is not sunny and full of little bunnies jumping and leaving sweet filled eggs behind every bush and tree.

Blessings
1. Everyone was safe and the Tornados completely missed my home farm
2. Insurance for such things as hail
3. I get to buy a new car
4. The amazing power of God!
5. Good friends that let me park my pebbled car in their garage.
6. A God who knows that things are broken in this life,but gave us a way of renewal through his Son. ( The heavens indeed declare the glory of God)

So I'm really sad about my poor car. It's weird how attached you can get to a car! at least I never named it. But I know that it will live a happy life in car heaven zooming around every corner ,and maybe it's cruse will finally work .... okay just joking I know cars don't go to heaven .... right ?

My Dad turned 59 this year. It's amazing he doesn't seem that old at all. Does that mean that I'm getting old? 59 used to be ancient ...now.... it's just the prime of life.
I love my Dad , how he never shows his teeth when he smiles. His quietness until he gets really excited then he laughs his crazy loud laugh. I especially love his hugs and sitting on his lap when I was little. Now little Audrey gets that privilege.

I love my dad so much I made him a cake covered in carmel even though I couldn't have a single taste.

Soon Spring business will set in . The weather will be beautiful ,and everyone will be busy rushing around ,but right now it's still in between like a spring twilight. So close but... not quite there.
I think it makes spring even better because there's so much build up.
Spring is like this :
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature, old things passed away; behold new things have come.