My blog has been on the blitz for a week and I just haven’t had time to correct it – until this evening, when I made time.  It’s such a release for me to be able to write down life and loves, it truly IS my quilt therapy!

My middle daughter tried out for the JV cheer squad last week, and didn’t make the team…so, there’s been a little extra TLC needed for her.  The son-man had a meeting with our Pastor last week and earned his God & Family award for Scouts, so he’ll be presented with that medal at church, after the Easter holiday.  Our eldest has been on the usual teenage roller-coaster and amazingly our youngest daughter has been on the same type of roller-coaster lately, too.  UGH   I keep reminding myself that the kids are our entertainment, else I’m not sure I’ll make it through the various stages of their development.

I’ve also been working my tail off.  Lots going on in my work world.  Not to mention helping develop a fundraiser at church for the youth to be able to take a mission trip this summer, helping get a Wednesday meal ready that the youth are serving next week, doing my usual assisting with the Sacred Arts class at church that our two youngest kids take plus my usual running the kids in 20 different directions each week.  Whew, I need quilt therapy!

Lucky for me, I received my www.quiltsforkids.org package from Downy in the mail last week:

It was free and it contains not just the cut fabric, the pattern but also a tag for the quilt!  I can’t wait to make the quilt and hope the kids give me time this weekend to put it together for a special child in need of some quilted love.

You may also notice the header above.  I was able to sneak into my sewing room on Saturday morning and put those six blocks together for my foster cousin – she will then make six for her and six for me (out of our own fabrics we chose) and when finished, we’ll both have 12 blocks to put together into a special quilts that each of us can treasure for years to come.

Quilt on!