Making Bobbin Lace

Bobbin lace began in the 16th or 17th century. I've heard that hand made bobbin lace is still used for England's Royal weddings.

Youtube allows you to add a soundtrack.

Summer Movies

This one is on my list to see.

Projects

Here is a very easy short project - 20 minutes to make. They're really cute little wallets from www.stitchinpost.com.

Pilgrim Painting

I've had some time to work on some tole painting. These two pilgrims are for Mom's birthday. I've gotten a lot done in the past week. Of course this is just the front and these darlings are two-sided.

Beginning a Bag

I'm making a tote bag with a charm pack. I've laid out the charms the way I want to use them. The top three pictures are pockets and the last two pictures are the sides of the bag.

Mom is Wonderful

I was in FL last week on business. Mom drove me to the airport and picked me up again when I came back. The surprise was that while I was gone she did a little touch-up on my home. She washed my sink dishes and cleaned the sinks themselves. (I noticed the dishes quickly, but only noticed the sink too, like, yesterday!) She also cleaned my shower. I know because I noticed that, ok this is gross but, I noticed that some hair was missing that I was going to throw away when it dried. Then I checked under the shampoo bottles and found out that the tub was cleaned. Wow! That was really nice. She does a lot for me and I don't say thank you enough. I feel a little guilty that she does so much.

Reading

I just found an interesting site where you can keep track of everything you've read or plan on reading. http://www.goodreads.com/altlmiss

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

One of my talents and hobbies is singing. I performed this for church in November of 2008 with my friend. I'm the soprano.

Baby Therapist

I got a call on Monday offering me a position at Axis Community Health as a trainee therapist for my practicum. It was hard to hold on to that. I thought several times during the day that maybe I was remembering the phone conversation wrong. (I prefer to have things in writing - makes it easier to see that they are real.) This was my first choice. It is less than a mile walk from my regular job's office. I will be working there two days a week. One of them will actually be at a school site, the other at the office. It's so amazing to think I will actually be seeing clients in September. A little scary too.

This whole experience has been one of faith. I studies my options and prayed and decided on what I would do and prayed again. I felt good about the site and it was the only one I applied to at first. I didn't have any worries and just accepted that I would be placed there. Then there were setbacks and uncertainties from the world at large. The site seemed unsure if they would have any openings at all and I began to panic. Had I really gotten a confirmation from God? What should I believe? I felt a pull between relying on God and fearing man. I wasn't sure what wisdom was - the world would tell me that I was stupid to apply just to one place and that I was naive. I even thought maybe I was arrogant or foolish. I broke down and half-heartedly sent out letters to two other locations (which I never heard back from).

Finally, I had my first interview. It went well. I brought smiles the the interviewer's faces and made them laugh. There were several points of connection - I knew two people who had worked there before and I am going to a conference that one of their supervisors is also excited about attending. Then I had to wait for a second interview. But I felt much better and calmer. Again I questioned whether it was faith, arrogance, or foolishness. My second interview was shorter. I was asked two questions and given an vignette to respond to. I felt like I did ok with that and sat down to wait. Then this week I got my placement.

I am so grateful to God for looking out for me and providing for my needs. I am glad of this experience to practice faith and learn about trusting the Lord. I hope I do better next time around in holding on in faith without letting the outside world engender doubt in my heart.

Sunday!

Hurray!  This is the last Sunday I will have to miss church.  The remainder of my course work takes place on Saturdays.  That feels good.

Just Beautiful

I always loved the MormonAds in the New Era. You can find all of the print versions here. There are only a few that they've made into videos.

This one has a beautiful song that I'd like to sing in church for Christmas and I found the sheet music at www.lds.org. It's just the right range for me too.

Quilting

I'm working on a quilt with my mother. It's a tesselation pattern using oriental fabrics. We're half way there with the piecing.

Got the Blues?

Meet Penny Weather

Little Penny joined me after Groundhog day at Webkinz. Her burrow is decored Asian style. She has a cute smile.

Spinning

I also spin. This is a snippet of a demonstration I did.

Flowers

More flowers! It's tulip season. The lady at the grocery store recognizes me because I'm always browsing the arrangements. She thought it was a great idea to buy some for myself.

Cats

I have a lot of cats. I tried to gather them all up for a family photo and I still forgot one!

Another Game

I found another game. This one involves creating a village, solving puzzles, and accomplishing tasks. You can get it from Grubby Games. You start off with 8 people and they have children which grow up. It's fun to watch them grow and see them building things. Here are some pictures.

It's raining!

This is a map of one island I'm developing. Eventually, you sail to other islands.


This is my cast. You can only go up to 50 people so I don't have any children right now. The couples are color coded with bright colors. (You can change their clothes, hair color, and hair style.) And I named them in order of age alphabetically.