My Fourth of July Freedom Favorites

The Delta Parade: from the JET FLY-BY, to the kids collecting candy, to watching Grandpa (Our own WAR HERO) ride by!

" ...oh beautiful for Hero's proved, in liberating strife... who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life..."

Veitnam Vetrans were honored, and our Grandpa was one of them. We sat in the park and felt the real patriotism of what the 4th of July stands for.
I was so impressed at how well the kids behaved, they will never forget what they heard and how proud they felt to have Grandpa honored...

(...a few treats didn't hurt in keeping them quiet!)



... and then bring on the noise, and booms, and celebration!!!

I've never seen a better neighborhood fireworks display...

from neighborhood to neighborhood you could see the sky lit up in the most fantastic fire show ever!!!

and of course my #1 favorite freedom of all this weekend was the company I was with...

FAMILY

slice of cake pincushion

One of my favorite ladies was having a birthday today and I needed a project....

so this is what I made for her...

What could be better for a birthday than a slice of cake pincushion?
I looked all over to find a pattern and saw one "Slice of Cake" by Cindy Taylor Oates. It's a Taylor Made designs version, but didn't have the patience to wait for a pattern.

chocolate brown, and polka dots seemed like the right choice in colors and style. It didnt' take much fabric, I just used scraps and recycled ribbon. I made a bunch of those twisted roses a while back and found the green one just waiting for me.

It almost makes me want to go make a real chocolate cake...

I like it so much, I might just make another. Watch the crafts or projects section for a how to. (yep, back to blogging... you knew I couldn't stay away for too long.)

In case you were wondering????

I haven't just been sleeping my life away (instead of blogging...)

It's just that it's SUMMER!
Ya gotta love it!

I am, however, getting the itch to craft or sew or something... so don't avoid me for too long.

anyone need a cake.

Oh my... just saw this cake on a blog and REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT.

Anyone have a need for a fancy cake?

the tutorial showed the inside and it looks like the cake was strawberry chocolate swirled, so when you cut into it it's stripped.

check it out here

Summer baseball is on...

The schedule goes something like this:

Saturday: double header

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday... at the ball park.

I LOVE BASEBALL!!!

Help me, I'm hyperventalating...

"Schools out for summer..." It's like the music is chanting in my head... I can already hear the noise and see the mess and feel the grocery bill piling up... AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

It's OFFICIAL

COUNT EM' 1 - 2 - 3!!!!