I've been bitten by the quilting bug. I have now three completed. One that needs to be quilted or as my Mom would say "all done but finishing". I have one that is in progress. This one is taking a little longer but that okay it has a lot more pieces.

This is the quilt that I made for Scott. He loves it.

This one is a birthday/Mother's Day present for my Mom.(Rachel don't let her see)

I messed up when I cut the backing material but I like the way it turned out better this way.

Scott went to the VA doctor last week and he now a surgery scheduled for May 1 to get his left hip replaced. We will be making lots of trips to Anchorage before that's because he has to get all the dental work done first and he'll have to do some pre-op stuff like give blood so they can give it back to him during surgery. I would assume that he’ll have to get new x-rays too.

We will have to stay in Anchorage for 2 weeks after his surgery. So I’ll be taking my sewing machine so I can quilt while just hanging around waiting for him to heal.

I know it's been a long time since I posted...I'm sorry.

Scott and I are headed for Indiana tonight and we'll be back July 5th. Scott is going to spend some time with his mom and I'm going on my "sisters" trip. My sisters, Mom and I have taken a trip the summer before my sisters each turned 50, so this year it is my turn. We are all fall babies but my sisters both teach school so we have to travel in the summer. We are planning on going to Michigan. My cousin is going to be home from Japan and I haven't seen her in years so we will go see her. We will also be going to a neat art fair and spend some time at a beach on lake Michigan. The best thing is just spending time with each other...just the four of us.

I'll let you all know how it went when we get back.