A fun gathering, a greenhouse, and a wedding ...

I can't believe it's been over a month since I've posted!!  I have been busy, busy, busy!!!

Isn't this a GREAT house?  I love it and couldn't resist snapping a quick pic while on the backroads somewhere in Pennsylvania.

I spent the last week of April in Lancaster, PA with some of my favorite gals in the whole wide world!!!  We had so much fun shopping, eating, and laughing and talking til the wee WEE WEE hours of the morning. 

 We  crafted together most evenings -- fun, fun!!  We did wool applique, needlefelting, and got a good start on a memory book of our trip.

This is one of the gals' truck ... she drove back home to North Carolina like this ... bet she got some looks on the freeway.  You should have seen some of the great junk she found!!!  We all wanted to just shop out of her truck.  ha ha

It was a wonderful trip filled with special memories ... I'm already looking forward to our next gathering in 2012!!!

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A GREENHOUSE!!!  Yep!!!!  Hubby is building a greenhouse for me!  It will be made from wood windows taken from a house built in the 1850s.  I'm so darned excited, I can't stand it.  This is the only picture I have uploaded ...

Since this picture was taken, the foundation has been poured, the grass removed and dug down about 10" and filled with gravel ... waiting for the brick to be laid ... tomorrow I begin scrubbing the windows (YUCK!!!!) and hubby will begin making any necessary repairs and re-puttying where needed.  I'm sure the chippy paint is lead based so we'll disturb it as little as possible and get it sealed up nice and tight in a fresh coat of semi-gloss white exterior paint.  I'll post more pictures as we move along ... a fun summer project for hubby and I ...

Aren't I a lucky gal to have a hubby that would build a greenhouse for me?  I feel so special and loved ...

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And the most exciting news EVER!!!  We're having a wedding!!!  Joshua and Angela are getting married!!!

 I got my wish to be Nana to Brick and Piper!!!  Hubby and I both feel very blessed to receive such a pretty, sweet, and smart daughter-in-law with two wonderful children into our family.  It will be a small afternoon wedding in early June.  They had hoped that Quinn would be home for the wedding before leaving for Okinawa but it doesn't look like that will happen. 

Quinn is doing great at tech school in Texas but still has three blocks to finish before he graduates.  He anticipates being home mid-June.  Can't WAIT to see him!!!!

Look what I found ...

... in my back yard ...

we think there are three of them ... we're having a bit of a time keeping Shelby away ... aren't they SWEET???

Spring has sprung ...

FINALLY!  It seems that spring is here ... and maybe here to stay.  We're looking forward to the weekend to work on the yard and the new raised beds for the veggie garden.  We're hoping to have the peas and radishes in by Sunday night.  Lots of work between now and then ...

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Not stitching alot lately ... I'm distracted by the weather ... by work ... by the new plans for the gardens this year ... by my upcoming trip to Lancaster, PA with gals from the Primitive & Rustic board ... by some newly dyed wool and some new wooly projects ...

I have started a new Quaker ... I'm in love with them lately ...

And a fun new project ... felted Easter eggs ... I'm loving the bright, springy colors of the wool rovings ...

Wishing you all a Happy Easter!!!

A perfect Friday evening ... a pep rally!!!!

What an angel ... my lil P is for Piper ...

Isn't this a granny heart stopper picture?????  Oh my goodness, my heart about POPPED ... my sweet lil Piper had her final cheerleading class last evening ... the girls put on a pep rally for the families ...

She's taking a dance class next ... hope my heart can take it!  lol

Updating the website tonight ...

Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be updating my website after 8:00 p.m. this evening ... finally ... seems it's one thing after another lately that keeps me away ...

Our son's graduation from BMT ...

Our youngest son has graduated from Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX!!!  We're so danged proud we could just POP!!!! 

I could be just a bit biased, but I think he's the handsomest kid ... the most beautiful blue eyes that just dance when he smiles ... and he did ALOT of smiling while we were there with him ...

The weather was horrible while we were there ... cold, wet, rainy, windy and just downright crappy.  All of the ceremonies were held on the individual flight's training pad underneath of the dorms ... I took gobs of pictures and very few turned out ... the above picture was the coin ceremony ... and the first time we've seen our son in two months.  

I just wanted to hug him and hug him and hug him ...

My guys ... hubby on the left, Quinn, and Josh ... I was thrilled that Josh could fly down with us ... we were strolling along the Riverwalk in San Antonio ... the rain stopped for a few hours and we took advantage of the mild weather ... and Quinn enjoyed being out in the "real world" ...

Graduation Day!!!!  Again, on the pad under the dorms because it was raining and windy and just downright nasty out ...

Quinn's home sweet home for the past two months ... hmmmmmmmmmm, his room at home NEVER looked this nice ...

It amazes me how CLEAN everything is ... everything lined up, everything exactly the same ... spotless ... wish I could get my hands on a couple of those nice gray wool blankets ...

All too soon it was time to say goodbye ... it was hard ... REALLY hard ... but it was also a relief in some ways ... we've seen him, he's healthy, he's proud, and he's excited about his future ... he's currently attending Tech School at Ft. Sheppard, TX and will be finished with school and able to come home for a brief visit in May ... he will then be stationed in Okinawa for two years ... he can't WAIT!!!!

A few new finishes ...

on the website tonight ... http://www.auntpollysattic.com/ ... a few new tucks and pinkeeps ...