to me. I hope your day is filled with love; mine will be filled with errands and job hunting and love, of course. Many happy returns of the day to you all.
I bet you all can guess my birthday wish: a job/career that fits in with my family.
Being room-mom of all three of my kids' classes at two different schools on Halloween is a challenge. So, nothing like planing three separate parties for kids ranging from 5 to 11 years old and hosting the parties all at the same time at two different schools in three different class rooms! Just a little crazy, but it all worked out.
Also I have a daughter, the butterfly girl, who's birthday falls around Halloween, so not only do we plan a party for at our house with friends, but one after school. The one after school was at the school because our kids' schools are over an hour away with bad traffic, and we figured no one would want to come to our home. So, two more parties I had to plan and host.
On top of this, my knee is acting up and I have been wearing a knee brace. Old injures from youth because of being on soccer, track and cross country teams.
Because of all this, I have not made much progress on the Halloween yoyo quilt. It is a little too big now to get a good photo of it laying on the floor. I was standing on a chair with my arm as high as I could get it, and I still cut a little bit out of the quilt in the photo.
Penny over at Penny Sanford Porcelains sent me the loveliest brooch/charm I have seen made out of Porcelain. She makes these herself. She gave this to me as an award titled "The Happy Penny Award". I think it is very sweet. I love that she is doing hand work because I do tons of that. Penny does sell these; if you are interested, follow links to her site.
When we went to my in-laws for a late Easter egg hunt, my mother-in-law gave me a birthday present. I think it is so cool; I just wish I had a little bit of time to sit down and play with it. Life is so busy at the current time. I really love this item; I discovered the other day that in Japan they sell a larger and smaller version of this and also heart and flower ones, too. I just can't figure out how to order them yet.
I was in a fat-quarter swap at MJF forum with nine other women. The fat quarter I sent in is the third from left; it is a vintage fabric my Vavo purchased. It's always fun to see the variety you get in a swap -- thanks, ladies!
Suzy homemaker who is also at MJF sent me this lovely Easter card with a fat quarter of fabric. I am going to have so much fun with fabric in the near future. I love this fabric; it is so soft and delicate looking. Would be lovely as a Mother's Day item. Hmm... I might think on that one a little.
I have a few more items to show and say thank you for; I just didn't have time to photograph them all, so you will probably see them later. A box and envelope of fabric from levisgrammy at MJF. Also a box from This Vintage Chica with real cute items in it.
This stuff below are the items from "This Vintage Chica" and an apron from her, too. I still need to send her fabric and yarn for the exchange; sorry I'm so long in doing this. I just love roosters; aren't those just the cutest plates. The white sheer item is a curtain that I may make into an apron later after I get a chance to try and remove the stain. I knew about the stain before she sent it. I think it will still work out lovely.
This is one of those times when I wish I had a mannequin or dress form or something to drape clothes on; this is real cute and the lighting didn't do it justice nor did laying it on the floor. It is a vintage apron, but the colors are still popular today. I would love to make a quilt someday in this color scheme. This is about three shades of pink and three shades of chocolate; it's hard to see in this photo -- bad lighting. But super super cute!! 
I have never been big on getting cut flowers for my birthday so about four years ago when my kids brought me these mini daffodils I was excited. I got flowers and they didn't have to be killed. Now, every year at my birthday, they have been in full bloom. This year the weather is so weird they have tried to bloom but have missed the target date. I also have one, yep just one crocus in bloom. Mother nature sure has confused these plants this year. 
If you have not figured it out yet, today is my birthday. Do I have special plans for the day? Nope! Doing chores and making, if I am lucky, I can finish my English paper piecing tutorial that I took photos for 2 weeks ago, that is if all goes well. Who knows, with my kid still not feeling well and the doctors clueless as to why.
Like anyone else, I have a wish list, too. A silly one, but definately a crafter's one. I don't plan on getting any of these, not right now anyway, this is just wishing for fun. All of these items are actually on the same site. Just so we know, this is a wish list for myself -- things that I hope to buy for myself in the future when I get a chance.
Birthday wish list:
For family fun about 1 week ago we made candy crystals. You can make them, too. You will need adult supervision because this requires cooking water and sugar on the stove.
Supplies needed:
Mix together the 1 cup water with 2 cups of sugar in the sauce pan place on stove . Heat the mixture over medium-high heat until it boils, or bubbles rapidly. (Keep children away from this part.)
Now tie 1 end of the cotton cord around the sticks. Next lay the sticks across the top of the glasses (we used mugs; I don't recommend them because it was hard to get the crystals out). Let the cords hang into the mixture.
So last night when my little sick family went to bed (there are four of us sick out of five), all was quiet outside. Which usually means it is snowing. This morning when we all woke up it was still quiet, still snowing, so I opened the blinds to reveal a winter wonderland; over night about a foot of snow fell.
I think that is the best gift for an anniversary yep today is my anniversary of marriage. I am lucky to have a loving husband with a fun sense of humor who I love very much. Funny thing 
about being sick on your anniversary, it is just quiet family time.
Now I just have to figure out how two adults who are both ill will shovel out our long drive way before it turns in to a skating rink of ice. Not a fun thought. 'Till then I will just look at the pretty white snow on the trees.
This is easy, even for tiny kids; no gluing or anything like that.
Supplies
Pull other end of rubber band over other wing and adjust wheels. ( this step is not shown) . The finished plane is easy enough to understand from finished item picture and description.
