my heart is bursting...

with happiness

it overfloweth

with love...

.

all parents hope 

that when their children 

 get married 

they'll choose someone 

who will make them 

happier than ever 

and for us 

that wish is coming true 

you two 

are a perfect example 

of why family 

is so important 

and how love 

 is meant to be shared 

you add so much to life 

just by being yourselves 

and though you always 

mean so much 

your engagement 

is an especially wonderful time 

to express our love 

and pride for you both 

congratulations!!

to read more

 about this love story

click here 

ladies of the parlour...

last evening

sarah and i

were invited...

.

to speak to the

ladies of the parlour

a quilt guild in mentor

and just because i was

feeling snarky

i love that word

by the way

i posted a picture

 of sarah

on facebook that i captioned

as follows

sultry sarah speaks

before the ladies

of the parlour

late this afternoon

i received an email

berating me

 for subjecting sarah

to such trash

i assure you dear reader

there was nothing trashy

 about it

just pure creativity

and a roomful of

kind quilters

something's wrong...

this by far

has been the

warmest...

.

...winter i ever recall

in northeast ohio

tonight as i turned

the corner onto our street

i was greeted by

my favorite early spring

sight

all the trees

in full bloom

so i did what i always do

i stopped and stared

just taking in the beauty

that mother nature

offers

then i was reminded

it is only march

the twenty third of the

third month of

the year

and that is just too early

i'm afraid

hexies everywhere...

tonight

my husband and i

headed...

...on over to the high school

for the often dreaded

parent teacher conferences

our third born is a charm

a handsome young lad

full of spunk and energy

a zest for living

 his way

a personality that illuminates

a smile that melts hearts

in other words

he often

talks too much

doesn't always listen

especially to authority

and has girls doing all sorts

of things

tonight though

something happened

the words got turned all around

his teachers love him

he's quiet unless called on

his grades are excellent

his assignments are

turned in

on time

he reads shakespeare aloud

better than shakespeare

he's mature

he gives good feedback
so proud of this boy

and

excuse me

mr. science teacher

 are those hexagons

 on that door

i love that design

i mean i luuve those hexies

do you know that

is like the hottest

quilt pattern going right now

would you mind if i

took a picture

oh your grandmother loves to quilt

by all means

please give her my card

oh

and thank you so much

matt loves your class