On a positive note ...

I got the all clear on a health matter.  Okay so the bod is doing something a little weird, but it isn't something that the medical community worries about.  The family is coming down with the two-weeks-into school cold and I thought I might be getting it yesterday as my head felt all weird-spacey.  I had let Luke and Stone stay home from school.  Luke built a cardboard bi-plane all while hacking up a lung, so his energy was pretty good.  He didn't sound so bad today, so I sent him in all medicated.  Unfortunately, psuedoephedrine wears off just after lunch.  I suspect Stone had a case of "me too" as he didn't start coughing and had plenty of energy.  With regular routine of school, and the greater family stuff (reunion, wedding, funeral, etc.) taken care off ... I am hoping to get some long neglected projects underway.

My spirit is weighed down ...

My BIL has been fighting lung cancer for the last two years.  On Wednesday, he lost his battle.  He was a wonderful human being and a fantastic chef.  Even though we knew that the end was coming, it hurts.  Even though they live 3000 miles away from me and I only saw them every two years, it hurts.  Even though I have known him for twenty five years, it hurts.  There is no logic to the way I feel, and I don't even feel I have the right to feel this bad.

Consignment quilt finished last spring

This is a portion of a quilt that I did for a friend's daughter/first grandboy.  It was a new pattern for me and I liked the challenge.  The first picture is when I was deciding the borders.  Sometimes things look different to me through the camera, so I take a picture!  My friend picked out the fabrics and then let me keep the extra!  I did add the offwhite w/stars and the blue in the trim from my stash, but have completed 90% of another quilt with the leftover scraps. 
They were thrilled with the quilt and her hubby loved the colors.  Unbeknownst to me or my friend, hubby's mother is an award winning quilter who presented them with a lovely quilt as well ... but they felt it was "girly"  Like a baby is going to care, sigh. 

Catching up on documenting things I have actually finished!  This summer has been kind of crazy as any mother with children still at home knows.  I do miss my kids away at school, but do also really enjoy the regular schedule.