there is a difference...

between a need and a want...
and i definitely NEED one of these...

a road trip isn't a road trip without...

my CRAZY best friend...
some healthy mcdonalds, a crossword book...


and a really cool paratrooper museum.

paying it forward

apparently i thought i posted this last year, but when i went back and looked i couldn't find it and then realized that i only saved it as a draft and didn't post it, so here it is...

so i am joining the club that i found out about here.

i am going to pay it forward. this is how it works...
1. Anyone with a blog can join,
2. The first three people to leave a comment on this post will receive a handmade goody from me and i have 365 days in which to send it to you,
3. In return, you have to pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog!

so basically, that means that jen will be leaving a comment and i don't know who else reads this but hopefully someone or two will. :-)

i am a slacker...

or at least i am in the keeping up with my blog arena... things have been a little eventful here. i ended up having a last minute root canal which resulted in an infection and some serious drugs for pain and yummy laughing gas for my dental hatred, um, nerves. mel and i went to north carolina this weekend and visited her parents. and i got fabric for felicia's sweet fall quilt that she won. i think it is going to have a vintage-y feel so i hope she will like it. i am also working on a calendar swap and trying to get my new sewing/creative space sorted and ready for action. oh! and today i got my pay it forward from this awesome lady in the uk! it was such an amazing surprise. i can't wait to surprise my person. i will post pics of all this excitement, sans root canal tooth, as soon as i get my camera dug out of my weekend bag. happy tuesday.
be brave!
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this is home

my new favorite song is "this is home" by switchfoot. it was in the newest lion, witch & wardrobe movie and i LOVE it! it gives such a hopeful picture of where we are in Jesus. there is also this thing online the generates word clouds with whatever text you enter. of course i entered the lyrics to this is home and this is what i ended up with. try it out. it is pretty fun!

be brave,
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drum roll please...

and the winner is... Felicia from Fluffy Flowers. congrats!! email me (annawillett at cox dot net) your address, what type of color scheme and size (baby, lap or twin) and i will get working on your quilt. i also have to give another quilt out. my dear friend, jennifer at narcissistic tendencies commented the most (18 times during the contest month) so i have to give her one too. woo hoo!!! thanks so much to everyone who visited my site and commented. you guys are such great cyberspace friends!