A Pinwheel Finish

I finished up this quilt during Conference weekend, but it took a while to actually take pictures of it.  It's being donated to Children's Mercy.

A Day of Music

 On Saturday two of my students had their Senior Recital.  It was a lot of work, so it felt great to get that over with.  Meanwhile, Little Lady and BB participated in a piano masterclass for UMKC graduate students.  They both really loved it and want to do it again.

Pinwheels

Spring is the perfect time for pinwheels and flowers.  I put together this quilt top from the do.Good Stitches ladies.  These are the blocks they sent.

A Kitty Scare

Over the weekend we noticed that Stella was throwing up everyday multiple times a day, but it was only bile.  We were worried she ate something that wasn't meant to be edible.  We also noticed she was no longer eating.  It had been days since anyone had seen her touch food.  She was still drinking but just a little bit.  We called the vet and they took her in over night to monitor her and do x-rays and an ultrasound.  The kids were pretty upset about it.  

 

They did indeed find something in her stomach, but they couldn't tell what it was.  We were worried she would need surgery.  They gave her an IV, because she was dehydrated and also an anti-nausea medicine and something else to coat her inflamed stomach.  In the morning when they checked again object in her stomach was gone - it was a bit of a kitty miracle!  They can't really explain it, but we're all relieved.  They said she was VERY unhappy at the vet and made her displeasure well known to all involved.  

Her whole tummy was shaved from the ultrasound.  The second she got home she started eating and has been doing a lot better.  We're hopeful it was a fluke, but her kidney levels were a bit off, so we'll bring her back in 3 weeks to make sure it's just because she was dehydrated.  Now if only we could keep her from eating non-edible objects.  

A Firefly Finish

Chiefs!

 We have wonderful friends who are connected to the Chiefs. He's a coach on the team, and I love his wife.  She's flying out to Vegas with all 3 of her kiddos for the Super Bowl.  I wanted to get her something  - they've worked so hard all season.  She's pretty much married to football and is a total rock star.  I found a place down in the River Market called Sweet Petites KC that makes Chiefs cookies.  They're so cute!

Another Nephew!

 Daniel and Summer welcomed a baby boy last week.  They waited to find out the gender until birth, so I went right to work afterward making Baby Henry's quilt.  This time around I went with dragonflies.  

do.Good Stitches

January and February blocks are scrappy wonky blocks.  2 were with brights and 2 with neutral colors and a pop of orange or green.  You know I love a good scrappy block, so this was a great fit for me.