Crazy Storms

We had a severe thunderstorm pound down on us Saturday night.  The winds and hail were crazy.  We woke up to limbs of our huge tree all over the ground a the main branch in the middle of the tree broken midair.  It didn't look great, but the very next night another huge storm rolled in for just about 30 minutes, but it was enough to damage another large section of our tree.  It's all very high above the house, so we've called a tree company to come give us an estimate to cut down all the broken limbs.  Sigh.

It's hard to see all the damage in the pictures, but I'm worried it won't get cleaned up before the next big storm.  I'm just grateful all the branches broke in the direction away from the house instead of into it.

You can see the whole middle of the tree is now gone.

One of the trees in the front of our yard also split.  The city owns this tree, so they're coming to take care of it next week.

MJ

Holy Moly - the lead was out of this world amazing!  It was like going to a Michael Jackson concert.  We loved it!

Heart Blocks

I got my March and April blocks done the very last week of April for do.Good Stitches.  We won't mention that they barely went in the mail yesterday.  I really enjoyed these blocks.  They were a fun scrap buster. 

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