Babysitting...

we are at the kids' house babysitting while they are out having a good time and raising money for a good cause. So far, since we've been here(arrived at 5) we have played a little, then went out to a local fish restaurant and had a good supper. Came home and played a while before Grace was just to tired to go any more. Fed her a bottle and put her to bed. Now, Papa has given Caleb til 10:00 then he goes to bed. Grandma may go too! Been a long day. Was late to bed last night, then a 10:25 phone call scared the unowhat out of me(it was not an emergency). Then had to be at work at 4 am, and work 8 hours. Slept part of the 2 hour drive up here, but still I'm one tired Grandma!

Challenges.. Tuesday night at our quilt guild meeting, we were given the squares and instructions to do a Sudoku puzzle quilt. My neighbor told me hers would be done before mine, so I asked her if that was a challenge. Well, I was not satisfied to just get it done, I added letters to mine! I got the directions from Tonya's

blog tutorial. I think it adds to it! It also keeps it from being a square. This quilt will be donated to hospice.

Crocheting... while at Michaels yesterday, I picked up a free pattern and some yarn. So far, the bag looks like a ruffly mess! But I finally reached a point that I could read ahead on the pattern and figured out how it's going to work out..... Just sitting and watching tv tonight, I've gone thru one of the seven balls of yarn. Will post a pic when mine is done.

New Watch!! I guess my hubby's love of marbles has rubbed off on me. Last week, my watch battery died. It wasn't an expensive watch and Walmart will no longer replace batteries in a watch unless you bought it there, so I decided to make my own. I got the watch face itself at Joann's, and had the marble beads. I thought it needed some neat spacers. I found them today at Michaels and I LOVE the end result! In fact, I liked it so well, I strung up some more and made a matching bracelet.

See how my garden grows!!! We'll be enjoying the fruits(veggies) of our labors soon! The garden is starting to produce, finally! We've had a couple of cucumbers big enough to pick, will be enjoying those today! The top picture shows a zucchini. I'd say it will be big enough to eat in a few days, then below that is a yellow squash! It's so exciting to put seeds in dirt and then be able to eat the results! I can't wait til the tomatoes start producing. We have a couple of tiny tomatoes, but the pictures I took of them didn't turn out. I was rushing when I took pics and didn't realize I didn't get any good ones.