It has been a little while since I have talked to you all. I have seen the weeks go my too fast since all our partying. I have taken to needle and thread and pushed the adhesive and card stock aside for a little bit. Here is what I have been working on. I'm involved with a group of ladies that are doing a fundraiser and I am giving these baby quilts as a donation for their boutique on October 10th. The needle and thread will now be given up for culinary skills as we are having a big baby shower this weekend, so maybe after that I can get back to adhesive and card stock. Have a good week.
PS-We went to our grand-daughter Sydney play volly ball last night. She is very excited to belong to the team and they did super. Check out Angie's blog stampingsoftheshug.blogspot.com to see Syd in action.
Well, it has been one week since our party with the Madsens. Now it is time to party with the Reeces. Every year we hold our "Spaghetti Annual" around the 25th or so of September. It began way back when--Shanna and Tom (the original grandparents) would take the six little Reeces in the car to the canyon to look at the pretty leaves in the fall. Shanna would always prepare spaghetti and the essential accompaniments and they would enjoy the fall weather and eat spaghetti and look at the leaves. Then when everyone grew up, Grandpa Tom always got his condo in Park City and kept up the tradition of the "spaghetti annual". Grandma Shanna would always prepare the spaghetti and the rest of the family would provide the accompaniments. This year, we kind of broke tradition and had the party at a home. Not just any home, it was at the home of our cousin Bruce in Kamas. That made it feel like we were in the canyons or the mountains. It was such a fun time. Here are some pictures of us all eating (which is what we like to do best!). It was pretty windy, so that is why we all look so prim and proper. (not enough room for captions on the photos--sorry)
This past weekend we had a Madsen Cousin's Party. My mom had 11 brothers and sisters. She and five sibblings came from Denmark to the USA when she was a child. Six more were born in Provo. Needless to say, I have lots of cousins. 40 in fact!! In years past we tried to all get together with our children, and such, but obviously it was a HUGE undertaking and was way too much to handle. After a few years of not seeing the Madsen side of our family, Cousin Jim thought it would be a good idea to start a "Cousin's Party" and have been doing that for the past few years, usually in the fall.
It was very fun to see our cous's this year and here are some pictures of the party. The fun thing about this year is that it was held at one of our aunt's home--Aunt Oggie. Aunt Oggie is no longer with us, but her granddaughter, Debbie, purchased the home and we are so glad that it is still in the family. In our younger years, my sister, Susan, and I spent a lot of time at Aunt Oggie's house--the one with the swimming pool!! That was a big deal years ago. We only have one remaining sister left in the Madsen clan, Aunt Aggie and one sister-in-law, Aunt Marguerite. They have lots of great stories about the "old" days in the Madsen home. Hope you like the pictures.
Well, Angie felt sorry for me and made me a new banner. Isn't it great. I wish I had her computer skills! She is the best daughter a mom could ever ask for.
Is anybody ready for the new season of TV. Personally we are tired of re-runs and political stuff. (can't say bad words on the internet!) It's been a long time since we were LOST, had view of our HEROES and had any new love twists on GREY'S ANATOMY. What's up with 24?? Welcome back to the new TV shows.
I have been very bad at updated my blog. Partly because I don't quite know how. I need my daughter to help me. When she gets time, we will post some new cards I have made and I will be better at postings.
I'm one who loves to spend time on card making (especially with my daughter). We each have our own "craft" rooms and share ideas with each other. She is teaching me alot about stamping.
