New Addition...

So I started this joke with Matt around my birthday. He was out of town with his parents visiting Dan and Shannon in Kansas City. I had to work so I was way bummed I couldn't go. Anyway, I randomly/jokingly sent him a text message joking that he could get me a puppy or kitty for my birthday. Matt latched onto the idea of having a pet and we found a family at our church that had a litter of 10 week old kittens that was giving them away...

It was a bit impulsive on our part to get a kitten when we have plans to be moving across the country in a short amount of time. But the kitty is so worth it... sometimes. When it snuggles with you and doesn't bite your feet as your walking around the house :)

We named it Ginny (I am not giving the kitty a gender because we aren't sure if it's a girl or boy. We took it from it's previous home thinking it was a girl but it is maybe starting to look like a boy. We are hoping to get it into the vet next week and will know for sure then). After a character in Harry Potter because I left the naming up to Matt since he absolutely loves having a kitten. No joke. Anyway Ginny is all kitten and is very playful. I have plenty of scratches to prove it.

Here's our new kitty:

Crafty Things

I've been attempting to break out the sewing machine lately and improve my craft skills. I got a couple great books from my sister-in-law Amy for my birthday: One Yard Wonders and One Skein Wonders. I haven't used the One Skein Wonders book yet but have used the One Yard Wonders book for two projects now. I've really impressed myself with how easy some of the projects are and how great they look when they're done.

In addition to sewing I took up knitting over the winter months and completed a couple dish rags that I use as potholders. I am also into making special bridal shower gifts... there are pictures to follow:

This is a towel cake I made for my cousin's fiancee for her wedding shower. I got tons of compliments. My grandma walked into the basement and thought it was actually a real cake to eat. How cute! This gave them a full set of towels and you can't have too many towels! :)

The sewing machine cover is my first successful project from the book "One Yard Wonders". It turned out really nice.
This is the first potholder I made and kept for myself. I made a set of three for my sister-in-law Emma for Christmas which I saw her using over Easter weekend to clean up Judah.
My most recent project I just finished today (and I made 2 in under 2 hours!) is from "One Yard Wonders." It's a tactile blanket that I will be giving to some friends that are having baby boys within the next month. So excited for them to get these. I love making projects that I can give away. It adds a special element to the gift when you've spent extra time on it. Anyway those are my projects for now! Hopefully there will be more to come! :)