Summer Activities Begin

I always need a project to take to mothers when I spend one day a week with her.  This day I basted a quilt together.  Our oldest daughter Parla pieced this before she had 4 children.  

She asked me to quilt it.  The quilt will be 

sold at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale in October.

 Mother and I work one day a week at the Gift and Thrift store.  Our job is to measure fabric and price it.

 I just love when my grandchildren come to see me.

 Trip To Canada

It took 4 of us to create a wooden loader. A cool toy from Lowes assembled with hammer and nails.  They all loved it.

 Brighton and Asher wanted to sew something while I was in Canada.  Brighton made a small quilt and Asher made a turtle.  I was so impressed with how they stuck to the embroidery work and the precision they used.

 "Please don't sew over your fingers."

  Yes, I was nervous a few times.

 Brighton's finished quilt.

 Asher named his turtle Wertle the Turtle.

 One day we went fishing and swimming on Red Lake.

 Keeping cool.

 A great play tent.

 While I played with the children Terry worked hard helping Dave (Parla's husband) frame a house for them.

 Building things is such a big part of the children's lives.

This little one is a spit fire and so sweet.

   The older ones just adore her.

Sunday afternoon we went to a pond where the 

children caught frogs and tadpoles.

By the time we left Canada the house was under roof.

Now I am back home and need to get to work.

Bathroom Makeover

My sister June and I remodeled my bathroom while Terry

 was gone for 9 days.  We worked long and hard days.

Here are a few before pictures.

 The cabinet was built so well, that it had

 to come out piece by piece.

 We took the wall out down to the studs. 
Then we put in the insulation.

I call in plumbers for installing the new plumbing.

My niece Jennifer came and helped 2 days. 

Brea was our mud mixer. 

Here I am screwing the hardibacker board to the studs.

 One afternoon we had a thunder shower; but that didn't stop us.

 Some more tile work.

Mother and sister Sheila brought us a party one afternoon.

We are just finishing up laying the floor.

 By the time Terry came home we were not completely done.

The shower doors were not installed.

 June was the brains behind the remodeling.  She knew how

 to do electric, hook up the plumbing to the sink, take out the

 toilet and put it back in. By the way, she was a motorcycle mechanic when she was in her 20s.  

So what was Terry's response when he came home? He was glad all the work was done even though he had to finish up some details. 

During the week turkeys still needed to be checked and mowing needed to be done twice.   I am tired and ready to rest.