Good Morning Everyone!!!!!!

Once again it's been awhile (April 18th to be exact) 

It has been busy, fun, sad, some family time, some cross stitching, & some quilting. 

Family Time

April 18 we helped my Sister in Law celebrate her 50th birthday

April 19 we joined our grandson as he had his First Communion at church

Gavin is the one in the red shirt

April 24 I started a new quilt

This pattern is out of American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine

It is called Thirty Something 

Some of the material I am using

and some of the 4 1/2" blocks that I have completed as of today.

I need to make 42 of these blocks.

May 1st was my mother in laws 80th birthday and we had family from out of state come to visit and help celebrate her birthday.

We spent the weekend of May 8th with our daughter and grand kids camping. It was a little cold and rained Saturday night but we had a great time.

May 12  I traveled to Mitchell SD for PSE training for my Post Office job. Friday May 15 was our testing day and I pass so I still have my job. Ya me!

Thursday May 14th while in Mitchell I got a call that my Dad was taken to the VA Hospital - COPD flair up. We spoke with the Dr. and was told that Dad only had a short time left. So my sister flew in from New Mexico on Sunday and while we were out having supper we got the call that he had passed away.
Saying Goodbye May 24,2015

His 8 grandchildren were the pallbearers 

7 of the 8 grandchildren

My dads 2 brothers and his sister

On May 25 we attended Memorial Day Service at Willow Creek Lutheran Church

Laying flowers on a Veterans grave

Watching the Memorial Day Parade in Dell Rapids.

Jill and her family


Now some cross stitch news
I pick up We Three Kings again and here is what it looks like now

A new start and finish

America by Thread works Primitives
Started 5/24/15
Finished 5/29/15
32 ct Lt Sand Belfast linen
GA -midnight and shaker white - WDW - red rock

New Start

Olde Glory by Heart in Hand
started 5/30/15
32 ct Lt Sand Belfast Linen
WDW - whitewash, lancaster red, americana

Well that is about it for me folks, Sorry this post was so long !
The weekend is upon us and I hope everyone get to put in some stitching time. I know that I plan on it.

Happy Stitching
Denise