Carter – 8 Month Photos

Carter is now 8 1/2 months, so I thought I better take some time today to go through and gather up a few of my favorite 8 month photos.

There have been lots of changes happening over the last month.

He has a little more hair – though this is a pretty minor change.

He is sporting two sharp bottom teeth.  The rest of his gums are pretty swollen, so there may be more soon.  (or not, cause we never know.  We have been expecting teeth for 5 months now because of all the drooling!)

Bath time is a favorite activity now, so my camera is always handy to try to catch some photos.

Maybe a little too handy . .

He his starting to get interested in books.  I have always loved books and Joel and I love reading, so we are excited to start sharing the world of books with him.  Since Carter was born, I have quit reading adult books.   This may or may not be temporary as I am more into pop-up books, Eric Carle, and googly-eyed dinosaur books right now.

So far Carter’s favorite thing is to rumple the pages and look under flaps, but it’s a start.rt.

The biggest change is that he is crawling.  This is going to be a huge adjustment for me.  It means he is no longer content the toys in front of him.  He likes the remotes, iPhones, Tupperware containers, newspapers, cords of any kind, and quilt batting.

Yes, quilt batting can provide up to a half hour of entertainment in one sitting.  It’s great for peek-a-boo, which is another of his favorite activities.

He loves to stand up next to things – as you can tell from this photo.  He has started to pull himself up on things, if he can find a handle.  Magazine racks and baskets (with knitting in them – that will have to change!) seem to work best.

I really do think that last 8 months have flown by faster than any other time in my life.  He is just changing so fast.  And now that he is on the move, everything feels like it is moving too fast!

I am feeling a bit sentimental about it all right now.  In fact, last night I got out of bed, stuck into his room and rocked him while he slept.  It’s practically the only way to get any good cuddle time anymore. 

And though I love that he is full of life, holding him while he slept was one way to make time feel like it was staying still  –  Even if it was only for a little while!  I sure many of you know what I mean.

Until next month . . . .

Flashback Friday – Rebel Roses

I was working on cleaning up my fabric stash the other day and decided that I had been hoarding too much of our Rebel Roses fabric.  I cut some of it into bundles and decided to share it today for Flashback Friday.

My Mom and I did this line a few years ago.  In fact, some of you may still remember it.  The line sold well for us and, as you know, they only print so much of it.  I felt it was slipping away too quickly, thus the hoarding.  But, with all the new lines that keep coming and my limited storage, I just can’t hang onto it forever! 

As part of Flashback Friday, I thought I would share a few of the projects that we made out of the fabrics.  I didn’t realize that we had made so many, until I starting compiling them for this post!

Strawberry Shortcake from the book “The Sweet Life“

Ric Rac Stack from the book “The Sweet Life”

Orange Spice from Little Charmers 4

Sweet Escape from the book “One the Run“

Chain Reaction from the book “Stop, Drop and Roll“

Sunday Picnic from the book “Living Large“

From the Heart from the book “Living Large”

Square Dance from the book “Living Large”

With most of my quilts being made to hit my publishing deadlines, I usually get the quilt finished, photographed, etc and then it’s on to the next.  I don’t often stop and enjoy them, so it’s kind of fun for me to revisit some old favorites!

You can find what I left of these prints for sale here.

 

 

 

      

Recipe of the Month

Before I get to my recipe, I just wanted to give you a heads up on one of my mistakes – When I put our Summer House yardage up on our on-line store, I accidentally marked it at $10/half yard cut instead of $5/half yard cut.  Not sure what I was thinking there and unfortunately it took me a couple of weeks to realize it.  So, for those of you who were wanting some yardage, it is now at a much better price!

Now, onto that recipe.  A while back I posted my recipe for Tirimasu.   I had quite a few people e-mail that they enjoyed the recipe.  Several commented that they were in need of something to make for an upcoming event and I happened to post the recipe that day.   It got me thinking that I may not be the only person looking for a new recipe to try for supper tonight or some upcoming event.  I thought maybe this should become a regular topic.  Hopefully it will give you some ideas and it will help me with coming up with a variety of topics for blog posts (especially when I am sewing like crazy but can’t share any of it yet!)

Considering that we are deep in the winter freeze here in Minnesota, I thought I would share something full of fresh flavors.  It’s my version of my favorite dish from the Cheesecake Factory.  I love their Chicken Thai pasta.  The closest Cheesecake Factory is over two hours away – way too far to go to get my fix.  I started experimenting with flavors and came up with this version – which is good enough to keep me from having to spend 4 1/2 hrs on the road. 

 

It’s a highly Americanized version of Thai food, so I think it’s safe to try on people who aren’t the most adventurous eaters.   I think it’s fairly simple to make.  In fact, you might want to stop and get the ingredients on your way home from work.  If you have nothing planned, it might be just the thing to make for supper tonight.

To print the recipe, click here. 

Let me know if you give it a try!