Thursday, March 29, 2007

last minute preparations


The last blocks made for



Linda's block swap.



[I will hand deliver them next week!]

we leave for our trip to MN tomorrow.

to visit family.

and friends.

today is packing day.

[I have piles everywhere.]

I wanted to make handmade gifts for everyone I was going to see.

[it didn't happen.]

I will be taking a blog break for at least a week.

I will miss you all.

[does anyone else miss their sewing machine when they go on vacation* or is it just me?]



I made a pile of tissue holders, too. aren't they so fun?

*my idea of vacation is NOT riding in the car for 12 hours with 3 kids. (ages 6, 4, almost 1.)

13 comments:

Anina said...

Have a wonderful trip. I, for one, will miss your inspiring posts.
I love the tissue holders!
And, yes, I do miss my sewing machine when going on trips - I've even been known to take it with me. :-D

Roxanne said...

Oh my, I can't even imagine the packing! I hope the drive goes well. I can't imagine how you keep three kids occupied for 12 hours! I'm worried about just one for 3 hours!! Drive safely okay. Looking forward to seeing you all!!

Oh, and the tissue holders are adorable!

Mama Urchin said...

Good luck with the trip.

Sew Create It - Jane said...

Hope the trip goes well! We look for the letters of the alphabet while we travel..finding "Q" and "Z" are hard ones to find and will kill a bit of time. :o)
I too miss my sewing machine when I'm away...so you are not alone.

Linda said...

You are putting me to shame, I haven't even started my blocks yet! LOL Maybe this weekend. Blessings on your journey! May you have calm children and smooth travel! Can't wait to see you! :)

Linda said...

You are putting me to shame, I haven't even started my blocks yet! LOL Maybe this weekend. Blessings on your journey! May you have calm children and smooth travel! Can't wait to see you! :)

sulu-design said...

I love the bold colors of the blocks. Have a great time away. I'll be out of town next week, too, and I'm already missing my craft supplies.

Amy Jo said...

Here's wishing you a safe and sane trip! Happy visiting! I'll miss you here! And the tissues are beautiful - I know mine have never looked better! See you in a week!

Natasha said...

Have a great and safe trip, it been really rainy here (in MN, I hope the weather clears for you.

THe blocks are beautiful and so are the tissue holders!

Natasha said...

Have a great and safe trip, it been really rainy here (in MN, I hope the weather clears for you.

THe blocks are beautiful and so are the tissue holders!

beki said...

Beautiful blocks! I hope you have a nice trip :)
You're not alone, I miss my sewing machine too.

Ashley said...

Wow, gorgeous! Have a great vacation!

Melissa said...

Hi Amanda!! This is your cousin Missy =) Clair sent me a letter and wrote about her blog page so I just read her blogs and then saw your page. You always were so crafty.. you make some neat and amazing things. I perused all the way back to Nov... that was a neat post about Grandma. I also liked that little dress that Grandma made..my mom told me she sent it, but I never knew what it looked like. Sounds like your family is doing good and now on a trip to MN. Like you posted awhile back.. its all about memory making, so enjoy your trip. I'm sure you'll be posting all the fun things when you get back =)