Where's Waldo?

That's pretty much how I feel I have been gone so long!! Well, let me tell you what I've been up to with some pictures.

I took a class on the 9th. It was called "Diapers to Go" and the pattern is by "All my Bags and Quilts Too". It opens to two pockets. One pocket holds the disposable diaper and the other a changing pad. It was a lot of fun making and I can see myself doing more, possibly for gifts.

The evening of the 10th, we were hit with some pretty miserable storms. The small town in which I live wasn't hit by tornadoes but the town six miles away was. This is also that town that my church is located in and the following day I found out that our church was hit. I was already at work when I found this out so I called Honey Baby and he went over with the Skidster to help with the clean-up. The following is a picture of the front of our church boarded up. We had damaged to the windows on either side of the cross and also to the roof. Two by fours were thrown into the roof like toothpicks in an olive. It was unreal.

Monday evening I drove through the damaged area. It was like a war zone. I am not a big fan of 'wind'....and now even less of one.

The following Saturday I took a pincushion class. It involves a lot of doll techniques. Although I didn't finish the hair...the 'sample' one is shown in this picture with hair.

The woman that taught the class is well-known for her character faces. I am proud to say that Miss R and I both did our own faces!

The week of Easter I received phase 2. Don the Builder came over last Monday trying to beat the winter storm we were to get...(more on this later). Phase 2 is lovely!!! It is the top to Phase 1.

And it's already full!!!

Then came another snow storm. Can you believe 10 inches!!!! And a two hour school delay.

Thank goodness the snow was pretty much gone within 24 hours.

Then came Easter which is hosted by Honey Baby and me. I prayed and prayed for good weather and God answered my prayers with beautiful temps and sunny skies!! After church everyone comes to our house. Then after our main meal, the little ones go outside for the Easter egg hunt. Then the adults gather around the firepit and relax for the rest of the day. We have a canoe and a paddle boat some of the family likes to enjoy in the pond. It was a wonderful day!!

Around the firepit:

My sister brought over these fun whistles....Cute, aren't they?

And today I found out I won the book "Romantic Prairie Style" by FiFi
O'Neill from Kim over at The Daisy Cottage!!! Thank you Kim!!! I am so excited to win this!! Love your blog and beautiful pictures!! You're the best!!! Can't say it enough....Thank you and God Bless!

Well, that's where this Waldo has been! What have you been up to?